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Topic: OZ AMX REGISTRY
Posted By: bbgjc
Subject: OZ AMX REGISTRY
Date Posted: Oct/13/2012 at 7:50am
ATTENTION:
The "New and Improved" Forum Post Title is "OZ AMX REGISTRY" Beer(formerly Who's got the two OZ AMX's) now let's all have a nice cold stubbie.
Is this acceptable?  (I hope this was legalBig smile)

Had their info, but lost it.  They just bough them of of Deon a few months ago. Shoot me PM some time, I have stuff you may need.




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Posted By: aussie rambler
Date Posted: Oct/13/2012 at 8:03am
thats "huddy55" who got the amx

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bloody mongral bastard ramblers....lol..


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Oct/13/2012 at 10:05am
Thank you very much


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Oct/21/2012 at 4:06am
What have you got that we may need for the AMX's? Send me a PM if you like. 

Steve Fripp


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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: AMConverted
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 4:34am
Hi Guys, a little off topic but I thought you might find this interesting. I knew a guy, Phil Bryant. He told me his father had a Rambler dealership somewhere in Sydney back in the late sixties, early seventies. Phil told me that his father used to bring home different Rambler cars from work. He told me that his dad had the first AMX in Australia at his dealership and had driven this car home one night. Phil said his dad took him for a spin around the block in it, making him the first AMC mad kid to ride in an AMX in Australia. He's a pretty decent guy, so had no reason to doubt his story. Lucky little bugger. So, this is obviously one of the AMX's that huddy has??? He had moved away 2 years ago, so cannot discuss anymore of the subject with him.

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1967 Rambler American

I'm not old, I'm just old school.



Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 4:58am
Very interesting story. There were a few AMI dealers in Sydney at the time that sold AMI products. I've got at home three personal diaries of a former Rambler sales rep from Sydney's biggest dealer, Grenville Motors. The diaries contains names, phone numbers, type of car that the client is enquiring about and his possible trade in car. Many well known company names are also mentioned in his diaries. One day I will scan a few pages and posted it here. 

Going back to that as mentioned AMX, being the first one sold in Australia doesn't mean it's the number one car built. My AMX is numbered 09 whilst the other car belonging to my brother in law is number 22. Far as I know my #09 car was first sold in QLD. I'm not certain about the #22 car.

Has anyone else have any idea on what cars were allocated to what states?


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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 5:16am
AMX-01 is over here in Perth, but would that be the first one or would it be the pre-production car? Seems not much history was saved from AMI that might have told us what cars went where and lots of other interesting stuff like that.


Posted By: AMConverted
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 5:19am
sorry guys, I wasnt implying it was car no1, just that he told me it was the first AMX for sale in the country. The name of that dealership rings a bell.


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1967 Rambler American

I'm not old, I'm just old school.



Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 5:29am
I've got the list of the sales reps at Grenville Motors somewhere. I will try and find them. I'm not sure who owned Grenville Motors at the time though. 

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Oct/25/2012 at 7:22am
Originally posted by AMConverted AMConverted wrote:

sorry guys, I wasnt implying it was car no1, just that he told me it was the first AMX for sale in the country. The name of that dealership rings a bell.
 
Yes, I guess build number doesn't necessarily flow through into sales sequence. 


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/12/2013 at 3:29am
Today I popped by Rambler Spares on the way to my mates funeral. Whilst there, Jeff showed me a copy of Restored Cars Magazine dating back to 1983. This particular issue had a feature on Andrew Page's AMX which appears white in the black and photos. It also states that it is car number #09. Here also says that Andrew had a smashed AMX parts car. If this is correct, then my AMX is the number #09 car whilst the other is my brother in laws. 

The confusing thing is gremx74 also has a Andrew Page AMX but I'm not sure on the number but I believe it is number #03 and is painted red. I believe this car came from W.A.

Any help on this? 




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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/12/2013 at 5:38am
I reckon gremx74's brother has or had #3 and #14, first name is Andrew, but last name is different.

There was another project car in Perth that sold a few years back #4, heard it was brought by Nino's brother, Nino has #1 and #17.

#10 is also in Perth.

Looks like AMX's run in families.


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Mar/13/2013 at 2:33am
Yeah, I have AMX #3 in my shed, but it belongs to my brother ozziamc.


