At the height of the muscle car wars in 1969, car companies were doing some new and interesting things in order to make their models stand out.

For 1971 AMC's Javelin was completely redesigned inside and out. Already a radical departure from AMC's traditional styling, the Javelin received all new sheet metal for 1971. All the changes were not in the looks department either, according to Car and Track host Bud Lindemann the AMC offered many surprises on the…

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Somehow, a Javelin has been hiding mere blocks from my house!

Ever since we read Ate Up With Motor's history of the Ford Flathead V8, we've been totally hooked on AUWM's take on automotive history.

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Here's an AMC that's beaten the odds and survives on the snowy Minnesota street!

AMC may be long gone, and Fiat owns the Jeep brand nowadays, but classic AMC ads will never die!

In 1973 the Endangered Species Act became law. Here's a car that would make the list. It's Nice Price or Crack Pipe time again, and we're recalling AMC's entry into the pony car wars.