This is so cool, the name on the inspection sheet is my father Vernon Rawlins. He was mechanic at a local AMC dealership when I was a kid.

@robing9278

Жыл бұрын

Wow! And was he sensible as Jay speculated? 🙂

@chriscolley2229

3 ай бұрын

That is too cool 😮

@Dan-oo1tm

2 ай бұрын

I hope he is still around and you showed him this video, that would be awesome!

This is one of the episodes where Jay is less host and more going for a drive with a buddy. Good dynamic. Thanks for taking us along.

@simonlloyd7557

3 жыл бұрын

i think he secretly loved those cars. he looked so happy and relaxed.

I bought my powder blue Gremlin in Nov 1974, it was my first car. It cost $2,800 new, it wasn't an "X". It had no carpet and no cigarette lighter but it had FM stereo plus, my dad talked them into giving me white walled tires. I had that car 10 years and put 127,000 miles on it. It moved me, at least twice, halfway across the country. It died when my hotrod loving, drag racer boyfriend gunned the motor leaving a gas station. I forget what part got thrown and where it went in the engine. We found a replacement engine from a Hornet but could not match the transmission up and was unable to find a Hornet trans. Sadly I gave it up for parts and scrapped the rest. I would have paid anything to keep it going, I swore it would be a classic! That coming from a girl who cut her teeth on her brother's 1964 GTO convertible. P.S. Jay, I bought the car from Templin Motors in NJ whose father originally opened as an Edsel dealership. My car had a/c with a setting called "Dessert Only". To prove your theory regarding owners, I just retired from insurance. Haha you got me, boring!

In the mid 70’s I was a high school student. I took autos 1 & 2 then Voc autos 1 & 2(2hr classes). In 1974 a train derailed by the HS and one of the car carriers lost a Gremlin and a Valiant. The Valiant was totaled but the engine was fine and donated to the auto shop. The Gremlin was damaged on one of the rear roof corners. One of the auto shop teachers brought out at a discount. The back window was blown out and it would have taken substantial work to make it so a factory window could be installed. So like so many of us have done the teacher went with tape and plastic. 3-4 years after graduating a friend and I were out getting some exercise on our “10 speeds” and saw the Gremlin parked in a neighborhood driveway in an adjoining city. Lo and behold there was the auto shop teacher MR Finney outside puttering in his yard. We chatted for some time, that was the last time I saw him.

Am I the only one who like the looks of this car?

@jonathanrabbe8828

8 жыл бұрын

you are a idiot

@davidellefson1017

8 жыл бұрын

I like it and would love to own one

@rustyfordsutube

8 жыл бұрын

I love it and would love to own the green one.

@MrRandomcommentguy

8 жыл бұрын

Gremlins are awesome!

@dethklok21

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, Yes you are..

My Mother had a 72 when I was a kid growing up in Ohio . During the blizzard of 1978 , My dad loaded sand bags in the back and delivered groceries to people who couldnt get out .

Was actually my first car....gifted to me by my Parents, when I first got my Driver's license....bought for $600. I think it was a 1972 or '73 model....was a used car for me, getting it in '77. My Dad and I had to make a few repairs to the engine....a couple required...the rest were good prevantative measures. Working on it was easy enough. Once we did that, it was very reliable transportation from there on. Had a 6-cylinder model and was economical on gas consumption. The hatchback, with fold-down rear seat was handy to have. I had a lot of great times in this car. There were many Rock concert trips with friends to a nearby city, and Drive-In movies with my then girlfriend at the time. We were "Wayne's World" LONG before the movie ever came out. I drove my AMC Gremlin from 1977 until 1981.

@chrisgraham2904

2 ай бұрын

My -71 Gremlin was the "big six" with a standard 3-speed. The fold-down rear seat gave you quite a bit of cargo room over the rear wheels, but lacking a tailgate, so the only access was through the rear hatch window. I remember transporting lumber with the back window open and six feet of lumber hanging out the rear window. We once squeezed a 90 cc Yamaha motorcycle through the back window to transport it. I also converted a snowmobile trailer to carry three dirt bikes and towed that all over the province of Ontario for 3 years. Adding two, 100 lb. sand bags in the cargo area during winter greatly improved winter traction in deep snow....never got stuck.

Most of my friends in high school during the late 70's had Gremlins - even several of them. I had a Pinto, being a Ford family. These cars were generally driven by the sons and daughters of families needing a third car. Practical and reasonable gas mileage (for the 70's) during a time when gas prices were rising. It always brings a smile to me when I see either a Gremlin, Pinto, or Vega today... not too many survived...

@dantheman9167

6 ай бұрын

Don't lie you had a pacer didnt you?

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp

4 ай бұрын

Pacer gremlin hornet

@edwardmcdermott9948

3 ай бұрын

Deybued on April fools day!!!! Says it all!!! Perfect for dingus day in poland!!!

Had one. Dual exhaust,4 barrel,and intake. Smoked the Nova's and Mustang's in our circle. Dead reliable. Great car. Also had a Pacer.

@segura2112

3 жыл бұрын

I had one in the early 80's, hated that big blind spot but loved that 20 gal. gas tank.

@nathan40307

3 жыл бұрын

No you didn't

@jamesbryant6484

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathan40307 Yes he did! So did I! Humiliated many a "badassed" Camaro with my 304 Gremlin !!

@govsux1

3 жыл бұрын

I smoked a chevy van with a 350 quadrajet he was pissed he had to buy me a case of beer!!! LOL

@jeremyb4493

Ай бұрын

​@@jamesbryant6484these Cars were fairly light being so compact so I could see that. Especially if the mustang or other muscle cars had a base 6 or small v8. Or possibly they didn't know they were in a race😄

So, here's my Gremlin story! I got one in 1979, when I was living in Louisville, Kentucky. It had 60K miles on it & it had some issues, nothing major. I got married in July, 1980 & we moved to Meade County, KY. I commuted to Louisville to classes for my Master's degree, about 50 miles each way. All of those miles led to some bigger issues. I couldn't afford to pay anyone to work on my Gremlin, so I learned to do it myself! I changed the oil & filter, I installed new heater hose & gas hose, and I even installed new plugs & plug wires. In 1982, I drove that Gremlin to Brewton, Alabama, where I took a job. Driving on the Gulf Coast during the summer with no a/c was quite an experience! The Gremlin had 130K miles on it when I sold it in Brewton for $350. The lessons learned from my DIY auto maintenance on that Gremlin were priceless!

@zgopaul

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can still find it for your kids to learn on.

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

What do you drive now?

@zgopaul

4 жыл бұрын

@@sharksport01 a Dodge caravan. Almost as much of a chick 😂 magnet

I don't know why Jay keeps crapping on the Gremlin. IMO, it's a solid, little American classic. It was affordable, reliable, & had pretty good power. I'd love one!