And an AMX with a back seat ? Yes, in #3



We also have number 16 here in Adelaide



And this one, not sure of the number



And ozziamc used to own this one, was Safety Wattle yellow before the BBG, now in Victoria somewhere



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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".






Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/13/2013 at 3:08am
That's 10 out of 24 accounted for in a couple of posts, not a bad effort guys.


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/13/2013 at 3:40am
The no# 16 car I had owned may years ago. It was an original white car and painted red before I got it. I sold it around 1997. I purchased it of the second owner and had only 49000 miles on it at the time with the original owners manuals etc. It was sold new by Grenville Motors.

My question still remains. Did Andrew Page own other AMX's and what numbers.

I do know of another Aussie AMX in Victoria but unsure of the number. The owner would be well into his 60's and has owned the car for a very long time. His father was good mates with my grandfather over 30 years ago. This car is red and I have only seen it once. 


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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Mar/13/2013 at 3:58am
Need to get ozziamc on this. I believe he has tracked at least 20 of the 24 (maybe 21 or 22, not sure) including the car that was sent over here as one to copy when they built our 24. One is back in the US, as a few of you probably know.

Dave

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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".






Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/13/2013 at 4:57am
Thanks Dave. It would be great to find some more history about ownership of these cars, more so when they were new.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/14/2013 at 6:03am
Today I have spoken to Bruce Neasmith, one of the writers for Restored Cars Magazine. He confirmed that indeed AMX 09 is the car featured in the 1983 copy of restored cars. Now I'm onto finding the first two owners of this car and go from there. Garry's #22 car has been with the #9 car for at least 30 years and the two cars have never been separated after all these years. Garry's car can now be confirmed it was wrecked prior to 1983 and has never seen the road since. More work to be done until I can find it's first owner.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Mar/14/2013 at 6:23am
Try Deon, IF he'll call you back.  Also, try going through the Transit Authority for past documents.  They only go back so far, but it's worth the effort and small cost.


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Mar/16/2013 at 9:00pm
I talked to the fella who runs 'AUOTPICS' who have thousands of motor racing photo's of Bathurst etc and he is going to chase up a photo (if any still exist) of the AMX showcased at the 69 Bathurst. Quote from Restored cars number 179 Nov-Dec2006 "A publicity photograph of the car (AMX) was taken at Bathurst, Mount Panorama race circuit, as it was faster than the cars in that days 500 mile endurance race".  Would be interesting to see pics and I wonder which one it was?


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Mar/16/2013 at 9:12pm

AUTOPICS was at the Chryslers on the Murray today. Over 600 cars but not 1 AMC Cry I know one of the fellas who organises this show so I might see if we can put aside a section each year for AMC's and try to get a few there. It is a huge show and I think people would love to have a look at AMC's



Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/16/2013 at 11:53pm
Little bit more information here for those who havent seen it before:
 
http://www.amx-perience.com/1969AMIAMX.php" rel="nofollow - http://www.amx-perience.com/1969AMIAMX.php
 
Here is the #1 car for the record, now in Perth:
 
 
#10
 
 
#17
 
 


Posted By: Pokerchip
Date Posted: Mar/17/2013 at 1:06am
Originally posted by WesternRed WesternRed wrote:


Here is the #1 car for the record, now in Perth:
 


I take it that the 1970 grill was put on afterwards? I love the 1970 grills!


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1962 Rambler American 400 Convertible

1967 Rambler American 440 Sedan


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/17/2013 at 1:36am
Car no# 09







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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Mar/17/2013 at 3:19am

#17 after the spin on its roof. Note lack of passenger side A pillar (it's there, but a bit flatter. Unbelievable repair job)



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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".






Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/17/2013 at 4:25am
ouch..... credit goes to the restorer for such a amazing job saving an Aussie AMX. The yanks would have chopped it up.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/17/2013 at 9:35am


Yes, pretty amazing job on the 17 car to get it back on the road. I beleive the #1 car had a hit in the front some time in the past and thats when it had the later front installed.
 
Here is #4
 
 
And #24 I beleive
 
 


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 3:52am
Car no# 04 in Safety Wattle yellow, cool. My no# 09 is also a yellow car. 

