A Walk About the AMX 3 At the 2018 Elegance At Hershey
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2018
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The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made,Hail American Motors ,a great loss they doesnt exist anymoore.
o many of their later production cars were to out of step, unfortunately. They had some good products.
Sounds like you really know your car history!
@@captsaison9343 I may know my car history ( Thank you!! ), but I still stumble with this program. I just " discovered " your response!!
For my money I’ll take the Ford GT
@@djquinn11 BMW M1
Absolutely gorgeous…whomever restored it did a bang up job and that color ….wow,,,,Perfect 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This unique AMX3 deserves nothing but the best...and it got it!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, T! Please check out more, cool, cars on my channel.
An extremely beautiful car, especially for AMC. A truly amazing car for the time.
This video seems to have allowed people to rediscover this striking concept car. Thanks for watching and commenting, Dennis.
By the company that brought you the Pacer and the Gremlin.... ;)
Also the Javelin, the AMX, the Matador machine, the basis for the LH platform, the Eagle Wagon, the Jeep Cherokee, the 67 Marlin, the Ramble American. Also, unlike the Ford Pinto the Gremlin and Pacer don’t traditionally explode on impact and are more fondly remembered now than either the Pinto or Vega.
Yep, This was my dream car. Absolutely one of the most beautiful car designs to ever find paper.
Totally!!!!! It would be interesting for a kit company to come out with this design. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ron.
An absolute masterpiece, futuristic yet timeless in every way.
This was one of Dick Teague's masterpieces!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Otto. Please check out the resto of the unique and cool cars on my channel.
This is #2 built (not 4). Chassis WTDO 363 2/55/55. The "2" means #2. There are 7 total documented cars. The first one was never finished therefore did not run. This car #2 is the BMW/ItalDesign/Polytechnic car that Bizzarrini tested at Monza. Car #3 was the Rome & US press release car. Car #4 was imported directly from Italy in March 1971 to Jerry Werden along with the #2 car and he still owns #4, known as the 1970 Turin show car. Car #5 was imported to AMC and later sold with #3 to Teague in 1978 and is now owned by Bernie Carl. Car #6 was finished by Diomante (who built all cars with Bizzarrini) after the project was canceled and he still owns it. Car #7 was sold to and finished by Giordanengo after the project was canceled and this is the Autoworld Belgium car. Giordanengo built the AMX Spider from an unfinished AMX/3 chassis, also at Autoworld Belgium. Diomante states a 9 chassis survive but I can't find the 9th chassis. Perhaps Diomante still has it and is waiting to build car #9 for you if you have the money!
Thank you for the correction and the details about this important " might have been " AMX. I took the information off the show placard, which, as you pointed out, not quite the correct information. It is ashame no one picked up the design, like a number of international hybrid builders were doing in the era, including Bizzarrini. Do you know of any plans to build these?
I accounted for all nine chassis. See amx3.weebly.com/ it discusses how AMC offered Bizzarrini to continue the cars but Bizzarrini declined in late '70-'71 Again in '76 OTO Melara tried to resurect the car but no interest was created and none were build. Later Giordannengo finished car #7. Diomante and his son's still have their shop, all original tooling and all remaining parts and the original fiberglass model spashed from the original clay deisgn. I'm sure Diomante will build/finish chassis #10 making AMX/3 #8 for anyone with the money.
You probably already know this:
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Cheers!
Love at first sight; If you imagine it without the roof, you have the real-life Mach 5!
Speed racer could not have picked a better design!! Here is a real life Mark 5: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
A thing of pure beauty. I've loved 71 thru 74 amxs since they were new. Had 4 of them. Never seen the amx3 face to face but I'd give anything for 1. The absolute best.
Thanks for commenting, James. What engine/transmission combs did you have? Which was your favorite?
74 with 304 3sp, 71 with 304 auto , 72 with 360 auto, and my fav 73 with a401 4sp. It's been gone 18 yrs now. Never have been able to keep a car. Dnt know y.
I have no words for this car, beautiful just doesn't do it justice.
Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of the other people who commented, also agree with you!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Ray. Please check out other beautiful cars on my channel. ruclips.net/video/WxygH-U7zIk/видео.html
@@carshowreporter absolutely am gonna check your other cars!!
