Playboy Magazine's "Playmate of the Year" Car

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Apr 20, 2015 | 12:40 PM

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Playboy Magazine's "Playmate of the Year" Car

In this edition of "Jay's Garage" The 1968 Playmate of the Year's AMX was featured.
Most "old timers" here on the forum are keenly aware of my affinity for the AMX, and it's uncanny statistical and performance similarities with the Crossfire.
Some minor information given by the guys who did the restoration was incorrect, so I really can't fault Jay's lack of knowledge of AMC products in general (considering how spot on he usually is when ever he talks about nearly every other car built).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsQv...ature=youtu.be

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Apr 21, 2015 | 04:08 PM

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Re: Playboy Magazine's "Playmate of the Year" Car

My ex wife wife drove a loaded up 68 1/2. Mine was a 70 (with the hood and pipes you have on yours) I bought new and drove nearly a decade. Absolutely seem related to the Crossfire.

Apr 21, 2015 | 10:04 PM

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I talked my Mom into buying a new Hornet Sportabout in 1970. My first car was a 1972 Gremlin X with a V8 engine. My dream car was a 1968 AMX. I love all AMC!

Apr 21, 2015 | 11:59 PM

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I got to see that car in Miami ,don't remember the date but it was between July of 1968 and Feb. of 1969 ,as i was racing a AMX for AMC at that time ,,my sponsor was Venetian Rambler jim
can anyone add to this list of odd AMX's

Playboy pink AMX
Hertz rent a racer--AMX
Hurst super stock--AMX
AMX-GT- --AMX
Vignale-- AMX
AMX-R---AMX
AMX-11---AMX
AMX-111---AMX
AMX-2---AMX
AMX-3--AMX
Spirit AMX--AMX
‎AMX turbo Pace car---AMX...........my friend had this one FS ........http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMC-Other-AM...-/111238209854
All the above AMX's i have pic of.

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Apr 22, 2015 | 09:31 AM

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Re: Playboy Magazine's "Playmate of the Year" Car

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I got to see that car in Miami ,don't remember the date but it was between July of 1968 and Feb. of 1969 ,as i was racing a AMX for AMC at that time ,,my sponsor was Venetian Rambler jim
can anyone add to this list of odd AMX's

Playboy pink AMX
Hertz rent a racer--AMX
Hurst super stock--AMX
AMX-GT- --AMX
Vignale-- AMX
AMX-R---AMX
AMX-11---AMX
AMX-111---AMX
AMX-2---AMX
AMX-3--AMX
Spirit AMX--AMX
‎AMX turbo Pace car---AMX...........my friend had this one FS ........AMC Other AMX Turbo Pace Car | eBay
All the above AMX's i have pic of.

The 71,72,73,74 Javelin AMX
The 77 Hornet AMX
The 78 Concord AMX
Craig Breedlove (and his Wife's) Land speed record holder AMX's
The 24 hand built 1969 Australian 343 AMX's
The 1969 Big Bad Green AMX 500's.
The Banacek Custom AMX
Nearly every AMC vehicle built in Mexico that they hung the AMX logo on.
Richard Teague's personal 1968 AMX that eventually wound up with a 1971 Javelin front end.

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