Re: [Amc-list] 70 Donohue

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

John's 100% correct. The only two things verifying an original Donohue 
is the build date on the sticker in the door and the build sheet itself. 
Secondly are the options -- it must be an SST model with the duck-tail 
spoiler and must have either a 360 or 401 with a floor shift auto or 
four speed manual transmission.

There are documented "Donohue" Javelins that don't meet the criteria 
above. They are just Javelins with the Donohue spoiler option. Some 
people consider them "Donohues" because they CAN provide prrof that they 
came that way form the factory. One such car has a 304 and column shift 
auto trans, and isn't an SST. The valuable Donohue model is one of the 
1501 built specifically to homologate the spoiler for use in T/A racing. 
All others are Donohue optioned Javelins.

If the seller has documentation proving that the car was ordered from 
the factory with the Donohue option it MIGHT be worth a bit more than a 
standard Javelin. I would value it a bit more (as an appraiser), 
especially if it was an SST with the correct engine for a Donohue. But 
it would NOT be worth anything near an authenticated Donohue. 
Unfortunately if there is no build sheet and the door sticker is 
unreadable or missing, there's no way to determine when the car was 
built and if it is one of the 1501 homologation cars or not.

-- 
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars" 
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