That's an absolute beaut...the colour..wow
Dick Teague, the designer, knew how to make his masterpiece stand out!!!!! Thanks for commenting, grudzz 70. Please check out my other videos of more unique cars and swap meets.
I was saving my money for an AMX III. I wanted one real bad. Being an AMC fan I got the bug and bought a 1970 AMX 360 4-speed with Go Package and 3.73 positraction. Not the concept car but my AMX was the most unique and fun and attention getting car I ever had and I've owned several nice performance cars including a Corvette and my Z28.
The AMX was a standout in the pony car world. Not only was it rare ( about 20k built over the 3 year run ) versus the 6 digit production of the Camaro/Mustang, but it was also considered America's second sportscar!! Do you still have your AMX? Thanks for watching Beyond_the_Infinite and please check out all of my other, AMC, videos.
This makes the Big threes offerings look like tractors, agricultural machinery.
Plus it is from the folks who brought you the Rambler American! Thanks for commenting, Tony!
This is truly a spectacularly beautiful car, I think it looks better than the Lamborghini Miura, in fact I don't even think it's close!
Wow, Read!!! That is VERY, high praise!!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Please check out my other videos of more unusual cars.
I understand the restoration of serial #1 is nearing completion. I expect it will be exquisite, can't wait until it's revealed on RUclips.
These are a monument to " what if " from the feisty underdog, AMC. Like you, I am looking forward to seeing #1.
Yes absolutely it is a beautiful car! Thanks for showing us the beauty of American Motor's lovely car Bro! Ciao
It is my pleasure to share beautiful, unique and, just cool cars and swap meets with enthusiasts like you, Mycroft!!! This is what my channel is all about. Ciao!!!
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Believe me, it is my pleasure to share great and more unusual cars with enthusiasts like you, Coop!! Please check out my other videos, too! Alfred E Newman for 2024!!!
Had a 69 AMX with 343 and ago pack
I also luv Panteras would love one of these for sure
This would have put AMC on the map but would not be a major sales success due to the price. Thanks for watching and commenting, hyeotane.
what a beauty .
Dick Teague designed this stunning rolling sculpture.
That truly is my dream car
Nice dreams, Al !!
Another great video.
Now, are you biased towards AMC?? That's OK!! I had a '66 American convertible, '65 American 2 door sedan ( with a flathead! ) and a '66 Ambassador SST 2 door hardtop ( 253 six )
You can see a bunch of Matador in that design, this is a very nicely designed car, to bad they never manufactured it !!!
My mom had a Pacer and LOVED it, never had a problem with it in the 10 years she drove it.
I never though of the influence of the Matador, but I see it in the fender bulges and the flanks... Thanks Darrell!! AMCs were almost bullet proof!!! Check out this Matador: northeastwheelsevents.com/video/so-thats-a-matador-2016-nsra-eastern-nationals
damn it looks like the closest well get to the Mach 5
Good point!! The Mark 5 did come first.....hummmmmm
There was ONE. Gold AMX in H/S back in '76. Us Chevelles & Goat guys would taunt him , we knew it ran hard but moment never came. Been intrigued by AMC ever since. Johnson Ford Hialeah Fla rolled out the Di Tomasos in '71 & loved them but, I had never seen , just heard of this beauty.
AMC had a brief brush with greatness in the AMX, and, of course, the S/C Scrambler and The Machine. 5 were built, all prototypes. That is why it is very, rarely seen.
I thought i saw all there is to see in terms of PERFECT beautiful cars, i'm glad i was wrong.
WOW!!!! That's Very high praise, Dino!!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Please check out my other videos... you may find another, striking beauty.
What's amazing is who built the car?AMC For a small car company to have built a mid-engine sports car 50 years ago is a testament to AMC's vision.
It was designed by AMC but, as many of the concept cars of the day, it was built in Italy by Bizzarrini. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@carshowreporter Yes and thank you. Just a beautiful car, Sadly regulations, and pricing killed it. I look at the new mid-engine C8 Corvette as the car AMC envisioned 50 years ago. An affordable supercar anyone can own. The little car company that could...It's kind of sad because Americans are still capable of manufacturing world-class products. If I had one wish? it would be to bring back American manufacturing..
