This car is so 70’s I can smell the cigarette smoke and cheap cologne from here. This thing screams wood panels and Atari 2600.

@CardboardSliver

5 жыл бұрын

And Disco, bell bottom jeans, and hairy chest men with open shirts and gold chains.

@MatrixDiscovery

5 жыл бұрын

And now every manufacturer is making a Gremlin type SUV or CUV.

@rebelguy9487

5 жыл бұрын

*Hai Karate Intensifies*

@Ravensclawed

5 жыл бұрын

Surprised it doesn't have pubic hair

@officialclownbusiness7788

5 жыл бұрын

Meh, needs more cowbell.

AMC was good on irony, naming a mechanical device after a mythical creature that loves breaking and sabotaging mechanical devices.

@Will-yb3vv

5 жыл бұрын

the movie came after

@xSleek34x

5 жыл бұрын

@@Will-yb3vv The gremlin mythos predates the second world war.

@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@Will-yb3vv WW2 gremlin lore came before both of them.

@wyrazowfkp

5 жыл бұрын

Also it had it's premiere and started sales on 1 april 1970 :D

@jbiehlable

5 жыл бұрын

And it is one of my favorite cars from the '70s.

"It's like the steering ratio is hooked up to a random number generator." LOL

@norgepalm7315

4 жыл бұрын

If you're going to quote the video we all just watched, at least get the quote right..

@deusexaethera

4 жыл бұрын

@@norgepalm7315: Bah...

@norgepalm7315

4 жыл бұрын

@@deusexaethera good job fixing the quote, goat.

@deusexaethera

4 жыл бұрын

@@norgepalm7315: You rhymed! You're a poet and had no idea.

@Nebuloid1

3 жыл бұрын

111!

AMC was an amazingly innovative company in its dying days. They made the Wagoneer which pioneered the four door midsized family SUV when all others were topless trucks (Bronco, Blazer, Ramcharger, Scout), or very expensive specialty vehicles (Land Cruiser, Land Rover). Out of the Pacer they made the AMC Eagle... the precursor to Subaru’s entire design philosophy and to the millions of crossovers today. They made the Jeep Cherokee in 1984 which continued on well into the 21st century nearly unchanged, and pioneered the unibody family SUV. They were also in the process of designing the Grand Cherokee, one of the most luxurious proponents of the 1990s SUV craze when Suburbans were still strictly utilitarian. Finally, what would have been known as the Chrysler LH platform was initially developed by American Motors with help from Renault as a way to catch American motors up to modern spacious front wheel drive platforms like the Ford Taurus. The longitudinally mounted engine allowed for a “cab forward” design which gave unrivalled space and aerodynamics. At the time, the most advanced native Chrysler products were the K based New Yorker and Imperial. It would be the basis for all Chrysler cars into the 2000s until they brought their Mercedes-derived RWD cars in.

@bandombeviews6035

4 жыл бұрын

Bartonovich52 AMC would’ve been great with some Japanese money and parts. If say Nissan/Honda/Toyota (since isuzu, mazda and mitsubishi were already paired up) or even Subaru bought/invested in them, they would’ve probably lasted until recently, with their really good ideas. Subaru would’ve been a great fit for AMC

@misters2837

4 жыл бұрын

Bartonovich52....Wow your ignorance is HERE as well? "Out of the Pacer they made the AMC Eagle" - The EAGLE was based on the CONCORD Chassis, which was just an update of the HORNET Chassis, in fact the short wheelbase Kammback (Gremin) and SX/4 (Spirit) models didn't come out until 1981... and NO EAGLE ever shared the Body or Chassis of "The Pacer" so I think you seriously need to quit being a "Internet Know-Nothing" and throw your keyboard in the trash.

@volvodude101

4 жыл бұрын

The Cherokee is still made to this day, in China. Beijing Auto Works began licence building them in the 80s, and continues to this day. It is sold as the BAW Qishi (which means warrior).

@jeffreyrigged

4 жыл бұрын

@@volvodude101 stopped in 2014

@volvodude101

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyrigged I guess I was only 6 years off

1976, when "standards" meant dressing your toilet in orange shag carpet because the bathroom floor and walls weren't enough.

@deusexaethera

4 жыл бұрын

Goddamn dude, this comment needs a trigger warning. _[shudder]_

@jessicah3450

4 жыл бұрын

Orange shag with embroidered butterflies, our bathroom in the early 80's 😂 A plus, all that carpet absorbs any embarrassing bathroom noises.

@ellisjackson3355

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicah3450 lol. So you're saying that the shag carpet is a diarrhea pain muffler

@FIXTREME

3 жыл бұрын

I still want carpeting in my restroom 🥺

@jbiehlable

2 жыл бұрын

You are insane

Always appreciate when someone keeps a car in pretty much all original shape.

@styldsteel1

4 жыл бұрын

True that. I'm a big fan of that.

@1598hi

4 жыл бұрын

It's sad because the absolute best engines ever made aren't Japanese. They are AMC engines. The AMC 242 or (4.0) used widely in the Jeep lineup is the absolute best of the best. Yet somehow this company died. They made cars like the AMC Eagle that to this day are best in class unbeaten and still viewed as low miles when hitting the 200,000 mile mark... A huge step for any other vehicle. The death of AMC is an example of the average humans stupidity for buying GM, dangerous Ford or imports over something so much better.

