Just as there was once an age of giant reptiles some 100-odd million years ago, there was once an age of American automotive giants. Although they may be dinosaurs today, the “Big Three”—General ...

In the early 70s, America was going through a profound transformation that shook off some of its core values to the ground. A curious side-effect of the ample transformations of the rebellious new ...

In 1968, American Motors Corporation released two of its emblematic nameplates – the Javelin and the AMX (the latter, as a direct rival to the Corvette, was launched mid-model-year, at the end of ...

After graduating from high school in 1989, a young lad named Jeff knew he wanted a muscle car, and near his home sat a 1974 AMC Javelin AMX. Its young owner was selling it for $1,500 because he had ...

Q: Greg, I owned a 1974 AMC Ambassador Custom Brougham four-door sedan back in the 1970s with the 304-V8 engine. What is this car worth today? I read your column in the Cape Cod newspaper and I know ...

Why:John's AMX was featured in the Feb. '79 issue ofCar Craftas part of an AMC builder's guide, and he still owns and races the car. In 1979, it ran 10.8 at 124 with a 5.13 gear and a 390 with 11.6:1 ...