In the 1970s, we saw a lot of fancy materials and patterns for interior and exterior trim, remember the Mopar mod tops? We also saw cars from AMC and Mopar with denim upholstery, fine Corinthian leather, and even fancy Pierre Cardin inspired interiors like this AMX Javelin.

The Pierre Cardin Javelin’s in 1972 and 1973 has mulit-colored nylon fabric stripes with a silicone finish that covered the seats, door trim panels, and headliner. It might seem a little wild and unappealing today, but that was the 1970s and it was cool back then.  Total production for 1972-73 Javelin/AMX with this interior was roughly just over 4,150, with a suspected single 1974 car. There’s even a group of owners who meet and show off this car at get-togethers.

Searching through car ads, we found this old rusty derelict Pierre Cardin AMX Javelin on a North Carolina Craigslist ad and we were kind of shocked that the seller is seeking $10,000. He states that the car is in dire need (no kidding) of a full restoration, but claims that similar cars have sold for mid $50,000 range at auction. Of course, that’s after you are willing to sink at least $25,000 into it.

We get that some of these cars are rare and fully restored are worth a pretty penny, but when we started looking around to see what other Pierre Cardin Javelin’s were selling for, we found that some of them were selling for far less and were in running condition.

It’s sad enough that a car like this just sits out in the weather, rusting away as the exterior and interior are diminished down to nothing, but then we see a high price and we know that it’s probably going to sit there for quite a bit longer. The car itself – if you can get past the mod colors and stripes – is a Z-code 401 engine with a 4-speed trans and the Go-Pak option. The seller claims it’s a one-owner car, but then admits that he bought it from the original owner, and if our math is correct that’s two owners.

He says it’s a numbers-matching car, complete with console, Hurst shifter, A/C and Ram Air, and with the exception of damage to the quarter and trunk it’s fairly straight. Rusted, but straight. In its heyday, it was one of the more unique musclecars, and coming from AMC we knew that the combination of being a pony car with a powerful engine was part of the plan. But would you be willing to drop ten large on this hunk of history, and then sink another $20k into it?

We like unique and interesting musclecars from the 1970s, but our research found much better cars for less money. It would take someone truly inspired and passionate about AMC to bring this beast back from it’s burden and make it shine again. Looking at some of the fully restored versions, they look great and if AMC is your thing this just might be worth the time and effort. It would definitely be the most unique car on your block.