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1968 AMERICAN MOTORS AMX VERY RARE "VON PIRANHIA" EDITION

$49,900.00
Salina, Kansas
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1 OF ONLY 22 AMX'S WHICH WERE BUILT BY THOROUGHBRED MOTORS IN DENVER, COLORADO FOR SELECT AMC DEALERSHIPS IN THE COLORADO REGION (SIMILAR TO THE BALDWIN-MOTION AND DICKEY HARRELL CHEVELLE'S, MONTE CARLO'S AND CAMARO'S WHICH WERE BUILT AS HIGH PERFORMANCE STREET, STRIP AND ROAD RACE CARS AND MARKETED THROUGH A LIMITED NUMBER OF AMC OUTLETS)

ONE OF THE CARS WAS CAMPAIGNED BY RACING LEGEND RON HUNTER WHO RACED THE CAR AT CONTINENTAL DIVIDE RACEWAY AND POSSIBLY THE PIKES PEAK HILL CLIMB

ONLY ONE OTHER VON PIRANHA IS BELIEVED TO STILL EXIST BUT AT THIS POINT IT CANNOT BE LOCATED

ONLY 24,700 ACTUAL MILES (THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STORED IN A SHOP IN COLORADO FOR OVER 30 YEARS)

TRUE AMX "GO PAK" CAR

390 CUBIC INCH MOTOR

BORG WARNER M-12 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

EDELBROCK R4B INTAKE (STAMPED WITH THE VON PIRANHA LOGO)

"TWIN GRIP" POSI-TRAC REAR END

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF A "BARN FIND" MUSCLE CAR

THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PROFESSIONALLY APPRAISED BY STEVE LINDEN AT SPECIALIZED VINTAGE VEHICLE SERVICES IN JANUARY, 2014

APPRAISED VALUE: $57,500.00

THIS CAR WAS ON THE COVER OF MUSCLE CAR REVIEW MAGAZINE IN THE JUNE 2016 ISSUE (See photo)

ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF AUTOMOTIVER HISTORY THAT I'VE OWNED IN MY 45 YEARS IN BUSINESS

LEGITIMATE OFFERS AND TRADES CONSIDERED

PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE TO VIEW MY OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST VEHICLES FOR SALE OR TRADE: jimsmotorsports.com

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