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are AMC Javelin & 71-73 Mustang cousins?

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Benoit23

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I’m a newbie to Fords & Mustangs…. Is it just me or does the AMC Javelin look like a distant cousin of a 71-73 Mustang Sportroof?
Does anyone agree with me & is there any link to the 2 cars?

AMC Javelin






71-73 Mustang Sportroof


 

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StangDreamin'

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Nope.

But I happen to know that a certain SVT Forum member (who comes to this Forum to visit and see what his girlfriend is up to- when the Army lets him see Stangnet on the Baghdad network) is getting a '72 AMX for his next project car. Seems his Dad picked one up that is "just too nice" to be used as a parts donor for the family dirt-track machine.
 
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though they do look very similar and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if there were some mechanical bits that are interchangeable, AMC was known to use a few components from the Big 3 on occasion (ford carbs and igintions for instance), the 2 cars are not all related but i can see how they might appear that way. it also wouldn't suprise me if either Ford or AMC had a spy in the design for either car (or both)
 

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bnickel said:
though they do look very similar and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if there were some mechanical bits that are interchangeable, AMC was known to use a few components from the Big 3 on occasion (ford carbs and igintions for instance), the 2 cars are not all related but i can see how they might appear that way. it also wouldn't suprise me if either Ford or AMC had a spy in the design for either car (or both)
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Thanks bnickel, I was beginning to think I was crazy.....lol

I don't think they look exactly alike but, a few things around the cars & general shape just remind me of one another.

I use to be a Chevy guy until lately....now I like the Muscle cars off the beat'n path from what everyone else has. I'm getting so sick of Camaros & other played out GM cars. I'm really diggin the AMC's, 71-73 Mustangs, Cougars, Mavricks, etc.
 

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Please don't kill me, but it kind of reminds me of the offspring of a mustang and a camaro.

-Chelle
 

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t_chelle16 said:
Please don't kill me, but it kind of reminds me of the offspring of a mustang and a camaro.

-Chelle
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Funny you should say that, because that actually happened one time, the result was the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the ninth Nimitz-class supercarrier. Coincidence I think not
 

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You lost even me on that one
 

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t_chelle16 said:
Please don't kill me, but it kind of reminds me of the offspring of a mustang and a camaro.

-Chelle
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I would go more mustang rearend with Shelby front nose (the green one specifically).
 

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I dated a girl once in Blytheville, Arkansas that had one identical to the orange one on top and just as nice.
 
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StangDreamin' said:
You lost even me on that one
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it took a minute but i caught it. think aircraft carrier and long nose
 

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Wow! If Andy thinks the 71-73 Stangs were "Super-Carrier" sized; can you imagine what he'd say looking at my "BBC"? "Super-Carrier with another half a foot tacked on!
 
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StangDreamin' said:
Wow! If Andy thinks the 71-73 Stangs were "Super-Carrier" sized; can you imagine what he'd say looking at my "BBC"? "Super-Carrier with another half a foot tacked on!
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actually it's more like 2 carriers joined at the hip, one in front and one in back
 

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Hey now! My '73 isn't that much bigger than your '69!
 
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StangDreamin' said:
Hey now! My '73 isn't that much bigger than your '69!
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ummm, yes it is. your car is like a mile long and mine's only about a 1/4 mile long.

actually about the same as the diff between a 69 stang and 69 coug vs a 73 stang and 73 coug. the 69 coug about 4" longer overall than the 69 stang and i believe the same holds true for the 73's as well.
 

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Okay, okay. So (according to the Measurements" page on TCCN2) my 73 is 5.7 inches longer than your 69.... Most of that is in the front bumper!
 

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Oh, By the Way!

If you ever find yourself in the position of needing this information:

Know the story about the front hub on Granadas being larger than on Stangs? It's even worse on the AMC vehicles. Don't ask me how I know this, but While the bolt-circle diameter is the same between AMC's and small/intermediate V-8 Fords; the AMC hub is freakin' HUGE! If, in the middle of the night on a dark road on the west side of Tucson, you find yourself having to use/force a '73 Gran Torino spare tire on your girlfriend's '76 Gremlin to get it off the road and home; you will destroy both the Ford rim and the AMC brake drum when you cut/pry them apart!











Again, please don't ask me how I know........
 
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StangDreamin' said:
Okay, okay. So (according to the Measurements" page on TCCN2) my 73 is 5.7 inches longer than your 69.... Most of that is in the front bumper!
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okay, well i'll give you that the front bumper is big enough to send a mack truck running for cover.
 

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RacerX said:
I dated a girl once in Blytheville, Arkansas that had one identical to the orange one on top and just as nice.
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Thought this was going to be something about being kissing cousins.....
 

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bnickel said:
okay, well i'll give you that the front bumper is big enough to send a mack truck running for cover.
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Gotta love those early 5MPH bumpers. You don't need to pack a folding chair; just park the nose of the car in the shade, sit down on the 10" deep bumper, and lean back against the headlight surround as you have your beer.
 
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StangDreamin' said:
Gotta love those early 5MPH bumpers. You don't need to pack a folding chair; just park the nose of the car in the shade, sit down on the 10" deep bumper, and lean back against the headlight surround as you have your beer.
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yeah or tie up your 28' sea ray cabin cruiser to it.
 
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