I really enjoy the history of this industry. Bizzarrini started fabricating the first five cars with steel bodies based on the fiberglass model and BMW was contracted to get the design ready for production. The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. He was already well known in the automobile industry as a capable engineer, business innovator, and youngest person to become a General Motors (GM) executive. The aggressive prow, more complex than the Pantera’s simple wedge, is backed by a hood with functional air extractors. You sort of answered your own question. To be honest, I’m actually a bigger fan of the AMX/2, but the AMX/3 is easy on the eyes, too. Germany’s Ate supplied the vented disk brakes. With a 3.45:1 rear end and 340 horsepower, the AMX/3 had a theoretical stop speed of 160 mph and Bizzarrini did do some high speed testing at the Nurburgring but he found that there was lift at high speed, almost getting airborne at 145. Add in the provenance of Giotto Bizzarrini and Richard Teague and I won’t be surprised if someone eventually meets Kirtland’s price. Some dealerships painted their cars on delivery to help make theirs more distinctive. It would certainly be on my lottery list. Jensen “Hello”. I also currently have a 1990 Eagle Talon. A grey interior was offered later in 1981 as an alternative to the standard black interior. Following the success of Cooper in Formula One, Lotus at the Indianapolis 500 in 1965 and the Ford GT40 and similar cars in endurance racing, in the mid 1960s makers of production sports cars started to embrace the midengine layout those race cars had proven. (Starts mumbling like Gollum/Smeagol and walking around on all fours.). Mark Donohue was then racing Javelins in Trans-Am and he liked the AMX/3. There would have been two versions, one a dedicated off-roader, and the second also road legal. The musclecar period was ending, and industry priorities were starting to change.” Government regulations were also becoming a factor. Thanks for the detail. However, the AMX/3 never made it to dealer showrooms. In the case of gthe AMX/3, though, their reach exceeded their grasp. Thanks for the write-up. We also got hold of a couple dozen unused transaxles.”. According to a story, in 1957 Enzo Ferrari hired Bizzarrini because he was impressed with an engineer who could drive. I’ve been a fan of all of the AMXs since I was a little boy, since these were produced when I was a little boy. Some of the cars manufactured in 1982, but not shipped to the states (as the US arm of DMC had no money to 'buy' the cars from the factory in Northern Ireland), with 15XXX and 16XXX Vehicle Identification Numbers are actually 1982 models that were given later VINs, dated 1983, by Consolidated International (now known as Big Lots), a company that had a buyback program with DMC and had bought out the remaining unsold cars and also the inventory of unused parts left in the factory after the bankruptcy. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Thanks for the article! Some of the other restored cars have been shown at concours level shows, so it’s not as though the AMX/3 is unknown, but I’m a bit of an AMC buff, I’ve known about the AMX/3 for a while and it was a big treat to be able to see one in person at the Chicago show. I love the side glass — the detailing with what appears to be a hidden air intake at the back is incredible — and the way the bumper is recessed. Rather than retell the story about how it surfaced, I’ll let Dulaney, who has a site devoted to the AMX/3, tell it in his own words: On Monday, April 9th 2007 in the evening I was reading the For Sale section on an amc forum website and saw a post by “AmcKidd” that read as follows. “The Indian gray mongoose and others are well known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, particularly cobras. He was arrested in October 1982 and charged with conspiring to smuggle $24 million worth of cocaine into the US. If you found this post worthwhile, you can get a parallax view at Cars In Depth. It would retain the shape and gull-wing doors of the DeLorean. One candidate was the Republic of Ireland, although that state's then Minister for Industry and Commerce, Desmond O'Malley, TD, decided not to support the project. Teague said later, “We were into racing at that time with Trans Am and all that, and it was really kind of a tool, but a serious one, to create an image for the company that was something other than four-door Ramblers and ‘Ma and Pa Kettle’ cars.”