@bloodraven2887

Жыл бұрын

same and i also like the way they look XD

@THEScottCampbell

Жыл бұрын

The Gremlin had horsepower and torque that could break your neck and tow a house; the ultimate "sleeper".

@mkfaruki

Жыл бұрын

💩💩💩

I worked in an AMC dealership in 1973. I loved these cars. I've thought about getting another one.

My grandfather owned a 1972 Gremlin X, bought it new. It had a 304 V8 and I rebuilt it once with him. Memories.

I'm 21 and just bought my first car and it's a 73 Gremlin. I love it to death. It's my favorite car of all time.

@PhaQ2

8 жыл бұрын

You'll always have a soft spot for your first. I loved mine so much that I had to find another after my divorce. 74 Chevelle Malibu

@compilation8800

8 жыл бұрын

How this car work untel now

@PhaQ2

8 жыл бұрын

aboalmlk aboalrhman If you're asking about the Gremlin, my cousin had 3 of them and they rarely ever ran reliably. My Chevelle on the other hand, had 300,000 + miles on it before the rust took the Fisher Body off the chassis. Living in the N.E. close to the ocean gave the tin worm an ideal environment.

@theshapeexists

8 жыл бұрын

I notice this comment is 3 hours old. does the car still run since you posted this? I kid

@nickb3968

8 жыл бұрын

"It's my favorite car of all time." It's your first car....

Buddy of mine I grew up with still has his to this day. His parents bought him that car in 1976 for a high school graduation present. Car has about seventy something thousand miles on it now. He keeps it in his garage and it looks as nice today as it did in 1976.

@charliecroft7012

11 ай бұрын

I would like to have one these 😅but the yougo was the joke of them all...I was drunk enough to buy one ...my girlfriend would say, you go and I'll stay. ..

I love when this car broke down, the image of you two blocking traffic in that jewel was quite funny.

@jeremyb4493

Ай бұрын

Seinfeld on comedians in cars getting coffee has had at least 3 or 4 breakdowns in various exotic classic cars, pretty funny

My first car was a '75 Gremlin X with the 5 liter 304 v8 and a 3 speed bought in june of '75, when i was 19. As of to today that car sits in my driveway and I'm 63 now lol.. AMC might be dead but not forgotton

@MrTruth111

5 жыл бұрын

wow, sir make a video, with photo's through the years please:)

@3PercentNeanderhal

5 жыл бұрын

Do something with it. Make it a super charged sleeper and have fun with new Mustangs and Camaros on Saturday night

@davidhollenshead4892

5 жыл бұрын

If it has the manual trans, it is rare...

@NiteGambler

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidhollenshead4892 yup its a manual

@NiteGambler

5 жыл бұрын

@@3PercentNeanderhal I have an original Edelbrock 4bbl intake that will go on in the spring.

Couple of fact checks: > AMC used a "Unit Body" design all the way back to the Rambler days not a "chassis on frame" as mentioned > You could get the stock 304 V8 with a manual trans (add the optional twin grip 3.54 rear end and it was a lot of fun!) > As far as the rear being "truncated and effected handling" the rear overhang and wheelbase (96" to 98") was similar to the AMX and Corvette (not that it competed with those) there were other aspects of the car that compromised handling > Gremlin and Hornet were introduced the same year > The body style is honestly prevalent today . Look at most modern 3 door hatchbacks and you will see a similar design. I really enjoy your show and the fact that you are willing to show the awkward moments, mistakes and reality of vehicular adventures... from the flipped "Hemi under Glass" to the painfully scratched Gullwing Mercedes... it's very raw and much appreciated. Keep up the good work, regardless of your disdain for AMC (of which I have way too many, including a 79 AMX with under 50K... same wheelbase and overhang as the Gremlin but a blast to drive!)

@adamtrombino106

7 жыл бұрын

I thought they were a unibody as well... And the fact that he didn't talk about the limited edition 360 models, which were also dealer installed in 71 as special order units, was interesting. They had built them for the street, so AMC could take them drag racing that yr. I had heard about the 401's being put in these by racers, but didn't know they were actually being done at the dealership level, even if it was for only 21 odd cars. What i really do like, is that they elluded to the fact that AMC used pretty much every manufacturer's parts in various degrees. Ford ( Autolite) carbs and ignition systems, Saginaw p/s pumps ala GM and Chrysler, Torqueflite or Borg Warner transmissions, Delco and Motorola sourced radios, switches and electrical components copied from GM, Ford Fairline type front suspension that they used for yrs and yrs, some had Dana sourced rear ends with a Chrysler type limited slip as an option, and if I'm not mistaken, the a/c systems were Ford sourced as well...the list goes on and on.

My favorite memory of this gremlin was my uncle used to race quarter mile and he had one tubbed out bored out punched over and that thing would do a wheel stand from the very start all the way down a quarter mile. Everyone laughed when he first showed up at the track with it but no one was laughing when he got to the end. That car was so much fun and I will never forget all the times at the track with him

I had a 1974 Gremlin X, 232, floor mounted 3 speed. I drove it for 13 years and it never let me down. Wish I'd kept it.

@wandapierce3352

2 жыл бұрын

Same as ours

OK, Jay. I used to be a fan. After bashing my car for 25 minutes....not so much. While in college in Daytona Beach, I bought a Gremlin, brand new, in 1973. It cost $2098, with power steering, manual transmission, power brakes, and AC. It was metallic blue, probably the same as the '73 in your video. It is one of my favorite cars. It is well known to my family and friends that I wish I still had it, and yes, I have to put up with abuse from them, as well. It was, as you commented, a pretty cool car at the time. Mine was the straight 6, at as I recall, 102 HP. Easy to work on, and pretty zippy for a 6. I drove that thing everywhere. It's the car I met my wife in, and the car I drove 24 hours to upstate NY to see her in the summer of 1974. It carried us to Pensacola, for my first job out of college, and took us to the Florida Keys for diving in the late 70's. We were married in 1978 and bought our first house with the Gremlin parked in the driveway. It was rear ended in 1980, and the insurance company saw fit to total it. Broke my heart. I'm sure it's the memories of good times, and friendships long gone that keep me nostalgic for the old Gremlin. But, it was a great car for a poor college student in 1973.

"A spy wouldn't have owned this car." Actually it would have been the perfect car for a spy. Because nobody would have guessed that it's being driven by a spy. Unlike when you saw someone rolling up in a DB5.

