Equipment
360/290hp, automatic, side exhaust, hood scoop, power brakes, console, pushbutton radio, MSD ignition, Go Package.
Condition
From the LaQuay collection. Painted over chips at the front edge of the doors. Door gaps are uneven. Lightly scratched original rear glass. Pitted taillight surround. Sound but slightly tired original gauges and woodgrain dash. Carpets look original but very good. The seats look brand new. Not painstakingly restored, but more than good enough for what it is.
Market commentary
AMXs are not an uncommon sight at auction, but they frequently fly under the radar and sell for less than what comparable mainstream muscle cars do. This is a major exception, with a pretty good but unremarkable automatic base car selling for what a loaded and freshly restored 390-powered car would ordinarily go for. It was sold by Russo and Steele in Arizona in 2006 for $24,310, at Branson Spring three months later for $27,030 and at Dan Kruse's sale of Dick Burdick's collection in 2012 for $40,700. That said, this result probably has plenty to do with the fact that it ran across the block as part of a large no reserve collection with tons of bidders in the room, and it would be premature to call AMXs out as the next hot thing.