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===AMX-400===<!-- This section is linked from [[Banacek]] --> In the late 1960s, [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]] made bolt-on customizing kits for the AMX that were marketed through AMC dealers.<ref name="AMX-400">{{cite web |author=((Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |title=AMX-400: Profile of a Custom Car |date=23 September 2007 |website=auto.howstuffworks.com |url= http://auto.howstuffworks.com/amx-400-custom-car.htm |access-date=2 April 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143229/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/amx-400-custom-car.htm }}</ref> Changing customer preferences meant that traditional car customization was being replaced by quick bolt-on accessory personalization.<ref name="Kustoms">{{cite book |last1=Fetherston |first1=David |first2=George |last2=Barris |title=Barris Kustoms of the 1960s |publisher=MotorBooks International |date=2002 |isbn=978-0-7603-0955-1 |pages=46, 48β51 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=eKQzCCGcyxoC&dq=1970+AMX-400&pg=PA49 |access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> Barris joined this trend by offering a variety of spoiler, body additions, and wheel options.<ref name="Kustoms"/> American Motors requested Barris to provide enhancements for the Javelins and the AMX. Available through AMC dealers as complete kits or as separate items. The package included a performance hood, rear spoiler, grille, racing side mirrors, and unique wheels.<ref name="Kustoms"/> Barris also performed a radical custom treatment on a 1969 AMX. The car was built for the second season of episodes of the ''[[Banacek]]'' detective television series. It was a true custom for that time, and working with [[Joe Bailon]], the car was lowered, and its body was heavily modified.<ref name="Kustoms"/> Its roof was cut down almost {{convert|5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} and the car was lengthened by {{convert|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}. Featuring a sculpted body with louvered accents, it became known as the AMX-400.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barris.com/carsgallery/tvmovie/amx400.php |title="Banacek" AMX 400 |publisher=Barris Kustom Gallery |access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> The car featured a taillight system that glowed green during acceleration, amber during deceleration, and red during braking.<ref name="AMX-400"/>
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