Viewed in Sixties enthusiast circles as "an old folks' car company," American Motors responded, late in the decade, with their long-nose, short-tail Javelin ponycar, and its unique two-seat, short ...

Though Joe had purchased this '70 Javelin from its second owner ... it represents everything that is fair and pure in muscle cars: a big engine in a small car with a gearbox you shift yourself.

AMC retained the 360 cubic inch V8 as an optional engine in the Javelin and Javelin AMX throughout ... Bricklin and his companies ended up owing about $70 million, while the New Brunswick ...

Not only has this engine renewed interest in FCA’s range of performance cars, but it has also become popular throughout the restomod scene and would have given the Javelin extraordinary performance.

The smooth semi-fastback roofline, however, helped set the Javelin apart from other muscle cars. The nameplate remained in production over two generations until 1974, with engines ranging from the ...

The base car was offered with a 232-cid six-cylinder in 1968, but the optional engine was a whopping 390-cid V8. For all this, the clean-lined Javelin was still in the shadow of the old Rambler ...