| 1970 Mark Donohue Javelin |
We bought the car in 1998 after locating it on the Internet. We had been looking for a 1970 Javelin that was optioned in a certain way. We wanted a 390 4-speed with Go-Pak. It turns out
we were able to locate, not only a 390 4-speed car, but also; Matador Red, red leather, go-pak, 3:90.1 Twin Grip, factory Ram Air, Adjust-O-Tilt Steering column and non-A/C. The car was
originally a Colorado car purchased new in Denver, which means it has NO rust at all. The car had 64k original on it, and must have spent much of its life in a garage due to the condition of the
interior. Typically Colorado cars have no rust on the exterior, but the interiors are baked. However, the interior on this car was beautiful. The original leather was still in pretty good shape
condidering it is 30 years old. Just before finding the car in Michigan, the car was transported from Colorado to Zephyr Hills, Florida as part of the Kruse Collector car auction circuit. A small
dealer bought the car in Florida, and transported it to his car lot in Michigan, where I purchased it and brought it back home to Colorado.
Since finding the Javelin several years ago, I've spent a lot of time and expense restoring it. New paint (Matador Red) and reverse C stripe bring the car back to it's original glory. I added a
reproduction front underbody "Group 19" fiberglass spoiler. We rebuilt the engine with forged pistons and balanced the engine. We also rebuilt the front end, rebuilding the brakes and
replacing all the bushings. We rebuilt the T-10 4-speed and replaced the clutch. We also removed the aftermarket Mallory Unilite distributor and coil and replaced it with the factory coil and
distributor. The gas tank was replaced with a NOS unit. Cosmetic improvements include NOS simulated side exhaust rocker moldings, NOS tail light lenses, re-chromed bumpers, and 15X7
magnum 500 wheels (although we still have the factory styled steel wheels in storage). On the interior I added a new headliner and replaced the woodgrain dash overlay with a NOS unit. We
recently replaced the original leather with Legendary leather. Although the original leather was still in pretty good shape, we decided that we would put the original seats in storage and install
the new leather. We also found the build sheet tucked away under the rear seat! We also recently located a NOS AM part numbered R4B aluminum intake manifold. We also hunted down all
of the original smog equipment to put the car back in its original state under the hood. Finding the correct backfire valve for the smog pieces was the most difficult, but we were successful
finding a NOS part.
The 1970 Javelin was the peak of AMC development and design. The car makes no excuses in a crowd of Boss Mustangs, Z-28 Camaros and Cudas. The Javelin has beautiful lines and
aggressive styling that competes in that crowd, but also has the racing heritage that some of them don't. This car is featured in the book Muscle America's Legendary Performance by
Motorbooks, in the 2008 American Muscle Cars calendar, and photographs of the car will appear in the soon-to-be-released biography of Mark Donohue to be released in early 2009
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we were able to locate, not only a 390 4-speed car, but also; Matador Red, red leather, go-pak, 3:90.1 Twin Grip, factory Ram Air, Adjust-O-Tilt Steering column and non-A/C. The car was
originally a Colorado car purchased new in Denver, which means it has NO rust at all. The car had 64k original on it, and must have spent much of its life in a garage due to the condition of the
interior. Typically Colorado cars have no rust on the exterior, but the interiors are baked. However, the interior on this car was beautiful. The original leather was still in pretty good shape
condidering it is 30 years old. Just before finding the car in Michigan, the car was transported from Colorado to Zephyr Hills, Florida as part of the Kruse Collector car auction circuit. A small
dealer bought the car in Florida, and transported it to his car lot in Michigan, where I purchased it and brought it back home to Colorado.
Since finding the Javelin several years ago, I've spent a lot of time and expense restoring it. New paint (Matador Red) and reverse C stripe bring the car back to it's original glory. I added a
reproduction front underbody "Group 19" fiberglass spoiler. We rebuilt the engine with forged pistons and balanced the engine. We also rebuilt the front end, rebuilding the brakes and
replacing all the bushings. We rebuilt the T-10 4-speed and replaced the clutch. We also removed the aftermarket Mallory Unilite distributor and coil and replaced it with the factory coil and
distributor. The gas tank was replaced with a NOS unit. Cosmetic improvements include NOS simulated side exhaust rocker moldings, NOS tail light lenses, re-chromed bumpers, and 15X7
magnum 500 wheels (although we still have the factory styled steel wheels in storage). On the interior I added a new headliner and replaced the woodgrain dash overlay with a NOS unit. We
recently replaced the original leather with Legendary leather. Although the original leather was still in pretty good shape, we decided that we would put the original seats in storage and install
the new leather. We also found the build sheet tucked away under the rear seat! We also recently located a NOS AM part numbered R4B aluminum intake manifold. We also hunted down all
of the original smog equipment to put the car back in its original state under the hood. Finding the correct backfire valve for the smog pieces was the most difficult, but we were successful
finding a NOS part.
The 1970 Javelin was the peak of AMC development and design. The car makes no excuses in a crowd of Boss Mustangs, Z-28 Camaros and Cudas. The Javelin has beautiful lines and
aggressive styling that competes in that crowd, but also has the racing heritage that some of them don't. This car is featured in the book Muscle America's Legendary Performance by
Motorbooks, in the 2008 American Muscle Cars calendar, and photographs of the car will appear in the soon-to-be-released biography of Mark Donohue to be released in early 2009
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