A few AMC's I'd like to build.....

American Motors made a big splash when they lured Trans-Am Champion driver Mark Donohue and team owner Roger Penske away from Chevrolet. I always thought Donohue's Red,White and Blue '71 Javelin AMX was a badass looking car. I'd like to find a '71-74 Javelin and do it up in Trans-Am style-Minilite Wheels,side-exit exhaust,etc. Like I said in an earlier post-even if I got a 304 version-360s are plentiful in junkyards since they were used in Jeep Grand Wagoneers until 1992. Edelbrock offers performance aluminum heads, cams and intakes for these engines. Maybe swap in a Richmond 5-speed, and some Recaro seats-you'd have a unique and cool hot rod. Another one that would be cool is a '74-76 Matador done in Nascar style-like Popular Hot Rodding's "Project Talledega" Chevelle Laguna. Buddy Baker won a few races for AMC in a Matador in the mid-70s. The muscular, fastback body would look mean with radiused fenderwells, fat tires and Nascar-style graphics. The final one that would be cool would be a '71-77 Gremlin. A friend of mine had a Gremlin "X" in high school. Him and his dad pulled the 304 and swapped in a 401 out of wrecked Ambassador police car. He showed his taillights to many a shocked Camaro and Mustang driver! Their light-about 2,700 lbs-and the short wheelbase actually makes them a good drag racer. A 360 Gremlin could really rock for low bucks. Maybe I'll start scouring the want ads....Mastermind