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 3:59am
no# 22 was a original white car






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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 4:06am
Total is 11 different aussie AMX pictures recorded so far.... good stuff




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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 4:19am
Bit of history on the #4 car from the eBay ad back in 2010:
 

You are viewing my listing with actual photos of current state of car. Up for auction is a Rambler AMX built by Australian Motor Industries. The vehicle is in a dismantled state but is rust free and straight. I have owned the vehicle since 1984 but it has not been on the road since 1988. I am the fourth owner, the original owner being Premier Motors in Perth WA who used the vehicle in the Perth Motor Show 1970. Vehicle was repainted Vermillion Fire with front spoiler, side dummy scoops and everything chromed. Then owned by Top Hat Caterers, then a farmer in Wagin and then by a student in City Beach (1981).

Engine is not the original 343, but a high performance 360 built by Ben Ludlow. It was supposed to be 300bhp but the current Australian Top Fuel Champion for 2010 did a 12 second pass in the car with a transmission modulator problem so only second gear was used; back in 1987. We figured it was probably developing closer to 350bhp.



Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 4:19am
and another Aussie AMX, this one has been in the USA since the 1980's I believe. 

The count, 12 of 24 so far



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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 4:43am
Pretty sure the US car is #18
 
Here are a couple of Aussie cars from road tests back in the day:
 
Sports Car World, November 1969
 
 
 
http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/scw_nov_1969.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/scw_nov_1969.htm
 
This one was in Motor Manual January 1970 and Wheels February 1970
 
 
http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/mman_jan_1970.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/mman_jan_1970.htm
 
 
http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/wheels_feb_1970.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.australianjavelins.com/media/wheels_feb_1970.htm
 


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 5:21am
Look for these at your next swap meet or on Ebay:
We ought to rename this thread "Where are all the Australian AMX's ?"





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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".






Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 5:44am
lol.... note the Motor Manual test car, AMI still haven't finish building it..... no wipers

I agree Gremx.  Change the thread name


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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 5:59am
I will now start taking votes for the NEW and IMPROVED thread name.  Although I'm still mad at DEON!!!Wink, at least I know the AMX's are in good hands.  
Cheers, John


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 6:07am
Originally posted by bbgjc bbgjc wrote:

I will now start taking votes for the NEW and IMPROVED thread name.  Although I'm still mad at DEON!!!Wink, at least I know the AMX's are in good hands.  
Cheers, John

I haven't heard from Deon since we picked up the AMX's.

I do have some other news for you, A RWB 70 Rebel Machine is on it's way out from Brisbane to NZ. I couldn't tell you who owns it but my brother in law drove it at the transport company and it was about to head out to the docks. 


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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 6:08am
Just having a look through my Rambler Club newsletters and one of them contains a reprint of the Restored Cars Magazine (Issue 52) article from 1983 that features the #9 car when it was owned by Andrew Page. Says it was originally operated by one of the service managers at Mascot Motors.
 
Also found a for sale for the #9 from On Target, back in 2004 when it was owned by Craig Norling, possibly, had the second shell with it then, so it does seem that they travelled in tandem through several owners.


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 6:18am
Originally posted by WesternRed WesternRed wrote:

Just having a look through my Rambler Club newsletters and one of them contains a reprint of the Restored Cars Magazine (Issue 52) article from 1983 that features the #9 car when it was owned by Andrew Page. Says it was originally operated by one of the service managers at Mascot Motors.
 
Also found a for sale for the #9 from On Target, back in 2004 when it was owned by Craig Norling, possibly, had the second shell with it then, so it does seem that they travelled in tandem through several owners.

I found that article last week and I was excited. Now you just came up with another previous owner. Great news as I what to track it's ownership from new. I already have spoken to Bruce Neasmith and he will contact Andrew Page for more information while I have Jeff to call Jim from Mascot Motors to see if he remembers that worker that owned it. Full history on a rare car is always a bonus.




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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 6:25am
You won't hear from Deon, he's a bit erratic.  Super Nice guy though.  I'll have to find out who picked up a Machine in NZ!  I super hope it's well sorted, believe me working on an AMC in New Zealand is tough, even when you bring a boat load of parts with you.
Hope your brother in law didn't "have fun" with the car like the Bogans in NZ would.  That's why I met my cars at the port.
One guy I know got his tank filled with diesel fuel. NICE!!


