The AMC Javelin could run from 0 to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds The AMC Javelin could sprint through the quarter mile in 14.6 seconds The rarest Javelin is the 1970 SST Trans Am Editions, of which only ...

1972–1973 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin Edition: A Funky-Cool Trendsetter. Such co-branding is now commonplace, but the approach was visionary at the time.

In 1970, AMC was in the middle of the muscle car race both on and off the track. Both the Javelin and the two-seat AMX received a substantial one-year-only facelift that added an air of muscle to ...

The 1971 AMC Javelin AMX today. Photo: Topclassiccarsforsale.com. In 1971, the manufacturer sold only 2,054 AMX units, of which 745 were equipped with the powerful 401 engine.

AMC’s underdog status as a small manufacturer only made the AMC Javelin more of a standout in Trans Am racing. The 1970 Javelin SST Trans Am Edition celebrates that status.

AMC chose the latter and the Javelin ended in 1974. [Featured image by CZmartin via Wikimedia Commons | Cropped and scaled | CC BY-SA 4.0] Group 19 offered cheap power.

This AMC Javelin AMX has been transformed from an obscure muscle car from a dead-and-gone brand to a near-religious experience, a sensory-overwhelming baptism on the altar of almighty power.

AMC had already been dabbling in performance with the first-gen Javelin, but the 1971 Javelin AMX was an all-new beast. It was longer, lower, wider, and bolder—both on the street and on the track.

That same year, AMC built two special-edition Javelin SSTs to homologate its Trans-Am participation--the Trans Am and the Mark Donohue. The Trans Am's equipment included the 390 V-8, a four-speed ...

The Javelin was, of course, AMC’s entry into the pony car wars of the late ’60s and early ’70s, with a run of only seven years, from 1968 through 1974.

Dubbed "Bonneville Speed Spectacular," this Javelin is one of 17 AMC vehicles scheduled to be auctioned off at the Indy event, including a 1970 Javelin Mark Donohue Edition and a pair of 1969 SC ...

We take a spin and lots of photos of Prestone's incredible 1036-hp, Hellcat-powered AMC Javelin AMX Defiant by Ringbrothers. Check it out at Car and Driver.