1970 AMC AMX/3

1970 AMC AMX/3 in Rides, Non-fiction TV, 2004-2006

Typ: Pkw, Coupé — Herkunftsland: — Built in:

Fahrzeug im Hintergrund

Autor	Mitteilung
gmguy ◊ 2009-11-25 11:47	looks to me like a Detomasto Mangusta, however i could be wrong
(inactive user) ◊ 2009-11-25 19:24	AMC AMX/3
DynaMike ◊ 2009-11-25 19:47	Built by Bizzarrini: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_AMX
ShantJ ◊ 2010-12-22 07:44	Isn't it technically a prototype?
ShantJ ◊ 2011-01-04 04:43	ShantJ wrote Isn't it technically a prototype? Anyone?
dsl ◊ 2011-01-04 13:20	They planned to build 30, but built 5 and a 6th was later made from spares (from Wiki as above). So it was a production car, if briefly. Unless this particular one was the engineless fibreglass concept unveiled at the 1970 Chicago show, but it looks like a functioning road car, not a static display.
ShantJ ◊ 2011-01-05 02:37	dsl wrote They planned to build 30, but built 5 and a 6th was later made from spares (from Wiki as above). So it was a production car, if briefly. Unless this particular one was the engineless fibreglass concept unveiled at the 1970 Chicago show, but it looks like a functioning road car, not a static display. I see. It was meant to compete with the Pantera, right?
dsl ◊ 2011-01-05 03:35	ShantJ wrote It was meant to compete with the Pantera, right? They were both 1970 launches, so simultaneous rivals, but I've no idea if a superficial similarity (mid-engined exotic supported by big US car firm as halo product) was matched by comparable pricing.