American Motors' AMX, a Shortened Javelin

American Motors' new 1968 Javelin was a nicely-designed sporty car that I wrote about here.  But AMC decided to build an even sportier car, the two-passenger AMX that was essentially a cut-down Javelin.

I briefly wrote about the AMX-Javelin relationship here and want to add more in the present post's image captions.

As for dimensions, their respective wheelbases are 97 in. (2464 mm) and 109 in. (2769 mm).  Lengths are 177 in. (4491 mm) and 189.2 in. (4806 mm).  About an English foot difference in both cases.

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The AMX ("for sale" photo) and Javelin are essentially the same from the B-pillar forward, the most obvious differences being the central grille divider and inset grille mesh on the Javelin.  The Javelin is a hardtop convertible style with a truncated B-pillar and roll-down side windows, whereas the AMX has fixed rear quarter windows.

The AMX has its own character lines on its rear quarter panel.  Like the javelin, its front overhang is long for a rear-wheel drive car.  However, this gives it a long hood.

Publicity photo showing the nicely-composed front end.  Those were the days before higher-impact bumpers were regulated.

High rear three-quarter views, the AMX in a Barrett-Jackson auction photo.  Rear windows and tail cap ensembles appear to be the same.  What differ are quarter panels and the sail panels that frame the backlight and trunk lid.