Originally Posted by
onehundred80
Where is the connection between these cars? I see none at all.
After Ford purchased a controlling share in Jaguar, they felt it entitled them the right to claim all of Jag's intellectual properties.
Soon after their acquisition, Ford had an ad featuring many of "Fords" great accomplishments from the past, and sure enough they placed a classic XKE in that advertisement.
Now far be it for me to argue with a well respected company such as Ford Motor Company.
Maybe it's more like the "Six degrees of Kevin Bacon".
American Motors built the AMX and Javelin, which eventually became the Javelin/AMX. AMC commissioned Karmann of Germany to build 280 1969 Javelins, thus qualifying them as a "German" built car.
Chrysler purchases AMC and continues using several of the old AMC logo's like, Spirit, Eagle, Concord, and SST, but they released the AMX logo. Probably because it stood for "American Motors eXperimental".
Daimler Benz purchases Chrysler and decides to build a small high performance sports car using as many old Mercedes Benz parts as possible, and the Crossfire is born. Remarkably the car turns out being the most statistical matching "Twin" to the 33 year old AMX ever. With identical performance (to 100 mph) and braking from 60 mph. With similar handling and maneuverability characteristics. Mimicking the 390's, 315 H.P. using an engine 1/2 it's size.
I80, you may think there are lot's of cars out there that fall into this category, but up until the Crossfire made it's debut, there weren't any. I know because I search for 35 years and the Crossfire is as close as I could come. If implying that a "Rambler" could ever duplicate anything that the Crossfire can accomplishment offends you, then all I can say is join the club. Most AMC enthusiast aren't that open minded either. My Crossfire gets no loven at all when ever I attend any of their GTG's. If anybody asks me what AMX stands for on my Crossfire, I tell them, A Mercedes eXperimental, or A Mopar eXperimental, take your pick.
As MiamiTVR pointed out, I think of the Crossfire as a "Modern day" AMX, or what it could have evolved into. Nothing more sinister than that Dave. lol