@lukedavis436

2 жыл бұрын

it worked, because in cars 2 the character "rod redline" disguised himself as a Gremlin

Hey Jay, My Mom bought a gremlin in '72 in the color of "Tiajuana Tan". I was 12 at the time. We lived in a very small town in Indiana and my Mom was a school teacher. This must have been her midlife crisis car and probably the only new car she had ever bought in her life up to that point. I remember specifically the moment she brought it home and my step father looking out the window and saying "Jesus Christ". My sister and I loved it. When mom was gone from the house, my sister (19 at the time) would take it out and cruise with it....do wheelies and fish tails on the ice to show off to friends. Mom never found out. One day, a few weeks after it was purchased, the cheap little handle on the back window broke while she was putting groceries in. Her opinion of the experience that came out of her mouth would have made a sailor blush. I think there was a small quake in the parking lot. I am sure the salesman was never the same after that. It is interesting that she was a Lincoln girl for the rest of her life. Love your show, Thanks!

I absolutely love these videos with Jay. Gotta be the coolest guy on the planet.

I never understood why people made fun of these cars. I always thought they looked nice, were easy to work on, had a good price, and ran pretty good.

@fanoboss

8 жыл бұрын

I, concur. AMC cars are wonderful. I wish that they would've survived the gas crisis.

@howabouthetruth2157

8 жыл бұрын

SEE MY COMMENT ABOVE CHARLES........l THlNK YOU WlLL ENJOY lT. TRUST ME.

@idiot_RC

8 жыл бұрын

I think probably because appearance is subjective, and most people agree that they're ugly, or at least weird looking. In addition to that, they rusted into the ground at the slightest suggestion of moisture, they were small but drank as much fuel as many larger cars with more powerful engines, and they suck to drive.

@gregwilliams3640

8 жыл бұрын

Its all about perception. In the sixties AMC advertised their gas mileage at a time when that was considered to be uncool. Americans, by and large, were far more interested in chromed-up status symbols and lots of gee whiz doo-dads. Even though AMC made some excellant cars (the AMX if you wanted fast) they always had the reputation of being "economy" cars and therefore not as desirable to impress the neighbors. Dumb, yes, but that's the story.

@ebookpioneers

8 жыл бұрын

@110736213155078813729 I don't remember anyone who didn't like the look of them, but I'll certainly agree with you about the rust problem. That's exactly why there are so few left on the road today. Same with Ford pickups from the mid to late 80's. I had two of them. You can't hardly find one today. They started rusting as soon as they left the lot.

Ok, my story. I had the AMC Spirit, similar to the Gremlin. I was young and it was all I could afford, but I learned to drive standard on it. My girlfriend’s father tried to teach me. Finally, I got a feel for the clutch. So, once mastered, my girlfriend and I went parking to get a feel for each other. One steamy night, we had to drive her mother on an errand. As the windows fogged up, I kept my eyes forward. My girlfriend, sitting in the backseat turned bright red and hid her face in shame. Her mother, who didn’t say a word the whole trip, just sat there with a telltale grin as she stared, not through the windshield, but at our collection of footprints that the fog , in utter betrayal, had revealed to her. I loved that car.

@RadioFreeSpike

5 жыл бұрын

(One of the best car stories... ever!)

@ronrupska4540

5 жыл бұрын

Good story😎

@MrMadamS69

5 жыл бұрын

Hilarious!

@c.j.1089

5 жыл бұрын

lol that's awesome.

@crandoodledaddy.6243

5 жыл бұрын

shhhh count dooku we kno about your fall from grace

I believe the gremlin was one of my favorite cars. I took the 304 out and put up well modified 360 in place of it. I used a switch pitch turbo 400 guts into the AMC jeep housing, well modified to stall at 2000 and at the flip of a switch, 3000. It was a lot of fun being so light

@manher4335

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting car. It's like the 1st American GTI in a sense lol

@chocolateface8664

11 ай бұрын

How many horses under the hood?

What I loved with the Gremlin (I had one), was that they called the heater control "WeatherEye" and the automatic shifter called "Torque Command".

@geraldboykin6159

2 жыл бұрын

It is a great car for guys working on construction sites! (Work Car)

*Wow, does this bring back some bittersweet memories! Not only did I own one of these godawful AMC Gremlins, I had a '72 with the straight-six cyl, which I paid $40.00 for. It was, of course my transportation, yet it was so much more than that... it was my home as well, no "lol" here. Back in the early 1980's I lost my family and was literally alone in the world, homeless as well. I still had my girlfriend/future wife , but, at the age of 17 neither of us had a clue how to survive in the real world, we quickly learned though. Looking back, I remember how well I got along with my girlfriends parents, that is until I became homeless. After that they wouldn't allow me in their home, they wouldn't even speak to me! From one day to the next I became leper-like to them, they treated me as if I had a contagious disease. Before I lost my family I would go to church with my girlfriend and her parents every Sunday, after I became homeless I was no longer even welcome to go to church with them. Now that's what I call a Good Christian Attitude! Sarcasm, of course. At night I would park my Gremlin in a hotel parking lot, which worked out fairly well because as the hotel guests began to come out and start their cars, which would awaken me, that was my alarm clock, so to speak and I made it to work on time. Other than the fact that it was a weak, ugly pile, I have to admit that it was quite reliable. I never had to repair anything, I couldn't have even if I wanted to, I could barely afford to eat, let alone make major car repairs, as I was saving my money for an apartment; which required a down payment and two months rent in advance. Since the car was so small I began to have severe muscle spasms in my back, so I traded it to a friend for a '73 Oldsmobile Delta 88. The interior room was so vast in that Olds that I could stretch out on either seat, eliminating the muscle spasms and allowed me to get a relatively good night sleep. Every now and then a police officer would tap on the window and inquire about why I was sleeping in my car, after explaining my situation the officers usually asked me to move the car, telling me that if I returned he wouldn't notice, nice cops! Jump forward to 2020 and I now own a home and several cars, no Gremlins though lol.*

@RichieRouge206

4 жыл бұрын

j.d. di giusto Thats quite a story! Her parents were shallow hateful people.

@michaelsteal9128

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t understand the criticism of the gremlin if you paid 40 dollars for it and never had to do a repair.

@packrat76

4 жыл бұрын

@Chris Goodayle that's not a good Christian attitude. That was not being a good Christian.

@MrMenefrego1

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsteal9128 As I said in my comment, " it was a weak, ugly pile". Wow did you ever miss the point of my story! Cat got your tongue?

@dak4465

4 жыл бұрын

I lived in my car for 5 months to finish college last year, its rough. But the only alternative was dropping out. I wasnt about to quit right before graduation so i lived in my car!

I had a 1976 Gremlin X. It was a $300 used car. Drove it for 9 years. Never broke down.

