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Here's our 1970 AMX. Take a look around... Here's what most people will see... Notice the powerful lines...
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Beauty from any angle... You can tell this car
means business...
Here's the beast
within the beauty.
Come on in and
take it for a spin!
Jim Twigg's 1970 AMX CharityAMXdtd_thumb.jpg (2675 bytes) thumb10.jpg (2114 bytes) thumb11.jpg (2102 bytes)
Here's what it will look
like when fully restored.
The AMX at Donohue's
to Daytona 2000
Picture of driver's
side 1/4 panel rot
Picture of passenger
side 1/4 panel rot
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Here's the AMX as it's leaving American Performance. Shown posing with the AMX is Tony Pinto. Here's the AMX following the paint and body work done in Florida. Front end parts as received in San Antonio. Misc. parts as received in San Antonio.
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360 V8 following its rebuild in Grayson, Georgia. Current interior condition (San Antonio). Left rear 3/4 view (San Antonio). Left front 3/4 view (San Antonio).
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Right front 3/4 view (San Antonio). The Charity AMX awaiting new brake and fuel lines. Brian Schneider, Brett Schneider, and Mike Strawbridge are installing brake lines. Also a good shot of the redone rear brakes and driver's door. The replacement rear quarter panel can be seen standing in the box in the background, and the gas tank is in the box in the foreground. Here's the 'Fine Lines' kit laid out on the floor prior to installation.
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Gas tank after it's trip to Moyer Fuel Tank Renu. Home after a trip to the exhaust shop. The hood is still off to facilitate further carburetor adjustment. Left rear with new exhaust visible. Interior shot with empty radio bay, "new" steering wheel, and other details.
thumb28.jpg (2313 bytes) thumb29.jpg (2458 bytes) Here's the front of the Charity AMX in Kenosha showing the restored grille and rechromed front bumper. Here's the back of the Charity AMX in Kenosha showing the rechromed rear bumper.
The Charity AMX making it's debut performance (under it's own power) at the Southwest AMC Regional. A rear view of the Charity AMX at the Southwest AMC Regional. Here's the front of the Charity AMX in Kenosha showing the restored grille and rechromed front bumper. Here's the back of the Charity AMX in Kenosha showing the rechromed rear bumper.
A picture of the Charity AMX as it's preparing to leave San Antonio, TX for Kenosha, WI. Another picture of the Charity AMX as it's preparing to leave San Antonio, TX for Kenosha, WI The Charity AMX at the 2002 Transportation Homecoming in Kenosha, WI Zion Auto Body in Zion Il
A picture of the Charity AMX as it's preparing to leave San Antonio, TX for Kenosha, WI. Another picture of the Charity AMX as it's preparing to leave San Antonio, TX for Kenosha, WI The Charity AMX at the 2002 Transportation Homecoming in Kenosha, WI. Zion Auto Body in Zion IL. The Charity AMX is getting body repairs and paint here.
The front windshield has been removed. Here's the replacement quarter panel for the driver's side all prepped and ready to be installed. Here's the AMX with it's bad quarter panel removed. Another picture of the AMX with it's bad quarter panel removed.
The front windshield has been removed. Here's the replacement quarter panel for the driver's side all prepped and ready to be installed. Here's the AMX with it's bad quarter panel removed. Another picture of the AMX with it's bad quarter panel removed.
The windshield has also been removed. Here's Steve Mow (the body man at Zion Auto Body), posing with the AMX after he removed the bad quarter panel. Here's a picture of the seam where the quarter panel meets the roof. Here's the damaged wheel well. If you look close, you can see where it's wrinkled.
The windshield has also been removed. Here's Steve Mow (the body man at Zion Auto Body), posing with the AMX after he removed the bad quarter panel. Here's a picture of the seam where the quarter panel meets the roof. Here's the damaged wheel well. If you look close, you can see where it's wrinkled.
Here's a picture of the AMX with the replacement quarter panel installed. Here's another picture showing the replacement quarter. The door gap is now much better than when we started. Here's the roof after it was straightened and smoothed out. Here's a passenger side view of the car with the replacement quarter panel installed.
Here's a picture of the AMX with the replacement quarter panel installed. Here's another picture showing the replacement quarter. The door gap is now much better than when we started. Here's the roof after it was straightened and smoothed out. Here's a passenger side view of the car with the replacement quarter panel installed.
Here's the passenger side quarter panel in it's almost ready for primer state. Here's a view of the fixed driver's side quarter panel. A little more work was done to the hood. Here's another shot of the driver's side quarter panel.
Here's the driver's side door, ready for primer. A view of the grille showing the car waiting for block sanding. The trunk lid. Some repair work around the back window.
The passenger side quarter panel A view of the interior. A good view of the passenger side. A nice shot of the grille.
Another view of the grille. No doubt, they're talking about how cool this car is. Another interior view. Some repair work around the driver's side quarter window.
Here's the car loaded up for the start of it's final move before completion. Photo credit: Richard Corsello Another picture of the car ready to be moved. Photo credit: Richard Corsello Pulling into the Greenmeade show. Photo Credit: Richard Corsello Pulling into the Greenmeade show. Photo Credit: Richard Corsello
At the Greenmeade show. Photo Credit: Richard Corsello At the Greenmeade show. Photo Credit: Richard Corsello Tom Benvie's daughter Erin, posing next to the AMX. Erin was Tom's inspiration for donating the car. Tom's daughters posing with the AMX. Older sister Lauren also had some health issues.
The AMX at a local (Boston, MA) car show. Here's is the AMX arriving at Tom's house. Here is Joe Roberts unloading the car. The AMX turning into Tom's driveway.
Another one of the AMX in Tom's driveway. Here's Joe turning the AMX over to Tom. Here is the AMX in Tom's garage. Here is Hanna at a show on September 5, 2008.
   
Here's another picture of Hanna at the same show. These are the last two pictures of the car before it was stripped down to complete the project Here's Hanna stripped to a bare shell. Hanna is loaded up and being hauled off to a car show.    

 

Last Updated: 12/07/2009