Interesting thread. I am interested in all makes of factory super stock races, especially the 69 AMC AMX conversion by Hurst. I own the
www.superstockamx.com website and have been researching these cars for over 30 years and maybe some of you could help add to the research. I have a few questions:
There is a mention of the Hurst facility in Madison Heights, I have it as in Ferndale. Is this one and the same place? After the Darts and Cudas Hurst worked on the AMX and the Dodge Taxis in the same building.
There are a number of pictures floating around of the original cars. Are these from Hurst or Chrysler?
Did Chrylser send a list of VINs and owners to the NHRA to verify the cars were made and who owned them. Does anyone have the list? AMC definitely sent this list in 69. In 1970 AMC sent all the owners (53 of them) a complete update kit to make the car look like the new 70 AMX. It included grill, hood, taillight assy, dash, seats, doorpanels, etc. AND-they assigned the car a new VIN and included that as well. A new list with the updated 70 VIN was sent to the NHRA, but the NHRA said no way so the cars had to be changed back if they were to be raced in class. (Not all were) I do have the VIN list AMC sent to the NHRA with the newly assigned 1970 VINs, but really would like to find the 69 list. Anyone have any leads or info?
I'd love to talk to any Hurst employees at the time. If you know someone could you see if they would mind talking to me?
A correction. The "28 point checklist" posted on this thread with the "36" on it is actually from an AMX. These cars could be ordered either all white or red, white, and blue. The RWB in the upper corner shows this was a tri-color car. There were a few other paper forms Hurst put with the cars as well. According to many of the original owners I talked to who went to Hurst to pick up their cars these papers were on the windshield of the car. When they arrived they were told they had "Car 36" or whatever number. Then they had to look for their car. Many were not even finished-some didn't even have the engine in them. These papers with the numbers were randomly put on the cars and did not match the VIN sequence at all. The 52 cars all had sequential VINs (plus there was an earlier prototype). Shirley and HL Shahan got Hurst car #1, but it was actually VIN #35 in the sequence.
I've managed to collect and publish just about every piece of paper generated for these cars back in 69. In trying to locate all 53 cars I've verified one as definitely destroyed in a fire (But without the 69 VIN list cannot say which one) and possibly two others destroyed. Confirmed two others as real but don't have the 69 info on them yet (again, need the 69 VIN list). One has the 70 changeover VIN which is confirmed, the other I've traced the short line of ownership and confirmed it is the Beachy Bros car but there is no dash any longer, therefore no VIN tag. AMC did not have fender tags, but there is a VIN stamp behind the steering box I hope to get. Two others were known less than 20 years ago and have disappeared-I can't believe they have been parted or destroyed as both were well known cars" Uncle Sam from the Southwest and Pappys Joy from Greenes Rambler in NJ. Hopefully they will show up.
Is there a database listing all the Darts and Cudas, and how many are left?
And finally, if anyone has any photos of the AMXs I would love to have them to ad to my website.
Thanks in advance.
the doors being light weight. There was a Part Number for the light weight Doors. Anyone know if this car had the light weight doors and front bumper??