@radioboys8986

6 жыл бұрын

also owned a Gremlin it was cheap and easy to keep running

@rbagel55

5 жыл бұрын

I had one during HS. Mine was rusty from taking it to the beach often. But it never quit on me. So easy to maintain. Sure wish today's cars were as simple as these Gremlins were

@mkhan78627

5 жыл бұрын

Don't knock it people. Bought a used Gremlin for $180 that had a screwdriver for shift, drove for three years and sold it to my neighbor (who was the owner of two GTOs) for $500 who told me he would steal it if I didn't sell. Regret selling it.

@benvolman4976

5 жыл бұрын

Got a pastel green one out of a ladys backyard, metal on metal brakes and a bad motorola alternator. It had a new 304 under the hood very good car for a couple of hundred dollars drove it for a couple of years bought a vette and sold it for what i paid it was a better car than the 74 corvette i replaced it with

I'm a lil late to the game watching this... Im 52yrs old, My dad had a gremlin and I remember he'd flip the air cleaner lid upside down and swear it gave it 100 more hp..🤣 (it just sounded cool when you throttled it) Second when it was on its last leg, he wanted to put rotating van seats in it, have removal doors and make it into an ice fishing rig.. "if it fell through the ice, oh well...". I'm pretty sure it had the V8 and it was brown. I LOVE the green one y'all featured. Great memories of my PA, he passed in '17. This was a great trip down memory lane..

I can't tell you how much happiness these videos bring me. I have to go back to old ones just to find the ones I missed. I started watching them in hospital about 8 or 9 years ago and I still watch them regularly when I have time. I like them all but I much prefer when jay reviews old cars like these rather than the new exotic cars manufacturers bring to him. They had more character and jay seems more excited talking about them. Thanks

My parents had a '74 V-8 Gremlin that they bought new from a dealer in Tulsa. There was a paperwork screwup, and the one they got had been a factory experimental model with a custom oversized radiator and I think an oil cooler. It wasn't supposed to go to a dealer, but someone at AMC screwed up. They actually offered to give my parents a different one, and then they offered to give them a new one and forgive the loan, too. My parents were into autocross, and the extra cooling helped. …for about two years, then the custom radiator fell apart, and they had to have a new one put in, which meant re-drilling a bunch of mounts and stuff. Anyway, my mom used to really piss off a bunch of hot rodders and sports car guys at autocross meets by always winning. As she said, "Look, they told me to not knock over any cones, so I didn't. I was the slowest, but after all the penalties, I still came in first place. It's not my fault the jerk in the Ferrari and the Porsche guys over-drove their cars." My dad's car was a Renault LeCar. He was a 6'4" ex-Marine all folded up in a tiny ice blue French hatchback. I don't think he ever out-raced my mom. We had that Gremlin until about 1986, when mom & dad agreed to sell it to some teenager, and he paid them half what they agreed upon, and never sent the other half. My mom's statement on it was, "Well he technically stole it, but now he has to deal with the stupid thing, so I call it even."

@Underappreciatedclassics

6 жыл бұрын

Frank Copeland that ended hilariously

@Underappreciatedclassics

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the loss though

My grandfather built these two cars!! He was a plant foreman at the amc plant in Kenosha

@mrflynn01

4 жыл бұрын

Actinium Anarchy, AMC motors was based in Detroit, MI. And not WI.

@finnickodair3209

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrflynn01 there was a plant in Kenosha. I believe all of the AMC AMXs were made there

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrflynn01 Yes, AMC's main assembly factories were in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Comes from AMCs predecessor company, Nash Motor Co. AMC was essentially just Nash under a new name.

@mrflynn01

4 жыл бұрын

Boggy, Eric Walberg was from GM, still a Detroit based auto company.

@omartinoco9930

4 жыл бұрын

​@Joe Biden Oh those pesky unions protecting worker's wages pensions and all.

HERE'S MY COMMENT: JAAAYYYY! COME BACK TO THE TONIGHT SHOW! I miss watching Jay Leno! It used to be the way I ended my day. You used to cheer me up at the end of a stressful days work.

I had a '73 304 Gremlin X, black with gold stripes, jeep 3-speed, jeep rear dif, had the engine rebuilt, balanced, mild rv cam, headers into shot-gun pipes, and what a fun ol' rusty girl she was, and pretty quick up to about 85mph, anywhere near 100 the valves would float, but you could go for miles flat out. I put 10" TA's on the back, 8" TA's front, premium shocks etc., and there were few cars in the neighbourhood could stick with me on the back roads. The only real gripe I had was replacing the rear window a couple of times, kinda fragile. I loved that car, it sounded mean, and with the rocking Pioneer stereo whipping out 35 watts, it was ready to party all the time. I actually miss it 50+ years later, and still have a couple of up-right (as in alive) friends who occasionally remind me of our adventures in it.

My oldest brother bought a used Gremlin back in 1973 -74 while he was stationed at Ft Hood . Had the straight 6. He drove it for several years and never had any problems with it. Really reliable car.

Back in 1978 I had a used 73 Levi's gremlin and it was the only car that started when it was 20 below 0 in Minnesota

@RandallFlaggNY

8 жыл бұрын

Oh Yahhh....

@paulwicklund1052

8 жыл бұрын

I had a 1975 Chrysler Cordoba and it was the only car on the Block in Chicago that started when it was 20 below zero in 1981.

@quintonmchale7997

8 жыл бұрын

did your Cordoba have the "corinthian" leather? NICE ! Unless you have a gazillion $$, make sure someone makes repop EVERYTHING for your antique project before you buy or.... stay with " popular " stuff ( 55-57s ) camaro, mustang.

@bobjohnson1587

8 жыл бұрын

I had a '77 Volvo 264 GL and it would start at -40, not plugged in!

@countzero5150

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Wicklund I had a 78 cordoba. I had always wanted a hot rod so I bought an old beat up one and went to town on it. Completely hideous, I figured it would cost too much to make it look pretty so I made it look mean and ugly but boy would it move. People absolutely loved it too. I have a 2016 mustang and no one bats an eye at it, my cordoba? People would get excited, shout and wave everywhere I went. Loved that big ugly thing.

I had one Gremlin 1975 and it was great, many adventures and fun as a teenager! I wish I had one now. Thank you Jay.

fond memories of gremlins. My grandmother had one that she loved and I remember he coming over all the time in that little car. This was when the gas shortages were starting but the demand for better fuel ecomomy had not hit it's peak where they went to 4 cylinders and front wheel drive. I miss the 70's cars... now, everything looks alike even in NASCAR... same car, different logos...

