Oct 23, 2017 • Uncategorized •

I’ve always quietly liked these unique looking American beasts. There is just something about them that looks heavy, comfortable and powerful. This “true barn find” can be found here on craigslist located in Beacon Falls, CT with an asking price of $4,500. It boasts the larger V8 engine with a 5 speed manual but doesn’t sport the over the top wheel flares and spoilers that many other AMX models did.

The listing states this is a completely rust free vehicle that’s been parked for the last 20 years. There are no pictures of the engine and no mention of it’s condition in the listing, only that it would be easy to make it into a daily driver. These cars were quick in a straight line and even raced in the FIA Group One 24-hour race in Germany in their day. They had enough power for the race, but they struggled in other areas like suspension, brakes and reliability. Of course that’s during an extremely demanding race, by all accounts in the real world these cars performed well and were appreciated by their owners.

With no rust and a clean interior like this, it may be a reasonably easy to bring this back to life. Personally, I think this would make an excellent resto-mod project. Rebuild that 5.0L V8, take it down an inch, tidy the body and give it a deep shine paint job. It would be comfortable, fast and nobody would have anything like it. With a reasonable asking price this is a tempting project. I’d definitely like to know more about the engine and the availability of parts. Is the Spirit something that you’d try and revive?