Mike Savage of New Canaan, CT is a recognized leader in virtual accounting services and a Lego and koi fish enthusiast.

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2. MICHAEL SAVAGE NEW CANAAN THE AMC MUSCLE CAR
LEGACY

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4. THE AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION OR AMC WAS ONE
OF THE CAR MANUFACTURERS TO JOIN THE BATTLE OF
PRODUCING MUSCLE CARS. ONE OF ITS MODELS WAS THE
AMX, INTRODUCED TO COMPETE WITH THE ONLY OTHER
TWO-SEATER IN THE MARKET, THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE.

5. THE AMC AMX (AMERICAN MOTORS EXPERIMENTAL) WAS
FIRST RELEASED IN 1968, THE FIRST STEEL-BODIED, TWO-
SEAT MODEL SINCE THE FORD THUNDERBIRD. AMC SLICED
A FOOT OF ITS JAVELIN BODY TO ELIMINATE THE REAR
SEATS TO MAKE IT A TWO-SEATER SPORTS CAR.
ACCOMPANIED WITH ITS RELEASE IS THE SETTING OF 106
WORLD SPEED RECORDS IN A TEXAS TRACK. CRAIG
BEEDLOVE, THE WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD HOLDER
MODIFIED THE HANDLING, POWER AND SPEED OF THE CAR
IN HIS SHOP. SPECIAL RED, WHITE AND BLUE "CRAIG
BEEDLOVE" EDITIONS WERE BUILT IN HONOR OF HIS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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7. THE AMC AMX CURB WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 3,100LBS. THE
AMX HAD A POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO OF 9.8LBS/BHP
WHEN EQUIPPED WITH THE 390 CID ENGINE. THIS
ENABLED THE CAR TO BLAZE THRU ¼ OF A MILE IN 15.2
SECONDS. THE INTERIOR BOASTED RECLINING BUCKET
SEATS, WOODGRAIN INTERIOR TRIM, CARPETING, 4-SPEED
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, E70-14 GOODYEAR POLYGLAS
TIRES AND A HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION. ITS ENGINE
OPTIONS RANGED FROM 225BHP TO 315BHP. AND FOR A
PRICE OF $3,245 IT WAS PRETTY REASONABLE AT THAT
TIME.

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9. FEW CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE AMC AMX, IN 1969.
THOUGH THE BASE PRICE INCREASED BY $50, NEW
FEATURES WERE ADDED IN THE CAR. CHANGES TO THE
DASHBOARD WERE INCLUDED PLUS A 140MPH
SPEEDOMETER. THE "BIG BAD AMX" OPTION WAS ALSO
MADE AVAILABLE THAT YEAR, WHICH ALLOWED THE BUYER
TO INCLUDE WILD COLORS AND BODY COLORED
BUMPERS. ANOTHER OPTIONAL PACKAGE MADE AVAILABLE
WAS THE "GO PACKAGE", WHICH INCLUDED E70 REDLINE
TIRES ON SIX-INCH RIMS, POWER-DISC BRAKES, HANDLING
PACKAGE AND TWIN -GRIP DIFFERENTIAL.

10. IN 1970, THE AMX BASE PRICE INCREASED TO $3,395. THIS
INCLUDED A STANDARD 360 CID V8 ENGINE AT 290BHP. THE
FRONT END TAIL LAMPS WERE ALSO RESTYLED. THE AMX
WAS CALLED THE BEST VERSION OF A BLEND OF MUSCLE
CAR AND SPORTS CAR THAT YEAR. 1970 WOULD ALSO BE
THE LAST YEAR OF THE TWO-SEATER AMX PRODUCTION.
THE NEW VERSION OF THE AMX, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN
1971, THEN THE TOP OF THE LINE JAVELIN, WAS
ASSEMBLED WITH FOUR SEATS.

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