@jessicah3450

4 жыл бұрын

ReNegaDe-SpitFire Volvos pre-Ford were great too

@LITTLE1994

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, because many people always modify old cars entirely or mess up its appearance.

@jbiehlable

2 жыл бұрын

Then dump it in the forest or junkyard

I farted in a brand new demonstrator Gremlin once.

@CLK944

4 жыл бұрын

Legend

@jimcarlson6157

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a fart but alas it was semi solid

AMC made great cars. I had a couple of them.

@supaheat1486

3 жыл бұрын

SC/Rambler is a favorite of mine

@shemailgoondall9531

3 жыл бұрын

We had 2 amc gremlins. My 16 year old brother crashed it on nj turnpike on our way to atlantic city back in 1986. When my older sister needed a car to learn to drive, my parents bought a forest green amc gremlin for her. We had that thing for a couple of years

@TheMrawesomest

3 жыл бұрын

The Eagle was truly ahead of its time.

@paulwoodman5131

3 жыл бұрын

Had a '69 Javelin with that same 232ci engine. You could do a lot with that motor. Valve job, headers,2 barrel intake and it was a lot of fun.

@thejudgefrom69

3 жыл бұрын

I have a ful resto THE MACHINE

Funny how time demeans and redeems a car. In the 70's, the Gremlin was a perfectly cromulent, if no-frills, car. In the 80's it was a jalopy for the kids, scored for cheap from the PennySaver. In the 90's it was complete joke; an "Oh my God, you're driving a WHAT?" kind of car. But in the 00's and teens? An oddball classic.

@moonbeamskies3346

4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly stated.

@snugbug5067

4 жыл бұрын

The circle is complete.

@inkey2

4 жыл бұрын

omg are you a Brit or something......." CROMULENT " ???????? I gotta look that up

@moonbeamskies3346

4 жыл бұрын

@@inkey2 He may be a journalism major. Actually I looked it up and it's a made-up word from an episode of The Simpsons. The joke is on us!

@inkey2

4 жыл бұрын

@@moonbeamskies3346 HAHA

"In the 1970s, amc was hip, specifically 1970 through 1979" Yes...thats...the 1970s

@stephenkane2464

5 жыл бұрын

Pure

@riley7495

5 жыл бұрын

Speech 100.

@melrose9252

5 жыл бұрын

endmegod They were hip? Few people bought these POS.

@DanaTheInsane

5 жыл бұрын

@@melrose9252 They were all over the place in the 70's. I remember it well.

@UberLummox

4 жыл бұрын

They were NEVER concidered hip even when 1st. released. This chanell is full of misinformation.

"Weather Eye" was the first modern automotive recirculating heating system, Developed by Nash in the 1930's Being superior to other heaters of the day, it was copied by just about everyone else eventually. Later the first low cost A/C (cooling) system was added to it. The name of the system was famous by the 50's (A bit less famous than "Body by Fisher" was to GM, but same concept.) Since Nash (along with Hudson) were the companies that merged to create AMC in the 1950s, AMC kept the branding for it's HVAC systems.

@antonewilson4310

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for that expert analysis. This idiot narrator isn't anywhere as funny as he thinks he is but he makes up for it by being ignorant of any technical knowledge.

"I'd take you to the movies honey; but they don't let us bring outside snacks" - this one's a keeper lol

*BROWN* Also I want one with a manual.

@dak4465

5 жыл бұрын

BROOOOOOWWWWWWWN

@spunkmire2664

5 жыл бұрын

"It's just not the shade of Brown I was looking for."

@fortheloveofcake93

5 жыл бұрын

But why? Everything about this review suggests its a shit car.

@AshleyPomeroy

5 жыл бұрын

It's like the squared-off cousin of the Austin Allegro, which was also brown - it doesn't have a hatchback even though it looks as if it does, just like the Allegro. Spooky!

@roberttucker805

5 жыл бұрын

I generally like American cars but this thing is so ugly! I know us Brits have dished up some horrors but for gods sake what were they thinking?

The "Weather Eye" Was an invetion of the Nash automotive company, the first to make true climate control options for cars. Nash and Hudson fused in the mid 1950s-1960 to form AMC. They tried to involve Studebaker and Packard as well, but they attempted to go it alone with one of them hiding their debts.

@nlpnt

5 жыл бұрын

AMC, last of the independents. The brochures and advertising from this era don't mention "Weather Eye" anymore, I wonder to what extent it was on the Gremlin's heater faceplate for potential buyers who recognized it from 20 years before vs strictly for trademark retention.

@sirhoonsalot6672

5 жыл бұрын

My 63 rambler has weather eye too!

@trashrabbit69

5 жыл бұрын

Nash probably got that from Kelvinator, an appliance manufacturer that they (for some weird-ass reason) decided to mesh with.

@kevaninthe4135

5 жыл бұрын

@@trashrabbit69 In terms of odd business marriages, Nash and Kelvinator has to be at the top.

@TheBrokenLife

5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe either of my Eagles (83 and 86) say anything about Weather Eye, but I do remember my buddy's '72 Ambassador does.

