page_title: AMC AMX
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: AMC AMX / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: 1969 AMX, a two-seat GT sport coupe made by American Motors Corporation (AMC). This "muscle car" has the 343 "Go Package" that included the 343 cu in (5.6 L) high-compression 4-bbl V8 280 hp (209 kW; 284 PS) V8 engine, racing stripes, power front disk brakes, Twin-Grip rear differential, Magnum 500 wheels with trim ring, E70x14 red-stripe performance tires, and other high-performance components. This car is finished in "Castilian Gray" metallic (paint code P63) and red "Go Pac" stripes. Photograph taken as this car was returning from a fun drive down the drag strip during the Potomac Ramblers automobile club's 2011 "All AMC Drag Race Day" held at the Capitol Raceway, a NHRA sanctioned, 1/4 mile, asphalt and concrete, drag strip located in Crofton, Maryland.
context_page_description: The AMC AMX is a two-seat GT-style sports car that was produced by American Motors Corporation for the 1968 through 1970 model years. The AMX was also classified as a muscle car, but "unique among other American cars at the time due its short wheelbase". The AMX was also the only American-built steel-bodied two-seater of its time, the first since the 1955–1957 Ford Thunderbird. To a degree, the AMX was a competitor with America's only other two-seater of the era, the Chevrolet Corvette for substantially less money. With a one-inch shorter wheelbase than Chevrolet's two-seater, the AMX was often seen by the press as a "Corvette competitor"
  Fitted with the optional high-compression medium block 390 cu in AMC V8 engine, the AMX offered top-notch performance at an affordable price. In spite of this value and enthusiastic initial reception by automotive media and enthusiasts, sales never thrived. However, the automaker's larger objectives to refocus AMC's image on performance and to bring younger customers into its dealer showrooms was achieved.
context_section_description: The two-seat AMX was built for three model years following its debut as a mid-year model on February 15, 1968. The first 1968 model year cars were scheduled to appear in dealer showrooms on March 19, 1968.
  AMC AMX model year production totals in the U.S., by engine and transmission:
  In 1969, American Motors showed the next generation AMX/2 concept car in the automobile show circuit. As the two-seater AMX production ceased in 1970, AMC was developing a sophisticated European-engineered alternative, the AMX/3 for 1971 introduction. However, overall economic conditions changed with spiraling inflation pushing sales of smaller cars along with the insurance companies' decision to penalize high-powered automobiles resulting in decreasing the sports-type car market segment, and the AMX was made into a high-performance model of the 4-seat Javelin starting in 1971.
caption: 1969 AMC AMX after a drag strip run
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