AMC AMX

(1968 - 1970)

Brand:

AMC (also known as American Motors Corporation)

Model:

AMX

Country:

United States

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American Motors AMX/3 - the giant killer that wasn't allowed to run

December 15, 2016 — Bruno von Rotz 40

Perhaps the AMC AMX/3 could have given the competition a run for their money, it certainly had what it took when it was launched in 1970. With a huge American mid-engine, Italian chassis technology, an exciting design and a comparatively low price, it could have been a smash hit. But it never went into series production. For various reasons. This report portrays one of the six AMX/3s built and still in existence and tells the exciting story of the mid-engined sports car.

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The AMX/3, Giugiaro and BMW - what you didn't know until now

January 6, 2017 — Jack Koobs de Hartog und Jürgen M. Wilms 50

If things had gone differently, the American Motors Corporation AMX/3 of the late sixties could have become the best and fastest American sports car of its time. But the project was abandoned, despite the fact that AMC engineers, together with ItalDesign, BMW and Bizzarrini/Diomante, had succeeded in developing a very competitive mid-engined sports car. Until recently, the contributions of ItalDesign and BMW were only known in part, but now this report can finally tell (almost) the whole story of this unusual development.

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AMC AMX 390 - the only American sports car alternative to the Corvette?

November 30, 2025 — Bruno von Rotz 104

To score points with the young car buyers of the late sixties, American Motors launched the AMX in 1968, a two-seater sports car and thus the only alternative to the Corvette. Hardly any other series-produced car was able to make such an impression in the quarter mile and still offer sufficient everyday practicality. In any case, the AMX was a gain for AMC's image, but not so much for its business figures. This driving report is dedicated to the most powerful AMX version 390 and shows the car in historical and current pictures.

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AMC AMX (1968) - offered as lot 124 at the Broad Arrow Auctions Amelia Island sale on March 4, 2023

AMC AMX (1969) sold as lot 1010 at the RM Sotheby's Fort Lauderdale 2019 auction

AMC AMX (1969) - second American sports two-seater as a variant of the Javelin - Geneva Motor Show 1969

AMC AMX (1970) - Albisgütli Classics Cars & Bikes July 2025

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - wide wheels and light strip at the rear

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - the light strip makes the rear look wider than it actually is at just over 1.8 meters

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - the shape is clearly reminiscent of the experimental AMX car from 1966

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - the front design was changed for the 1970 model year

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - in the test, the manual 390 version accelerated from 0 to 96 km/h in under seven seconds

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - from a standstill to 160 km/h in just over 18 seconds

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - can keep up with any traffic at any time

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - short glass house, fastback design

AMC AMX 390 (1970) - only built for three years, this example is from the last year of construction

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Auctioned vehicles of AMC AMX

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name	Details
AMC AMX California 500 Special 1969 Sold RM/Sotheby's Open Roads April Online Only (April 21, 2021)	AMX California 500 Special	1969	Sold	RM/Sotheby's Open Roads April Online Only (April 21, 2021)
AMC AMX 1969 Sold RM/Sotheby's Fort Lauderdale (March 29, 2019)	AMX	1969	Sold	RM/Sotheby's Fort Lauderdale (March 29, 2019)

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