A Javelin for the track.

On this page you see a basic Javelin specially-prepared and modified for Trans-American Road Racing. It’s been clocked at 175 mph, goes from 0 to 60 in under 5 seconds, does the quarter-mile in under 11 seconds. One of the country’s top performance writers, Karl Ludvigsen, said in a recent article: “Hopefully, American Motors will see fit to sell an exact street equivalent of its Trans-Am Javelin, because it could be one of the nicest in a nice class of cars.” Which brings us to the Javelin on the opposite page. This year, we’re producing a limited number of Javelins in racing red-white-and-blue. We couldn’t make it an exact street equivalent. That’s illegal. We have, however, put in standard equipment that’s optional in most other cars. It has a 390 engine. Ram-air hood. Dual exhaust system. Heavy-duty…

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Hot Rod (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1969

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