The company built six- and eight-cylinder engines, from a 258 cubic inch inline-six to a 401 cubic inch V8 that powered vehicles like the AMC Javelin and Jeep Wagoneer in the 1970s.

A stand-alone nameplate from 1968 to 1970, the AMX became a performance trim for the American Motors Javelin from 1971 to 1974.

The 1972 AMC Javelin SST that Jim Boscarino of Torrington has owned for 50 years. His father initially was skeptical but ...