In 1968 American Motors introduced the AMX at the Chicago auto show in February of 1968. American motors were hoping to reach out to the younger market to compete with the Mustang and the Camaro. However, I see this car looking more like the Chevy Nova except the Nova had a backseat. What American Motors did to produce the AMX they sawed a 12 inch section out of the javelins middle shortening the wheelbase from 109 inches to 97.