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The guys all about the Rods that are quite Hot have an absolutely enthralling report in their April magazine that AMC is back and will be looking to: "create a full-scale racing program to encompass NASCAR, Drag racing, IMSA, and reportedly, a highly modified Javelin for Pikes Peak this July... and possibly by 2010, at the Baja 1000, to celebrate the '67 baja run of Spence Murray and Ralph Poole, in a virtually stock Rambler." So how the hell did this happen? Supposedly, as Hot Rod tells the story, "...ten years ago, a multimillionaire vintage AMC enthusiast tried to acquire one of the six remaining AMX/3 mid-engine prototype sports cars for his personal collection. He was told none were for sale at any price, so our mystery mogul decided to do the next best thing -- he built his own. In the course of designing...the plan changed from a copy of an AMX/3 to a totally new, updated modern AMX/4." But wait -- that's only one car -- oh wait, there's more: "Here's...
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