ADVANCED MACHINE VISION CORP
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-11
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 1)*


                          Advanced Machine Vision Corp.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                       Class A Common Stock, No Par Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    00753B104
                     --------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [X]  Rule 13d-1(b)
         [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
         [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



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- -------------------------                            ---------------------------
 CUSIP NO.   00753B104                 13G            PAGE   2   OF   5   PAGES
           -------------                                    ---      ---
- -------------------------                            ---------------------------

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


    Ashford Capital Management, Inc.
- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                           (a)  [ ]
                                                           (b)  [ ]

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3  SEC USE ONLY

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    A Delaware Corporation

- -------------------- --- -------------------------------------------------------
                      5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                         960,000
       NUMBER OF
        SHARES       --- -------------------------------------------------------
      BENEFICIALLY    6  SHARED VOTING POWER
        OWNED BY
          EACH           0
       REPORTING
         PERSON      --- -------------------------------------------------------
          WITH        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         960,000

                     --- -------------------------------------------------------
                      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         0

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    960,000

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
    (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)    [ ]



- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    7.5%

- --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

    IA

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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Item 1(a).       NAME OF ISSUER:  Advanced Machine Vision Corp.

Item 1(b).       ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
                 3709 Citation Way, Suite 102, Medford, OR 97504

Item 2(a).       NAME OF PERSON FILING: Ashford Capital Management, Inc.

Item 2(b).       ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
                 P.O. Box 4172, Wilmington, DE 19807

Item 2(c).       CITIZENSHIP: A Delaware Corporation

Item 2(d).       TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:  Common Stock

Item 2(e).       CUSIP NUMBER:  00753B104

Item 3.          IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR
                 13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

                 (a) [ ]  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

                 (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

                 (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                          the Act.

                 (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                          Investment Company Act.

                 (e) [X]  Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the
                          Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                 (f) [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
                          to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                          Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
                          13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

                 (g) [ ]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
                          13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7.

                 (h) [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4.          OWNERSHIP.

                 (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned: 960,000** shares.

                 (b)      Percent of Class: 7.5%

                 (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                          (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                   -960,000**-

                         (ii)      shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                   -0-

                        (iii)      sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                   disposition of:
                                   -960,000**-

                         (iv)      shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                   disposition of:
                                   -0-

                 **Reflects the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership as of
                 December 31, 1999.

Item 5.          OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

                 Not applicable.


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Item 6.          OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
                 PERSON.

                 The shares reported by the Reporting Person, a registered
                 investment adviser, are held in separate individual client
                 accounts, the beneficial owners of which have the right to
                 receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
                 and the proceeds from the sale of, such shares. None of the
                 individual client accounts individually holds 5% or more of the
                 Issuer's Common Stock.

Item 7.          IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
                 ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                 COMPANY.

                 Not applicable.

Item 8.          IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

                 Not applicable.

Item 9.          NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

                 Not applicable.

Item 10.         CERTIFICATION.

                 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                 and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and
                 are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
                 acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect
                 of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
                 securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
                 with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
                 or effect.



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                                    SIGNATURE

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.





                        ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

                        By: /s/ Theodore H. Ashford
                            ----------------------------
                            Theodore H. Ashford
                            President


February 9, 2000























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