@@Godscountry2732 It was a shame that AMC did not follow their strategy of " filling in the holes of the Big Three " They had unique models, like the Hornet Sportabout, a compact stationwagon, when no other American brand had one and the Jeep line. They used their 4wd technology 10 years later for the Eagle line. Imagine a 4wd wagon in the '70's! How about a compact, 4wd van based on the Hornet platform while the van market and the 4wd segment exploded? Imagine a sports car version of the Spirit liftback...just like Honda did a decade later! Meanwhile AMC offered the American with a flathead, vacuum wipers ( until 1970! ) and trunnion front end until 1965! As for manufacturing, we have many factories in the States from GM to Toyota ( 5 ), Nissan ( 2 ), Honda ( 4 ) and even Mercedes Benz ( 2 ) even Hino! ( 1 ). Man hours per car has dropped 50% from the 70's to today ( average man hours/car is 30 today ). In my humble opinion, we need to bring back American innovation and education.
@@carshowreporter, Yes and I had one.LOL, I truly believe AMC could have weathered the storm, had it not been for the UAW and those workers that had no interest in the company's vision.
Tesla is living proof that AMC might have survived,.You couldn't pick a product more likely to fail. "Hey let's go up against the worlds best automobile manufactures and build a high volume electric car in California. Crazy. It may just succeed as well, either way, Elon won one for AMC visionaries. But even so, I still believe we could build a world-class automobile in American at a competitive price.
@@Godscountry2732 Great analogy!!
Work of art
Oh yes!!! One of the ones we wished went into production..... Please check out the rest of the cool cars on my channel. Scott.
Wow what a beautiful car
Dick Teague knocked it out of the park!!!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Robert. Please check out my other videos of more, unique cars.
It was America's Lamborghini. The lines on this beauty are stunning. It is perfection personified. It was too bad they scrapped the project, it may have been able to save AMC from its fate. Who knows.
You are spot on, xMrsmileyfacex !!!! It would have brought a lot of press, a few sales, but, probably not enough to save the company. What a shame!!!!
Well, it would have been priced like a Lamborghini. I'd say its closer to America's Pantera, but Ford may have something to say about that.
I think you got it, price wise, but Ford would not have blocked AMC. AMC watched the Pantera. Although it got a lot of press for Mercury, the small sales did not boost the marque as a whole. That was at the bargain price of about $10 grand. The AMX III, as you well pointed out, would be about double that price point.
Greatest car AMC ever made. All of their other cars were amc funky. This was so cool.
Great description, Matthew!!! I do take exception to the AMX and the Javelin.
@@carshowreporter I agree with you on the early AMX. If you look at the AMX 2, that looks like a car that could come out tomorrow. The AMX 3 is a more beautiful shape but the 2 is unbelievably modern. Sad neither made it to production.
It is admirable that American Motors was ahead of their time, patient, worked the best out for last and was truly ahead of the game in respect to all the horrible talk The Big Three could come up with that American Motors was late on the scene. The height of the muscle car years 697071, American Motors was in full swing. Even ready by 68 coming into Trans Am the most respected and watched thrill sport of the time coming out from blind zero nothing climbing right to the top out of the shoot, second place if you will brand new car brand new motor. Ford had the GT40 which they used later as a marketing gig built another 500. These are the most rare sports car at any car show and they are elegant Elite and royalty in my opinion. All its life American Motors has faced criticism mocking gossip and laughing while in fact they were on top with marketing durability reliability funny commercials and a reliable product that people could respect. I believe people who said these cars were ugly any American Motors cars simply didn't have the eye or the class to have taste. In my opinion the javelin and the AMX are two of the best looking sports/pony / muscle cars in existence. The GT look with the long nose and Fine Lines coupled with flush door handles, things that were thought through while the other big three were busy with mass production AMC had the time presence of mind to go the extra mile and put in more detail and design. The features in these cars in addition to being very well optioned, in my opinion Little American Motors won the prize hands down and everybody else just missed it, didn't see it, never saw it coming, and after they read what I say they can look in the mirror and shake their head. I don't mean to be arrogant but being picked on as a youth through the height of the time when AMC was winning the championship at trans am, my Chevrolet friends laughing at my javelin. It is nothing but bully manipulation jealousy insecurity and ignorance. No disrespect where not due.
