I can only imagine what the presentation looked like in the early 1970s when the product planners at American Motors Corp went to pitch the idea of a pink AMX to the executive committee. “Okay here’s what we got to compete with GM’s Camaro and Ford’s Mustang — we’ve got a 360 cubic inch V8, […]
This next car comes as tip from Erik202 who writes: A while back I sent in a 72 mustang mach 1 that you featured. Those are generally a guilty pleasure of mine. These Javelins definitely do it for me in a very similar way. This one looks like a good start so a trans am […]
Find this 1971 AMC Javelin here on eBay bidding for $10,000 reserve-not-met with auction ending on Sunday at 7PM pacific.
Back in the late 60s/early 1970s, the “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” attitude was clearly seen in the Trans-Am wars, where Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, and Javelins duked it out on the track. Trans-Am rules required a number of street homologation versions to be sold so that racers didn’t just show up with a custom […]
If you need a car to go with your bell bottom jeans, paisley shirt, exposed chest and longish unkempt hair, this is it. It screams Quaaludes and disco from the top of the highest skyscraper while giving high fives to all kinds of random dudes. This next car dates from the “me” decade when you […]
Another AMC so soon in the ABC’s? You bet – and this time it’s not an economy car, but the boss hoss Javelin pony car. As it turns out there were infinity versions of the semi-forgotten Javelin; AMC managed an almost Porsche-like achievement in providing every flavor imaginable bar a topless version. In addition to […]
The AMC Javelin was the pony car offering from the always different guys in Kenosha, WI and it competed against groundbreaking Mustang/Cougar, ever popular Camaro/Firebird, and widebody Challenger/Barracuda. The Javelin was the Crystal Pepsi of the pony car golden era – not a complete failure but it offered AMC’s unique approach on the pony car […]
We are kicking off the 4th of July celebrations early here at the Daily Turismo because we need your Patriotic tips!! Find us more of the good stuff, like this 1972 AMC Javelin covered in an incredible display of Americana offered in Hamburg, PA for $15,900 buy-it-now on ebay. DT needs your help!! Buy war […]
In an alternate universe – there is a Batman. He is still Bruce Wayne, but he wasn’t born to millionaire parents. His parents couldn’t even afford a standard Gotham apartment, they were forced to live in a double-wide in East Gotham Heights. But Bruce couldn’t be stopped from pursuing his dreams of fighting crime and […]