Original Owner 1969 American Motors AMC AMX 390 CI Survivor & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

I have a hunter green 1969 AMC AMX X CODE 390 GO PACK WITH EVERY AVAILABLE OPTION IN 69. I had no idea what the switch was for the clock resetting. Lol. PS .... I got the R12 A/C UNIT WORKING. THANKS, NEAL

Lou, I am in exaltation. Literally a tear to my eyes. What AMC did with muscle in the short time they did it was almost miraculous. This car and your presentation is precious. I am in disbelief of this car. OMG.

I'm so jealous. Always a fan of AMC they made some great cars. There was an AMC dealer across the street from where my mom used to shop. I'd go over and get some of those brochures you showed in the video. I was in high school when these were new and wanted one bad. I worked in a Pontiac/AMC dealer starting in 74 and had the chance to drive a couple of these as used cars. Almost bought a green 70 with a 360 and 4 speed that was traded in but had a 73 Grand Prix at the time that I couldn't give up. I believe these were the first cars with the space saver spare tire. We had a guy that would refill the cylinder at work. Thanks for another great video.

Hey, Lou! Back in 1977. I went to a little used car lot. He had a AMC Javelin AMX. But it was a Mark Donahue AMX 390 with Zoomy Tubes exhaust coming out in front of the back tires. It was a green gold color with black interior. A four speed shifter too. I was 17. The Car lot owner wouldn't let me test drive. Because of my age. But he let me go with him and he drove the AMX. He told me that he dragged raced on the weekends. He said he had another AMX with a 401 and a 4- speed and 3.90 gears out back. The tires were N-50's on Alumium slot mags. The AMX was very fast. The sound from the Zoomy Tubes with the windows down was AWESOME. Really enjoy your video's. It takes me back to a great time in the Muscle car era! Thanks, Again Lou! Shawn.

I've had my '69 AMX a little over a year now. It's great that you've kept yours all these years! Good for you!

That is one great AMX ! Great Car Story too. Over 50 years with the original owner. Amazing. Thanks Lou!

I had one of these back in the early 90s. Bronze, black stripes and interior, GO Pack 390, 4 speed. Great memories.

Original Owner, Unrestored !!! Yow !! Back then, watched time trials once at Ford's Fremont parking lot. Little AH Sprite was a trophy winner. AMX's and 'Vettes would spin out. Always loved AMX' though. Insane example here.

Sweep hand clock. I respect that.

I wish American Motors was still around, and that AMC AMX is a beautiful car ! My mom had a Gremlin, with the 6cyl it was a strong running car !!

When Lou posts a video that's almost half an hour long, you know it's going to be good! Thank you!!

This is probably the 5th or 6th time I've watched this video and I am still in awe of this car and the story behind it. AMC in just a few years did in my opinion the best job possible in the "Muscle Car" field especially given their budget challenges. The AMC parts department offered so many dealer-installed performance options to improve the performance of these great cars. Looking back now I realize now that they really had to since unlike "the big three" they did not enjoy the support from the third-party manufactures. Thanks for finding this gem Lou. This is one of my absolute favorite cars from the muscle car era. BTW great editing Joey :D

Good story guys; original condition AMX and original owner. The hunter green paint looks great, never goes out of style. Nice wheels, sporty hood, grill, and the fitment of bumpers front and rear looks smart, reminds me of Olds from same era. Congrats to owner, and thanks Lou - another gem!

Once more another excellent video from you Lou and that 1969 AMC AMX 390 sure is a knock out too!!

Love the AMCs! I had a 1970 4 door Hornet & a 1974 Matador Wagon. A close friend had a 69 Javelin. Thanks for taking us along Lou!

My uncle bought the 68 AMX new with the 390 go package. White with red interior. My brother bought it from him, and I had the pleasure of driving it. These were great cars. That was one we should have kept forever. Great car and great memories. The green one is my favorite color on this car. Beautiful vehicle.