You are preaching to the choir, Caddyworks!!! Look at the Hornet. They had the only, American, compact wagon until the Volari/Aspen. They had the liftback 1 year before Nova ( 1973 vs 1974 ), It also evolved into the Gremlin, the 4wd Eagle wagons long before Subaru. When you spoke of AMC muscle, you forgot the Rambler " Scrambler " of 1969 and the the Rebel Machine. PS: Go to any car show and note, how many Camaro/Mustangs/Charger/Challenger are there? How many AMC? Today's owners are unique and a stand out!!
Gorgeous! Miss American Motors! They put out some affordable muscle!
To bad it was in 1956 ( the Rebel was the fastest production sedan ), and the late sixty's and very early seventy's. They were a decade late. I agree with you, Thomas, I miss AMC too!
What a HEAD TURNER! Love the color too!
She was outstanding in a field of some of the finest in automotive design.
@@carshowreporter The day AMC locked the doors. I cried! I really loved most their cars. And have owned several over the years. They were an American icon!
Know it well.... '66 American convertible, '66 Ambassador SST, '65 American 2 door with the last flathead.... They were wonderfully quirky!!!!!
That is such a badass car!
Could you imagine walking into an AMC dealer and seeing Hornets, Gremlins, Matador and this, AMX III ????? Badass meets bad... well, totally out of their league!! 😄😄😄
Dick Teague admitted to styling the front-end of the AMX/3 to look like Speed Racer’s Mach 5.
One can see the influence, but where did you read this? Can you post a link? Thanks!!
It has the same door handles that all AMC's had, AMC knew how to stretch a dollar.
Maybe Dick Teague did this so we would recognize the AMX III as an AMC?? Riggghhhhhtttt!😄 I think you are correct!! Thanks for watching and commenting SK. Please check out other cool cars on my channel.
The lines from this car showed up to some degree in the Matador coupe, which was, as the time a daring design, and one of the better looking cars of that malaise era. Its too bad that AMC didnt have the cash to continue, Chrysler just took her better ideas and stuck a knife in her. AMC probably saved Chrysler for a while until they could reorganize and get an up to date line up settled, ie. Horizon, Minivan and K car.
You are the first to notice the similarities between the Matador coupe and the AMX III !! AMC knew it was in trouble when the Pacer did not save the company, as well as rest of the line. To bad they waited so long to come out with the 4wd Eagle line. They also needed a small car, so the takeover by Renault looked like the right move. The Alliance was a nice car to drive, but a bit underpowered. It suffered from the Renault quality problems, though. After building low quality, French cars, Chrysler took over in '87 for Jeep. Could you imagine if AMC came out with a van based on a 4wd Jeep chassis?? Then an " El Camino " line with a Hornet nose. Hummmmm... Thanks for such an insightful comment, xzombielar. By the way, check out this very fine, custom Matador coupe: ruclips.net/video/P603mUZref4/видео.html
AMC made the Jeep Cherokee XJ and was on its way to the creation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee when Chrysler bought it. Those two products served Chrysler very well in addition to the perennial favorite Jeep Wrangler. It is a shame they couldn't have kept auto production in Kenosha alive.
That looks as good as anything Italian.
That is quite a complement to Dick Teague, the designer!! Thanks Cab!!
It would be way too cool for someone to revive AMC as a high end manufacturer and lead off with a modern retro AMX 3. Definitely should do the Javelin and various versions. I have no clue if today's atmosphere could handle a Rebel repop, but a no holds barred performance pony car would be cool, too.
Good morning Russell. Interesting concept, but AMC is owned by Chrysler which is now owned by FIAT, now FCA under Stellantis which owns 15 brands!! GM tried to return to the muscle car fray with the Camaro, but the sales are not enough to keep it going. It will be replaced by a sedan in '23 or '24!! Now, if a company like Factory Five or Antique and Auto could build a kit.......
was the mach five from speed racer with a roofline, one of the coolest cars in its day
Know it well!! Go Speed Racer, Go!!! Check out this, live, version: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
I wish some company like Auto World, Greenlight, Johnny Lightning, or M2 Machines that does die cast car models would work out a deal with whoever owns the rights to the AMX III to make some 1/64, 1/24, or 1/18 scale models of this awesome work of moving art.
Hummm, you got me thinking Corm75.... Oh great Google.... www.acmediecast.com/products/details.cfm?ProductNumber=AV60043&category=Avenue%201%3A43
Beautifuly Gorgous
This would have been a milestone design if they produced it. Thanks for watching and commenting, Dino!
he built 6 and kept chasis 6 till he died, it was the most finished chasis.