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 6:32am
The Machine has been in Brisbane for about 3 years and owned by a Kiwi. He is heading back home to NZ and taking the car with him. My bro in law Garry is a AMC man in a big way and works for the transport company, his job to drive them of and on trucks and to deliver the vehicles. He also said that the kiwi joined a local Rambler club in Brisbane. The Machine looks nice in my phone with after market wheels.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/18/2013 at 7:06am
Bit more detective work, this one from earlier in the thread is #2
 
 
 


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/19/2013 at 5:04am
23 cars remain with one destroyed.  I just wrote a large thread and accidently deleted it :(

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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/19/2013 at 6:18am
It would be great (if possible) to see photos of the other Aussie AMX's. 23 of 24 is bloody great after 44 years. It shows that all past owners knew of it's rarity and never wanted any to be scrapped despite the hard life some of these cars had in regards to rollovers, big frontal hits, rust, neglect etc etc. 

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:01am
I will post some of the info I have and will get Dave to add some pics. Not sure how to do them. They never seem to work.
 Anyway I will start with an Interesting car. AMX 15. This car was sold new by Champions here in Adelaide. most of its life was the Norm Until around 1980. It was purchased by Hendon Studios for use in Mad Max. It was painted in the familiar yellow red and blue. It was to be used as a police pursuit vehicle. Unfortunately according to my ex Mechanic who worked at Hendon studios where it was painted The director only wanted Australian Vehicles for the pursuit cars. The car was sold off in Broken Hill after the Movie was shot. It was painted Havana Gold. It dissapeared for a while and surfaced In Nowra and is now dark Metallic Brown. The owner confirmed finding red yellow and Blue paint when prepping the car. Also holes in the roof and Boot. Johnny Lighning did an AMX car in the Mad Max colours. did they know ? do they have pics ? or is it a coincidence. I emailed them and never got a response.


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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:05am
A little known fact is there is 25 cars. Yes thats correct. One car was brought in assembled for AMI to copy. Its the one on the AMI brochure. You can see the AMX circles are unpainted and the mirror appears to be on the left hand side. also the "343" badge looks like a 290 badge. Jim Rowe has sighted this car back in the Mascot days. It was a 290 4 speed car. And was converted later by Granville Motors. It was advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald many times by Pye Motors of Paramatta in the late 70's.  The car dissapeared and I have no other info on the car.

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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:07am
Something else I have been told but Cannot confirm is  the AMX at bathurst, not sure but a Victorian collector has a 69 Javelin race prepped and was to race at bathurst but red tape got in the way. The car was found in the 90's. Is this correct or urban myth ?

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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:09am
I spoke with Andrew Page years ago when I bought my AMX and he never mentioned owning car 9. I have a Steve Garlick associated with that car (as well as car1) ??

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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:11am
IN one of my posts I said the circles were painted. They were of course black Vinyl. whoops.

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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 4:13am
As for a new name. I call my folder the MAX files. 



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74 hornet hatch

69 AMX 3 of 24 AMI build


75 sportabout



81 Concord

all Right Hand Drive


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 5:01am
Number 2 is here in Adelaide and is/was for sale. It appeared in the Javelin Register newsletter a while ago (below). Price ? the first number starts with a '3'.



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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".






Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 6:23am
Originally posted by bbgjc bbgjc wrote:

ATTENTION:
The "New and Improved" Forum Post Title is "OZ AMX REGISTRY" Beer(formerly Who's got the two OZ AMX's) now let's all have a nice cold stubbie.
Is this acceptable?  (I hope this was legalBig smile)

Had their info, but lost it.  They just bough them of of Deon a few months ago. Shoot me PM some time, I have stuff you may need.


That's better, dedicated Aussie AMX thread. Thank you.

#22 and #09 as of September 2012




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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 7:38pm

I had previously heard about the pre-production car.

The article below is from Wheels Magazine, June 1969 and features a left hand drive manual car, could be the one. There are a couple of road test articles that came out prior to this, but they were based on US cars driven in the US. The road tests that came out afterwards that were posted previously in this thread featured the aussie built cars.
 
 
 
We might have to start a separate thread on the aussie race javelin as it's been mentioned here and in the speedway thread, probably deserves a thread of it's own. Seems the guy that owns it now also has AMX #24 (from new) and another imported AMX that has been run extensively in hillclimbs. 


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Mar/20/2013 at 10:56pm
Or would you like me to change "Australian speedway AMC" thread to ""Australian racing (or Motorsport) AMC's"" which could cover ALL road racing, drag racing and speedway racing and any other motorsport AMC that was raced in Australia?


