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This car is so horrible that I love it
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You’ve never seen an AMC Gremlin then.This car is so horrible that I love it
I once owned a GremlinX. It was a hoot.You’ve never seen an AMC Gremlin then.
I have heard that the ones with the V8 were awesome to drive. It doesn’t make them look any better. I don’t know what it was with AMC loving to make ugly vehicles. The only one that looked pretty normal was the Eagle and Jeep but Jeep didn’t originate with them.I once owned a GremlinX. It was a hoot.
AMC never had much money to spare, so the Gremlin was a two-door Hornet cut off behind the front doors. Every body part forward of the B–pillar interchanges with the Hornet versions. The front clip (grille, etc.) was styled differently, but even it interchanges entirely with the Hornet clip. You could easily make a Gremlin look like a Hornet in front if you wanted.The gremlin looks awesome though.. as do the OG pacers.. super unique styling at a time where a lot of vehicles had the same basic shape.
I owned 3 Pintos, a 76 Runabout, a 76 wagon,and a 78 wagon, drove each 30k per year, had no trouble with them and sold each one for a profit. I bought the 76 Runabout in the fall of 78 for $1600 right after the gas tank recall came out, it had new tires and didn't even need to be vacuumed out. Two years later I sold it for $2500 and if the woman had backed out at the last minute there was a guy standing behind her with cash in hand. In NH Pintos had rust problems just like every other car in the 70's.Pintos get a lot of hate, but overall they were actually pretty good cars with solid drivetrains and not prone to rust.The Chevrolet Vega, on the other hand...
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You'll burn your pistons out kid!
Hella torque out of that lil' 4 cyl. Nice launch.