1969 AMX/3 Prototype

Yup, I remember these.
There was alot of press about the car around '68-69.
When the Pantera was anounced AM concieded.

They claimed that they had no money to fund the project but in my heart I know it was Ford's announcement of the Pantera that killed it.

It isn't a bad looking monster either.

Not bad for a car from Indiana.

Are those wider wheels in the rear? copycats.

I would like to see a shot from the back

like this?

or like this?

Geo,
You are "de man".

George, you are sick, sick, sick. I love it.

Here are my pics of one of the AMX/3 Prototypes that was at Concorso Italiano in 2004.

Another

Nice rear too.

Rear 3/4 view

Under the hood.

What did they use for a transmission?

There is a mint one I seen at AUTOSPORT DESIGN in LI NY .. very nice car.

The AMC followers are a fickle group. They like to refer to the Pantera's as a cheap imitation and how they could of built a real mid engine car.

In my book they ignore a couple facts. One is the AMC had some problems. One major problems was 100mph was begining to bring daylight under the front wheels. Among several design problems the car was always "would have could have should have". That is not a car that was put into production so to me that has very little merrit. How many race car drivers which always finsh last say "would have could have should have".

Neat, interesting design. No way of really knowing what it could have been in production but the design was neat looking; despite the fact that it didn't work functionally.

Gary

IMHO, design looks very 69ish and has not aged as well as the Pantera.

A friend of mine in town owns the Yellow car and a 3/4 scale version of the AMX/3. The thing - in person - is undeniably gorgeous.

Too bad so many 'show' cars of the era weren't even half intended to make production. This one, however, came closer than most.

To me that's why the Pantera is so entertaining. It could've EASILY been squelched on the finanicial responsibility, or the difficulty to piece together, or the many 'unknowns' of the project... but it soldiered ahead. Yea to Ford for going against conventional "wisdom"! In a way, too bad AMC didn't.

Cool Car, but I think more than one new owner might have lost a rear decklid at speed from not getting it locked down good - kind of like towing a P-car backwards on an open trailer?? Didn't these cars originally come out with the 390 in them? Might well have given our P-cars some competition had they gone into production.

I Dunno, but I would mind owning it!!

here's an other rear view, but i like George's g/f's better.

It is an interesting car. I haven't seen it in almost 30 years.
I am sorry that it never went into production but I have to admit that it isn't in the same class as the Pantera.

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Originally posted by 1973UFO:
Cool Car, but I think more than one new owner might have lost a rear decklid at speed from not getting it locked down good - kind of like towing a P-car backwards on an open trailer?? Didn't these cars originally come out with the 390 in them? Might well have given our P-cars some competition had they gone into production.

The prototype back hatch on the Pantera also opened from the front.

Mike

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Originally posted by george pence:
like this?

NO! Like this!!!!!

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Originally posted by r mccall:

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Originally posted by george pence:
like this?

NO! Like this!!!!!

This one is eating a hole in her pants!

What is realy amazing is that AMC even came up with the concept. Remember that they realy were an "independant" compared to the "Big Three".
The back end just does nothing for me tho. (of the car)