I actually owned a 72 amc javelin, the Amx was the same car with a shortened wheelbase and only 2 seats. The crossfire is more similar to the amx than the javelyn. But u can say both of the cars are similar but theres no other connection than both having 2 seats, big engines, and both are head turning rear wheeled drive cars.
And i agree if Chrysler or back then Daimler had named the crossfire the AMX they probably would have sold many more of them, but like everything else Daimler botched this up also, kinda like they basically killed Chrysler.
In the late 90's Chrysler was the most profitable car company in the world (even more profitable than Toyota is today). Chrysler also had about 10 billion in the bank for future R&D. Then Daimler bought Chrysler, looted them and botched basically every good thing about Chrysler.

The only good thing to come from the merger was the Crossfire, of which I own 2!

 

No doubt James, and I'm sure you know that you're not alone feeling that way.
My curiosity finally got the better of me and I actually wrote to the "Creator" (Eric Stoddard) and asked him if the Marlin was indeed his inspiration for the Crossfires roofline.
He wrote back and told me he never thought about the Marlin while creating the Crossfire.
That the main inspiration for the Crossfire design were cars like the Auburn boattail Speedster, and later the 63 Corvette and 68
Mustang fastback.
Even though he doesn't realize it, I still think there had to be a "subliminal" "Marlin" image floating around in that very talented mind of his.

 

Wow, that's what I like, a guy that really knows his Kenosha iron. My only real recollection of Javelins was this green SST Javelin at the local dealer back in the1970's that I lusted while in school, in a cow town full of Chevy and Fords, that Javelin really stood out. I could certainly see AMX owners getting bent out of shape by my offhand observations.

 

This video is just too funny not to post: (the dates listed are wrong, this was a 1968 AMX prototype, "Richard Teagues" personal car).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R6gq...eature=related

What's scary, is I remember watching this show on "black & white" TV when I was 17 years old.
40 years sure do fly by.