First, the front suspension was replaced by a Control Freak’s tubular subframe and dual A-arm suspension. The 390 was pulled and replaced with a 6.2L L92 with an LS3 top end, and a “heavy” Comp Cam.
Through the Tremec T56 Magnum, the Javelin is quick to hustle up to speed thanks to a Yukon-built Ford 9-inch, with 31-spline Nitro axles spun by 3.54 gears. The wheels are 18-inches, and house 245-front, 335-rear Nitto 555Rs.Wilwood brakes on all four corners.
While you’re looking at those Wilwoods, you’ll notice the fender-exit exhaust pipes, which tuck up under the package tray behind the seats, and use Camaro-specific Flowmaster 44s for their 90-degree in/outlets.
with a Lola, a GT 40, the James Garner 4x4 Baja Sc/Rambler, Peter Revson's Trans Am Javelin, a Hurst SS AMX, the ramble seat prototype AMX, and the Don Lee Special, and about 70 others
In the late 1980’s, Phillips opened his current endeavor, Focus Auto Design, which specializes in molding and forming custom auto parts for restorations and general fixes. Because of the high demand for his services, Phillips quickly earned the money he needed to get back into collecting cars.
Unlike almost every other collection of this nature, these nested boxes of wonder aren’t secreted away from the public and covered up. Instead, every so often Fred throws open his doors and gives a guided tour of his collection. If you happen to be in Calgary at the time, do everything in your power to attend.
You won’t just be getting access to one of the most fantastically varied car collections in the country. You’ll also be getting access to Fred Phillips. Trust me, this is well worth the price of admission – a donation to AARC, the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre.
Thanks Greg, for getting it. Look around at the content, the stories, the photos, the heros and icons. If bashing on the grammar and spelling mistakes is all the satisfaction you can get, you're blind to the elephant in the room... and need a lot more maturing than you'll ever achieve lurking on the internet while building toy cars. Go outside and see the world, step away from the computer for a change.
one of 5 of Dennis Allen's AMX collection, and the one Edelbrock used the engine as a test mule, building it out to a 401 from a 390, a stroker with Carillo rods and JE Pistons, and Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads (of course!). The little AMX mill was used it to develop the Air-Gap intake, and in fact, Allen's 401 was even used to help develop the Pro-Flo EFI system.
As a thank you, Vic let him keep all of those parts. Not a bad job perk, especially considering how dialed-in the tune was now.
Looking to try out this autocross craze he's been reading so much about, he has added QA1 coilovers in the front with Addco sway bars and a road-race prepped Doug Nash five-speed paired with a Lakewood scattershield.
