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Car of the Day : April 24, 2015; Greenlight '71 AMC Javelin
Topic Started: Apr 23 2015, 09:52 PM (895 Views)
craftymore
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Greenlight's 1971 AMC Javelin is our car for today.

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The AMC Javelin is a front-engine, rear wheel drive, two-door hardtop manufactured and marketed by AMC in two generations, 1968-1970 and 1971-1974. Styled by Dick Teague, the Javelin was available in a range of trim and engine levels, from economical pony car to muscle car variants.


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The AMC Javelin was restyled for the 1971 model year. The "1980-looking Javelin" design was purposely made to give the sporty car "individuality," even at "the risk of scaring some people off."

The new design incorporated an integral roof spoiler and sculpted fender bulges. The new body departed from the gentle, tucked-in look of the original.

The media noted the revised front fenders (originally designed to accommodate oversized racing tires) that "bulge up as well as out on this personal sporty car, borrowing lines from the much more expensive Corvette." The new design also featured an "intricate injection moulded grille."

The car's dashboard was asymmetrical, with "functional instrument gauges that wrap around you with cockpit efficiency". This driver-oriented design contrasted with the symmetrical interior of the economy-focused 1966 Hornet (Cavalier) prototype.

AMC offered a choice of engines and transmissions. Engines included a 232 cu in (3.8 L) I6 and a four-barrel 401 cu in (6.6 L) AMC V8 with high compression ratio, forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods engineered to withstand 8000 rpm. The BorgWarner T-10 four-speed manual transmission came with a Hurst floor shifter.

From 1971, the AMX was no longer available as a two-seater. It evolved into a premium high-performance edition of the Javelin.

The new Javelin-AMX incorporated several racing modifications and AMC advertised it as “the closest thing you can buy to a Trans-Am champion.” The car had a fiberglass full-width cowl induction hood, as well as spoilers front and rear for high-speed traction. Testing at the Ontario Motor Speedway by Penske Racing Team recorded that the 1971 Javelin AMX's rear spoiler added 100 lb (45.4 kg) of downforce. Mark Donohue also advised AMC to make the AMX's grille flush for improved airflow, thus the performance model received a stainless steel mesh screen over the standard Javelin's deep openings.

The performance-upgrade "Go Package" provided the choice of a 360 or 401 4-barrel engine, and included "Rally-Pac" instruments, a handling package for the suspension, “Twin-Grip” limited-slip differential, heavy-duty cooling, power-assisted disc brakes, white-letter E60x15 Goodyear Polyglas tires on 15x7-inch styled slotted steel wheels) used on the Rebel Machine, a T-stripe hood decal, and a blacked-out rear taillight panel.

The 3,244-pound (1,471 kg) 1971 Javelin AMX with a 401 cu in (6.6 L) V8 ran the quarter-mile in the mid-14 second range at 93 miles per hour (150 km/h) on low-lead, low-octane gas.


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pjedsel
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:toy: 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
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What a beauty. This one will be a contender for Car of the Week!
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juantoo3
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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
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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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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
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I may have to excuse myself from voting. I owned a '74 Javelin. :) :) :) :)
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accobra64
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juantoo3
Apr 24 2015, 08:51 AM
While JL did *broadly* expand the availability of AMCs, I don't think this is one they covered.
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:

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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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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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beauty muscle car,many thanks,nice never saw here in Graz Austria
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daniel60
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The sexy car that reminds me of a ever so slightly different Mustang.
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