I owned white 1976 Gremlin with light blue interior and loaded with options. Yep, three speed on the floor auto, bucket seats, power steering, front disk brakes, rear defogger, AM radio, chrome air deflector over the hatch, wide "racing" stripes on the sides, deluxe deep pile carpeting, and the big 258 CID inline 6 that managed to get a very economical 20mpg on the highway. Terrible in snow but otherwise bullet proof that Gremlin saw me through four years of university. For the time the braking was good with easily controlled, straight stops. The steering was much more precise than your video suggests and cornering was good with the optional anti-sway bar. Both working and studying full time I graduated with zero student debt and bought a "really good" car in April 1981. Yes sir a beautiful looking red interior, gloss black 1981 Pontiac Phoenix, a car so badly made I pined for my old Gremlin. Believe me there were cars much, much worse than the AMC Gremlin.

@theusher2893

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@charlesdarwin7253

2 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for replying to your comment 2 years after your wrote it, however I just wanted to say I loved your little anecdote and although it's very brief, it's a detailed look at a period in your life that passed over 40 years ago and I want to tell you that you made a great case for AMC's importance in America's once great auto industry. It's amazing how quickly time flies. When you purchased your Gremlin the American auto industry was less than 70 years old, same with the American film industry. Technology we now see as ancient could then be considered relatively new. So the build quality of a once-new Gremlin, now old but still running (like in this video) is a testament to American engineering.

@Retired_Gentleman

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesdarwin7253 Thank you for the kind words. AMC built decent, basic cars. Honestly, build quality was better than the Chrysler products I owned but the company had no product development funds to do more than reinvent the Hornet in the form of the Gremlin, Concord, Spirit, and Eagle. I looked at a Spirit and it was much nicer and better finished than my Gremlin but it rode and handled exactly the same. That's when I bought the worst car I ever owned the '81 Pontiac Phoenix 2 door.

@RobertSmith-le8wp

2 жыл бұрын

@@Retired_Gentleman Our family car in the mid to late 1980’s was a 1982 Pontiac Bonneville. I remember my father cussing that car many times. Our neighbor had a 1985 or so Toyota Cressida that was absolutely bulletproof and my Dad eventually ended up buying a 1992 Camry. Once he bought a Toyota he never bought another domestic car. Our neighbor still owns the Cressida to this day and it still looks pretty nice for how old it is. My Mom also paid for college as she went and graduated with no debt of any kind. She said upon graduation she had 9 job offers !! I think both are things that just don’t happen in this day and age, which is a shame

@Retired_Gentleman

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertSmith-le8wp This is true. School wasn't so expensive that working your way through university was quite possible. My days back then are remembered by me as a time of constant exhaustion. If I had a few extra dollars (a rarity) I'd enjoy a meal at the Woolworths lunch counter after classes but before work. I always ordered the special which was the "steakum sandwich meal" consisting of a paper thin slice of steak served with fried onions on a toasted bun with fries. If I was really flush I'd order a Coke instead of a glass of water. Most weeks this three dollar meal was an extravagance I couldn't afford though. Like your mother I graduated with zero debt and stepped into my career.

It’s 2021, and I want a Gremlin! LoL

@davidjones341

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@SuperAsdke

3 жыл бұрын

Just bought one, 1974. Stuck in a garage for the last 35 years. All original.

@thestarlightalchemist7333

3 жыл бұрын

I'd prefer a Pacer with a Chevy Stovebolt I6 or Toyota 1G and a 4speed (auto or manual) I6 swapped in

@AshleyPomeroy

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a bizarro world version of the Austin Allegro - angular instead of blobby, with opening rear glass instead of a tiny little boot. And brown instead of burnt orange.

@Timman57

2 жыл бұрын

I have a decent rust free 71 gremlin X I gave 2500 for, nice little car, they grow on you for sure!

I had one of these new. It had the 232/6. It had overdrive and got 25 mpg easy. Also it would smoke any other subcompact on the market. AMC cars were good quality with the best warranty in the business. I loved mine.

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

Right on. Most All the cars back then had only 3 or 4 speeds yet no overdrive. You had to press the gas to go downhill even with hiway rear gears. Billions of gal of gas couldve been saved and less engine wear if OD had been mandated. Less pollution too. Many Ramblers with the 199 six cylinder had the E Stick OD. This may ne the first referene tk E for electronic that i know of. This was also the same basic de cubed 6 cyl. Wow 25 mpg! This is easily more than double other cars at the time which realistically got 5-9 mpg.

@dansmusic5749

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickcain5717 25 on the highway 2 adults and luggage. OD was electric activated by a button on the turn signal stalk.

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

Wow!. Try that in a beetle...and think of the misery of those in a beetle back seat. So was that OD hung on back of a Borg Warner t 14? Or T 150? Was that on 87 octane , AC?

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

Of course you know all this. Im just in mode of trying to give others food for thought

@dansmusic5749

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickcain5717 Unleaded was just becoming mandatory on cars because of catalytic converters. Mine said unleaded fuel only on the fuel gauge (new that year) but it ran so clean it did not use a converter. Not sure of the octane or the tranny. I messed up the shifter (totally my fault) and the dealer was upset with me for trying to get a warranty claim. I was 16 and had no money. I had purchased the additional year of the Buyer Protection Plan for a $100! AMC bought me a new shifter! No questions asked. The dealer was pissed, though. lol

Is it weird that I actually think the gremlin and the pacer look pretty cool

@julianc6374

5 жыл бұрын

Amc eagle is where its at

@jakubzidek

5 жыл бұрын

They look cool. But that is kinda it.

