Fiberglass
or steel? For most cars headed for volume production, the answer is
obvious: Steel is inexpensive, easy to work with, and long lasting. But
for AMC's two-seater AMX, the inevitable comparisons to the Corvette
made that decision a little tougher and worth the time and expense to
build at least a couple prototype fiberglass AMXs, the last of which
will head to auction this fall.
In the mid-1960s, the Chevrolet Corvette dominated the domestic
two-seat sports car field - easy to do considering it had been
essentially the only game in town for almost a decade. And then came
along American Motors with its AMX concept,
first exhibited at car shows as a non-running mockup in early 1966 and
then as a Vignale-bodied runner in the latter half of the year.
Check out this fiberglass muscle car concept on Hemmings.
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