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Mar/22/2013 at 5:40pm
Originally posted by ozziamc ozziamc wrote:

Something else I have been told but Cannot confirm is  the AMX at bathurst, not sure but a Victorian collector has a 69 Javelin race prepped and was to race at bathurst but red tape got in the way. The car was found in the 90's. Is this correct or urban myth ?
 
I talked to the fella who runs 'AUOTPICS' who have  literally 10's of thousands of motor racing photo's of Bathurst etc and he is going to chase up a photo (if any still exist) of the AMX showcased at the 69 Bathurst. Quote from Restored cars number 179 Nov-Dec2006 "A publicity photograph of the car (AMX) was taken at Bathurst, Mount Panorama race circuit, as it was faster than the cars in that days 500 mile endurance race".  Would be interesting to see pics and I wonder which one it was? It sounds like it was just sent up to Bathurst in October 69 to showcase the AMX but not sure if it done any demo laps or was just a static display? Someone will come out of the woodwork with some info. Wonder if Eddie Ford (restored cars) would be able to contact Bruce Neasmith, who wrote the article, to see if he has any more info on the Bathurst demo?


Posted By: gopedeler
Date Posted: Mar/22/2013 at 6:15pm
Yes,No.2 is still in Adelaide,well it was a year ago when I saw it at the owners place.Along with the big green one beside it in an earlier posted picture.He also has some other interesting AMC's keeping it company.


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Mar/24/2013 at 2:56am
Originally posted by 70Hornet 70Hornet wrote:

Originally posted by ozziamc ozziamc wrote:

Something else I have been told but Cannot confirm is  the AMX at bathurst, not sure but a Victorian collector has a 69 Javelin race prepped and was to race at bathurst but red tape got in the way. The car was found in the 90's. Is this correct or urban myth ?
 
I talked to the fella who runs 'AUOTPICS' who have  literally 10's of thousands of motor racing photo's of Bathurst etc and he is going to chase up a photo (if any still exist) of the AMX showcased at the 69 Bathurst. Quote from Restored cars number 179 Nov-Dec2006 "A publicity photograph of the car (AMX) was taken at Bathurst, Mount Panorama race circuit, as it was faster than the cars in that days 500 mile endurance race".  Would be interesting to see pics and I wonder which one it was? It sounds like it was just sent up to Bathurst in October 69 to showcase the AMX but not sure if it done any demo laps or was just a static display? Someone will come out of the woodwork with some info. Wonder if Eddie Ford (restored cars) would be able to contact Bruce Neasmith, who wrote the article, to see if he has any more info on the Bathurst demo?

I can contact Bruce Neasmith myself and ask him about it. Bruce I have known for many years and he has been helping out Jeff (Rambler Spares) in the last 12 months stock taking Rambler Parts. I'm sure someone must have a photo of the AMX at Bathurst.




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1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
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Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Mar/25/2013 at 4:12am
Yeah Bruce wrote the Rambler history articles in Restored cars that I quoted the Aussie production numbers from in another thread so sounds like a very knowledgeable fella. Havn't heard back from David at Autopics yet about any pics of AMX at Bathurst


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/28/2013 at 1:07am
here is a breakdown of where the cars are as of early this year,
AMX 1 WA
AMX 2 SA
AMX 3 SA
AMX 4 WA
AMX 5 VIC
AMX 6 WA
AMX 7 NSW
AMX 8 QLD
AMX 9 NSW
AMX 10 WA
AMX 11  DESTROYED VIC
AMX 12 SA




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Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Mar/28/2013 at 1:12am
AMX 13 NSW
AMC 14 VIC
AMX 15 NSW
AMX 16  SA
AMX 17WA
AMX 18 USA
AMX 19 NT
AMX 20 VIC
AMX 21 UNKNOWN
AMX 22 QLD
AMX 23 QLD
AMX 24 VIC
AMX COPY CAR UNKNOWN


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Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Apr/06/2013 at 10:27pm
We have located a pic of the display AMX at Bathurst in 1969. It is an OZ one with the AMI badge on the back 1/4 etc. Being a black and white pic it is hard to tell what colour it is but most probably red. Has in big lettering 'AMX' on the door. It has come from Auotpics so waiting to get permission to put up on forum as it is copyrighted print.  