The son of an auto mechanic and stock racer, I grew up in an AMC family. My dad, brother and uncle raced AMC Javelins, Hornets, and Gremlins on dirt and later paved NASCAR tracks from the seventies through the nineties. My brother still has his in his yard. Some interesting things you didn't mention about the Gremlin: 1) Gremlin had the front body panels of the Hornet, but it actually sat on the 96" wheelbase chassis originally used for the 1968-1970 AMX. 2) Designers of the A/C controls had a sense of humor. Maximum A/C was instead labeled "Desert Only," like it was a warning or something. And it was no joke. When activated, even in 100° weather, the vents would literally blow visible, misty ice clouds of air into the cabin. It was sight to behold. 3) The engine block used for AMC'S 199, 232, and 258 cubic inch engines was used in Jeeps as the same 258 until 1987, when it got multiport fuel injection and became known as the vaunted and still missed 4.0 liter straight six. It was retired after the 2006 Jeep Wrangler.

@Titus-as-the-Roman

7 жыл бұрын

And that was a shame retiring that engine. Jeep is one of the most unreliable cars made today (don't just take my word, every reliable list made say's the same thing), the one bright spot for Jeep was that straight 6 engine, if properly maintained they would run forever.

@joshlink2129

7 жыл бұрын

Titus Tucker I agree, I had a commanhe with 500,000 miles on it and it still stunning strong when my dad JUNKED I

@pipermike65

6 жыл бұрын

Not same 6 in commanche

@americanparser

6 жыл бұрын

pipermike65 Sure it was, Mike. What are you talking about?

@tom90046

5 жыл бұрын

A great post! Really appreciate your input.

I bought one and needed a car, it was cheap, so I drove it for years and it never broke down and I fell in love with it.

I was ten years old in 1973. We were at the AMC dealership in Burnaby, BC. Dad was buying Mom her first new car. I tried really hard to talk him into buying a Gremlin. Sadly, he opted for the AMC Hornet Sportabout wagon. A tad more practical for a family of four. Then in high school I had four buddies with V8 Gremlins. Always fun to drive. Another buddy still has his high school Gremlin, with the 401. Slick car.

I probably told my Gremlin story a year ago but here’s the short version: I was sent to get something in the garage at my uncle’s childhood home. There in the garage was an almost perfect condition ‘76 Gremlin w Levi’s interior. The car was bought by the dad shortly before he died, and the mom kept it in the garage since then. A total surprise to me & A real time capsule!

As a Gremlin owner he seems used to being quick with a comeback, and didn't take too much crap from Jay! I give the owner a "10." One of the best owners ever on the show.

@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885

5 жыл бұрын

They're both professional comedians, so that probably has a lot to do with their witty banter.

@greatbyrondo

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885....I think it's also obvious that Jay and Jeff are good friends.... :)

@tom90046

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed!

@martinliehs2513

5 жыл бұрын

This episode is just hilarious. Entire episode was based on making fun of this long forgotten (but well liked) car.

@HansDelbruck53

9 ай бұрын

I think he's some sort of professional comedian in his own right.

1974 Gremlin was my second car and first one I bought new. I was 17 at the time and drove it like I stole it. I beat the hell out of that car, sliding it around corners, revving it up and dropping the clutch. Those cars were tough as nails and very dependable. The only major repair I had was replacing the oil pan I busted grabbing some air over an extreme railroad crossing. It saw me through college and 2 years into my first "real" job. Great little car.

Bought one in 1971. Paid $2200 with the big engine 258, 14 in. wheels, a red racing stripe and an AM radio. 150 hp., 240 ft. lbs of torque at 1800 RPM, 7 main barrings with a 3spd stick. I raced it, drove flat out on several occasions (4200 rpm and still pulling). I pulled a camper and a Uhaul full of furniture. It never broke down and I never broke anything with the exception of the stick of the shifter stick. I got $600 when I sold it in 1979 with 100,800 miles on it. It was the very definition of a good car.

I didn't have one, but my dad owned one - a '73 Gremlin X. This car is the butt of many a joke, but I can remember being in the Gremlin as a kid and witnessing it dusting some Porsches and even a Corvette on the highway. The Gremlin X was really a crazy sleeper, but I suppose that'll happen when you drop a 304 V8 in a car the size of a roller skate.

My first car - a 1971 green Gremlin bought in 1972 for $1700.00. My payments were $52.00 a month. Loved that car! It was like a little tank. Had to spring for the locking gas cap since the regular ones were “collector items”

@havenhemmings3574

4 жыл бұрын

My 70 Gremlin was $1995 for a 3-speed 6 cylinder. It lasted over 200,000 miles until I traded it in for a 75 model. It never broke down. My brother was sportier. He bought a Javelin.

@havenhemmings3574

4 жыл бұрын

The Gremlins replacement-the Pacer-sucked.

@gregguiltner8764

4 жыл бұрын

Same issue with the gas cap. I lost mine twice before I bought a locking cap!

@havenhemmings3574

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregguiltner8764 My Gremlin was white with blue pinstripes.(1970 $1995 because it had air.) The salesman was named "Butterbean". When I looked at the car in the salesroom it had 15 inch wheels. I decided to buy it and "Butterbean" said he would get it ready for pickup the next day. When I went to drive it home the next afternoon I noticed it had 14 inch tires. I mentioned this to "Butterbean" and he said I was mistaken. They came with 14 inch. But when I opened the back hatch and looked at the spare-it was a 15 inch tire. They gave me the larger tires. I have been leary of salesmen named "Bubba" or "Butterbean" ever since then. I was 21 years old.

@gregguiltner8764

4 жыл бұрын

@@havenhemmings3574 No air in my 74. I remember arriving from a road trip with a severe sunburn...on one side only! hahaha.

“Homeless man’s Corvette “.... 💀💀💀😂😂😂 Thanks for reminding us why you’re a comedian 😂

@travisyarbrough4033

3 жыл бұрын

Corvettes are for morons so thanks for letting everyone know you are horrible at Life Choices ....

@local38on-tv

2 жыл бұрын

@@travisyarbrough4033 how are they for morons?

Mid 70's, my Aunt was a Rural travelling Nurse in New Hampshire. She had a Gremlin-X, 8 Cyl, loaded! Over mountains and dirt roads, Winter and Summer, back and forth. Well, it kept blowing engines, and rear ends, and brakes way too often... After many times to she dealership for free warrantee work, she got towed in with her 400lb+ patient (My Aunt came in at about 300Lbs herself...), they said she needed to upgrade, and refinanced her that day! saved money all around! Just remembered.. it was green inside and out, and had an 8-track! Maybe A/C but i was a kid then!

My Mom had a Gremlin ,cant remember what year ! But I paid $500. Bucks for it ! Brought back a nice memory !

I always liked the Gremlin, but the car AMC made I Love was the Marlin. You have to get an owner of one of those cars on your show. I live in Kenosha and haven't seen one in years. A person in my neighborhood had a Marlin. It was bright red with black down the fastback. That was a Beautiful car. That guy also had an AMX,also bright red.

@CrowdControl123

8 жыл бұрын

Love the Marlin!!! Very similar body to the '66-67 Dodge Charger.

