Johnson & Associates

RARE, RARE, RARE!

1968 AMERICAN MOTORS AMX "VON PIRANHA" EDITION

WALK AROUND VIDEO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

* 1 OF ONLY 22 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 AND CAMARO'S WHICH WERE BUILT AS HIGH PERFORMANCE STREET, STRIP AND ROAD RACE CARS AND MARKETED THROUGH A LIMITED NUMBER OF NEW CAR OUTLETS)

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

* ONLY ONE OTHER VON PIRANHA IS BELIEVED TO STILL EXIST (A GOLD CAR LAST SEEN IN THE DENVER AREA) BUT AT THIS POINT IT CANNOT BE LOCATED

* ONLY 25,021 ACTUAL MILES (THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STORED IN A SHOP IN COLORADO FOR OVER 30 YEARS)

* TRUE AMX "GO PAK" CAR

* MATCHING NUMBERS 390 CUBIC INCH MOTOR (#3190806)

* BORG WARNER M-12 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

* EDELBROCK R4B INTAKE (STAMPED WITH VON PIRANHA LOGO)

* "TWIN GRIP" POSI-TRAC REAR END

* RUNS, SOUNDS AND DRIVES GREAT (NOT A RATTLE)

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 (IT HAS APPRECIATED SIGNIFICANTLY
IN THE PAST 7 YEARS!)

THE CURRENT NADA BOOK VALUE FOR A "REGULAR" 1968 AMX NOT INCLUDING THE RARENESS OF THE VON PIRANHA OR THE HUGE ADD FOR LOW MILES IS $75,300.00!

THIS CAR WAS FEATURED BOTH ON THE COVER AND INSIDE OF MUSCLE CAR REVIEW MAGAZINE IN THE JUNE 2016 ISSUE (SEE COVER WITH PHOTO'S)

ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY THAT I'VE OWNED IN MY 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS

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circa 1968

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