Lou I'm s glad you asked the very important question at the end of the video why this car. My second question would be how was he able to keep this car all these year? With children, homes to be bought, and wives who want a family car so many guys are forced to sell. I know trunks and treats are a big thing with you. I wish you would have passed on the other AMC brochures and focused on the AMX brochure with an emphasis on the go pack. I felt you didn't cover this as thorough as you might have. The owner mentioned some of the features of this package but if you had focused on the AMX brochure and the Go Pack package information on this critical part of the 390 AMX would have been covered. It was about his time that American car manufacturers were beginning to offer disc brakes in the front. Were disc brakes part of the Go Package or were they not available on the AMX ? Lou I appreciate the variety of cars on your show. They are some of my favorites. Each time I watch your show it is accompanied by a feeling of trepidation. I fear an Alice in Wonderland journey down the trunks and treat rabbit hole along with a sundry of stickers describing radiator and jack information. Just let the owner tell his car story and have a few questions to prompt the owner if key information about his car are left unanswered. You did this while you were riding in his car. Your program is one of the best on RU-vid with some of the best cars. Maybe just a little less Lou and a little more "My Car Story".

This is one super owner and great car deserving of the extra time you poured into this feature. Thanks Lou!

I always liked "the underdog" car brands, surprisingly I have never ridden in an AMC. I think my all-time favorite AMC vehicle is the Matador Barcelona edition. Great review Lou

Wish they'd have made a zillion of these AMX's.

That is so kool Lou! Awesome that you kept it all these years Ed! So many wish they still had that one that got away. 👍😎

I too am an original owner. Mine was a "dealer demo" in Omaha! Nebraska? Mine, however had to sit for some years in my middle years 'til I could afford to drive it. Frame off restoration followed. What a sheer delight every time I go out in it. Fun watching you and your presentation! Dan. 5/1/23

I always loved the AMX. Really cool car and it was ahead of its time in styling! Another great video Lou! That Trunk N Treats was wonderful.

Thanks for the video Lou I really enjoyed it! Hard to believe he's kept the car for all these years. I am fortunate to own a 68 AMX which I purchased in January in Arizona. Originally a 390 4-speed car but now has a fuel injected 401 under the hood.

Love the car and saw many of these and worked at a AMC dealer in Albuquerque NM in 1971 and it was a perfect time to be there saw the AMX, SCrambler, Rebel Machine, and the New AMX with 401 and my boss was a sprint car driver by the name of Dick Poole. Oh the fun days.

So great that he held onto his "forever car". Thank you for sharing Lou.

Hi Ed & Lou - Gary here from Michigan. Nice ride from AMC, I remember this car. I had a 70 Mustang and my friend had this car. The dealer he bought it from is still in business today. Now doing Jeeps and Chryslers. Still on the same property but a new name, Snethkamp 11600 Telegraph Rd. Redford Twp. Michigan. Gary 🚂

George Romney would not approve, but the AMX is one sporty looking car! The Magnum 500 wheels and red line tires perfectly capture the muscle mania years. I see Ed’s got his AM radio set to 1440 KAZG for rock n roll oldies. Better watch your speed in PV, as they make a lot of money off photo radar. AMC 4ever!

Nice survivor Lou, thanks again

Ed made an inspired decision 50 years ago to buy a car that was different to the run of the mill muscle cars of that era. He knew it was a classic from day 1. This car is exceptional Lou and I hope it continues to give Ed many more years of motoring pleasure. The Arizona backdrop and the brilliant sunshine made your video just perfect.

That’s a beautiful AMX !!! AMC’s entrant into the Pony Car Wars of the late 60’s. Nice to hear the car stories from the original owners on you channel Lou. I’m looking forward to your video with that sweet white 1964 Plymouth Savoy parked in his driveway 👍👍👍

shes real fine...that amc amx 1969!!

