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.
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That thing was a ton of fun.
And it photographs well.
Yes it does! Had a blast with this one!
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.
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.
Thanks Patrick. Probably THE build im most proud of, that i had the least part in.
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
Once you're sure...
A slightly modified version of the livery used when the AMXes ran at the Nurburgring:
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!
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.
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.