1980 AMC Spirit AMX

Compact performance powered by 1980 AMC Spirit AMX engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two-door four-passenger hatchback coupe

Configurations Spirit AMX

Engine range AMC 258 cu in inline-six

Chassis Spirit front coils, rear leaf springs, and AMX handling equipment

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1980 AMC Spirit AMX

The 1980 Spirit AMX family combined two-door four-passenger hatchback coupe with Spirit AMX configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The six-cylinder engine, transmission, axle, AMX chassis, body equipment, graphics, dates, and records must agree. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The AMX package combined the hatchback body with specific suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, spoilers, flares, louvers, graphics, and cabin equipment. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Christopher Ziemnowicz via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

A photographed 1980 Spirit AMX engine bay showing the standard 258-cid straight six, emissions controls, air cleaner, cooling, brake, accessory, hose, wiring, and compartment context; service history, condition, and individual-car originality remain specific to this car.Christopher Ziemnowicz via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

258 inline-six 258 cu in AMC inline-six · Spirit AMX path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Four-speed manual
Factory transmission Three-speed automatic

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

AMX Spirit AMX package factory · appearance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
258 258 inline-six factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
FOUR-SPEED Four-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
TWIN-GRIP Twin-Grip differential factory · chassis · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
AIR Air conditioning factory · comfort · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

0A Olympic White factory · solid
0B Classic Black factory · solid
0C Cardinal Red factory · solid
0D Medium Blue Metallic factory · metallic
0G Medium Green Metallic factory · metallic
0Y Sun Yellow factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1980 AMC Spirit AMX family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1980 Spirit AMX VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1980 Spirit AMX production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.