AMX Javelin: The $500,000 Muscle Car | RIDICULOUS RIDES

DESIGNED in the late 60s by Richard Teague, the father of the Jeep Cherokee XJ and Pacer – take a look at the award-winning ‘Javelin’ car. Brothers Mike and Jim Ring are known for having dedicated 4,700 hours to a 1969 Dodge Charger. Now, they’ve taken their passion into doing major bodywork and horsepower changes to high-end muscle car 1972 AMX Javelin. “Too much horsepower in a cool old vintage car, it’s a freak,” Mike said. According to the Ring brothers, the Javelin is an unusual choice for car enthusiasts. “If you talked to all the Ford Mustang guys and all the Camaro guys back then, the AMX Javelin was probably the ugly duckling” said Jim Ring. This did not stop the Ring brothers, and they set about an epic year-long project that cost them a whopping $500,000.

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[ferraridan]

The Ring Brothers are incredible automotive artists. Congrats on this fantastic ride.

[AccordionJoe]

One of the best but most overlooked muscle cars of its day. But that day has passed.

[richarddevoe]

I am blown away (no pun intended) by this AMC.. I just found my new favorite car of all time. Being a Mopar owner of a 71 Roadrunner I’m loving the fact of the Hellcat transplant.. 👍🏼

[fastlaneeh]

I have a 74 javelin AMX, love that car. Best purchase ive ever made, it's nice seeing this car get amc and javelins the attention they deserve

[twasbrillig]

One of the sickest rides ever, that thing is GORGEOUS!

[markvonfeldt]

I bought a 1972 javelin in 1976 from a guy from Pennsylvania and I could already see though the floorboards. I loved it and everyone I knew loved it. I put some 10” tires on the back and 7” on the front on flowered mages. I had the A frames stretched so the front end would sit up a little higher because I had to put air shocks on the back to keep the tires from getting ate up by the fenders. I think all of the wheels in those days were 14” or smaller on most cars.

[honestjohn]

That thing is absolutely gorgeous - from how the wheels look & sit - the lines of it. Stunning

[ronaldreagan]

What they did to that car, is a master piece

[bryanholley]

Without a doubt, the coolest AMX, I've ever seen.

[neilreid]

Always loved the Javelin. Brilliant to drop a Hellcat power train in there. Gorgeous car indeed!

[godfreyberry]

Excellent design work - definitely should be put into production. Great original design updated magnificently!. Always been a fan of AMC outstanding designs. Hornet and Hornet Sportabout could very much hold their own with a similar make over.

Man I'm glad i own my own old school muscle car! That car is beautiful.

[thewizard_ravi]

That's hell of a ride. But, half a million is more than slightly above my budget at this point of time.😄

[chrishay]

Ring bros really have great handle on modding these muscle cars quality workmanship great detail

[caryd]

I knew a guy who drove an AMX Javelin mated to a Pontiac Firebird nose, sitting on a Jimmy 4X4 frame with a 454 v8. Jet black, everything. Wild.

[philipe]

We had a 73 AMX, I don’t think that’s an AMX, that’s the SST I believe. The AMX had the 4 individual tail lights and it was a beautiful car, none the less this car has been done perfectly.

[JorgeRodriguez-pokx]

The Car on the Thumbnail is Very Nice Like the Color Too 😚😏

[TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Back in the late seventies a friend of mine had a barracuda, this card reminded me of that car it was super fast

[jjnieberding]

What a BEAUTY what a BEAST my compliments the color and the engine.one word! Exelend. Greetings from 🇳🇱 HOLLAND

[Jassman]

I have a soft spot being from Racine WI and AMC was being built one city over in Kenosha, WI...and I remembered the year they closed shop....it was like the world ended. I have owned a few AMC's and 2 AMX's, 70, and 71 restored basically to stock. This by far is the nicest beast of an AMX I have ever seen or read about. To date this AMX is still my favorite Ringbrothers master piece...and with the stretched front end is how the car should have come from the factory.