Javelin is the first of several interesting designs AMC designer Richard Teague that finally gave American Motors something to say, an entry in the pony car category that included the Ford Mustang, Plymouth Barracuda, Mercury Cougar, Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird . The base car comes with a 232 cid six-cylinder in 1968, but the engine was a 390 cid V8 optional large. For this, the elegant Javelin was still in shadow of the old Rambler, its quality tested against the Big Three.
In front of the product, which is believed, and convinced the public, AMC did what any car manufacturer would do. It 'went racing. AMC Javelin was in the SCCA Trans-Am series of production-based cars. By the year 1967 was a series of battlefields, where the factory teams from Ford, GM and Chrysler is fighting for the manufacturers' championship, hitting a punch at times. Mark Donohue, Parnell Jones, Dan Gurney and Peter Revson and teams called Penske, Bud Moore and Carroll Shelby in Trans-Am series lasts.
In front of the product, which is believed, and convinced the public, AMC did what any car manufacturer would do. It 'went racing. AMC Javelin was in the SCCA Trans-Am series of production-based cars. By the year 1967 was a series of battlefields, where the factory teams from Ford, GM and Chrysler is fighting for the manufacturers' championship, hitting a punch at times. Mark Donohue, Parnell Jones, Dan Gurney and Peter Revson and teams called Penske, Bud Moore and Carroll Shelby in Trans-Am series lasts.
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| 1970 AMC Javelin SST Trans-Am |
Javelin team had only two months to prepare cars for 1968, but then he surprises everyone with 10 top-five years, including six second places, Revson and George Follmer for. Camaro snatched the title, but second place went down to the last race with Mustang Javelin fighting than to settle for third place. Javelin Both drivers at Ford for 1969, and the team javelin forward with little success, but the cars were favorites of the crowd with their bold livery.
Roger Penske and Donohue stunned the racing world when he announced AMC Trans-Am program for 1970 after winning the constructors' championship for Chevrolet in 1968 and 1969. Javelin was again immediately, and close Donohue finished second title of the Mustang Jones', with three wins and four seconds. Donohue was shot near the AMC president William Luneburg, with one of a handful of Javelin Trans-Ams built in the street.
Bill Scheffler Westport, Connecticut, owns this Javelin Trans-Am Car Street. Only 100 were built in 1970, maybe 20 have survived. These cars were the 390 CID Go package, but each of the Trans-Am was equipped with tricolor paint, Hurst four high-speed, Ram Air hood, spoilers, 140-mph speedometer, tachometer, power steering, front disc brakes, heavy-duty suspension , and raised white letter rings mag-style wheels. Copies of the plant was designed for 340 hp and 430 Nm
Inside, a vast expanse of wood grain wall extending over the dashboard. Optional Ventilair vinyl seats are soft, but it offers a surprising amount.
The engine of this top-of-the-line SST (supersonic transport for) is also a flashback. The 390 starts and idles with a magnificent roar. Steering is lighter than expected. The clutch action is light but the brake pedal down a long way to go before something happens. Press the accelerator, however, and all is forgotten. The first and second gears are short, are entering the third and fourth, and the car just pulls and pulls and pulls some more.
However, the most striking feature is his painting Javelin system of red, white and blue wide strips from front to back. Scheffler authenticated the originality of your car with paint code of the factory, and inspection of spraying the three colors beneath the door sills. His spear, which was owned by a collector for almost 30 years, shows 21,000 miles.
AMC performs, winning the Trans-Am in 1971. AMC bought Kaiser Jeep in 1970 and developed a series of revolutionary 4WD passenger vehicles. Chrysler bought AMC in 1987, mainly to access the Jeep, and auto production lines over AMC.
Roger Penske and Donohue stunned the racing world when he announced AMC Trans-Am program for 1970 after winning the constructors' championship for Chevrolet in 1968 and 1969. Javelin was again immediately, and close Donohue finished second title of the Mustang Jones', with three wins and four seconds. Donohue was shot near the AMC president William Luneburg, with one of a handful of Javelin Trans-Ams built in the street.
Bill Scheffler Westport, Connecticut, owns this Javelin Trans-Am Car Street. Only 100 were built in 1970, maybe 20 have survived. These cars were the 390 CID Go package, but each of the Trans-Am was equipped with tricolor paint, Hurst four high-speed, Ram Air hood, spoilers, 140-mph speedometer, tachometer, power steering, front disc brakes, heavy-duty suspension , and raised white letter rings mag-style wheels. Copies of the plant was designed for 340 hp and 430 Nm
Inside, a vast expanse of wood grain wall extending over the dashboard. Optional Ventilair vinyl seats are soft, but it offers a surprising amount.
The engine of this top-of-the-line SST (supersonic transport for) is also a flashback. The 390 starts and idles with a magnificent roar. Steering is lighter than expected. The clutch action is light but the brake pedal down a long way to go before something happens. Press the accelerator, however, and all is forgotten. The first and second gears are short, are entering the third and fourth, and the car just pulls and pulls and pulls some more.
However, the most striking feature is his painting Javelin system of red, white and blue wide strips from front to back. Scheffler authenticated the originality of your car with paint code of the factory, and inspection of spraying the three colors beneath the door sills. His spear, which was owned by a collector for almost 30 years, shows 21,000 miles.
AMC performs, winning the Trans-Am in 1971. AMC bought Kaiser Jeep in 1970 and developed a series of revolutionary 4WD passenger vehicles. Chrysler bought AMC in 1987, mainly to access the Jeep, and auto production lines over AMC.