Thanks for the input, Josh. By the way, please check out my other videos, including some great Ferrari videos.
Factory five needs to get on the ball. There's tons of people out there that would love to make this in a kit.
Seeing all of the comments here, I think you are on to something!!
Go Speed Racer Go!
Who influence who??!!!!! ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
Reminds me Speed Racer. Very cool body
Yes, the nose has a sort of Mach 5 look. Here is a video of a real, life, Mach 5 from the Mecum auction, Harrisburg: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
A cross between a Pantera and the Mach 5 imo. WOW.
Great mash up, Uncle BOB!!! Check out my video of a real, life Mach 5 seen at the Mecum auction ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
Its a mix of two of my all time favorite vehicles ever designed.
The DeTamoso Pantera and the Lamborghini Miura. Not bad bloodlines to emulate. Too bad AMC never got it into production!
You said it, Chris!! The Miura is also one one my all time favorites, too. I like the concept and the lines of the Pantera. The slow sales and the higher, estimated price of the AMX 3 was a consideration in scraping the project. To bad....
What’s the cut off for pebble beach? Because DAMN the AMC 3 would spank a lot of exotics .
Dick Teague's masterpiece is timeless...... Thanks for watching and commenting, Kharn. Please check out my other videos of more unusual cars.
Its the famous MACH 5 from the front.
Maybe Dick Teague watched Speed Racer when he was a kid??!! Go Speed Racer, Go!!! Check out this real life Mach 5 from the Mecum auction: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
Check out more cool cars and swap meets on my channel, Darttoyou1 . Thanks for watching and commenting!
looks like a cross between a Pantera & speed racer's Mach 5
Chim Chim was Dick Teague's assistant!!! Go Speed Racer, Go!! Check out this real, live Mach 5 from the Mecum auction: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html Please check out more cool cars and swap meets on my channel, Smitty. Thanks for watching and commenting!!! I like your " how to " videos!! ruclips.net/channel/UCzpol8c5Aqe4q9X3X0q4lsw
I'm weak in the knees.
I know what you mean, The Benefactor!! To bad another manufacturer did not produce this design.
Please check out more, cool cars on my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You know, we sold the VCR technology also....Why would we stop making a car like this? odd for sure....what a beauty....
Unfortunately, the AMX III was never put into production. One of the reasons why was economics, the exotic would have had a price which put it in the high teens, or possibly, low twenties in a time when a 1970 Corvette base price was $5,192. The Pantera rolled into L/M dealers from Italy with a price tag of $10,295 and the Ferrari 365GT cost a cool $18,900.
As a halo car, if it had gotten in a popular film of the day, it might have worked miracles for the longevity of the automaker and transformed the upper end of the US 'muscle car' market, normalising mid-engine beasties. Well if they could afford the liability from the pedestrian impact possibilities the front end presents. heh.
Very good insight, dleetr. Imagine if James Bond drove the AMX III ...... Thanks for watching and commenting. Please check out my other videos.
Yeah i saw videos and oic of this beautiful!! There are pics of rumours that a guy was building replica shells of it...well i always says, this AMC AMX3 and Plymouth Roadrunner Rapid Transit are not from this world, they came from spectacular ""Speed Racer"" world!!!
Don't forget the GT500 KR, '62 -'64 Corvette GS, .....
I had a 69 AMX the same color..looks like Bittersweet Orange Metalic.
The AMX had the unique color, Tangerine, part of the trio of " mod " colors which included Electric Green and Blue You've Never Seen. What do you think of this AMX concept?
I was hoping to own a repop of the AMX3, but don't think I'll live long enough.
Too bad, Rod. You are right, that would make a nice build!!
Well, Chrysler owns bought AMC, it's not too late, this would definitely look modern even today.
Remember, Philip, FIAT bought Chrysler. How would this design compete against Ferrari.
Like I said, it would still look modern today.
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Only if it would be offered in porch floor gray!!! Just kidding!!!!! You are spot on, Phil!
AMC's potential Corvette killer, or Ford Pantera competitor.
The Pantera was taken into consideration as competition.
Much better looking than the Pantera
Personal taste, 04drama04, and I agree with your taste!!!!!
what a stunning car,shame it never made production
One the most beautiful " might have been ". Thanks for watching and commenting, Steve.
