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Car J8-003 J8-010 J8-011 J8-012 J8-015 J8-018 J8-024 J8-032 J8-034 J8-039 J8-048 J8-050 J8-064 J8-067 J8-068 J8 Unknown |
Location VIC SA SA WA WA VIC WA QLD NSW VIC QLD VIC NSW WA TAS - |
Car J9-001 J9-012 J9-025 J9-029 J9-034 |
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Car J09-012 J09-023 J09-054 J09-055 1970 XK20864 J09 Unknown |
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AMI Body No: J8-003 AMC Body No: TK23076 Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Alan Location: Hallam, VIC Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-010 |
It's cool to see one of these cars doing some serious track work. Adam brought this car from a car yard
in 2002, it had previous owners in Adelaide and prior to that, was owned by a couple from Victoria. They painted
the car its current colour in 1996, it was originally white. Wheels are Centre Line Convo Pros, 15x4 up front and 15x8.5 out back. The front end has had a full rebuild. The 343 has been rebuilt with Ross forged pistons, Scat H-beam rods, 292 Comp cam, Crane roller rockers, larger Ferrea valves, ported original rectangular port heads, Edelbrock airgap manifold, 750 HP Holley, MSD dizzy and digital 6 box. Also has custom tri-y headers.904 Torqueflite box, 3000 rpm stall converter. Larger Chrysler radiator with EF Falcon thermo fans. Inside has autometer gauges and B&M pro ratchet shifter. The car ran 13.8 @ 96mph with the standard 343 and a 100HP shot of nitrous before the engine rebuild. Adam towed the car over to Mildura for the Nostalgia Drags on the 20th May 2007 and ran an 8.06 second pass at 89 mph over the 1/8th mile with the new engine, which would be equivalent to approximately 12.6 seconds and 110 mph over the 1/4 mile. Adam's car is currently off the road for a full rebuild and hopefully we will see some updates soon. |
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AMI Body No: J8-010 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: 904 TF Auto Owner: Adam Location: Adelaide, SA Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: June, 2017 Back to Top |
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| J8-011 | Karen's Javelin has just undergone a full ground up restoration and the end result is absolutely fantastic. Enjoy some progress shots of the restoration below. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-011 AMC Body No: 23884 Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Karen Location: NSW Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-012 | Mark purchased this 1968 Javelin in Perth in 2014, it had been previously resprayed in Ferrari Marenello Red and is in excellent condition throughout. The engine was fully rebuilt by a previous owner, however the Offenhauser twin 4 barrel manifold (dual quad) and matched Edelbrock carbys shown in the pictures have since been replaces with a simpler single 4 barrel carby and intake. The car sits on 245/50 front and 265/50 rear BF Goodrich rubber. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-012 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: BW Auto Owner: Mark Location: Perth, WA Purchased: Aug, 2014 Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: June,2017 Back to Top |
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AMI Body No: J8-015 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: Trans: Auto Owner: Shayne Location: WA Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-018 |
Dianne has owned her sky blue 1968 Javelin since 1983. She brought it from a family in Yackandandah who believed they were the 2nd owner.
The car had been used daily and even towed the boat to the river for their fishing days out. As a result it was in need of paint, carpets,
and a new windscreen. The 343 had had new rings, bearings etc and a cam added as the owner decided that at 100,000 miles it would probably
need to be rebuilt. Of course when they pulled the motor down it didn't really it, but as they had bought the new parts they were fitted
anyway. The car's debut outing was the 1983 Rambler Car Club Annual Concourse and Jan 1984 it displayed her in the Hot Rod & Custom Show
in the Melbourne Exhibition Building. In an effort to discover more about Javelins and to meet other owners, Dianne placed an ad to form a club/register and in May 1984 the AM Javelin Register of Australia Inc. was born. They are still going strong and have an active membership of around 50 owners across Australia. The Register has listed in excess of 200 Javelins to date and is always on the lookout for more. Dianne's car is not the only Javelin in the family, her husband and son also have Javelins. |
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AMI Body No: J8-018 AMC Body No: TK23890 Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Dianne Location: Hallam, VIC Purchased: 1983 Listed: Apr, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-024 | This car has been in storage in WA for quite a few years and the engine has been previously rebuilt. The picture of the car was taken around 2006. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-024 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Bruce Location: Helena Valley, WA Purchased: 1983 Listed: Apr, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-032 | Gil recently purchased this car from Gordon in Logan, QLD, who had owned the car for a couple of years after buying it from someone in Melbourne. The car is a very striking with its code38 PPG orange paint and black stripes. It has nice black upholstery and carpets. The engine has been updated to an AMC 360 AMC with a 600 Holley, the gearbox is a 727 Torqueflyte. Gil says that he has been well and truely bitten by the AMC bug. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-032 AMC Body No: TK23904 Build Date: 1968 Engine: AMC 360 Trans: 727 TF Auto Owner: Gil Location: Brisbane, QLD Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: May, 2008 Back to Top |