. The response was so good that Meyers and Chapin authorized the design and engineering of a limited production version to go on sale in the 1970-71 model year at a price of $10,000. Great looking car too – seems to be a cousin of the Pantera. Probably the last vehicle designed with a rumble seat. With the Pantera introduced at the AMX/3’s original target price of $10,000, that made the AMC sports car a no-starter. Eagle was meant to be sold as Jeep in it’s later years, but it sorta died on the vine instead and Chrysler let the 4×4 wagon niche get filled by Subie. As a Donohue and Javalin fan, a wholehearted approve of this article. Molds were pulled from the clay model and a full size fiberglass pushmobile was fabricated. Approximately 9,000 cars were made between January 1981 and December 1982, although actual production figures are unclear and estimates differ. The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. Besides taking some early seed capital from Hollywood stars Sammy Davis Jr. and Johnny Carson, DeLorean Motor Company relied on the British Government for about $120 million of its $200 million startup costs according to the newspaper The Times. Dulaney “I would not dream of trying to negotiate with you, I will pay your full price, I bank at Union Bank of California”. 1970 AMX-III-mid engine proto-type, Roller needs restored, worth 225000. when finished, as- is 22,000.00 Kelsey-hayes 20 spoke, original tires, OTO molero 4 speed transmission, Complete history, photos, & ads- Phone or Number (???? The Pantera and another cousin of the Maserati Merak. According to Hemmings, Bizzarrini had already completed five cars and had begun work on a second batch of five, when AMC shelved the AMX/3. not mine Teague also took notice and in 1968 he drew a two passenger fastback coupe with what he called an “airfoil” shape. [15][16][17][18], A DMC utility vehicle, the DMC-44, was mooted by the company. Giorgetto Giugiaro had recently opened up the Italdesign studio and the AMC executives commissioned a competition between Giugiaro and their in-house design staff headed by Teague. He’s best remembered for heading the styling department at American Motors from 1961 to 1986, where limited development budgets forced his team to be creative. To begin with, not many high profile, fully engineered and running concept cars come to market in the first place and while there are enough for guys like Joe Bortz and Steve Juliano to have amassed specialized collections of just concept and show cars, the number of AMC concepts out there has to be very small. exactly as posted) That effort went belly up and Bizzarrini then worked with Count Giovanni Volpi on applying the latest aerodynamic theories to a Ferrari GTO chassis. Joining Nixon and Teague on the design were Chuck Mashigan (who had prior worked at Ford and Chrysler, including penning the Chrysler Turbine car), Vince Geraci and Jack Kenitz. Four of them have been restored. So Kirtland’s AMX/3 is a rare thing. DeLorean also sought lucrative incentives from various government and economic organizations to pay for constructing the company's automobile manufacturing facilities. The AMC AMX is a two-seat GT-style sports car that was produced by American Motors Corporation for the 1968 through 1970 model years. The finished AMX/3 was debuted in Rome, Italy in March of 1970. This article is about the original company. Dulaney “I’ll take it, I am on my way”. One design, a 2-door, had the doors and cabin would have been stretched to allow rear entry and rear seating. I currently have a 1979 IH scout 2 with an AMC javelin 4.2 I6 engine. just looking through local rag paper, i dont do extreme Collector cars, so someone will get a DEAL if its what its advertised as !!! While AMC cars are usually an inexpensive way to get into the car collecting hobby, there are some very serious AMC enthusiasts who can afford a near seven figure car. The heart of any midengine car is the transaxle. After adding a chin spoiler, at Monza the Italian engineer demonstrated to AMC executives that the AMX/3 was indeed capable of reaching the calculated top speed. I think the XJ Cherokees also competed with Eagle sales. Articles like these is why I follow publications such as TTAC. DMC was testing the use of translucent paint to help provide different color options on the cars while also allowing the stainless steel grain to show through, but no cars were sold with factory painted body panels. There was simply no money at AMC for those developments. In response to the income shortfall, a restructuring plan was devised where a new "DeLorean Motors Holding Company" would be formed, which in turn would have become corporate parent to DMC and each of its subsidiaries: DeLorean Motor Cars Limited (manufacturer), DeLorean Motor Cars of America (distributor in the U.S.) and DeLorean Research Partnership (a research and development company). Dulaney “No Sir, I would like to go to the bank and get you your money”. I drove straight up 600 miles and arrived a little after noon. This is a great article, extremely well written and a truly interesting story (full disclosure: I’m a HUGE fan of Teague and all things AMX/AMC-related). Dick Teague’s personal red AMX/3, considered the best of the six, remains in the possession of his family, a treasured heirloom if there ever was one. Currently I have a pile of AMC parts including V8 and I6 engine stuff, transmission, suspension, and about everything else. It got chopped into the subcompact Gremlin, upfitted into the slightly more upscale Concord and eventually lifted to make the Ur-crossover, the AMC Eagle 4X4 wagon.

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