@Terjay

5 жыл бұрын

I kinda like how the Gremlin looks. It's kinda boxy but still cool.

@locomotivebreath9364

5 жыл бұрын

Cool? More like distinctive and weird.

@691jfreeman

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

1:39 I don't know why I've always loved plain steelies with dog-dish caps.

@volvodude101

3 жыл бұрын

They are simple but elegant

@christianmotley262

3 жыл бұрын

Woof

I owned a used one... loved it You could buy a NEW Gremlin for under $2000... The Gremlin Gas Cap was awesome 😎 and very unique.

If you want to compare to cars 40 years newer, the points are valid. But if you want to look at the Gremlin's real competition in domestic subcompacts starting in 1971, then compare it to the Ford Pinto and the Chevrolet Vega. One has a reputation for fiery crashes and the other for an engine that self-destructed within a few years. Honesty and reliability only count in long-term relationships.

@MixerVM

5 жыл бұрын

The Gremlin would get about half the gas mileage of the Vega or Pinto though. That might be why Gremlin sales tanked after fuel economy became something manufacturers had to disclose.

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

Great point. Id be dead if my Gremny drove that sloppy. Its suspension is toast. The steering box is the super tuff GM Saginaw which is wonderfully over engineered for the lighter AMC car line. This car may have had a manuel box which is dangerous today....many cars had them. Thats owners fault for basing out the options,not AMCs. Think about a 5,000 lb Bel Aire, etc with that same ratio box. Yep, it was very common as were horrible drum brakes on all 4. There was adequate roads back then. Traffic has tripled and nothing but an asteroid is gonna stop the ruinous growth.

@mikecastellon3022

5 жыл бұрын

@gathamauto...very few Vegas had engines last a few years. Bought mine new and got several weeks of faithful service before a rod knock announced its noisy demise

@Gothamauto

5 жыл бұрын

It's a sad fact. The usual failure mode was wear of the cylinders to the point of losing oil control and compression. I worked in a parts store/machine shop in the '70s, and we refitted many of them with a special kit that had cylinder sleeves made of iron or steel. It was a good repair, but the sleeve kits were in demand, and we couldn't keep them in stock.

@kevinsbott

4 жыл бұрын

Vega.... Every 70 miles add another quart of oil... Gremlin.... Just drive it.

2:08 "there are people that put LS's in these.." but it's america and people put LS's in everything and anything..

@captainzoll3303

5 жыл бұрын

on a long enough timeline...

@ingusmant

5 жыл бұрын

LS LAWNMOWER

@cameronsaintgeorge4364

5 жыл бұрын

I thought that's Australia

@LouisSubearth

5 жыл бұрын

@@cameronsaintgeorge4364 Australia Barra swaps everything

@cameronsaintgeorge4364

5 жыл бұрын

@@LouisSubearth ah you right

9:38 The designer was Richard A. Teague, who had also designed the final generation Packard automobiles. His name was not Bob.

@audieconrad8995

3 жыл бұрын

Amateur vid. Terrible.

@mervynstent1578

3 жыл бұрын

And the XJ Jeep Cherokee was his last design

@johnalogue9832

3 жыл бұрын

@bodd boward well, forgetting the correct name did deny RCR a chance to say "Dick" but I think they make up for it whenever they *aren't* talking about Richard "Bob" Teague.

I work with a guy who used to work for AMC in Kenosha Wisconsin and I love all the stories he has about the company. He also was in the Navy Seabees and did construction in Vietnam. Really cool interesting guy and I think he's sad that the company didn't survive

@barrymcockner2714

3 жыл бұрын

Wonder how he feels about his city being torched by assholes.

My Dad got one of these towards the tail end of high school, and then drove it cross country from Maine to California when he enlisted in the Navy. Apparently it had belonged to an older woman who drove it home and then died the same evening. As a result, my grandparents got a brand new car for a less than brand new price. My Dad said that he actually liked it, not least of which because the Chevy Chevette he bought as a replacement burned a quart of oil every month.

@andersonjukebox8315

5 жыл бұрын

Your Dad's taste in cars is somethin.

@njc1230

5 жыл бұрын

Well my Dad upgraded to a '78 Firebird shortly thereafter. However, I challenge you to go back to the mid-70s, live on the east coast (where cars return to the earth in a few winters), and then find a decent automobile.

@andersonjukebox8315

5 жыл бұрын

@@njc1230 Fair point lol

@ingusmant

5 жыл бұрын

@@njc1230 haunted car

@wgrodnicki

5 жыл бұрын

Chevy.......

AMC developed the Jeep Cherokee and 4.0. The Javelin, the Eagle, the Spirit. Great company back In the day

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, put in the Jeep drivelin and get ready to hold on and get great MPG. Its the same 7 main bearing 6 from 1963.

@billgeorgestoutakatheorgan1826

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about the truly competitive real muscle car, the AMX

@paulrwilsonjr

5 жыл бұрын

My dad loved his Eagle and raves about what a great car it was.

@JonMB357

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I would kill for a 4x4 Eagle.

A 1976 AMC GREMLIN IS ONE OF THE MOST ALL TIME BEAUTIFUL CAR EVER EXISTED

@basedmax9029

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and the sun is blue and burns very cold

Little tidbit for you, the Gremlin was announced on April 1 1970. It was an April Fool's joke that some psychopath at AMC took seriously.