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| J8-034 | 1968 AMC Rambler Javelin SST two door coupe running it's factory spec 343 cubic inch V8 engine and automatic transmission. The red exterior and black interior is a very popular combination on these Javelins. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-034 AMC Body No: 26211 Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Max Location: Tuncurry, NSW Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-039 | John has recenty purchased this car and plans to give it some much needed TLC. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-039 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: John Location: VIC Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-048 | Shane has recenty purchased this car that had previously been in storage for around 25 years. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-048 AMC Body No: 26224 Build Date: 1968 Engine: Trans: Auto Owner: Shane Location: QLD Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-050 | Jon brought this Javelin as a wreck and has rebuilt it from there. The original colour was mustard, but the car was already red when he bought it, so Jon decided to keep it that way. The colour coded bumpers and stripes really suit the look of the car. The wheels are classic 14" x 6" magnums. It's running a 360 with Edelbrock alloy heads, a performer manifold, 850 dp Holley carburettor and a Carter high volume mechanical fuel pump. The cam is a large comp cams hydralic unit. The radiator has also been upgraded to an alloy VZ Commodore unit with electric fans. The driveline consists of a 727 auto with 3000 stall and a Falcon tin hat diff with 3.25 gears that was already in the car when it was purchased. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-050 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: AMC 360 Trans: 727 TF Auto Owner: Jon Location: VIC Purchased: Listed: May, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-064 | Advertised on eBay back in 2011, were is it now? | ||
AMI Body No: J8-064 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Location: Tamworth, NSW Purchased: Listed: June, 2017 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-067 | This 1968 Javelin recently had a chage of onwnership and made the move from the east coast to the west coast. Once the car is licenced in WA, Kathy has plans for a few upgrades. This includes replacing the tired factory bucket seats with some recaro items, along with some additional leather trim. The dragways will make way for some weld wheels and the engine may get a bit of a work over with a new cam and some headers. | ||
AMI Body No: J8-067 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: AMC 360 Trans: 727 TF Auto Owner: Kathy Location: Mullaloo, WA Purchased: Listed: Aug, 2009 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J8-068 |
Ian’s Javelin first came to light for AMC collectors around 2000 when it was traded in at Lance Dixon Motors, Doncaster. It was purchased from there by a very astute AMC owner and then had a few years rest, tucked away in a nice shed in country Victoria. Ian then bought it in 2006 and it became a daily driver. The Javelin later appeared in the Fox Footy commercial for the 2007 season (just to jog memories in case anyone does remember seeing a silver Javelin in that ad). Ian then set about restoring it with a view to keeping it as close as possible to the original but with a few refinements which were the use of US Javelin SST parts to replace the worn out AMI fittings. A big back to bare metal effort found the botched crash repair work done on the driver’s door, a large amount of bog and the damaged front left corner of the car which required three lots of stretching to fix. The Javelin had originally been AMI light blue, then painted two different blues and finally silver in its lifetime before it became it’s present teal colour. How the car looked pre-restoration can be seen at American Parts Depot Very tired are the words best used to describe the interior and the interior panels pror to restoration. There was a total of 10 speaker holes in the trims and parcel shelf. The panels were replaced with imported SST panels purchased from Doug at American Parts Depot. The rest were given a lovely makeover by the Dash Doctor in Coburg and SST seat coverings were imported from the USA to replace the old AMI ones. Hedman headers replaced the old dog leg exhaust manifolds and it was converted to electronic ignition. The tachometer has also been converted to work with the electronic ignition and the original VDO clock has been restored so it now keeps good time. The paint colour is now Teal which is very close to the AMC Tahiti Turquoise used on 1968 Javelins. A rare original AMC 1968 AM/FM radio (a $158 option available only in the US back in 1968) has also been fitted into a US Javelin SST radio cradle. An extra cigar lighter has been gained by this addition. A Group 19 chin spoiler has also been fitted to finish off the front. The Javelin is still regularly driven, weather permitting, and does some of the local car shows. |
