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| Car of the Day : April 24, 2015; Greenlight '71 AMC Javelin | |
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| craftymore | Apr 23 2015, 09:52 PM Post #1 |
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| pjedsel | Apr 23 2015, 11:00 PM Post #2 |
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This '71 Javelin is one sharp looking ride in purple. I think my collection of AMC models must have tripled through the various offerings from Johnny Lightning - one has to give JL kudos for offering models from this often overlooked manufacturer.
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| corvairjim | Apr 24 2015, 12:30 AM Post #3 |
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What a beauty. This one will be a contender for Car of the Week! |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 24 2015, 08:51 AM Post #4 |
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While JL did *broadly* expand the availability of AMCs, I don't think this is one they covered. I LOVE the early AMX and Javelin, two seaters. With the 1:1s, growing up, I didn't care for the styling on the later versions. Along with the Matador, AMC at the time just seemed like they were trying TOO hard to push the envelope, and instead just came off kinda goofy...in my opinion. The Pacer pretty well sealed that deal in my mind. I would take issue with "borrowing lines from the much more expensive Corvette," in that it looks STRONGLY influenced by the Mustang Machs. Side by side without a crib sheet in the right lighting it is hard to tell them apart. The Hornets are OK, love what they did with the Concorde, and the Spirit/Eagle variants were inspired. But the rest just left me wanting... My opinion, and my opinion only. The diecast is nice, GL did capture the lines quite well. The wheels are a nice touch. |
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| craftymore | Apr 24 2015, 09:00 PM Post #5 |
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AMC did quite a bit with an ever tight development budget. The Hornet, Gremlin, Spirit and Eagle all shared integral parts for over a 10 year period. The company never quite recovered after George Romney left to run for Governor of Michigan in the early 60s though. The following few CEOs started to stray from Romney's notion of keeping costs down and instead tried to go toe to toe with the Big 3. This strategy was doomed to fail as AMC never was going to have the ability nor resources to do so. Romney had the sense to focus on one segment, small/intermediates, and do them well. In the 70s, the Pacer and Gremlin were compact cars that competed in the same segment yet didn't shared platforms or major body parts. The company did have the brains to buy Jeep and it proved to be the only profitable thing in the company for most of the last 10 years they existed. The last all AMC designed vehicle was in fact the '93 Jeep Grand Cherokee. There's a myriad of factors as to why AMC demised. Fact is they were the last true independent left on the American auto scene. |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 25 2015, 08:03 AM Post #6 |
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AMC has its devotees...but in the early 60s AMC didn't exist...it was known then as Rambler, and even in its day Rambler was not known for "excitement." You didn't see but only one Rambler Marlin drag racing, for instance, as Rambler offered no company support. The lone Ramber Marlin drag racer was strictly a privateer completely on his own. Ramblers were stodgy but dependable, a lot like a Volvo. |
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| ivantt | Apr 25 2015, 08:08 PM Post #7 |
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I may have to excuse myself from voting. I owned a '74 Javelin.
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| accobra64 | Apr 26 2015, 03:55 PM Post #8 |
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Wes, Playing Mantis did make a 1972 AMC Javelin under the Johnny Lightning brand. I have a couple different ones in my collection including this one: ![]() Image courtesy of JLCollector.net. Thanks Wyatt. It was casting #219 released initially in 1996. By today's standards it may be considered a bit crude but back in 2000 it looked pretty good. Cheers. Cobra |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 26 2015, 03:58 PM Post #9 |
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I stand corrected, thank you for the reminder. And you are also correct that it predates the era most JL collectors prefer, so it tends to get overlooked (as I did). |
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| jurcpa | May 7 2015, 03:20 PM Post #10 |
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beauty muscle car,many thanks,nice never saw here in Graz Austria |
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| daniel60 | May 7 2015, 04:27 PM Post #11 |
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The sexy car that reminds me of a ever so slightly different Mustang. |
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This '71 Javelin is one sharp looking ride in purple. I think my collection of AMC models must have tripled through the various offerings from Johnny Lightning - one has to give JL kudos for offering models from this often overlooked manufacturer.




9:49 AM Jul 11