Hey Lou. Your videos are such a joy to watch, and this one had me enthralled, man. That AMX in that color, with that rumble and in that beautiful, magical setting was over the top for us car guys. I appreciate the time and care you take with it all, man. Ya know, my older sister Jeannie (who was a Ford model in the 70's) had a sexy silver AMC Javelin when I was a wee lil' guy and I remember thinking it was larger than life, so I am a sucker for AMC to this day. And you are the older brother and I am the little brother for sure, Lou! I'm the youngest out of a big Irish/English/Italian working class Roman Catholic family and you remind me very much of one of my older brothers lol :)! JV Johnny (my nickname since I was 15 and didn't make Varsity baseball, but stayed JV lol)

440 has one of the best sounds. Great car and a great owner. Wonderful story

Gorgeous car. Not just because it is so well preserved, but a beautiful color, nice original chrome wheels.just a pretty car. in the best sense.Also, love that eight track, just another icon of the era.

I remember taking a ride in one of these in the early 1970's. My cousin had a red one with the white racing stripes. I believe it had a 4 speed and the top engine. He got it up to about 130 which is the fastest I had been in a car. I was in the back so not only no seat belts, but no real seat. ;-)

So good to see that he still has it , its original and still driven.

In 6th grade our teacher Mr Holloway had to take the entire class outside to see his brand new blue AMX, the two things that stood out most to me was the red line tires and the chrome 390 emblem on the rear fender.

I too still have my 1969 AMX I bought new, but I just completed a 1 1/2 year body off restoration...It is perfect

Nice machine! The Hunter Green paint with red line tires and magnum-style wheels give this classic AMX just the right look for the muscle car era. Thanks Lou, another gem from your vast catalog 👍👍

Great interview with Ed! Nice to see an original daily driver of a truly beautiful and unique car. I do work in Paradise Valley, maybe I'll see Ed driving around, some day! When I was in Los Angeles I did work for the man that was the CEO of American Motors in the 1970's.

Way better and more attention getting than a boring mustang or corvette that you see every weekend you dont see many AMC vehicles on the road

Great looking AMX. I have never seen a unrestored survivor AMX before my dad has a friend who has a 69 AMX its a dark blue 390 4 speed manual car. I always heard AMC cars were hard to find parts for but dont know if that's true or not. Another great video Lou love watching your channel.

Very, very cool. You don't see that car every day and certainly not with a story like that. Very Interesting, thanks for sharing, love these videos.

Goodday Lou, what an amazing story, original owner from 1969, that is anazing. Straight away I posted the link to my friend Craig who own an AMX, Javelin, Rebel Machine he is an AMC Ambassador in Australia. A little known fact AMC actually set up a factory here in Australia back in the day. I know they made factory Right Hand Drive Javelin's & Rebel Sedan's here in Australia. Occasionally you may see a Rebel sedan in traffic but I think the biggest cubic inch was 343 cubic inch. How good is that to buy a car & you know it will be your forever car. Great story Lou, you just keep finding these anazing stories. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

Beauty! My relative sold for AMC when this car was brand new. he always ordered the Go - Pack.

I think these AMX's were too far ahead of their time which sadly might've ben AMC's demise. Such a cool car and owner. GREAT VIDEO LOU.

As someone here already mentioned, it has the 1968 chrome magnum 500s. Maybe since it was a special order, it was built with the chrome wheels or changed at the dealership. I have a 69 390 automatic "go pack" car ( bittersweet orange, black interior) with the original metallic painted wheels and trim rings. My car was sold December 1969 in North Hollywood, California. The owners manual has a small identification card on the back cover all filled out with the vin number, the dealership name, address and dealer id number and finally, the original owners name!

Outstanding! Another great original owner & survivor car for the channel, Lou. I also learned a new term; "Brass Hat" car. You certainly know how to find and bring the best out for us to see. Thanks, Lou!

