Re: [AMC-list] Car on the roof

["Larry R. Daum" <mramc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

RE: Car on the roof


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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:29:07 -0700
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Subject: [AMC-list] Car on the roof
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Whatever happened to the AMX that sat on the Kenosha factory roof for 
years and was later restored?  If I remember correctly it was a 1969 
but after it was rebuilt AMC billed it as the first AMX built.  Thanks, Jeff

The roof car was done with NOS parts some time in the early 80 and 
was the last 2 passenger AMX off the Kenosha assembly line. The car 
originally had the front end welded up and was used for years as a 
gauge to reset the factory alignment racks. Story I heard was one of 
the AMC execs back in the day wanted the car.  NOS parts were 
gathered up and the car was run threw the factory. I believe this was 
some time in the early 1980's or so. The car is a collection of 1968 
and 1969 parts. But it's listed as a 1968. I never got what the whole 
deal on the car was. It did sit on the old AMC factory roof on the 
final assembly inspection building for almost 2 decades, when not 
completed until it was finally assembled some time in the early 
1980's. BUT it wound up in the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn 
Hills,Michigan in the Chrysler complex. It's a black on black car. 
It's on page 3 of the photos of the cars in the museum or at the: web site:
http://chryslerheritage.com/image-gallery.do?method=view&imageGalleryId=1&displayLimit=3&d-49653-p=3&x=6&y=4 
. Truthfully you have to call it the last 2 passenger AMX built , not 
the first.  And yes, I'm cleaning out my email box again. Yes, I've 
seen the car at the museum a couple times and have photos of it.LRDaum


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