Concept Car of the Week: AMC Amitron (1967)
By Flavien Dachet2015-05-06T18:54:00
While the American auto industry spent most of the late ‘60s creating huge barges powered by monstrous engines with loud decals on disco paint jobs, AMC believed in the future of compact cars, fuel economy, and go-faster stripes.
While the American auto industry spent most of the late ‘60s creating huge barges powered by monstrous engines with loud decals on disco paint jobs, AMC believed in the future of compact cars, fuel economy, and go-faster stripes.
Designed under Richard Teague’s supervision, the quirky Amitron was unveiled in 1967 in a hotel in Detroit. Measuring less than 2,200mm long, it was 350mm shorter than a Smart Fortwo and its wide track gave room for three passengers seating abreast.