The 1968 AMC Javelin arrived after the pony car trend was already roaring, yet it gave American Motors a fresh identity and a genuine contender in one of Detroit’s fiercest battles. Launched into a ...

The 1968 AMC Javelin arrived as an outsider in a contest already dominated by Detroit’s Big Three, yet it refused to behave like a bit player. American Motors took a brand often dismissed as ...

The late 60s and early 70s are etched in automotive history as the muscle car era. Ford’s Mustang and Chevrolet’s Camaro enjoyed undisputed attention from the auto enthusiast community. American ...

Introduced in 1967 as a replacement for the Rambler Marlin, the AMC Javelin took on the highly popular Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro in the pony car segment. It never became a hit with muscle car ...

In its Aug. '67 preview of the upcoming '68 models, Motor Trend predicted that American Motors would "have another sporty car, based on the AMX II show model, that will be more competition for ...

American Motors Corp. announces on Aug. 22, 1967, plans to introduce the 1968 Javelin, joining Detroit's pony car wars dominated by the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. The Javelin and its ...

AMC (American Motors Corporation) was formed in 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company. It survived until being bought by Chrysler in 1987, mostly for ...

Joe Parker is a nationally award-winning journalist and columnist from the Atlanta area. He has served as an automotive journalist for the past four years alongside extensive sports, business, ...

Some of the most popular cars to ever come out of the United States were introduced during the classic muscle car era, a period of time spanning the early-mid 1960s to the beginning of the 1970s.

Q: Greg, I owned a 1974 AMC Ambassador Custom Brougham four-door sedan back in the 1970s with the 304-V8 engine. What is this car worth today? I read your column in the Cape Cod newspaper and I know ...