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

@Sledge Patrick It's an economy car from the early 1970s, what did you expect? A new BMW with 0.5 turns lock-to-lock?

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

@Sledge Patrick Alrighty then. Have a nice day.

@nickrustyson8124

2 жыл бұрын

Then again the Barracuda was also announced on April 1st

'I"M GOING TO HANDLE RAW CHICKEN....UNNNNGHHHH.......AND THEN IM GONNA ASK TO USE YOUR PHONE''

so much BROWN

@desmondmoonbear4143

5 жыл бұрын

*BUT NOT ENOUGH BROWN*

I had a 1972 AMC Gremlin ..... LOVED THAT CAR :-) Thank you for wonderful memories !

For a time in the 70's, the Alabama State Troopers used AMC's Javelin for patrol cars. My parents said they would tear up and down the interstate with them.

Loving Roman coming out the start gate with a cover of Keane!

I don't care what anybody says, this is one of my favorite cars.

@SophiaPetrillosBuddy

5 жыл бұрын

@Pedro DLR Be my guest. I can buy a Gremlin with the money it brings in 😉

@jbiehlable

5 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

I too have an "economy" 3.8 in my '86 Bonneville. Made a whopping 110hp and took 19 seconds to cross the quarter mile. Love that old thing

You nailed it. My first car in 1982 was a ‘74 AMC Gremlin. Great first car because it was the cheapest car I could buy and within 6 months I ended rolling it in a corner. That said, it was the best car to rollover because I didn’t get a scratch, and even though every body panel was dented and scraped, I was able to drive it for another 6 months. After 38 years of driving it was the only at-fault accident I’ve been in. I would have to say the car helped me learn to be a better driver.

It's about time, you have truly A S C E N D E D in B R O W N N N N N

@nowake

5 жыл бұрын

lol even the owner has a browns hoodie on

Malaise and Brown, perfect!

Too bad you guys are too young to remember that all American compact and many larger cars, could be ordered very basic. That means radio delete, no A/C, usually no P/Steering or power brakes, and manual 3 speed transmission was the basic rule, many years before that '76 AMC Gremlin was new! That was a good car, for what it was, and the straight six ran forever. Years ago I had (for a second car) a '76 Hornet station wagon, great car to drive and haul stuff!😁 If today I had a '76, or older AMC Gremlin, or Hornet in as good of condition as this one, I would gladly drive it! Also, car glove box manuals by all manufacturers, back then, covered other models that were basically the same car, except for optional equipment and trim levels, they didn't print an individual manual for each model! Some of that continues today. Still I enjoy your videos, keep them coming!

@TheBrokenLife

5 жыл бұрын

I had an '89 S10 that was ordered radio delete, manual steering, power brakes, and A/C... Dude the ordered it must have been an odd duck. Anyhow, that's the newest consumer vehicle I've ever seen that came factory radio delete.

@orange70383

5 жыл бұрын

I wish they still offered a no frills base model.

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

The 1st car my parents bought, and I can remember riding in it, was a 1959 full-size Chevrolet wagon that had manual steering, manual drum brakes, 3 speed column shift transmission. I remember Mom struggling with the steering turning city corners.

I'm Australian, in Melbourne as I write. But in 1980/81, I was researching in Kentucky for that year. The year of 'The Louisville Explosion'. "What's this got to do with the Gremlin," I hear you say. Well it was an AMC Gremlin which, just near our UofL Apartment, when transporting homebound nurses in the wee small hours of the morn, grounded & sparked as it sped into a rough old underpass just north of Churchill Downs & beneath the Southern/L&N railroad line. These sparks in turn ignited wayward gasses from a nearby Breakfast Food factory thus causing said huge event. So..... I'm here to say that this car was both Gremlin by name, & a real Gremlin by nature. The 'Gremlin'. A truly creepily inspired choice by AMC. Maybe, the first American Hatchback, & borne of haste moreso than genuine inspiration. Those were the days my friend.

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. I looked it up... a Ralston-Purina soy oil extraction facility dumped thousands of gallons of hexane (a gasoline-like hydrocarbon) into the sewer. More than 13 miles of sewer and streets were wrecked in the ensuing explosions. A Gremlin, eh?

"And... the goblin, he had a Gremlin! And he jacked it up on some fat tires, and uh, and he tuned it up on some 4.11 positrak out back, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bore over 30, 11-to-1 pop-up pistons turbo jets 390 horsepower! I mean, he had some freakin' muscle!"

@Fhwgads11

5 жыл бұрын

TastyBusiness hey there Bubs

That kid totally looks like Bobby Hill. And his first car would totally have been a Gremlin.

@CardboardSliver

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Slender stfu

@benjamindminor7552

5 жыл бұрын

what kid ?

My friend has a Gremlin. I’ve ridden in it multiple times. It is consistently one of the most terrifying things I’ve done. Going 45 down the highway feels like 90.

@georgehenderson7783

Жыл бұрын

I drove a Gremlin once. The steering wheel had a freakin' mind of its own. Terrifying to drive.

As a moody teenager. I can confirm that he is very correct. In fact we do all of that and more.

The Gremlin is one of many, MANY cars that I love and am so glad that other people own and maintain them so I can enjoy them for a few minutes at a time at car shows and then walk away. Owning a weird and unique vehicle is great if you're able to take care of it properly.