What a neat sleek unit this is! My gosh I love the color and the story of this little powerhouse. A 50 year old car with it's original owner and all the goodies that went with the car just makes this unit and video so much fun to watch. The owner was awesome too loved him and his stories of his prize baby. I was just 11 years old when this unit was produced and I do remember these units too. It is so funny as I watch this video in my town here where I live in Massillon Ohio I was in a old AMC dealership this morning that was here till the demise of AMC. I could feel all the AMC'S and see them in the old building this morning as it is now a discount house for home furnishings and groceries. I just loved AMC they were a lot like Studebaker ahead of the times for people as both Studebaker and AMC made awesome cars even though they were the underdog to the big three companies. I really loved watching this video and the owner was right people now under the age of 50 has no idea what a 8 track tape is as I have hundreds yet to this day. Thanks Lou for sharing such a neat unit with us. The are sure hard ones to find around anywhere.

Hey Lou. Awesome looking AMX. I've never seen one before. I've seen Javelins.

Very Sweet AMX !!! I remember these quite well during my teen years---1969/1970 were two of the most High-Performance Years Ever, along with Superb body styles. I truly COMMEND the owner of this AMX for making it his life-long love and keepsake, in addition to having taken such great care of this fine beauty of true American Muscle. Thank You Wholeheartedly For Sharing. My Very Best Regards, and Take Care.

Amazing! one owner, non-restored AMX. what got me was the original 8-track cassette, probably one of the first of the sort!

One owner damn Lou I got to watch later. Outstanding.

Another one of the BEST muscle car. I also LOVE AMX 390 engine. GREAT car

I love your craft, Lou. 👍🙏🇺🇸

It’s always a joy to see cool survivor cars on your channel! And, this one is another remarkable survivor, Lou!

Awesome Automobile.Thanks for taking me back.I miss my LeMans now.Take care

Lou, I have to say your videos are something positive to look forward to. Keep up the great work

What a beautiful AMX and original owner!

Ed and Lou, Thanks: an interesting Car and story..I stored a Friends 1969 *AMX390/4 SPEED/ “Drag racer” in that “ Lime Green COlor”, in my back Garage in 1974-75; he being the *Mechanic at LOVE Motors/Rambler( WARSAW IND)..:the Dealership pitched in on monies for operations/ Work on car, etc. ANYWAYS, good car stuff . INTERESTINGLY, I did put an ***EightTrack Tape Player in my 61 Ford CONVERTIBLE, not really thinking about convertible TOP noise/ engine/ **frozen **tapes (really affects later play) in Fall visit to DRAKE UNIVERSITY KAPPA PSI House from Purdue.....in 1967........those were exciting days…..

Love this car. The video was awesome. One thing I would like to point out is they nailed it on the head for car guys looking to buy a car. It's a lot like falling for that special someone. In his case he looked at Mustangs an Cameros and was like 🤔. But then he saw the AMX sitting there in all her glory and was instantly smitten with it's appeal. Like a fine woman.

This really was a special car. I only knew two people that owned these, one wore his out & the other rolled his. Thanks for showing this cream puff!

lou,i ordered a 1969 hurst amx.when i received it the dealer had turned it into a 1970 model.when i took the car to the dragstrip nhra would not let me race it until i turned it back into a 1969 model.i was sponsored by amc canada and they helped us with parts and lined up an amc dealer to sponsor our car.we raced the car from 1969 until 1975 when it was destroyed in a fire.i have lots of pictures of my car and lots of information on the hurst amx cars. jin l'esperance

I have always loved the AMX. Beautiful car

Of course Lou, you have to know I built a small scale model of an AMX when I was 8 years old. LOL! Larger than a Matchbox car but smaller than a snap together one. It was a toy to go along with the rest of my collection. I just wish I had a fraction of real cars like the ones I had as a kid.

My favorite muscle car of all ! Nice one Lou !

Great car Lou, I was all of 9yrs when this car was built and what a awesome car, my cousin Nita was dating a AMC salesman in the early '70s and he was driving the Javelin, took us for a ride 😀 was the coolest feeling being in a not General Motors car,,I'll never forget that!! Thanks for sharing and as always you know "Howdy from Texas "!!

