1968 AMC Javelin Commercial Richard Dryfuss Vic Tayback

Sorry for the poor quality, here is an Amercian Motors Javelin Commercial from 1968. The ad features a young Richard Dryfuss and Vic Tayback.

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• AMC
• American
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• Javelin
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• Advert
• Vic
• Tayback
• Richard
• Dryfuss

[70Kenny]

It's too bad AMC is no longer around to offer us a modern version of the Javelin or AMX to compete with the modern Mustang, Challenger and Camaro. If AMC was still here, I hope that this '68-'70 body style would be the model they would emulate. Don't get me wrong, I do like the '71-'74 Javelin body style (I owned a '72 SST in the early '90's) but the Gen One Javelin is just, well, more attractive.

[OsbornTramain]

@70Kenny Totally agreed. I own a 73 AMX with a Pierre Cardin interior.  That style would transform well in this generation. You never know.....Chrysler still owns all the rights to the AMC designs and names and heritage.

to recent experimental Dodges were named, Matador and Hornet. there's still a real corporate heritage with in Chrysler for AMC.

[Seattlecarnut]

I didn't know Richard Dreyfuss did commercials. Cool.

[OsbornTramain]

for what ever reason, AMC used an Advertising Agency that loved to use good actors. Robert DeNiro did a 69 AMC Ambassador commercial, it's on youtube....i've seen it. Many other famous Charactor Actors can be found in AMC commercials.

[steffidude]

Javelin much more stylish than Mustang and Camaro.

[798389]

One of my favorite all-time cars.

[OldcarsNmusic]

@kolbpilot Exactamente, amigo! Because they were looked upon as "off-brands" they were abused and neglected when they fell into the hands of Rustang and Comodo fans.

[70Kenny]

@OldcarsNmusic I'll certainly look forward to the debut of THAT car!

[OldcarsNmusic]

@70Kenny AMC is not able to offer such a car but in about 2 1/2-3 years, a new conpany will. It'll be 41/2 inches shorter than a '70 Barracuda; have the same wheelbase as a '70 Challenger; it'll be nearly as wide as a Chrysler Pacifica, with roughly the same front and rear tracks; and be as tall as a Porsche Panamera.

The top-line coupe and convertible models will be called CMXs.

[OsbornTramain]

@andersport I would submit one reason why you dont' see them is due to the salves volume being significantly lower than Mustangs or Comarros. Mustang made a half million cars in 65 and always posted high sales figures. There was only one year where the Javelin beat one of the Big Three in sales, in 74, they sold more Javelins than Barracudas.....

[kolbpilot]

@andersport Just as reliable, just not treated with kindness in its first thirty years of life & therefore payed a heavy price. Javelins rusted no quicker than others. The basic Javelin was just that, a basic Javelin. The 390 cubic inch ones were no joke.

[Seattlecarnut]

@greenfuzz13 I've never seen Duddy Kravitz, but I have seen American Graffiti. At the time, I didn't recognise him, he had more hair on top of his head.

[greenfuzz13]

@Seattlecarnut  Dreyfuss was a successful working actor at that time but not well known to the public. American Graffitti and Duddy Kravitz were his big break.