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Ringbrothers and Prestone have teamed up to introduce a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX called the Defiant! Currently on display at SEMA, the Defiant! is being billed as the wildest car ever created by Jim and Mike Ring due to its "extreme appearance, cutting-edge construction techniques, and four-digit power output." Speaking of the latter, the car has a 6.2-liter Hellcat V8 engine which has been equipped with a 4.5-liter Whipple supercharger, a Holley Dominator fuel management system, and a Flowmaster exhaust. Thanks to these changes, the engine produces a staggering 1,036 hp (772 kW). It is connected to a Bowler automatic transmission which sends power to the rear-wheels through a carbon fiber driveshaft. Ringbrothers didn't stop there as the company extended the Javelin’s wheelbase by moving the wheels forward six and a half inches. As a result, the car's distinctive wheel arches were moved forward and recreated in carbon fiber to match the new hood, front ...

Ringbrothers has dropped two new teaser images of two very exciting muscle cars it will premiere at the SEMA Show. Joining the Ford F-100 on the builder’s booth will be an extreme 1972 Prestone AMC Javelin AMX and an extensively-modified 1969 Dodge Charger. The Javelin, teased above, will be dubbed ‘Defiant!’ and come fitted with the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 Hellcat engine, now complete with a Whipple 4.5-liter blower. Consequently, the Javelin will deliver in excess of 1,000 hp. Further modifications will include carbon fiber bodywork, a Flowmaster exhaust, HRE wheels and Baer brakes. As for the tuned 1969 Dodge Charger, it’s been baptized ‘Defector’ and reportedly took 4700-man hours to build. Compared to a standard Charger, its body has been shortened by two inches, the chassis stretched by three and a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 from Wegner Motorsports fitted. Like the Javelin, it will benefit from a Flowmaster exhaust and HRE wheels. The previously-teased F-100 will incorporate ...