TrueBlue02058;n1702 said:[h=1]One Owner Garage Find: 1968 AMC AMX[/h]
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Just yesterday, Jamie featured a 1969 AMX project with the 390 that looks to be a nice solid start. At $9k, it isn’t cheap though. That one might seem like a decent project, but I think I found one that might actually be a better buy! This ’68 also features a 390 V8 and gold paint, plus it has the Go-Pack, one previous owner, just 69k original miles and is in a much nicer shape! It’s being offered here on eBay in Santa Ana, California with bidding at $6,600. If bidding doesn’t go crazy, you could get a survivor that just needs to be cleaned up to be a driver.
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I’ve always thought an AMX with the 390 would be a blast to have! Of course, I would want mine with a 4 speed, but I could live with this auto equipped car. I really like the other options this car is equipped with and it sure would make it an enjoyable car to cruise in. And think, you could hit the drag strip in comfort, with the A/C cranked up and your favorite radio station blaring right up until you make your pass!
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The seller claims to have the engine running, but off of a gas can as the fuel tank needs to be cleaned out. The brakes will need work and I’m sure there will be other small issues that will need to be addressed to make this one a driver, but it sounds like it could be a driver with minimal work. It looks like the exterior and interior will clean up really well. There doesn’t appear to be any rust, but like usual I would recommend getting underneath and checking the underside out carefully.
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While these cars aren’t as desirable as a big block Mustangs or Camaros, it’s hard to beat all the bang for your buck you get with one. Even if this one gets bid up over the $9k asking of the other, it still would look like a better buy to me! There is something to be said about a shiny muscle car with all the bells and whistles. So are you a fan of the AMX or would you still rather spend the extra to get a Mustang or a Camaro?
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While they’re sometimes maligned for not being the brawny hot rods that wore the Shelby nameplate in the 60s, Mopars like this 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS here on eBay are appealing simply because they followed a similar formula of hotting-up cars straight from the factory, warranty intact. With a turbocharged powerplant, thickly bolstered bucket seats and Koni suspension, these warmed-over Chargers make a compelling case as a modern collectible that’s fun to hustle – and a rarely-seen alternative to the venerable Omni GLHS.
That interior looks downright special, with thickly bolstered and two-tone bucket seats, a sport steering wheel and the requisite manual transmission. With less than 30,000 original miles, you’d expect it to look this good, but the lack of sunfade is a nice bonus. Carroll Shelby’s signature graces the dashboard, reminding you that this otherwise ordinary car stepped up a level when the man behind the country’s most famous muscle and racing cars got involved. In fact, the badging of this car refers to it as a Shelby, not as a Dodge.
Just over 1,000 of the Shelby Chargers were produced for 1987. I recall an issue of Car & Driver magazine around that time gushing about the non-Shelby Charger’s out of the box handling capabilities when stacked up against other entry-level coupes that year. The engine in the turbocharged Shelby churns out about 175 b.h.p. and an identical 175 lb. ft. of torque. That’s a fair amount of scoot in a lightweight platform, and when new, they were paired with upgraded summer tires to put that power down.
With the Koni adjustables at all four corners and the extra power on board, these Shelby GLHS’s had to be fun to hustle. This example remains as-new, so I’m not sure just how much use it will get with the next owner. The Mopar-Shelby connection has never led to soaring values of the late-80s limited production specials, but the GLHS cars in particular strike me as having the potential to start enjoying a modest rise in value sooner rather than later. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Jim S. for the find!
While we often point to the MK1 VW GTi or the Honda CRX as the benchmarks for hot hatches in the U.S., there are other vehicles that will truly put some hair on your chest while keeping with the three- or five-door design. This 1985 Renault 5 Turbo, or R5, here on eBay is considered forbidden fruit by many due to never being officially imported. But this example spotted by Barn Finds reader Jim S. has some fancy paperwork that will put all your fears of smogging and registering at ease.
This particular car is one that was officially imported by a company called Sun International that has been in the business of importing R5s for quite some time. What this means is for enthusiasts residing in states that are strict about emissions or other non-federalized vehicles is that they’ve taken care of the hard part of getting the necessary paperwork and registration documents squared away so you can drive the vehicle legally, even in states like California that thrive on government overreach.
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