TMCP #389: AMC Expert Wayne Davis on Rare AMX’s and his Mark Donahue Trans Am Javelin Replica; NPD’s Ask Rick, The Ebb and Flow of The Restoration Market and Cool Mid 60’s Thunderbirds

The MuscleCar Place

Robert Kibbe

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4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Feature Interview: In this episode I spoke AMC muscle car expert, friend, and former article writer, Wayne Davis. It has been many years since Wayne was on the show so I wanted to catch up on life, cars, and fun! Wayne was attracted to AMC muscle cars at a young age through a relative and has developed a reputation for performing highly detailed restorations on them over the years. His portfolio of previous projects include some of the most rare optioned vehicles of the line. His current project though is his favorite so far: a highly accurate AMC Javelin Mark Donohue Trans Am tribute car, complete with period AMC race engine. Unlike his other restorations, this is a car he has no problem driving and taking to the track! The car is loud, fast, obnoxious, and gets attention wherever it goes.

On this edition of Ask Rick: I asked the long wondered listener question of "Is your hold music from the Dudley Moore movie, Arthur?" He did not immediately know, but we will find out in the next episode!

On a more serious note, one listener did want to know whether the aftermarket industry has experienced a downturn this year, and whether NPD has seen that as well. He hasn't seen that for NPD and we discussed the attributing factors.

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0:00.0	The Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, episode number 389. This week, a deep dive on the cars that
0:06.8	you fell in love with first and a lifetime of enjoying them. Our guest is a name from long ago
0:12.9	that a few of you are going to recognize Mr. Wayne Davis himself, and he's on to talk about his
0:18.4	very favorite thing, AMC muscle cars.
0:21.7	That's right.
0:22.4	AMC, American Motors.
0:24.2	He restores these things to the nth level,
0:27.0	but he is thoroughly enjoying his replica Mark Donahue Tranzaam javelin,
0:32.2	because unlike the other cars,
0:34.0	he gets to go out and run this one with everything.
0:37.1	Race engine, it's all there.
0:38.9	But for him, it was a fortuitous cousin that made him an AMC guy in the first place.
0:44.3	My cousin had a 1969 AMX, and I just, you know, he's my cousin, so I didn't have access to the
0:51.4	people that owned the Camaro, or I probably would have fell in love with the Camaro.
0:54.6	And Rick Schmidt is here for the Ask Rick Segment 2.
0:57.5	Fun show to kick off April.
1:01.2	This is the Muscle Car Place, weekly online podcast.
1:05.3	Brought to you by National Parks Depot.
1:08.0	This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American
1:12.6	muscle cars. Whether you're buying them, selling, restoring, or even racing them, this is the
1:18.9	place for you. Now, here's your host, Rob Kibby. Yes indeed, I am Rob Kibby and welcome to the
1:26.6	Muscle Car Place podcast. Well, we're here. It is now April. Spring is blooming. Easter eggs are growing on trees. Chocolate bunnies are appearing in my mailbox. That last part is not true, but they are appearing in our lazy Susan.
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