@JeffHendricks

8 жыл бұрын

I just bought a '65 Marlin to restore last year. It's definitely a head turner! And yeah, it's red with black down the middle. :)

@raymondmundt1159

8 жыл бұрын

When I told friends I thought the Marlin was "Cool" they all laughed and told me I was Crazy. Hope you have good luck with your project.

@garysteely388

5 жыл бұрын

Every three years, the Kenosha history museum sponsors an AMC reunion day..next one will be in 2020..I've been to the last 3 of them and there were a few Marlins down by the waterfront in 2017

I have a soft spot for the Gremlemon. A guy I used pump gas with as a kid had one of these and he shoe-horned a 396 big block into it with a Muncie M21. The thing had so much twist that it would break windshields regularly. Fun fact, AMC used the same bumper stamping for both the front and rear bumpers on this car. That’s how cash strapped they were.

My first car! 1974 AMC Gremlin X. 3 speed shift. 5.0L V8. Bought a muscle car and didn't really know it! Sales guy had to drive it for me as I was new to the in and outs of a clutch!

I had a couple of Gremlins in high school and college. Easy to work on. It was a fun car. Wish I had one today.

"Hey lady. Wheres the rest of your car" Will never forget that commercial.

@anitagarcia6776

5 жыл бұрын

My late sister loved to use that line on my poor little '74 Gremlin. BTW, I found out that the electrical system was terrible on the '74s. Plus, the automatic transmission was bad. I'd have to make The Sign of the Cross when I'd get on the Pasadena Freeway! It's a miracle I survived until my '80 Chevy Malibu.

@gregguiltner8764

4 жыл бұрын

"Where's the rest of your car toots?"

@avelinovelez5090

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@afriendtoo6971

2 жыл бұрын

I had the Gremlin in the 70's with V-8, torque flight, posi-traction, black with tan interior....A sweet ride.

@jimfournier9065

2 жыл бұрын

Jay, have you ever done a video on a ‘70 AMC AMX?

I was stuck behind some dude the other day who had his left turn signal on the whole time; I thought to myself, "Who is this guy, Jay Leno?"

@DeathBringer769

6 жыл бұрын

Watch 20:17 and a little beforehand, lol.

@jalsr.speak2379

6 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@82726jsjsufhejsjshshdjso

5 жыл бұрын

Was he weaving between lanes and taking both hands off the wheel in a million $ car?

@ronschlorff7089

5 жыл бұрын

No, just some old balding dude, with a pony tail, composed entirely of neck hair, from Oregon!! It's been on since he left Portlandia! LOL.

We had a Gremlin X when I was a kid. It was Diamond Blue, and my mom named it Gertrude Evelyn Gremlin. In this episode, Jeff called it the "poor man's Corvette". That was actually the nickname for the Opel GT, which was our other car! I always loved our Gremlin, and 4 years ago I bought an Opel GT. Fond memories of both! I am also an only child, and used to stretch out on the back seat on cross country trips. Learned to drive in the Gremlin, then learned to drive a stick in the Opel. Love these videos!

@therealbadbob2201

Жыл бұрын

I had an Opel Manta. Same engine and tranny as the GT. Fun as hell.

In 1973 my sweetheart bought one of these in red with black trim. One night we went to a drive-in theater in Miami, which amazingly had air conditioning. It worked really well and you clamped a big air tube to a window and rolled it up to hold the bracket on the end of the hose. After a bit we climbed into the back with the rear seat folded down and did the horizontal Mamba until we fogged up the windows. She had button-up blue jeans and when she put them back on we went to the concession stand and I realized she put them on inside-out. If that was not enough to add magic to the evening, on the way home she hit a possum and when we pulled into her parent's driveway the biggest possum I have ever seen was wedged head-first in the Gremlin's grill.

@Honiedo

3 жыл бұрын

That’s HYSTERICAL!!! Great memories,in detail ❤️

@hiramabiff885

3 жыл бұрын

@@Honiedo The best part is we have known each other since Mom put bells on my shoes.

When Jeff's twins get old enough to drive, they'll each have their own Gremlin.

@michaeltropia7462

4 жыл бұрын

HEY J, you wore driving with your blinker on all the time.......

The genius of American Motors is that the Hornet was developed for just $40 million dollars and the Gremlin designed for just $6 million more. From 1970 until 1988, AMC marketed either the Hornet, Gremlin, Concord, Spirit, Concord AMX, Spirit AMX or Eagle models based off this car platform which was an incredible use of limited resources. Compare this to many car models that cost $1 billion to develop and may only last for four model years by many other modern brands. Add to this the fact that for 30 model years , AMC or Nash were able to market a car for $1,880 or less. The 1950 Nash Rambler sold for a mere $1,880. The 1960 Rambler American sold for only $1,880 and the 1970 1/2 Gremlin sold for just $1,879. The company was a master at developing simple, yet durable automobiles that returned decent economy for some of the lowest prices of any U.S. automaker.

@boggy7665

7 жыл бұрын

Listen to how smooth & quiet the drivetrains are in those cars. They really did go for many many many miles if you took care of them at all well.

@krollpeter

7 жыл бұрын

Yes sure. And where is AMC now? This one here is a good example. It is not strange looking car as Mr. Leno said, it is an ugly car inside and out, even for the 70's. Another thing, the engine. I is just like an engine from the 50's. I mean you can't explain everything with cost cutting. You can also starve yourself to death. Sorry I don't mean to be offensive. You got to invest in R & D and into your future. Everything else is wrong.

@bullettube9863

7 жыл бұрын

Peter Kroll: Yup, you gave the reason for AMCs demise. It just never could get the capital to invest in new tooling to build new models every year. They limped along from day to day, but their employees and customers were loyal right to the end. BTW_check out the Avanti when you get the chance.

@matadorman78

7 жыл бұрын

Peter Kroll you are so wrong and on so many levels. The Gremlin was a success. Period. Where AMC went bad was with the development of the beautiful but one off 1974 AMC Matador. A single body car. They strayed from the formula. Multiple use products. it is said that the Matador development and tooling cost $80 million. nevrr recovered. without those funds they could not update Hornet Gremlin. Yet they eventually came up with Eagle and started a whole new segment from nothing. AMC was awesome

@Digitalsharecropper

6 жыл бұрын

One of the bigger factors leading to American Motor's problems was the disinformation campaign in the Detroit area which led consumers to believe that AMC was about to "go under at any moment". This hurt sales drastically as most people wanted their new car to be serviceable. I remember hearing this rumor in the 60's and 70's and people who liked the cars wouldn't buy them for fear that they wouldn't be able to get maintenance parts or that their warranty (12,000 mile) would be worthless. Most of this disinformation came from Ford and Chrysler (who wanted the JEEP marque badly) leaking phony info to local reporters who then cited "reliable but confidential sources" ....Sound familiar?