I wish AMC was still around

@gerardcomeau2160

5 жыл бұрын

Only a communist would want that... 😂

@haydenformica8571

5 жыл бұрын

I want a javelin lol

@mattw8332

5 жыл бұрын

The AMC Eagle is cool imo.

@zloychechen5150

5 жыл бұрын

Sacrifice your bath plug! It can be made into a suspension bushing.

@gerardcomeau2160

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattw8332 My father said, communism works if it's done right. 😂

My first car was a 71 AMC Hornet, 232 with a three on the tree. Loved that car.

Had a 76 in 1982. Perfect teenager car. Easy to work on. Back held one bale of hay.

THIS IS THE CAR THAT KIDS LIKE

1976 was a great year! Our space program was rocketing away, the United States had its bicentennial, disco was in its death throes, and that's the year I was born. And the AMC Gremlin was built here in my home state of Wisconsin. Although I have a bit of a soft spot for the Gremlin I still want to get my hands on a Pacer... Also don't you mean 43 years???

@seed_drill7135

5 жыл бұрын

You need to recheck your calendar. We hadn't even reached peak disco by '76.

@wizardmix

5 жыл бұрын

I was born the day disco died in 1979.

@wizardmix

5 жыл бұрын

@Ross Bourne You're welcome...

@kevaninthe4135

5 жыл бұрын

@@wizardmix "Disco Demolition Night" at old Comiskey Park. The footage is just wow.

@chrisdavidson911

5 жыл бұрын

@@wizardmix I would also like to extend thanks for your contribution to music!

As goofy as the car was, the venerable straight six was MILES above the domestic competition (granted the bar was not set very high by the Pinto and Vega)....

That was my first car. Neon blue 76 gremlin, 3 speed stick. Loved that little car.

This is probably the best narrative I’ve ever heard for any car review. Hilarious and entertaining!

You missed the chance to talk about how the Gremlin was introduced on April Fool’s Day 1970, I remember reading in a magazine that AMC had no sense of style but they had a sense of humor with the Gremlin

I had a Concorde-same car plaus a trunk. You could change the oil without getting under the car-just push the oil pan under and loosen the drain plug from on top-oil filter was on the side of the block. Carbureator rebuild kit was $6.00-took me 30 minutes-easiest car in the world to maintain.

5:55 “De-assed” is a good way to describe the rear of this car

@deusexaethera

4 жыл бұрын

I liked the later description of "Sawed-off Station Wagon".

Duster, Maverick, Gremlin, and the Chevette. Our family was poor.

@Misericorde9

5 жыл бұрын

Dusters? Nothing to turn your nose up at. Mavericks? Good enough that knew someone still driving the family hand-me-down at the tail end of the 90s. Gremlins? Well, “de-assed Hornet” is as fitting a summation as I’ve ever come across. At least the Hornet itself was decent for its intended purpose. Now, Chevettes? Those I’ve never heard a nice thing said of.

@OllamhDrab

5 жыл бұрын

Dusters are magic. I've occasionally gone into parking lots and seen people talking to their cars. With a Duster, you find them talking to *your* car. :)

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

A properly maintained Gremlin or any AMC before Renault could easily give 500,000 miles.

It looks great its a Cult car now.

Best writing from you guys in years...the shower beer joke? "Bear" reference? Random number generator steering? It was like a greatest hits.

I'm literally dying here listening to your descriptions and anecdotes. 😂

I always liked the amc gremlin and pacer

@anthonytomb8857

5 жыл бұрын

same

@Jeremy_Hill_2020

5 жыл бұрын

same

@charlessmileyvideo

5 жыл бұрын

There was a time when the Gremlins were unbeatable in the IMSA RS-series road racing events.

@Jeremy_Hill_2020

5 жыл бұрын

@@charlessmileyvideo damn

@Karmy.

5 жыл бұрын

Same here

Sports Shirt was possibly the most relatable thing I’ve ever heard on the internet.

“I’m going to handle raw chicken then ask to use your phone” will definitely be on my grave stone.

My very dear uncle drove a Gremlin for a few years in the mid to late 1970s. He was an awesome guy then and still is today. But today he drives a very cool Honda Civic Coupe! I remember riding in his Gremlin once or twice. Experiences like that are what made me who I am today. What did that experience teach me? That I can never own a car without air-conditioning, and boy oh boy, cars had no safety features back in the 70s, but somehow we all lived to see today! Well, most of us anyway. And a story for some other time, another uncle of mine drove a Pinto. He drove his daughters and I around in that fine automobile at a time before the car become notorious for exploding on impact and killing a fair number of its occupants. Those were the days my friend!

I LOVE these cars! Will have one some day...Need one to add to my collection of 11 AMC Pacers....

@NVRAMboi

3 жыл бұрын

"Suffering was the only thing / made me feel I was alive." - Carly Simon

@thestarlightalchemist7333

3 жыл бұрын

Are any of those pacers for sale? And if so, do you ship to Canada?

As a life long auto enthusiast I subscribe to a number of you tube car channels. But this is the ONLY channel to review old beaters and that’s an endearing quality. I wanted a stick and no one in my family could drive one so I got professional lessons I learned to drive a stick in this car so it has a special place in my heart .

