The first American sports car for under $3,500 since 1957

The last of the two-seater T-Birds was priced at $4,015.1 It was 1957, the same year that Corvette listed at $3, 465.1 In the 10 years that followed, Corvette was the only remaining American sports car, and it got progressively more costly. Then, in 1968, along came the AMX. We introduced it with dual exhausts, fiberglass belted wide-profile tires, energy absorbing steering column, heavy-duty springs and shocks, a short throw allsynchromesh 4-on-the-floor. A standard 290 CID engine, and optional 343 and high performance 390 CID’s. Now, though the AMX isn’t quite a year old, we have some changes to report: A 140 m.p.h. speedometer and a big new tach are standard for 1969. Leather upholstery is available as an option. So are new dealer installed rear axle ’ ratios from 3.73:1 up to 5.00:1. Famous names are making custom…

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Hot Rod (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 1969

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