I learned to drive in one of these. It was perfect for a high school kid it handled well enough to be entertaining, just enough power to play and not get in to trouble. Played 🐈 & 🐁 with a classmate in the fresh ❄️🌨️ left the 🐈 in his V8 Fairlane spinning in an intersection. He's 😊 married to my sister now. Thank you Jay , you are the best at this, just a lotta fun and that's what it's all about. Steven

Had 232, 3 speed standard positive traction rear end ,fast little thing,myself and my friend would put bucket seat’s ahead and fold down backseat ,place to sleep,beautiful memories!

My sister had one in the 70's that had a 258 inline 6. With a three on the tree. It had a lot of torque. It would actually take off in 3rd gear, on an uphill slope in our driveway. Spin the tires like a big V8. People forget about the powerful inline sixes that each brand had back then. The 300 Ford, 292 chevy, and even the slant six dodge. They all had twice the torque as they had horsepower. Like 120hp, 250 ft. Lbs torque. Does anyone else remember the wrangler jeans model Jeep? The counterpart to the Levis jeans rambler.

@z2153

8 жыл бұрын

I learned to drive with the Gremlin with the manual 3 speed so I've always liked them, even the looks. I think this is why I like hatchbacks.

@gregwilliams3640

8 жыл бұрын

It did have a lot of torque. It was nothing more than a stroked 250 Chevy. Modified stock car guys loved them because it could be used ( by cheating of course) in place of the Chevy and could not be detected from the outside. Sportsman class was limited to 250 CID at many tracks.

@davidyegiazaryan3417

8 жыл бұрын

Same engine they put in the CJ Jeeps I believe

@davidyegiazaryan3417

8 жыл бұрын

Toyota also had a big six in the Land Cruiser that they bought the rights to from GM. It was based off of the old stove bolt and they built it in various forms up until 1992.

@HOSSMCGILLICUTTI

8 жыл бұрын

David Yegiazaryan They used a variant of the Chevrolet 292 ci inline 6 for Years in UPS trucks. They were bullet proof and full of torque. Right up until they went to the powerstroke Diesel.

My Aunt had the V8, "Loaded". It was white with the dark blue stripe. Had dark blue interior. She drove this car for more than 250,000 miles! It looked like the day it was bought when it's life was over. I remember many trips in this car! I always wanted to turn the air-conditioning control to the "Desert Only" setting. As a kid I envisioned Ice Cubes shooting out of the vents. I loved my Aunt Judy, and I have so many fond memories in her Gremlin.

my brother had one with a 232 and he pulled a 16 ft stock trailer with his riding mower and push mower 15 miles to town on dirt roads every saturday to town for his lawn mowing business never missed a beat i loved that car

My second car was a ‘73 Gremlin which I bought from my aunt in 1983. It Had a leaking valve cover and she didn’t know why it needed oil all the time. Lol. Bought it for $400 and my dad and i changed the valve cover gasket. Mine wasn’t the X but was the same blue metallic with the white stripes like this one. The two upper stripes were painted white unlike the X version. Kept it for 3 years and got me through 3 years of college. Wound up selling it for $400 In 1986. Car was super reliable, had no issues at all. It had AC too.

I had a Gremlin in the early 70's. " I absolutely loved that car 😘 "

Here's my quick Gremlin story that I will always remember(1978): My friend had a blue Gremlin with the 6 banger and we were road hunting in Nebraska and I accidentally shot a hole through the floorboard with a 22 rifle... lol

I had a '72, blue with accent stripes. The Gremlin was cool, a guilty pleasure and lots of fun. The door levers and window crank knobs would fall apart. I could make many repairs myself. Fond memories. AMC.... AMERICAN!

I dated a girl in high school whose father drove a Gremlin. Her mother drove a hornet. The cars had no problem making it through the extreme cold & snow winters of the late 1970's. They were good & fun cars.

We had one in 74. It was my Moms car. My sister and I were 12 and 14 years old. We went everywhere in it. Ours was dark green with white stripes. We loved it and had great times in it. With the stripes, rally wheels and beauty rings, it was sporty and a cool cruiser.

Hey Jay, I just showed this video to my great grandmother who owned a yellow gremlin for years. Her face just lit up, she absolutely loved the video. Thanks for the upload!

The Gremlin was unitized, not body on frame. The 258 I6 was rated at 110 HP after the emissions regulations strangled the engine. I think the 258 was rated at 155 HP, but there were aftermarket performance parts which improved power significantly. The 3 speed manual 258 was pretty darn torquey. Jeff Dunham is a great guest. Jay Leno is the best. Love cars, love Jay.

Had a '73 in high school (75-77), purple with that same gold stripe. Did a little work to the 258 & tires. And of course the 8 track & CB radio, lol. Only problem was the drivers front adjuster kept falling out, got so good at fixing it, m took longer to get the jack out & back stored, then the actual repair! Had another one in college (was driving a 74 Duster) that a buddy & I made into a drag car. 401 with an 8:71 blower, Doug Nash 4 speed, team Strange quick change pig, Air heart/Hurst disc brakes, etc... Turned 9.2's ! Great fun, back when it was cheap to build cars. Thanx for the memories !!

Just don't fill them up past Midnight, and don't drive it in the rain. 😂

@killawhale8726

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you'd probably die driving one of these in the rain.

@gerardoneri5115

6 жыл бұрын

Tyler Roerick lmao

@rociofoley

6 жыл бұрын

Yah! The brakes just stopped working if they got wet.

@adamkatt

6 жыл бұрын

Gremlin movies reference, Yoshi....

@tonytiger75

6 жыл бұрын

Driving my Dad's Gremlin in the rain was a bad idea, the windshield leaked and would spray the passenger side with water.

When I was 12 we had an accident in our Gremlin X, we ran off an 18' cliff at 60mph. Took out an 18" birch 12 feet up. My brother and I had the back seat laid down because that's how you rode in the 80's, seatbelts where for survivors!To this day that slow motion moment in time flying upside down and seeing this stupid face on my brother is the most vivid memory in my mind, every piece of dirt, floating Doritos, toolbox, and tire iron. It still amazes me that when the car was drug to the road my dad readjusted the side view mirror and drove it home!

@josephwatson8448

5 жыл бұрын

You should write Pocahontas Warren's biography !!!

@stacyhamilton2619

5 жыл бұрын

12 is to 18 as 18 is to 12 as 80 is to...dragged*

@rjs1jd

4 жыл бұрын

@kcotte59 yeah 😃

@MICHGO1

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephwatson8448 OR DON THE CON'S EXCUSES.