Memories of our family's '74 AMC Hornet 2DR babe magnet.

I have all kinds of muscle cars and I always liked the Gremlin. They're easy to work on, upgrade, and oddly interesting.

@JonMB357

2 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted one for myself just to drive the way it is. I'd even want to go as far as a factory style restoration and keep everything stock, and hope the next person that gets it doesn't tear it up.

“Weather Eye” is a holdover for the climate control from the Nash/Kelvinator days (who was acquired by AMC).

@UberLummox

4 жыл бұрын

True. This guy doesn't have a clue about such automotive history like that.

@kenk2306

4 жыл бұрын

AMC didn't "acquire" anything. AMC was formed when Nash/Kelvinator merged with Hudson in 1954.

@UberLummox

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenk2306 That's right. And I think Rambler was officially under the American Motors Corp name by '54 as well.

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

@@UberLummox Nash Motor Co was the original company that became AMC. Actually, Nash acquired Hudson though it was called a merger at the time. The 1950 Nash Rambler was a stylish compact car, was a big hit for Nash. With the postiive name recognition, it became AMCs 'Brand'

@UberLummox

4 жыл бұрын

@@boggy7665 Yes right. Nash/Kalvenator as was said above. You've explained it well though.

Otto! There's a gremlin on the side of the bus!

@RegularCars

5 жыл бұрын

kal Frid I just made the last payment

@wadeguidry6675

5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO! Good one.

@juliansommer8600

5 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I'm just realising that now, I always thought Otto meant Hans Moleman and not his car when Bart told him that.

@wadeguidry6675

5 жыл бұрын

@@juliansommer8600 : the fact that you even thought of Hans Moleman shows evidence of your superior intellect. Party on!

@juliansommer8600

5 жыл бұрын

@@wadeguidry6675 you have to know that here in europe the gremlin is completely unknown

1) Build quality was noticeable by its absence from ALL American cars in the 1970's. My father had a late 1970's Mercury Monarch with a heater that the dealer eventually refused to keep trying to make work. AMCs were often known as "Kenosha Rattlers" by those who knew they were built in Kenosha, WI. 2) There was a short-lived sitcom in the 1990's called "Bakersfield P.D"." starring Giancarlo Esposito. The idea was that everybody in the Bakersfield, CA police department was a lunatic but him, a recent transplant from Washington DC. To show how crazy they were, one of his fellow officers drove a Gremlin. Big yuks! (It was actually a good show with many good people, IIRC.)

Oh, this brings back memories....my parents owned a silver/blue one when I was born. They kept it I think till '82 or so. I still have distinct memories...one of which was how bad the factory paint job was, it was just flaking off everywhere. I guess AMC was cutting corners at this point. I was just a little dude & just remember being in the back seat for the most part;)

This was pure brown at it brownest

I always liked the Gremlin. Wish they would bring it all back. AMC

@jamesslick4790

4 жыл бұрын

Bring back the "Sportabout" wagon too! prettier than any "crossover" would buy a modernized one today!

I've always loved the look of this car

@georgehenderson7783

Жыл бұрын

The Maverick was much cooler looking

Ah the memories, great video. My father had a 78 Concord DL (Hornet). My neighbor also had the Levis edition Gremlin.

If it didn't look cool i'd think it was a joke...

@zloychechen5150

5 жыл бұрын

some of the swedes also like volvos

@wadeguidry6675

5 жыл бұрын

......it doesn't look cool.

@Wanderer25

5 жыл бұрын

It is a joke

@theSwedessayshello

5 жыл бұрын

@@wadeguidry6675 says you

@wolfgangem1565

5 жыл бұрын

Well it was first released on April Fool’s Day 1970 so you may be on to something

The Weather Eye was actually a pretty advanced system when it came out. Research it.

@rickcain5717

5 жыл бұрын

YEP. AMC ac cycles rather than running compressor full time. Desert only was to prevent evaporator freeze up. Such a huge amount of haters/ignorant peeps.

@youzzername

5 жыл бұрын

The A/C on my 1973 Hornet which came as std. equipment was still ice cold after 13 years. I remember the compressor was made by Airtemp, a subsidiary of Chrysler Corp. 258 engine was bulletproof and auto trans was a 904 Torqueflite. AMC called it "Torque Command". AMC, through its Nash roots had more experience with unibody construction than any other domestic car mfg.

@geoffdearth7360

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickcain5717 Including the Dennis Miller wannabe narrator.

'The steering ratio is hooked up to a random number generator' ... OMFG! PAINFUL LAUGHTER!

I had 2 of them for years in the '80s never had a problem. Loved them

The official car of “the Wayne’s world car! Ohh wait different AMC”

@5roundsrapid263

5 жыл бұрын

“For meee...For me...FORRR MEEE! DUN DUN DUN DA DUN DUN!”

@josephpbrown

5 жыл бұрын

**bohemian rhapsody plays**

@ronindebeatrice

5 жыл бұрын

The Pacer is miles cooler than this.

@stonebone1179

5 жыл бұрын

I drove my gremlin daily up until a few months ago and that was probably the most common thing people said.