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AMI Body No: J8-068 AMC Body No: TK26245 Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Ian Location: Devonport, TAS Purchased: 2006 Listed: Mar, 2018 Updated: Back to Top |
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This car was advertised on Australian Muscle Car Sales back around 2007, details from the add were as follows: 1968 343 V8 auto, back to metal respray in brilliant white, chrome dragways, new rubbers, engine rebuild 10000 miles ago. Re-cored radiator, new water pump, re-sealed power steering pump, dual stainless exhaust, new carpet and hood lining. |
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AMI Body No: AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Location: Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| 1968 Import | Imported 1968 Javelin in candy apple red. | ||
AMI Body No: AMC Body No: Build Date: 1968 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Kevin Location: WA Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: June, 2017 Back to Top |
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| J9-001 |
The first 1969 model Javelin off the line in Australia. This car received a full bare metal restoration in the early 2000's and has had the original 343 motor upgraded to a 360 while still retaining a Borg Warner automatic transmission. The Javelin changed hands once or twice before Daniel picked it up a few years ago, and sadly had been let go a bit in that time. To Daniel's credit, he has got the car back into good running order and has been enjoing cruising around the streets of Perth in it, attending local car events and even taken it for the odd run down the drag strip at the Perth Motorplex. |
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AMI Body No: J9-001 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1969 Engine: 360 Trans: BW Auto Owner: Daniel Location: Perth, WA Purchased: Listed: Oct, 2018 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J9-012 |
Shane purchased this 1969 Javelin from a gentleman in the town of Allendale, near Mt Gambier in South Australia.
The previous onwer had purchased the car back in the 1970's and performed many of the somewhat dated modifications seen on the car in the pictures below. The car was originally red, but was repainted black some time in the 1980's. The car was last registered in 1987 and has been shed-bound ever since. The previous owner updated the powerplant to a sweet 360 at some stage and the original 343 block was also included with the car. Shane has plans to strip the car back to bare metal and restore it to near factory condition including returning it to the factory shade of red. |
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AMI Body No: J9-012 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1969 Engine: 360 Trans: Auto Owner: Shane Location: Mt Barker, SA Purchased: Listed: May, 2008 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J9-025 |
Rod bought his Javelin from a guy in Somerville, Victoria around 2000. Since then he has fitted the Minilite style wheels and stainless steel chin spoiler. The car has had a respray in its original Signal Red at some stage that Rod says is starting to show its age a little bit.
The engine runs well and the auto still works fine. The interior is complete and in great condition. It's a regular driver car, which is one reason why Rod hasn't restored it, he can't bear to not drive it while it's being worked on (I think we can all understand that). Rod also has a 1974 model Javelin that was imported from Colorado in the USA. Rod purchased the car locally in 2006 and has tidied up the bodywork since then. The 304 engine has been rebuilt to stock specs at some time in it's past and runs nice, it just needs a bit of work on the auto. The interior is nice (as nice as original '70s velour can be!!). It will be a "driver" with a pseudo-TransAm/StockCar type look. |
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AMI Body No: J9-025 AMC Body No: TK20129 Build Date: Dec, 1969 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Rod Location: Bendigo, VIC Purchased: Listed: Mar, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J9-029 | This Javelin was purchased from Tasmania in 2006 and was driven across the country to its new home in Perth, Western Australia. The car is and older restoration and is still in reasonable condition overall. It intially received some minor upgrades like new carpets and body rubbers to make it a little more presentable. The original 343 engine has since been rebuilt with some perfomance upgrades and the Borg Warner automatic transmission was updated to 70/71 specs. The factory 2.87 rear gears were also swapped out for 3.54 gears from a Jeep to liven it up a bit. | ||
AMI Body No: J9-029 AMC Body No: TK20132 Build Date: Dec, 1969 Engine: 343 Trans: BW M11B Owner: Darren Location: Perth, WA Purchased: July, 2006 Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: June, 2017 Back to Top |
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| J9-034 |
This car was advertiesd on E-bay in December 2006, details of the add were as follows: AMC Rambler Javelin, 1969, 343 v8 automatic coupe, fitted with factory air conditioning, Aussie delivered new, factory RHD, good original condition throughout , goes well. |
