The first thing I saw is that it's an AMX clone without an AMX grill. Ken Quoting Mark Holmes <mholmes1@xxxxxxxxx>: > OK Guys and Gals...Where's Waldo? What wrong with this car? > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4594763730&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT > It seems fishy...what do you see? > Thanks > Mark > '73 AMC AMX 304 > '72 Dodge Charger 440 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <farna@xxxxxxx> > To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:05 PM > Subject: Re: Land Speed Records > > > > The thing is unless it's an unlimited record there's NO info available on > > the Internet except for the current records. I tried searching too -- > > there's no mention of "American Spirit" anywhere, but many mentions of > > "Spirit of America" and the "Speed Spectacular" runs. The press release > > and Shell ad (or Champion -- I'd have to dig for the ad now!) are the only > > > info I've been able to find. I suppose a book on LSR records published > > sometime in 1969 might have it, if the records stood for long. I imagine > > the class records were broken a lot by people trying for the unlimited > > record. According to FIA rules you can make a class and unlimited run at > > the same time. Basically they record your speed and car type (just engine > > size back then) and see what record you set, if any. > > > > That's the difficulty of the Internet -- lots of info, but only for things > > > someone is interested in. When you search for "AMC Speed Records" you'll > > find that a lot of the info is the same on many of the sites too. > > Something rather obscure like the "American Spirit" just doesn't show up. > > I may e-mail FIA and see if there is a way to get a list of records from a > > > certain time period or run. > > > > On December 3, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Frank, my bad, I'll take your word regarding the American Spirit record, > >> I just haven't been unable to find anything regarding a record run. The > >> article about the Javelin Speed Spectacular said that the stream liner > >> never ran, but it must of ran some time after that article was originally > > >> printed. > > > > ============================================================= > > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >