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AMX/3
Running mid-engined AMC sports car prototypes developed with Giotto Bizzarrini
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 6 Built
- Years
- 1970
- Engine
- mid-mounted AMC V8 · 6,390 cc / 6.4 LFactory: 390 cu in · converted
- Power
- 254 kW / 345 PSFactory: 340 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 257 km/hFactory: 160 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Richard 'Dick' Teague (AMC design), body built in Italy
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The AMX/3 was AMC's mid-engined concept study, a step beyond the production AMX. Only six were built, with the body made in Italy on a design mostly by AMC's Dick Teague.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
AMC AMX/3 (Wikimedia Commons: AMC AMX/3)
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
AMC AMX/3 (Wikimedia Commons: AMC AMX/3)
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
AMC AMX/3 (Wikimedia Commons: AMC AMX/3)
Photo: Pedro Pablo · CC BY-SA 2.0
AMC AMX/3 (Wikimedia Commons: AMC AMX/3)
Photo: Chad Kainz from Monterey, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionAMX/3 cars built (five completed before AMC cancelled the project, a sixth assembled by Bizzarrini and Diomante from remaining parts) | 61,2 | Factory production | Registry reported |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
AMX/3 was the third of three concept versions of the AMX, after the AMX/1 prototype of 1966 and the AMX/2 rolling prototypes. In 1970 AMC commissioned a mid-engined high-performance version, with production carried out at the former Bizzarrini factory in Turin. The car used a 390 cubic-inch AMC V8 behind the cockpit with a custom OTO Melara five-speed manual gearbox.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard AMX/3.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | mid-mounted AMC V81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,390 cc / 6.4 LFactory: 390 cu in · converted1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 254 kW / 345 PSFactory: 340 hp · converted1 Independently researchedRating standard not stated. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | custom OTO Melara five-speed manual1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent, wishbones3 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Independent, wishbones3 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Discs on all four wheels3 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 257 km/hFactory: 160 mph · converted1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1969 AMC AMX Level B conceptcarz.com
- Only six versions were created from 1969 through 1972
- Located mid-ship was a 390 cubic-inch AMC V8
- capable of producing 340 horsepower
- A custom made OTO Melara five-speed manual gearbox
- five-speed manual gearbox
- top speed was achieved at 160 mph
-
2
Sports Car Market – AMC AMX/3 profile Level C
- 6 AMX/3 cars built (five completed before AMC cancelled the project, a sixth assembled by Bizzarrini and Diomante from remaining parts)
-
3
American Motors sports cars (AMX/3 section) Level C HowStuffWorks · 2021-01-24
- all-independent wishbone suspension
- big four-wheel disc brakes
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