- Did AMC even do any crash testing in the 60s? I doubt it. The spear of death steering column would certainly have shown up as a problem prior to 1967. Side impact? Crumple zone? I don't think those terms even existed back then. I know they had a test track and checked for rattles, leaks, etc. but I would be very curious to know the extent of crash testing in that era.
Joe Fulton Salinas, CA
Oh, Yes AMC did crash testing. I have some of the video tape of AMXs, Javelins , a 67 Rebel Convertible , etal being crashed. And NO I'm not handing any of the footage out ,Chrysler would have a fit if they knew this footage was out there, faster then you can say explosion & PINTO in the same sentence. tanks, LRDaum