Originally Posted by
velociabstract
Don't forget besides the dogleg heads, the higher compression. 70 was the only year with both, on all the V8's. And the deck height change in 71 made interchangeability … difficult. My 68 was rough, 60 over, lots of miles, 343 auto, hit in the rear and fixed in someones back yard. But I loved that car. To understand the AMX you must take a drive in one. Mine lost it's life to a 15 yr old girl with a learners permit … in Phoenix Arizona. I still miss it.Les
Les I think all three years had 10:25.1 compression ratio. It was the DogLeg exhaust ports that really made them breath. Of course the larger carb on the 70 helped too. Leather was offered on the 69 seats, and I always enjoyed the reclining seat feature in the early cars over the straight up and down seat backs on the 70 seats. They came in really handy on long trips because they laid perfectly flat, and made a fairly comfortable bed.