Featuring bold styling, ample power, and an eclectic overall nature, the AMC Javelin is arguably the most underappreciated muscle car ever made.

In 1970, AMC was in the middle of the muscle car race both on and off the track with the Javelin and the two-seat AMX.

The Javelin offered comfortable packaging with more interior and luggage space than most of its rivals. In top-level SST trim, it was lauded for its involving handling and good performance. With ...

AMC also went high fashion, commissioning the Italian designer Aldo Gucci to create a one-off Hornet Sportabout wagon with a custom interior in 1971. Then there was Pierre Cardin.

The Cardin Javelin arrived midway through the ’72 model year as an interior option package. The designer had submitted as many as 10 proposals to AMC, and the chosen selection was a black ...

The AMC Javelin was a groundbreaking vehicle from an underappreciated company. But it's true fans appreciate these unique aspects.

Compared to a bone-stock Javelin, the Defiant is six-and-a-half inches longer, thanks to radically different panels from the A-pillar forward.

This Preston-themed, heavily customized Javelin celebrates the coolant brand's 90th anniversary. Read more and see pictures of the Ringbrothers creation at Car and Driver.

The interior of this Javelin is modern and tasteful while still having a distinct muscle car vibe. It has white seats contrasting with the mostly-black interior with metallic trim on the doors and ...

AMC sold only 15,961 units over four model years, making the Javelin AMX relatively rare. The black example you see here is one of only 3,220 examples produced in 1972.

The Javelin and its short-wheelbase, two-seat offshoot, the AMX, were designed by Richard Teague using underpinnings from AMC's Rambler American compact.