That thing would've been a screamer with a 401
Oh yes!!!!!!! Such a shame we will never find out. Please check out more cool cars and swap meets on my channel, Chuck. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
It's a beautiful car as is, but I can't help but think some kind of front air dam scoop would really make it pop
Hummmmmm. Interesting Dude!!! Thanks for the input!!
@@carshowreporter They did attach one later, after time runs at Nuremberg. After a few runs, they topped 170 mph, which is what AMC had as their goal.
Stunning car!
Does anyone else see the Mach 5?? Where's chim chim..?
I loved Chim Chim!!!!! Yes, Ken, many people have seen the similarities!!! Maybe Speed Racer set the style!!! Go Speed Racer, Go!!! Here is a video of a live Mach 5 from a Mecum auction: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
I've never heard nor seen one of these cars before, until today. Is there any chance that this car inspired the creation of the De Tomas Pantera?
Very good question, Hydden. The AMX The AMX 3 was built in 1970 as a possible " competitor " to the upcoming Pantera. De Tomaso was building the Mangusta through 1971, which was also an American V8 powered exotic, then the Pantera. The concept of the American V8 in a European car has been around for decades. Look at the Allard, Shelby Cobra, Sunbeam Tiger, Jensen Interceptor, Apollo/Intermechanica, etc... Check out this good, overall, history: www.hemmings.com/stories/2017/01/08/the-untold-story-amx3-giugiaro-and-bmw
@@carshowreporter One thing for sure, I had always loved the 1972 Pantera for its design, but now seeing this Car in comparison, it is incredibly better looking in detail... the bronzy-gold tone image of the AMX is just spectacular to look at. It sort of has a 'Speed Racer Mach V' look to it, aside from the top and color. But the nose certainly retains that look, for sure. I have not been a fan of recent sport car designs; not by much. However, there are a few exceptions, but in Ferrari and Lamborghini, and in other high end sports cars, I've not given them much attention. I personally feel that these older car designs were in some respect related to more simple and practical design elements; far from the carbon composite designs we're seeing today; cars that look like they should be on F1 race tracks, or better, take off and fly rather than handle curvy back roads... I'd take an old Pantera, Cobra, or Shelby Mustang over anything new in sports car. Though the AMX/3 looks too darn good for daily driving; at least the one in the review... what a show stopper and jaw dropper.
@@carshowreporter The AMX 3 was introduced in Rome 1 day before Ford introduced the Pantera. The projects were running at the same time. When AMC realized that the AMX 3 would be $2,000 more than the Pantera, they decided it wasn't going to work (heavy sigh.....)
Was it all metal?
Yes, Art, it is a steel, unibody, design. If you are interested, here is a detailed back story of the development and the teams behind this spectacular AMC: www.hemmings.com/stories/2017/01/08/the-untold-story-amx3-giugiaro-and-bmw Please check out the interesting cars on the rest of my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Door handles off a Gremlin. Hahahaha.
They were trying to save $2 on this exotic prototype!!!! 😄😄😄 Good one, Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I keep seeing this Car lately.. i’d like to know how racetrack worthy it is.
Great question, Backseat Driver!!!! It would be very interesting!!!!
I cant find a single picture of opened headlights... Are they that ugly?..
I never though of that!!!!!!!!! Great question, tiortedrootsky !!!!!!😂😂😂
Unions targeted amc in the early 70's. Strikes cost amc lots of money and projects like this were cancelled.
Add to it the first opec gas " shortage " and the beginning of the inflation. They were also putting a lot of money into their newest car, the Pacer and the Wankel license in conjunction with GM.
All of this was very hard on little AMC.
This car looks better than any modern Lamborghini, Ferrari, or any other current exotic.
AMX III American Motors had a winner.
Shame on the corporate heads who probably got paid off by Ferrari not to make this car.
Shame on GM for getting rid of other interesting fun cars like the Fiero. They really kept American car design and manufacturing to producing boring garbage.