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Apr/08/2013 at 10:08am



Here is the picture of the AMX at Bathurst in 1969:
 
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<blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Photo courtesy of David Blanch at http://www.autopics.com.au/" rel="nofollow - <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif - www.autopics.com.au <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Autopics has a

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">photographic history of Australian motor racing with over
25000 photographs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Definitely worth a look if you are into Australian motor
racing history :-)"

<div dir="ltr">The lettering on the side of the car looks strangely familar, but no idea where I've seen it before.
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">




Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Apr/09/2013 at 5:54am
Cool sideburns LOL I wonder which one it was and if it done any demo laps? I reckon there will be many more photo's of this car floating around somewhere from it's time at Bathurst in 1969


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Apr/09/2013 at 6:01am
I remember seeing those AMX graphics, so something very similar.  I think they were on one of the SS AMX cars.  Cool photo.


Posted By: RamblerSpares
Date Posted: Apr/09/2013 at 6:05am
The photograph was believed to be taken at Easter time 1969 and was the first AMX to arrive in NSW and was brought to the race track for publicity and promotional use by a Grenville Motors employee.


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Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: May/01/2013 at 4:44am
I can't seem to find it in the forum but I am sure I read somewhere that someone used an AMX for some Hillclimbs? or was it a Javelin? either way the Autopics mob have bulk pics of many hillclimb events as well if someone has an approx date and place?


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: May/01/2013 at 6:03am
That was me, I should pull a finger out and post up the photos I have.


Posted By: 0069X
Date Posted: May/25/2013 at 5:54pm
Originally posted by WesternRed WesternRed wrote:




Here is the picture of the AMX at Bathurst in 1969:
 
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> 
<blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Photo courtesy of David Blanch at http://www.autopics.com.au/" rel="nofollow - <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif - www.autopics.com.au <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Autopics has a

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">photographic history of Australian motor racing with over
25000 photographs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Definitely worth a look if you are into Australian motor
racing history :-)"

<div dir="ltr">The lettering on the side of the car looks strangely familar, but no idea where I've seen it before.
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">




Actually, the AMX "lettering" on the side makes the car look like it's going very fast in reverse.
And the gentlemen driving the car looked alot like me back then.
The photo of me in the AMX (with short hair) was taken in 1968, the photo of me sitting on the door of my MG was taken 1 year later when I was 18, and with longer hair and sideburns.





Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: May/26/2013 at 6:04am
What's the story with that AMX? Was it a RHD aussie one? Hard to tell if you are on left or right hand side. Also no black under AMX on C pillar? Cool to see pics from back in the day Smile 


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: May/26/2013 at 6:29am
0069X is not a Aussie

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1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: May/26/2013 at 4:02pm
are you sure ? the driver looks lie he is on the right side also the amx logo looks to be black. the car looks red so I guess it would of been car 3 ? (the first 3 cars were press cars one red one white and one yellow)

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Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: May/26/2013 at 8:01pm


I think we are getting confused, this one is Aussie:
 
 
0069X is not.


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: May/27/2013 at 12:55am
Yeah I was tlaking about 0069X's pic of his AMX. I didn't realise he wasn't an aussie and I couldn't tell if he was on the lh or rh side of the AMX he is in. The Bathurst pic is definatly an Aussie car. Cool pics all round Smile notice the American AMC had standard type hubcaps


Posted By: 0069X
Date Posted: May/27/2013 at 2:47pm
Sorry for the poor photo, it does sort of look like I could be on the right hand side of the blue 343 AMX.
Actually that blue 1968 AMX wasn't mine. My Dad managed an AMC dealer back then, and he brought it home for Memorial day weekend. Coincidently, that photo was taken exactly 45 years ago today!
I was 17 at the time, and I was saving up to buy a new AMX. My Dad let me take it out for a couple of hours just for a "test drive".
I finally saved up enough to purchase a brand new "Bittersweet" 69-390 AMX about a year and half later.
Ironically, my friend standing next to me in the MG photo, wound up buying a twin to that blue AMX in 1970.
The photo of us and my MG was taken just after he moved back to the States from Australia, where he lived for about a year. (I guess he couldn't take the heat).
I never realized it before, but the only two AMX's I ever drove before purchasing my new 69, both had full wheel covers on them.
In Oct. of 68 my Dad brought home a red on red 390 AMX with a white Go-Pack stripe for me to use one weekend. It had "wire wheel" covers on it.


