New Member '70 Donohue Javelin
 

Hi All,
Have been lurking this site as well as Pro-Touring for awhile and finally decided to get off my A$$ & join.
I am in the middle of a 4 year amateur-touring build of my 1970 Mark Donohue Javelin SST.
This is my 2nd time owning this particular car. It was my first musclecar I bought back in the mid 80's when I was a teenager. had a 360/4spd and was lime green metallic with the white c-stripe and black half vinyl top with green(ugh!) interior. Car was alot of fun back then, I kept it mostly stock save for headers & holley & 3.91 rear. Only 290 horse but 395 lbft of torque so it was fun around town but ran out of steam quickly.
Long story shorter, I sold the car to go to college about 88 or 89. The guy I sold it to rebuilt the motor (poorly) & quickly blew it and set it in his dads barn and lost interest. A few years ago a car dealer buddy of mine ( & musclecar enthusiast) called me asking questions about my old car & I asked him why. He told me that the owner contacted him about selling and he was going to look at it. Of course I HAD to go along! Well, I got there and all the memories came back even though it was in really poor shape. I my friend was cool & let me buy it instead. How many chances do you get to get your first car back? Had to do it.
Will post more pics when I am able, & I will update the specs ASAP.

I am trying to change my image size to upload but cannot figure out yet. Will get it figured and update.
Anyway, glad to be a member and am getting excited to get this thing on the road!


Sean

Welcome to the site Sean. Let me know of you can't get the pics sized correctly.

Sounds cool. Welcome to the site!

:thumbsup:

Welcome,

There are people here familiar with AMC’s. Coloradoamx is one of them.

His website is: coloradoamx.com

Check out his videos for ideas

Video of Colorado's Donohue engine: 533 HP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL0_fGGS_N8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE9KpJOHhRQ&fmt=18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Wmkjk8eYA&fmt=18


A ’71 with 16 x 8 Halibrand Wheels

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0c280ca4.jpg

’70 Mark Donohue in Big Bad Orange with 16 x 8 Vintage Wheel Works

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...psa1bdae87.jpg

A ’73 with 17 inch Team III Wheels

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...k/Wayne/w3.jpg

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/.../Wayne/z1b.jpg
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0f18baa3.jpg

Welcome Sean!!


What a great story!! I'd love to find my first few cars... That would be so much fun!


To post pics -- easiest way is to open a free Photobucket account - upload them to Photobucket and then just copy the "IMG" link and paste it here (one for each picture).



There's a thread discussing how this is done here:




https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=9127

One of my favorite cars of this era!! Sweet Ride!!