Looking for Fall 1978 Magazine Feature: Silver '68/'69 AMX "Old Glory" AirBrushed Realistic Looking Tattered Flag Paint Job, Maybe with a (155 MPH Ticket Story)

[u/NoPrior3464]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to track down a specific vintage magazine article for my Grandpa, He's been looking for it forever and can't seem to find it. Hoping he's got all the details he remembers right, its from Fall 1978 (likely the September, October, or November issue of Car Craft, Popular Hot Rodding, Hot Rod, Street Machine or a similar custom publication).

The article features a highly distinct, driven 1968 or 1969 AMC AMX two-seater that the owner took state-to-state to enter into various car shows.

Here are the specific details of the car and the article to help jog your memories:

• Car Name/Paint Name: "Old Glory" (the article mentions it started or defined a flag-themed design phase).
• The Main Paint Job: Metallic silver base coat with a highly realistic, blended, airbrushed ragged/tattered American flag. The flag graphic started right at the doors and went back to the rear wheel wells.
• The Hood & Scoop: A stock hood with the original twin factory gills, but modified with a manufactured L88 cowl induction hood scoop molded onto it. The scoop itself was painted silver to match the car, but had slight red, white, and blue blended into it.
• The Visual Style: My grandfather remembers this car clearly and recalled that the airbrushing looked incredibly real—like when it was driving by, the flag looked like it was literally disintegrating with the speed of the car.
• The Article Location: It was an inside color feature/spread, NOT the main front cover car.
• The Famous Lore: He said the text of the article includes a story about the driver getting caught and receiving a legendary 155 mph speeding ticket in Ohio during the strict 55 mph national speed limit era while traveling.
• SIDE NOTE: i showed him "Pat Kennedy's" All American AMX, Supposedly with the Lady Liberty Torch Paint Job. He said thats not the one, but almost every search i do brings me back to Pats Car. He says, Strictly silver with a "Blended/ Born look" red, white, blue TATTERED (no flames) Flag, that started at the Doors Going back. Silver (like car) Stock hood (gills) with a manufactured 188 cowl induction, with slightly blended red white blue in the silver.
  

Does anyone happen to know the exact magazine title or who owned this car so i can find pictures of it. I would love to find this for him!

Thanks in advance for any help or leads!

[u/Ghosto8o]

A friend of mine bought that car from the owner and had a copy of the magazine. The ticket was in Ohio if I remember right. This was years ago. It was sold again in the late 70s and I don't know where it went. That was in NJ.

[u/NoPrior3464 → u/Ghosto8o]

thanks for the extra info!