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From Motor Trend
December, 1968
When you first see the Breedlove AMX 600 it looks like a one-off product of some Italian coachbuilder who was singlehandedly stopping the fire drain.
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'Taint so, McGee. Craig has a fair knowledge of aerodynamic considerations so he and automotive stylist Bill Moore collaborated on a bolt-on kit for the new AMX that will make it even look newer.
 
It borders on the incredible but the stock front fenders are retained and integrated with a fiber glass grille that is also a partial belly pan. The hood is 'glass also with NASA-type ducts that pipe air to the carburetors. just when we had about given up on unique spoiler placement, here comes Moore with one on the top no less. Production versions of the Aerodynamx Kit, as it is called, will have abbreviated aluminum bumpers. Target price is just $700.
 
BARRIS El Torro AMX
George Barris has been around for a long time-Kustomizing-almost from the beginning. A series of thrown together TV and movie show cars have cast a dark image on his house, but the Barris of old shines though on "straight" jobs. His latest fling is "Instant Kustomizing" for American Motors' Javelin and AMX and marketed directly by AMC dealerships on a nationwide basis. The normal franchised automobile man has never been overly enamoured with customizing in the past because it took too much shop time to turn a profit.
 
Realizing their dilemma, Barris worked up a pair of packages that could be more quickly put on or altered to suit individual tastes. The two themes, Bonanza for the Javelin and El Toro for AMX, feature scoops, deck lids, paint treatments and sporty wheels, things that will change appearance without extensive modifications. Best of all, you can finance it for a few bucks extra a month when you buy the car. Boy, what next?
 
BARRIS AMX 400
As it is today.
A message from its owner:
I was recently fortunate enough to have been able to purchase the Barris AMX 400. I would greatly appreciate any input or historical information any of your readers may have on the car so that I can re-establish it's complete 33 year history. I have owned AMXs since 1969 and currently have two others, a 1968 390 4spd (red/black interior) and a radical mid-engine 69 AMX in the process of reconstruction. Anyone who would like to can contact me via email. Mike
Thank you
 
 
 
 
 
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