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Jun/25/2013 at 7:29am
Just curious if there has ever been any leads on the one missing AMX number 21? It must be out there somewhere or a record must exist of who bought it or owned it?
 
Also on the subject of rare cars the Javelin that lives near me here in Albury is a 1972 plated/assembled 1970 AMI Javelin. Bruce Neasesmiths article in Restored cars on AMC/AMI/Ramblers in Australia states that there was only two Javelins sold by AMI that year from "OLD STOCK" before the actual 72 Javelins were released here in Feb 73. That would mean this is one of the last two Aussie assembled 70 Javelins sold. Interesting stuff Smile


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Jun/25/2013 at 11:18am
Certainly sounds like it was one of the last ones.


Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Jun/26/2013 at 5:23am
There is a small photo of Aussie AMX's number 17 and number 1 together in the latest issue of Street Machine (July) and has a little blurb about having AMC/Ramblers at the Chryslers on the Murray in 2014.  It is on page 40 and the issue has a black HQ Monaro on the cover. 


Posted By: mopar63
Date Posted: Jul/27/2013 at 12:24am
Originally posted by ozziamc ozziamc wrote:

I will post some of the info I have and will get Dave to add some pics. Not sure how to do them. They never seem to work.
 Anyway I will start with an Interesting car. AMX 15. This car was sold new by Champions here in Adelaide. most of its life was the Norm Until around 1980. It was purchased by Hendon Studios for use in Mad Max. It was painted in the familiar yellow red and blue. It was to be used as a police pursuit vehicle. Unfortunately according to my ex Mechanic who worked at Hendon studios where it was painted The director only wanted Australian Vehicles for the pursuit cars. The car was sold off in Broken Hill after the Movie was shot. It was painted Havana Gold. It dissapeared for a while and surfaced In Nowra and is now dark Metallic Brown. The owner confirmed finding red yellow and Blue paint when prepping the car. Also holes in the roof and Boot. Johnny Lighning did an AMX car in the Mad Max colours. did they know ? do they have pics ? or is it a coincidence. I emailed them and never got a response.

 my mate just bought this car , he came to see me today , he loves his AMX's he has already got 4 plus a Javelin.
He hopes to land it in NZ next week so I'll go up to Gisborne some time to have a wee look at it


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Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Jul/28/2013 at 2:43am
Wow, it did sell very quickly, good stuff, I hope it gets restored to its original shape..... or maybe the Mad Max pursuit car colours if it's certain that it was "to be" used in the movie. I hope its gone into good hands. 

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Jul/28/2013 at 6:05am
just found out some more details. The car was "written off " here in Adelaide `due to an engine/dash fire. it went to auction and dissapeared ( it went to hendon studios) then went off to Broken Hill.

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Posted By: 70Hornet
Date Posted: Jul/29/2013 at 6:07am
Hi ozziamc. Sorry mate I just read the post you had done ages ago regarding the AMX that may have been a pre-production mock up for Mad Max and was also done by Johnny Lightning. I wrote a similar thing in another thread thinking I was smart but didn't see this one (or didn't remember seeing this one). It is a very interesting story and I reckon there MUST be a photo or 2 of that car in it''s MFP disguise. Wonder where they are and who has them? I have read somewhere else on an American site about a link between an AMX and Mad Max. Someone out there knows or has proof? Surprised it wasn't used somewhere else in movie though? as there is a Hornet in it briefly. 
 
Very interesting Tongue 


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Jul/29/2013 at 7:31am

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1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
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1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
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Posted By: amxie8
Date Posted: Aug/13/2013 at 7:10am
Hi, andrew page owned 2 amx,s, number 1 origonaly yellow now in wa, purple/blue, owned by nino,, and no 3 red..... owned by ozziamc./ amx390.


Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Aug/14/2013 at 3:33am
Originally posted by amxie8 amxie8 wrote:



Hi, andrew page owned 2 amx,s, number 1 origonaly yellow now in wa, purple/blue, owned by nino,, and no 3 red..... owned by ozziamc./ amx390.


Andrew Page also owned my number 9 Amx. I have a Restored Cars article dating 1983 to confirm this. My car was also yellow when new. In this article, it states that Andrew knows the where abouts of a wrecked AMX, it may well have been the number 1 car as it was once a wrecked car itself so I believe. But saying that, my car was done in a package deal with the wrecked number 22 car. Am i confusing everyone or did Andrew owned four AMXs in total?

