1970 AMC AMX

Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

AOC397P136354

Gasoline

Re-listing due to fraudulent buyer. You are bidding on a 1970 American Motors 2-seater AMX with a 360 cubic inch motor with the high compression heads, the Borg Warner M11-B automatic transmission, and front wheel disc brakes. This is a "project" car and is currently disassembled with the engine, transmission, and the interior removed from the rolling chassis. This auction includes all the remaining parts that were removed from the car. The only parts that are known to be missing are: the 4bbl carburetor and air cleaner, the rim-blow steering wheel, the starter, and the front drive shaft yoke. Also, I am not able to find the original York air conditioning compressor that came with this car but will provide one that came out of a 1971 AMC car. The door tag reads: R008218 7039-7 036L 86A E019616Engine valve cover tag reads: 210P03 The biggest issue with this car is that the original front end had been damaged and it has been spliced with a replacement front clip welded to it. It was cut at the middle of the "A" pillars and under the seats and the new front end welded back in (see pictures). The clip was from another 1970 AMX and bears the "P" code stamp behind the steering box. The welds are sound and the body is straight. While my personal opinion is that the welding could have a better appearance and could be further reinforced, I was driving this car before it was disassembled and it was solid and I noticed no problems even with hard driving and cornering. This car has been disassembled since the mid 1980's when it needed a blown head gasket replaced. My plan at the time was to split the car back apart; fully embed a full roll cage within the frame rails, pillars, and roof line; swap a highly modified engine/transmission into it; upgrade the suspension and brakes; and make it a street/track road racer. I didn't have the fabricating and welding equipment needed to build it at the time so the project got put off while I collected the equipment. While I now have the equipment, I don't have the room or the time to finish it and won't likely have it for some time out in the future. That being the case, I would rather someone else put this classic muscle car back on the road instead of seeing it continue to sit and slowly degrade. The body metal is in generally good condition for a car of it's age. The biggest problem is that it had poor surface prep when it was last painted. This has, over the long term, resulted in some rust pin holes along the sides of the rear windows; rust spots at the corners of the body panels (such as where the quarter panels meet the front cowling and the doors); and some blistering at the rear corner of the passenger side wheel opening. And, while there is lots of surface rust in the engine compartment, the worst rust issue that I am aware of is on the inner hood frame panel where it is rusted though at the back corners and along the front curve at the radiator (see pic). The engine will need rebuilding since it's been sitting for more than 20 years without any attention and it is now stuck even though it has always been garage stored. The transmission should probably also be rebuilt since it has been sitting for the same length of time. The seats need to be recovered and the carpet needs to be replaced. (I didn't like the quality of the carpet that came with it anyway but it is included so it can be used as a pattern for replacements.) The door windows are intact but out of the tracks at the bottom and are in the doors. The ignition key works the ignition and both doors and the trunk key works the trunk but not the glove box (may just need some lube but it also looks like the glove box door might not be original). I have tried to represent this car faithfully as to the issues that I believe are most relevant to potential buyers. If you need additional information or have other questions regarding this car please contact me because this car is being sold “AS IS. WHERE IS” and will be accompanied by a signed bill of sale. Also, the engine, transmission, and a couple of other parts are currently being stored in North Carolina and it will take me a few days to get these back to the rest of the car for pick up. I am flexible on arraigning pick up times and can continue to store this car for the buyer until pick up but will have to charge a reasonable storage fee if storage is protracted. I want this to be a good sale to someone who wants to restore an increasingly rare piece of American car history and will work with the buyer to try to make it so. Happy Bidding! Sorry for the oversight, but the chrome trim piece at the bottom of the rear window is now missing and I can not find it. Everything else should be as shown in the pictures. I could not post more pictures because of ebay's 24 pic maximum but can send additional pictures if you send me your email address. I would also note that I do have pictures of the original fiber headliner shell which was not shown (it is in very good condition) and the York air conditioning compressor (the shaft still rotates smoothly and the drive pulley still freewheels although I haven't checked the electric clutch for engagement).