AMC Javelin – One Last Gasp For AMC
By the time the 1970s rolled around, the American Motor Corporation (AMC) was in bad shape. The company was running out of money and consumers just weren’t buying the cars, and still, there are a few gems in the lineup from that decade. The Javelin was a noteworthy muscle car, it had a lot of power and the styling wasn’t half bad. The Javelin competed directly against the best that Detroit had to offer, and it held its own quite well. The 343 cubic inch V8 engine was one of the best power plants AMC offered. It had great off-the-line performance as well as fuel economy (via Top Speed).
The car also had a semi-popular run with law-enforcement agencies for a while. Its cheap price tag and reasonable performance made it a decent choice, and it even managed to perform quite well on the track. There are a few muscle cars that just don’t get the credit they deserve, and the Javelin is one of them. The unique blend of muscle and style was a final hurrah for AMC who needed a hit car to turn the tides around.