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Aug/15/2013 at 2:33am
do you have any pics of the restored cars article ? cause He told me that my car (car 3) was the one in restored cars mag. red with NSW plates AMX 390

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Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Aug/15/2013 at 2:39am
Yes, I have both articles, your red car number 3 when it was featured with the 73 Javelin which Jim Richards now own, and a separate earlier article on my car.... In black and white. I have to do some scanning.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Aug/15/2013 at 4:40am
The brown AMX #15 on Gumtree is going (or has already gone) to NZ. Should make a good companion for the owner's other cars





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1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
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Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Aug/15/2013 at 3:41pm
kool Andrew never mentioned your car to me.  I Andrew Page and have had some discussions about AMX's over the years.

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Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Aug/16/2013 at 3:04am
I like that NZ collection, even the forklift is in big bad green.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Aug/19/2013 at 9:18am
He loves his AMX.  He brought them over from Canada when he moved to New Zealand years ago.  The 70 Ram Air scoop must have been added in the last two years, since it was definitely not on there while I was down Wellington.


Posted By: mopar63
Date Posted: Aug/22/2013 at 12:23am
he also has a white AMX one plus a Javelin  he got for his son, I bought my AMX of him one day when I went up to see Doug to get the 343  out of his orange AMX for my Javelin, I was actually buying an Aussie  Valiant  coupe (Dodge Dart) the very next day but when he offered the AMX  out of the blue I thought 'yea why not',and I've been  putting it together for the last 2 years LOL


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Posted By: Brootal
Date Posted: Sep/24/2013 at 10:13am
Originally posted by 70Hornet 70Hornet wrote:

There is a small photo of Aussie AMX's number 17 and number 1 together in the latest issue of Street Machine (July) and has a little blurb about having AMC/Ramblers at the Chryslers on the Murray in 2014.  It is on page 40 and the issue has a black HQ Monaro on the cover. 

That was a photo I took in 2007 at the All Chrysler Day here in Perth. I've only just found out (through the Shannon's Club thing) that Nino's purple/blue car was actually featured in Street Machine back in Jul/Aug '93 and was built by Stephen Garlick. I don't have that issue, have plenty of earlier ones, but by then I stopped buying SM and started spending my money on US hot rod and custom car mags. :)

Don't suppose anyone has a copy that they can scan the article from?



Posted By: mopar63
Date Posted: Sep/28/2013 at 4:26am
ok guys I got a call from Doug today ,he bought the  'mad max'  AMX from Aussie, he has got the car in NZ and had started stripping  it ,and maybe  going to dip strip the whole shell .
He  can' t decide , given the cars history ,whether to paint the car in the original white or do the Mad Max theme and was wondering what you guys thoughts would be and maybe go the way that the majority thinks, so what do you reckon ?.


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Posted By: Pokerchip
Date Posted: Sep/28/2013 at 5:07am
MAD MAX!!!

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Posted By: Brootal
Date Posted: Sep/28/2013 at 6:46am
Mad Max for sure! Plenty of restored ones out there. :)


Posted By: ozziamc
Date Posted: Sep/28/2013 at 9:29pm
be interesting to see the paint come off and see the red blue and yellow on the car. Would also like to know if there are holes in the roof and boot lid.

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81 Concord

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Posted By: mopar63
Date Posted: Sep/29/2013 at 1:02am
yea he said the paint on it was really thick , not too sure what it is,next time I go up there I'll get some pics

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Posted By: huddy1955
Date Posted: Sep/29/2013 at 5:32am
I guess the paint can help with the truth about this AMX to prove if it was intended to be used for the Mad Max movie. Let see what happens.

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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom
1963 Rambler Classic 660 wagon
1969 AMX 343 auto NO# 09 of 24
1973 Rambler Matador Wagon 360
1985 Jeep J20 pick up 360
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic
plenty of parts cars


Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Sep/29/2013 at 5:56am
If he can prove the Mad Max history then there might be some merit in doing it back to those specs, but otherwise I must say that I cringe every time I see a Ford XA/B/C coupe given the Mad Max treatment.


Posted By: 74gremx
Date Posted: Sep/29/2013 at 6:05am
Even if it was the original car, AND he repaints it back to the Mad Max colours, hardly anyone outside of us will 'get it'. It was never seen in the films so why bother ?

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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
"Don't mistake activity for achievement".







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