@lukepokrajac1057

4 жыл бұрын

That is an AWESOME story..."stupid face on my brother"

Jay, I had a Gremlin when I loved your in Texas in 1976. I was going through a separation of my marriage, heading back to Florida. I couldn't keep it because I had no room. Truck with all our household stuff, trailer with my motorcycle & soon to be ex-wife driving her car. I should have put the trailer on her car and trailered the Gremlin behind the truck. I didn't realize how much I missed that car until I saw this video. At 73 now, I wish I had the finances to get another one. Thanks for the memory & keep that turn signal on !

I had a 1974 Gremlin X with the 304 v8 with a tow package. Had a big gas tank and a 4.~ rearend. Shot off the line (when the polyglass radials caught traction) but topped out at 96 mph. Taught my (then future) wife to drive in it. Oh, it was beige too!.

Had a 73 in high school in the 80s, loved it.

@arctic3038

3 жыл бұрын

How was it being a virgin in the 80’s?

My dad was an AMC and Studebaker freak. We had Ramblers out the wazoo! The Rebel Station wagon was my favorite. Three speed in-line shifter with a separate overdrive stick. Felt like the Batmobile...

I had 3 Gremlins as a teen including the Levi's Gremlin. I loved the car.

I had a 1976 Gremlin in High School. It was the same color as a smurf! It was a chick magnet! Had lots of fun in the car, but sucked in the snow. This show brought back some great memories. I put a lift kit on it and put 50's on the back and 60's on the front. Looked pretty cool!.

Much respect for Jeff Dunham, awesome!!!!

I had a 74 Gremlin X with the 304 V8. Loved it! It got 15 mpg in town and 21 mpg highway and I beat a corvette with it!

@toddworthington6349

5 жыл бұрын

the 304's were pretty fast!

@ChuckLivermore

4 жыл бұрын

I put a few muscle cars down with my 304 Gremlin. I raced one particular Mustang 3 times because he always had some excuse for why I beat him. "I missed a shift." "You jumped the light before it was green." Of course, I had told I had a 4-cylinder.

In high school I had a year old 73 with the big 6. Peppy as hell and the Levi’s interior was a sure fie …date…magnet.

In college, I had a 1973 Gremlin with a 232 CID L6 and automatic transmission. Vinyl seats and no A/C...could be an unpleasant summer vehicle. I installed exhaust headers but could not afford to upgrade the 1 BBL carburetor. Nonetheless, I got three speeding tickets in six months and almost lost my license. Many fond memories were made during that time and I don't regret owning this vehicle. When I got out of college, I "upgraded" to a 1981 AMC Spirit with the 258 CID L6 and it became a garage queen as I drove company vehicles. I sold the Spirit in 1987 after AMC went to Chrysler due to my concern for the long term availability of service and parts in owning an orphan brand.

Brought back some good memories as I had a 1971 Gremlin 232 cyl. Wished I still had it today.

No Gemlin here, but I have a '77 AMC Hornet with 20K original miles on it. 258-six cylinder, automatic, no A/C, no power brakes, not radio, etc. I would definitely drive it cross-country any time! It's dependable as a hammer, gets decent mileage, and is quite comfortable. AMC's Rock!

@ct9827

5 жыл бұрын

Mini Tanks!

@ronschlorff7089

5 жыл бұрын

@@ct9827 right, the '75 Matador I had as a "company car" could take on a bull!!

@gojoe2833

5 жыл бұрын

Dad bought a 74 Hornet coupe, automatic and nothing else. Slowly but surely it fell apart piece by piece despite Dad being careful with it. He sold what was left of it in trade for a 1980 Cutlass Supreme which he loved...

Jay, I had a 73 gremlin x.. bright orange with chrome dish rims, baby moon caps and chrome luggage rack. 304 with a 3 speed on the floor and AC. It never failed me, I lived in it in the San Fernando valley for a few months in 76'. I could erase a 4 ply retread very quickly..... yes.... I took it down Van Nuys Blvd. Good times...... The anti backfire valve was sketchy and it would blow fire out the cherry bombs when I let off the gas in gear.....

Drove my Gremlin from Chicago to LA dead of summer, three days in 73. Nice to know other people appreciate the Gremlin.

I had one of the 20 Gremlin X made with the 401, changed the carburetor, went with the AMX cam, it already had a turbo 400 transmission. It surprised a lot of supposedly faster cars.

the guys at roadkill love this more than a Prius

@TheGilbertsonfamily

8 жыл бұрын

Gremmy!

@Harey0407

8 жыл бұрын

The Gremmy is good! I heard they are working on putting a Hemi in it.

@TheGilbertsonfamily

8 жыл бұрын

+Harey0407 apparently packaging issues with headers. I'm sure it will be done in a couple years...

@jharrypot2004

8 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna start holding my breath right...now.

@mithikx

8 жыл бұрын

Best tow vehicle ever, just gotta make sure the tires aren't dry rotted.

Ashamed to admit it, but I owned 2 Gremlin's also. The 73 was a beautiful vomit yellow with a 6 cylinder and a 3 speed manual on the floor. The 76 was black with a 6 cylinder, 3 speed automatic and no where near as much fun as the 73. My girlfriend and I loved the fold-down rear seat of the 73 and had a lot of fun back there ! Never did get any girls in the back of the 76. Driving down a 2-lane highway in the 76 doing 70 MPH when I passed a 18 wheeler truck going the opposite direction fast too. While passing the truck i heard this really loud snap sound. Just one quick snap. The Gremlin still run fine. Got home OK. I don't remember how many days it took for me to realize the chrome air deflector over the back window was gone !

Had one 1971 to 73. Loved it. Actually came without a cigarette lighter.

We were sitting behind a purple one at a left turn light one day. The light turns green and the car just takes off burning rubber. The car fish-tails and goes into someone's front yard and miraculously starts doing doughnuts around a tree in the yard. I could see the driver's eyes as wide as teacup saucers. After about 4 or 5 times around the tree the driver killed the engine and stopped the car. It turns out, the carburetor return spring snapped in two and the gas peddle wouldn't come back off full throttle. Good times were had that day. lol

I saw a Gremlin on the road about a week ago. I remember thinking "ya know, I always liked those as a kid". :-)

I bought a 73 with 30,000 miles on it in 1977 for $1500. tax License and registration included. It had a 232, 3 speed on the floor with a bench seat and a rubber floor. I put in carpet, buckets and made a custom console. Loved that car. I bought a 79 Spirit GT brand new after that and Loved it too! To bad AMC is gone.

Thanks for bringing back memories. My dad bought one in 73 and it's what I learned to drive in and passed my driver's test in. They were a quirky car but had enough room in the back to fit my entire drum set. The first car I actually bought was a 69 GTO, and have a 70 GTO now. But, now I want another Gremlin!! Nice video!