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Black Is Beautiful: The 1968-1970 AMC AMX

Aaron Severson
April 8, 2008
Model Histories, Sports Cars and Muscle Cars

This early Ate Up With Motor article has been retired, but you may be interested in our later, more comprehensive history of the Javelin and AMX: The Sporting American: The AMC Javelin.

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