Showing posts with label AMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AMC. Show all posts
1.10.2011
12.14.2010
Jim and Chesters Garage Tumblr has a lot of cool stuff!

from http://prova275.tumblr.com/ Jim and Chesters Garage Tumblr
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AMC,
celebrity,
corvette,
Edsel,
fire engine,
fire trucks,
hauler,
Nascar,
racing,
Trans Am,
Transporter
6.30.2010
The variety in the few AMX3 concept cars made, 10 total I've read, but interestingly not alike in tail lights, and rear deck


















Notice it doesn't have a gas cap like the yellow model directly above it, and the rocker panel is black with the AMX 3 call out looking really nice. Different tailights too.
From the Supercars website story on the AMX3:
Giotto Bizzarrini, of ex-Ferrari fame, was specifically responsible for making a production worthy AMX/3 out of the show queen AMX/2. What would have been a challenging build for AMC, was easily handled by Bizzarrini who was very familiar with race car design
and construction, particularly on a tight budget.
Bizzarrini's final AMX/3 featured the hallmark of sports engineering, a mid-mounted engine and rear transaxle. The Italian firm Melara developed the new gearbox while BMW completed final testing on the roadworthy AMX/3. It seemed AMC was serious about production. From a design standpoint, the AMC/3 was remarkably similar to Ford's DeTomaso Pantera which debuted just one day after the AMX/3. Such timely releases made it unclear exactly who copied who, but in any case, the casual observer can easily mistake the AMX/3 with a Pantera.
Due to the successful launch, and low price of the Pantera, AMC scrapped the AMX/3 project. Bizzarrini was ordered to destroy all six cars, which he, of course, did not.
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AMC,
AMX-3,
concept,
concept car
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