In the most secluded corners of Planet Speed hide some of the most radical car worshipers – those with no tolerance for anything that doesn’t run on reciprocating pistons. They don’t use many words, ...

Just as there was once an age of giant reptiles some 100-odd million years ago, there was once an age of American automotive giants. Although they may be dinosaurs today, the “Big Three”—General ...

Of all the special high-performance Javelins and AMX's released during their production runs, the most potent machines were the '69 S/S AMX's built for stick-shift Super Stock drag racing. Following a ...

The 1968 AMC AMX arrived as a compact two-seater in a muscle car era obsessed with size, yet it quickly proved that a shorter ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

This is a segment I produced for the TV show MotorWeek as part of their "Muscle Car Memories" series. American Motors Corporation arrived late to the muscle car party with the 1968 Javelin, but to ...

American Motors had the most dramatic turnaround in muscle car history, possibly in all of automotive history. Welcome to Exhibit A. As 1968 drew to a close, American Motors had responded quickly to a ...

Produced from 1968 to 1970, the AMC AMX is one of the most underrated muscle cars of the golden era. Based on the Javelin, which was also new for 1968, the AMX was unique thanks to its shorter ...