The AMX III is a clean, aggressive statement!!! Ferrari of 1970 was just concerned with building enough road cars to keep their racing team in gas. AMC had recently bought Kaiser Jeep and just released the Javelin and AMX as well as the Gremlin and Hornet. They had a full plate!! The common thought was the Pantera " killed " the AMX III. AMC could not produce the exotic at a " realistic " price. Pantera was priced at about $10,000 while Ferrari 365GT was about $19,000. I fully agree with you about the Fiero and even Pontiac! GM has a few, outstanding designs. Corvette, Camaro, and recently, the Cadillac XLR . Unfortunately, they have become a CUV/SUV/truck company. These are the hottest segments, but they left the sedan and coupe markets to the competition.
Not a concept. It went into production but was stopped. AMC was brought down to its knees during a Union strike at that time. So funds were saved by shutting down the production of this car. They had orders to for fill that were refunded.
This is very interesting!! I read and heard they did not proceed because of the high retail costs and watched the poor sales of the Pantera . What year was the strike? What is your source for your info? Thank you very much for commenting!!
Rick Seal TV The UAW killed AMC.I'm all about workers pay, rights. But were too greedy. We pay our CEO'sVP,s etc, lazy workers too much, the company has one hiccup and it has to file for bankruptcy.
I had a coworker brag to me [AMC/Dodge dealer ] about how he did nothing all day. He said to me "Tom I walked around all day with a stack of papers, no one asked what or where I was going" A admitted "Fucking Idiot."That's a typical union worker who is allowed to go unchecked for too long
.Granted he wasn't repairing Jeeps/Trucks, cars at 45 + dollars an hour, but over 25 years - 40 years that millions of dollars the dealer lost on just one lazy employee.
@@Godscountry2732 - AMC employees were normally paid far more that those in the other American car companies. Union greed has bankrupt many a company, so the result is the factory closes and now the employees have ZERO, the unemployment line. What a brilliant move.
@@@captnemo8069 Yes very sad.AMC had a lot of good people thriving to make something of the company. Union = Greed = corruption = bankruptcy
From the side, it looks like a De Tomaso Pantera
Yes, this was the Italian style of the late Sixties. You have to admit, that is not a bad thing!!!
1968 DODGE CHARGER 3 Concept !!!!!!!!!! also very Nice - what ever happened ?
Ahh, Joni, style has moved on!!! We have gone from clean and sexy to mean and angular. This is why we enjoy old cars!!
Any coincidence with Japanese anime is just a mere coincidence 🤔.
How many of the era's designers grew up with Speed Racer???!!!!! northeastwheelsevents.com/video/our-childhood-dream-comes-to-life-speed-racer-s-mach-5-at-the
All jokes aside it looks just like speed racer's car that was in the 70s
Maybe Dick Teague watched it on Saturday mornings.....😂😉
Why the spelling mistakes on the card at the end? Isn't this important to you to get right?
I did not notice!!!!!!!!!!! You are the first to mention it. Thanks!!!
@@carshowreporter Sorry to be That Guy. Really appreciated the film but it was a little surprised at the end when I went to look up the xmsn mfgr.
@@richsackett3423 Thanks for understanding. In school I majored in Creative Spelling. In the early eighty's I published a buff magazine. I hired a typist who was also responsible for proof reading. In the " pre-spell check " days, my poor spelling even messed her up!! Because of this, I have to double check and then check again. But, alas..........
If it was priced at what the other cars where like a mustang and firebird
The AMX and Javelin were AMC's entries in the pony car segment. The AMX III was supposed to be a halo car, selling in the Pantera range, $10,000. They could not produce it, in the limited numbers which was expected, for that price point. Thanks for watching and commenting, Brian.
Ed Straker’s Car from ufo series .
Hummm, well, I had to Google the car. Not quite, Mohammad. This is what I found: www.hemmings.com/stories/2013/12/10/a-childhood-dream-realized-as-a-tv-car-rises-again Thanks for watching and commenting, Mohammad. Please check other cool cars on my channel.
It seems too wide and flat in the front fender area which seems out of proportion to the hood area. An opinion of course. I drive a Honda FIT. My next car might be a Toyota Spazz or Ford Seisure.
😂😂😂 As long as you don't buy a Rolls Cannardly ..... Rolls down the first hill, can 'ardly make it up the next!
Looks like a Pantera
The Italian style was influential, but check out the Pantera: ruclips.net/video/oXsqhSRQpF4/видео.html
A beautiful car. It looks like those tail lights were yanked off some other production car. So plain, and not in keeping with the overall looks of the car.
