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Ohio AMX
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1940 Hupmobile Skylark
1968 Javelin future Pro Street 1969 AMX 290/auto (first car) 1997 Dodge SS/T 5.9L AMO# 983 |
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348AMX
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Massachusetts Status: Offline Points: 4165 |
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As stated someone replaced the original speaker pad or repainted it it should be dark brown. Your steering wheel is the same sand color as my OE wheel I was trying to describe, the rest looks original, just faded. |
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AMXFSTBK390
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Found these pix on Yahoo Photo Gallery. They look to be the same car. I may repaint the a/c vents and speaker panel this shade (umber?).
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Questions are powerful tools...what's in your toolbox?
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george w
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Javelin interior. Black steering wheel ?? Can't be sure that the carpet is the original.
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Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new.
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bigbad69
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I remember the carpet in my first Javelin was looking more green than beige after ten years. The colour mismatch is likely accentuated over time as the different materials age at different rates. So looking at pictures of original forty year old interiors is not going to be as accurate as looking at forty year old pictures of original interiors for determining colour variations.
I once saw pictures of a "restored" beige interior that was painted (incorrectly) all one shade. It looked so much better than what the factory did, but from a restoration standpoint, it was wrong. |
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69 Javelin SST BBO 390 T10
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348AMX
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Massachusetts Status: Offline Points: 4165 |
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I've seen 68 brochure pictures of tan interiors that show a black steering wheel, as well as the tan/sand colored steering wheel, so they got both, not sure what would be the deciding factor in the steering wheel color differences when the cars were built.
I actually like the contrast that the different shades give in the 68 interiors especially on the dash, the dark center speaker pad separates the 2 sides of the interior and accentuates it. When people paint the entire dash one shade of a light tan it takes away all the contrast. |
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Have2SC's
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personally i love the tan interiors vs the black, but couldnt stand the 50 shades of tan, way too many contrasting colors. i did all my interior parts in SEM in one color and i think it looks fantastic.
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1971 SC360 Hornet 4 speed 1970 Javelin 390 4 speed "Base Model" 1967 Rambler 220 X code 343 4 speed
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amxdreamer
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Tony
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348AMX
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That looks great, my center console had that exact gray sand shade to it before I recoated it
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uncljohn
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Picking the first dealer brochure that I laid my hands on and finding the expected quotation on the last page which read in part; "This brochure contains information correct at the time of printing. American Motors reserves the right to discontinue or change specifications, models, equipment or price at any time with out incurring obligation." very well may explain the difference in the color of the steering wheels. As I work on an 80 AMX which is a base model for that year there are a number of items that crop up that raise a question as to the accuracy of what was standard and what was optional for that year on Spirits and AMX's when compared against the actual vehicle. |
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70 390 5spd Donohue
74 Hornet In restoration 76 Hornet, 5.7L Mercury Marine Power 80 Fuel Injected I6 Spirit 74 232 I-6, 4bbl, 270HL Isky Cam |
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