It was my favorite to pass on the track with my S2000.

 

It was my favorite to drive on the road after letting my S2000 go.

 

This popped up today. Rick was a long time parts manager at the AMC/Jeep dealership his brother and a partner opened. When I mentioned this car, my car guy was quickly rattling off specs/options. Who says drinking destroys brain cells?
They opened the dealership in 1973, so the hey day of the Javelin was almost done, but he was most familiar with them.

AMC Javelin

 

That was my first car a 71 Javelin SST with a 360. Paid 600 for it and kept it for about 2 weeks.

 

I was 16 with a shiny new license. My only experience was driver's ed in a three-on-the-tree underpowered sedan.
My dad's friend asked me to move his AMX, the shortened Javelin with no back seat and 390 V8. It seems the car was blocking a boat launch. Thing scared the piss out of me but I got it moved with no damage and minimal wear on the clutch.

 

^ I'm not sure if that was the one which was like a hatchback version ? A guy I knew had one of those which he modified, the front wheels would lift off the ground whenever he launched it hard, he needed a wheelie bar to keep the front end from getting way too high, it was a daily driver on the street. It was really fast in modified form.

 

We had neighbors when I was growing up in Rhode Island who’s family owned an AMC dealership Rick probably knew them. They always drove matadors always made me think of the Adam -12 squad car lol.

 

I was asked by a wealthy customer if I could remove some keyed scratches on his new Range Rover and 1 year old Porsche. They were fairly deep so I said I can’t promise I can get them out. He brought them to my home garage where I do my detailing. I used some aggressive compound with my most aggressive foam pad and German Flex Orbital polisher. It took some time but I got them out. I followed up with a good polish and a ceramic coating. I charged him a fair price and he gave me a very nice tip as it saved him a lot of money if he had to get the cars painted. When he picked up the cars he checked out my garage. He was impressed with the heat/ac split, sound system and 50 inch TV. I said that the only thing missing was a compact fridge. His personal assistant dropped off a compact fridge the next day as a further gesture of his appreciation. Not all rich people are snobs, He was a regular car guy.

 

Great story, Ray.

 

Ray do you have paint meter so you know how aggressive you can get before burn9ng through?

Getting two cars keyed stimulates my imagination. I wonder what the backstory there is?