@GiordanDiodato

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronindebeatrice you mean miles worse

Really sad blanked off high center air vent. With AC you got a real vent, and a shelf below the dashboard with round vents near each end as seen in the manual at 8:52. "Weather Eye" was a Nash thing. Nashes had the first integrated AC in 1954, all in front instead of a separate AC in the trunk, basically a similar configuration to modern cars and called All-Weather Eye, although they used that name for the heaters starting in 1938. Their "Weather Eye" heaters were the first to use fresh air instead of just recirculating.

@rosschivers5482

3 жыл бұрын

They also had a nice feature of air vents you open to bring air in from outside without messing with the heating.

@That_AMC_Guy

2 жыл бұрын

It is a shame that AMC stopped offering "Command Air" which was only available for 1970 and 1971. This gave you the upper high level vent which helped increase the "flow through" ventilation. Also came in handy for warming up the cabin in winter. Should have become standard in '72, but like I said in a previous post, AMC had to pinch pennies and de-content the cars as much as possible. They seemed to have forgotten the ideas of "economies of scale". If ALL CARS had the items, then there's no money to lose; just build the price into the cars. But in the 70's they wanted to have the lowest priced car in America and that meant getting rid of EVERYTHING. I'd have rather had a GOOD car for the money, than simply "the cheapest car".

my father had a 72' Gremlin. I recall being on the freeway being between two tractor trailer trucks doing about 65 mph. At the time I was about 5 yrs old, and convinced that we were all going to die. My father sold it shortly afterwards lol

"In the 1970s, AMC was hip and alt,™. Specifically 1970 to 1979 " Ahh, yes. Thank you for specifying, Mr. Regular.

I had a 1975 Hornet Sportabout Wagon, in a lighter brown. It was THE best vehicle I have ever owned and driven.

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

If only they'd done the Concord treatment to it earlier than they did. The lumpy seats and the cheap-looking dash let the rest of the car down. I swear the instrument panel glass covers are just laboratory-grade watchglasses.

@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that..

@deusexaethera

4 жыл бұрын

So you've never owned a car made after 1986?

My first car was a 1975 model that had belonged to my dad. It's identical to this one, had an automatic transmission, and was a burnt orange color. Dad had driven it into the ground by the time I got it, so it stalled every time I drove it. Eventually the the wheels locked up and it was time for it go to the Great Highway in the Sky. Aged 26, mileage, approximately 126,000.

@That_AMC_Guy

2 жыл бұрын

and you probably could've fixed whatever went wrong with the brakes for $1.95 back then and driven the car until 226,000 miles.

8:23 anybody notice the jeep wrangler turned into a pickup in the background?

@Browningate

4 жыл бұрын

It turned _behind_ a pickup truck, but not into one, as far as I can tell.

@izek402

3 жыл бұрын

@@Browningate ruined it

@Browningate

3 жыл бұрын

@@izek402 Always glad to help.

I owned a 76 Gremlin from 1978 to 1986, it had a radio and automatic. Fire engine red with a white hockey stick on the side. Loved it. It also had the 232.

I've always liked the design/look of the Gremlin. I'd love to have one just like this, but in Black.

@lyndonwhitson2269

5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit I owned one when I was 20 who was in 1974 color was black air-conditioning power steering 258 cc three speed manual it was simple to work on I ran it hard it held up well considering (three clutches and several sets of tires) it was a dependable vehicle I have to say for what I paid for it served me well. The 258 six cylinder was the same motor they put in the jeep!

The gremmie like the foxbody is sacred

I thought by watching this I might want to buy an AMC Gremlin, but really, now I gotta have a Douglasville Scoreres shirt.

My father used to own one of these in the early 80's. That explains a great many things

Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown. Brown.

@randy4903

5 жыл бұрын

This a 1976 AMC Gremlin. It's BROOOOOWWWWNNNNN

@thetinpin

5 жыл бұрын

@@randy4903"Dry-rotted leaf" was a popular shade of shit stain in those years.

@docwho9

5 жыл бұрын

Right down to the BROWNS sweatshirt.

@blarpo7385

5 жыл бұрын

brOOOWNNNNNNN.

@Bartonovich52

5 жыл бұрын

Ezra Pound!!

Otto Mann! There's a Gremlin on the side of the bus!

I've always loved odd cars like the Gremlin and the Pinto.

This channel never disappoints

Also there was an Eagle version with four wheel drive. You could have a manual, four wheel drive Gremlin. Think about that!

@zloychechen5150

5 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to it as much as to my next floor mat. Very exciting!

@OllamhDrab

5 жыл бұрын

@@zloychechen5150 Those were.... Surprisingly good, once you stopped laughing at the 'Eagle SX4' stickers and... spoiler? :)

@TheBrokenLife

5 жыл бұрын

The SX4 is a separate model of Eagle based on the Spirit (and they're awesome!). The car the OP is describing is the Eagle Kammback. It's a Gremlin body with bigger back windows. They're also awesome, and somewhat rare in their time and I'm guessing almost impossible to find in decent shape now.

@OllamhDrab

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBrokenLife Cool, I did see those, but thought 'SX4' was basically a trim level for them all in my memory.

@TheBrokenLife

5 жыл бұрын

Nope... But there is an Eagle "Sport" package. Blacked out mirrors and grill and usually racier color schemes than the normal yellow on brown 90% of them seemed to be.

10:39 has another AMC product, a Grand Wagoneer

Why are your reviews so amazing. Jeezus.

Every chase scene of the front of this thing are like dead on cuts from a 70’s movie.