Scott Lear
Scott Lear
6/4/19 1:47 p.m.

Story by Scott R. Lear - Photography by Tony Neste, David S. Wallens, Scott R. Lear, Tom Suddard, and Ed Higginbottom

 

Michael Crawford and Dallas James have been friends since the turn of the millennium, when they attended high school together in North Carolina. Both had a love for cars and a freshly minted driver’s license.

It should surprise precisely …

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stafford1500
stafford1500 GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/4/19 1:56 p.m.

That thing was a ton of fun.

And it photographs well.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
6/4/19 2:10 p.m.

Yes it does! Had a blast with this one!

Hoondavan
Hoondavan Reader
6/4/19 3:13 p.m.

This is one of my favorite GRM articles. I wish I was somehow in a position to buy this thing when it was for sale over the winter/spring.

Patrick
Patrick GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/4/19 6:35 p.m.

Looking forward to an article about the two datsuns from that challenge that had their pictures taken together?

also amc is awesome and i’m proud to call michael a friend.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
6/4/19 7:03 p.m.

Thanks Patrick.  Probably THE build im most proud of, that i had the least part in.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/4/19 7:05 p.m.

An even awesomer paint job was in the works for this before time ran out, I'll refrain from posting mockup pics in case Mike wants to save it for later wink

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
6/4/19 7:06 p.m.

In reply to GameboyRMH :

Go for it!

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/4/19 7:23 p.m.

Once you're sure...

A slightly modified version of the livery used when the AMXes ran at the Nurburgring:

wawazat
wawazat HalfDork
6/4/19 7:56 p.m.

I got to see this in the steel in the Detroit area earlier this year.  It’s very cool and makes great noise up close!

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
6/5/19 9:05 a.m.
wawazat said:

I got to see this in the steel in the Detroit area earlier this year.  It’s very cool and makes great noise up close!

Anyone in Michigan should come up to Oscoda this weekend, test and tune Friday Saturday Sunday, and we will be testing and tuning this beast!

The car is awesome and we are confident a little development time will bring it into top contention.

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
6/6/19 9:36 a.m.

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/06/04/big-bucks-for-this-1979-amc-amx

Someone paid $24k for an AMX. Last line of that article "We rated the car on-site as being in #2 (a little bit less than excellent) condition, but good luck finding a better one."

HA! We happen to HAVE a better one.

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