AMC Awesomeness

Sorry if this is a repost, but came across this image while searching for something unrelated.

Hells Yeah!

Holy crap. WANT.

Just needs a big brush guard up front and some machine guns mounted.

a few jerry cans would be good as well.

Yes! Do want!

I don't know. Having been involved with a '74 Hornet Sportabout with a straight 6, I really don't understand the love for these things. That was the worst POS I've ever had to take care of. And it had rust holes everywhere.

now THATs a ZAV!

Only thing that tempers my want for an SX/4 is knowing what lives under the hood: the Iron Duke.

I'll take one with a 4.0 HO, though.

itsarebuild wrote: now THATs a ZAV!

That's what I was thinking!

In reply to ReverendDexter:

Not all of them! Just as many were built with either the 232 or 258 I-6's, which are obviously mix-and-matchable with the 4.0. I've seen some V8 conversions as well (including an AWD 401 SX/4! ) but I don't know if you could ever get a 304 V8 one factory or not.

In reply to Javelin: Wikipedia says no.

I don't think you could get the V8 with the 4x4 version.. But the last of the AMX cars.... 78-79... (the body went to 83) could be had with a V8...

I remember looking at one when i was trying to spend my lawn mowing money on my first car.. Dad talked me out of it.. probably for the best.. but yeah...

Someday...

http://academics.concord.edu/chrisz/hobby/80-AMX-2info.html

ReverendDexter wrote: Only thing that tempers my want for an SX/4 is knowing what lives under the hood: the Iron Duke. I'll take one with a 4.0 HO, though.

everyone i've checked out in person has been a 258/4.2L i6. i dont think i've seen a 4 banger sx/4.

hot damn!

4cylndrfury wrote: hot damn!

One of these has a cameo appearance in a BMW film with a 2002 cruising around california.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jztuqwG6RtE

That is really really cool. Makes me want to drink beer again and get a tat.

There were a few Concords/Spirits built in 79 that had 304's, but very few. 80 till death, they were all 258's. The Iron Duke was an option in the Spirit, but I never saw one in a Concord. I'm pretty confident the only AWD engine was the 258, but all this is based off working in an AMC dealership in 80-81, so the memory is a bit foggy.

Late Gremlins/early Spirits had a VW motor as the 4 cylinder option- maybe the Audi 100 motor?...

I had one of those! Mine had a 4.2L and a manual with AWD! Very fun car, mine was rally only.

Very cool indeed.

In reply to Streetwiseguy:

There were definitely 304 Concords. I had 78 Wagon just last year . The Spirit AMX could come with them as well. Not sure about the year cut-off, you are probably right.

I'd still like to have a Kammback.

That's what Mad Max would have driven had he been from Minnesota. Granted, his would have 4 pipes sticking out each side, and a massive V8 under the hood with an equally massive blower punched through the hood.

BAMF wrote: That's what Mad Max would have driven had he been from Minnesota. Granted, his would have 4 pipes sticking out each side, and a massive V8 under the hood with an equally massive blower punched through the hood.

I hate you. Now I have to build that. MiniMax would be the world's coolest rallycross car!

I found a sx4 locally for $700. If I didn't know the wife would kill me it would become a fun rallyx car.

Lesley wrote: That is really really cool. Makes me want to drink beer again and get a tat.

Don't forget the mullet!

From the AMX page above:

That is so '80s-tastically awesome my Levis 501s just caught fire.