Beautiful and rare. Thank you Lou.

wow my brother had a 64 fury coupe w/a 383 golden commando and a 4spd same body anyway as the car in the background...that amc should be in a museum or a concourses field!!

8 track tapes that's a blast from the past the car in great shape for a survivor unrestored for the man to keep it all these years is amazing

Once again Lou you have made another great Car Story. The way you tell the story and show that car. I am an AMC fan and own a 70 AMX so its great when you feature AMCs.

Incredible. Since new!! Ed - kudos to you from Hong Kong. I have been a huge AMC fan since my earliest days as a teenager getting very interested in cars. Thanks as always Lou for the fantastic post. A great car, and owner!

Great Car don't see many anymore. Great all original survor.

Hey Lou, I still have and I bought new my 1969 AMX 390, Hurst 4 speed, AC , leather, Go Pak, concours restored

outstanding lou,,,!!! love those trans am , drag race, and nascar american motors,,my dad got a rambler in 1965. thank you, and the owner too,,cheers from italy,,!

This was one of your best videos!

Ed you are the man ;>) congrats for keeping this gem. And Lou thanks for this presentation. You are a long way from home.

survivor gold, love it!

Wow what a great treasure of brochures in the trunk. One of my favorite all time cars, great video as always. thanks

lol that was great it resets the clock and he hasnt touched it in 20 years! what a beautiful car love that color too

It's unfortunate that more people didn't have the appreciation for AMC cars in the 60's and 70's that they seem to have today.

Wow.....a really sharp car.

Had to watch that one again.

The AMX was a much better looking car than the mustang and. When set up right stock , faster too . It was a true sports car but never got the credit. I am. GM man but in ‘69 this car was a winner. Thanks Lou and the owner. Amazing it is never been touched ❗️🇺🇸

These are such awesome cars and you can get them a whole lot more reasonable than some of the other muscle cars , The AMC 390 Matched up to a more performance rear end was very competitive car.

You don’t see many AMC’s nice find Lou 👍😎

My first ride in a muscle car was a 1968 Javelin SST 343 4 speed, I was 15 years old

Absolutely awesome!

Love this AMX story, Thanks Lou!

I have a 1972 AMC full range brochure I got in Canada at a car meet in 2004,the amx is listed as part of the javelin range and not as a separate model

Have a Challenger 440 1970 convertible, AMX was before Javalen. Javalen became a possible AMX with options, like the 401 AMX had a390 just like the Scrambeler

raced a 1968 javelin with some group19 additions from amc.the car ran mid twelves at the drag strip.i then purchased a 1969 hurst amx.i raced that car until it was destroyed in a fire in 1975.i was sponsored by transcona motors and amc canada.

What a beautiful car

For long time AMC cars with a redheaded stepchild 🦰 in of the automotive world glad to see they finally getting some respect! Ed, maybe you can arrange to spend eternity in it 🤔😀

front spoiler was an add-on and wasn't present when the car was built.

Beautiful car and in original condition! I had a chance to buy one in 84"85 when i was getting my first car"with my own money that i worked/saved for yrs to do". Seen one of these on a used car lot for 1700.00. Was white with orange stripes running front to back "but not like those shown, more like 1969 pace car Camaros" had a 390 with a 4speed. Was on that lot for 2yrs. Ended up buying a 72 Buick Riviera with a 455 for 300.00. Had a bad diaphragm in the fuel pump that the people i bought it from couldn't figure out. Lol. No regrets getting the Buick but always wished i had gotten that AMX. Was really a Beautiful looking car. Anyone heard of them coming from the factory with that paint scheme and stripes? Or was it possibly a repaint? Looked original to me then but i was a teenager at the time.

Nice car, love it. orginal FROM FACTORY. WOW.

Yeah man Lou, awesomeness bud! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘✌🏻

I heard the song Warpigs by Black Sabbath on an 8 track tape when I was 12 years old..that song would go great with a video of this AMX