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AMI Body No: J9-034 AMC Body No: TK20100 Build Date: 1969 Engine: 343 Trans: Auto Owner: Location: SA Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: June, 2017 Back to Top |
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| J09-012 |
This Signal Red 1970 model Javelin is another one of the many fine cars that previously featured in John Ivey's AMC collection in Western Australia. The car was sold to the Gosford Motor Museum in NSW after John passed away in 2014 One interesting aspect of this car is that it was actually the feature car for the road test in the August 1971 edition of Australian Motor Manual that can be found in the media section of this website. |
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AMI Body No: J09-012 AMC Body No: XK20869 Build Date: Dec, 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: Auto Owner: Gosford CCM Location: Gosford, NSW Purchased: Listed: Aug, 2009 Updated: June, 2017 Back to Top |
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| J09-023 | These are some great pictures of Goran's 1970 AMI Javelin racing at the Rob Roy Hill Climb, The car runs a 390, 4 speed combination with a Offenhauser dual quad manifold. It's been repainted in the factory colour (Havana gold) and Goran is the third owner. It looks like he is having a lot of fun with the car | ||
AMI Body No: J09-023 AMC Body No: 20880 Build Date: 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: 4 Speed Owner: Goran Location: VIC Purchased: Listed: Aug, 2008 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J09-054 |
This car was advertised on e-bay in July 2006, details of the ad were as follows: 1970 Javelin, 390 ci stroked to 401 ci, fair condition, needs some work good restorer currently unreg white with silver pearl and original style black C stripe kit. |
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AMI Body No: J09-054 AMC Body No: Build Date: 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: Auto Owner: Location: Kyneton, VIC Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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| J09-055 | Owned by Dave and son, this 1970 Javelin runs a rebuilt 360 that is bored 0.030" oversize with Edelbrock Performer intake, Holley 650 carby, Pertronix ignition, late model 360 free flow manifolds and a 2.5” twin system. The engine is backed by a 727 TF transmission with shift kit and the car is fitted with Kelsey Hayes disc brakes. The wheels are 15x7 and 15x8 Magnums. The exterior is done in Big Bad Orange paint and the car features a black interior. | ||
AMI Body No: J09-055 AMC Body No: PK18463 Build Date: 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: 727 TF Auto Owner: Dave Location: Adelaide, SA Purchased: Listed: Jan, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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John has owned this nice red 1970 Javelin since 1987 and has restored it with many NOS parts, which he bought back in 1987-1990 when they were a lot cheaper and easier to find than they are now (lucky buggar). The 390 engine has been rebuilt to 0.030 oversize, blueprinted, balanced and port matched etc, it runs strong, producing over 400Hp. The 727 TF has been rebuilt, and the car runs a 3.54:1 diff. John has also fitted a new set of Kelsey Hayes brakes. The AMC Magnum 500 wheels were originally 14"x7", but have been re-rimed to 15"x7". Handling has been improved with the addition of a "Gymkhana” Super Street sway bar set sold by Larry Mitchell from AMX Enterprises in Denver USA. John has recently bought a NOS 1970 “Edelbrock R4B” intake manifold with AMC part number, which will replace the existing “Edelbrock Performer”. The Performer flows quite well on the 390 engine but tends to run out of steam at around 420HP. The nostalgic Edelbrock R4B intake manifold should be good for up to about 460HP. This should make for one very quick car. |
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AMI Body No: AMC Body No: XK20864 Build Date: 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: 727 TF Auto Owner: John Location: Adelaide, SA Purchased: 1987 Listed: Mar, 2007 Updated: Back to Top |
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This very original looking Javelin has been in Tony's wife's family since it was about 12 months old.
Tony has stated to do a little bit of maintenance on the car including the fitting of a
new radiator (HQ-HZ Holden V8 3 core unit), fan shroud and a bit of ancilary work to the cooling
system. This has helped to make the car run a lot cooler. He also has a suspension overhaul planned.
The car still has the original purchase book with service tickets up to 12000 miles. Tony has sent through a bit of an update on the work that he has done to the car, this includes fitting 1972 Javelin ventilated discs and matching calipers to front along with a new original master cyclinder. Upgrading the exhaust with a set of 41mm extractors and 2.5 inch stainless steel pipes. The engine has been tuned properly and is running very nicley now. The auto choke spring was also replaced and the car starts first time every time. |
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AMI Body No: AMC Body No: Build Date: 1970 Engine: 390 Trans: Auto Owner: Anthony Location: Purchased: Listed: May, 2007 Updated: May, 2008 Back to Top |
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