1969 AMC AMX-400 George Barris
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◊ 2008-09-15 19:16 |
"Phoenix, a crash-proof ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) worth $5million manufactured by RW company. Totally driver-proof safety vehicle. One of the sensational innovations found in this car is a compensator. It is mounted to a small on-board computer system and it automatically corrects skidding and fishtailing caused by oversteer." ![[Image: bana200se4.9993.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is515/bana200se4.9993.jpg) ![[Image: bana201ln5.12.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is176/bana201ln5.12.jpg) ![[Image: bana202dt1.24.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is515/bana202dt1.24.jpg) ![[Image: bana203eh3.4897.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is176/bana203eh3.4897.jpg) -- Last edit: 2008-09-15 19:25:02 |
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◊ 2008-09-15 19:23 |
Something...based in AMC AMX. |
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◊ 2008-09-15 19:40 |
Looks to be based on a 1968-1970 AMC AMX - that C-pillar is unmistakable. The front fenders and hood appear to be custom-made. |
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◊ 2008-09-15 23:19 |
I'd like to know if this is an actual concept car or just made for the movie. |
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◊ 2008-10-04 22:54 |
This one is 1969 AMC AMX-400 customized by George Barris specifically for this episode as described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_AMX#AMX-400 . |
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◊ 2025-04-21 00:57 |
The car was already modified and on hand and NOT built for the Banacek episode (to contradict a previous post and Wiki). The car was modified by Barris in 1970, according to the book "Barris Customs of the '60s". It says it was Barris' last project in the '60s. Check out the table of contents here: Link to "books.google.com" Then temporarily modified with the additional "safety car" pieces (front bumper, rear viewing periscope) for the 1972 TV episode. I'm sure the TV series budget and time constraints meant it was NOT built for this appearance. Also, how could it be built in the '60s for a 1972 TV series? .gif ":)") It was was returned to its original (modified) form after use in this episode. Here it is in 2024: Link to "barrett-jackson.com" It sold for $143,000. So, 54 years after being built, by reading the auction catalog description,.it looks the owner decided to hype its TV appearance for its auction. After all, it sounds better to be built for an ancient (but still fondly remembered by some) TV series, than say..."Here's a custom version of a car made by a long defunct* maker". If you look at the online auction listing, it appears that a copy of the Barris book comes with the car, so the seller should have known its history and not built for the TV series. *(AMC merged with Chrysler in the 1980s...primarily so Chrysler could get the Jeep brand, and Chrysler has been through two owners since then). Good to see the car has survived. -- Last edit: 2025-04-21 03:31:16 |