Maybe future designers used the design for their production models??!! They seem to be big enough for a statement, yet simple and strong. Taillights came a long way from the jet age '50's yet, did not have the technology of today's, wild, creations. Thanks for your insight, z33317. Please check out my other videos of interesting and unusual cars.
Smells buy out? By my guess ford Pantera got the rights
It was a common formula, Italian sex appeal with American, iron muscle. de Tomaso built a number of variations, too. According to my quick research, AMC dropped the concept because they could not bring it out to compete with the $13,000 price range of the Pantera. World wide Pantera sales peaked at a little over 2,000/year ( 1972 - 1973 ), after that it dropped drastically. Although AMC knew this would be a halo car, they may have had hesitation in losing money on every AMX 3 sold.
Quite literally too radical and cool for the American market. As much as people would’ve loved it, it would’ve just been “too much” and “too crazy” to get people to buy it.
The price would be well out of reach of the targeted market, too. At the time, Ford had the Pantera at less than $12,000. 5262 Panteras were imported into the US by Ford from 1971 through 1974 (based upon US DOT data). During that same period 1118 Panteras were sold outside the US by Ford in Canada and by DeTomaso in Europe and other international markets. ( www.panterainternational.org/detomaso_history/sales_production.html )
Only five models built, huh? What a shame. I adore this car and much prefer it to the new corvettes which have gotten too futuristic for me. Would buy one tomorrow if they were put into production. Looks better than Ferrari or Lamborghini to me. Word. I would be the coolest old dude around in this.
The problem was it would have cost about double the price of the then, current, Corvette. Ford tried a similar move with the Pantera. They could afford to loose money on a very, limited, edition halo car. AMC could not. To bad!!!!!!!! Thanks for watching and putting your two cents in!!! It is a shame AMC is not around to hear it!!
I owned this car in 1981....sold it for 800.00 :/
How did you find it, Mark?? What kind of condition was it in??
Love the front half of the car but that back just gets worse and worse
Ahhh, Brandon, style is personal taste!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
it looks a lot like a detomaso mangusta
I agree, but, in my humble opinion, as beautiful as the Mangusta is, Dick Teague's design is better.
Ain't no Pacer!
Speed racer eat your heart out...
If you look closely, you will see Pops Racer in the crowd taking notes.......
Just a copy of the Pantera
That was the style of the era for mid engine dreams. Thanks for watching and commenting, Al. Please check out other cool, cars on my channel.
Speed racers car
Maybe the designer, Dick Teague, watched Speed Racer??!! This is a video of a real life Mach 5 at a Mecum auction: ruclips.net/video/xgAuQXiau3w/видео.html
There is something about the nose I cannot appreciate . The rest is cool.
Ah, Tony, styling is personal taste! This is why we have so many choices. Thank you for commenting, Tony, and please check out other, cool, cars on my channel.
Why are so many posters flashing up writing at a speed that is impossible to read ? Have they not attempted to view their own footage ?
Is there something wrong with their attitude towards their viewers ? Is it a snide way of paying a disrespect to us? I’m convinced it must be. 🤮
Sorry about the quick notes. I find ones which linger to long are annoying, but, as a slow reader, I try to be careful. May I suggest hitting pause. Thanks for your input My great big FOOT.
@@carshowreporter Hitting pause are you kidding I had to slow playback to 1/4 speed in order to to catch the frame before I could press pause on them. Slow reader, no, I might need glasses, but I know I living in a world of “Well I can read it on my screen” (but you know what you are writing in the first place don’t you ?).
Trust me no one is going to get bored in the duration you left the text up for and please remember you’re not writing a letter over a blank page, it’s text over the top of a picture, which makes it a damn site harder to read when you aren’t the person writing it.Have you ever considered that ? Do you watch tv and need to hit pause, no I bet you don’t and neither do I. Maybe you should get someone else’s feedback but I guess it’ll be a waste of time because you’ll just write them off as slow readers too.
Hit pause really, patronising so I refer to my original comment. Confirmed. .
I”lll just hit not interested in future it saves time.
Gee, I agreed with you!!! I would hate to read your response if I didn't!!! By the way, I can not edit the video without redoing the whole thing. Also, I rarely use those posts.
@@carshowreporter Thanks for having a go, sorry if I seemed a bit ott.
This is not an original.
Why do you say that it is not the original?