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The Gremlin was introduced in 1970 as a subcompact automobile, and it was manufactured and marketed in a single, two-door body style by American Motors Corporation (AMC). It featured a shortened Hornet platform and bodywork with an emphasized rear end.
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The AMC Gremlin (also American Motors Gremlin) [1] is a subcompact automobile introduced in 1970, manufactured and marketed in a single, two-door body style (1970-1978) by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as well as in Mexico (1974-1983) by AMC's Vehรญculos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) subsidiary.
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American Motors built 27,688 new two-door, four-passenger Gremlin sedans and 872 two-door models with no back seat for that inaugural 1970 sales year. It's anybody's guess how many are left in unmolested shape. And it's possible Zastrow might have the only green-on-green '70 survivor.
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The idea for the AMC Gremlin began in 1966 when design chief at American Motors, Dick Teague, and stylist Bob Nixon discussed the possibility of a shortened.
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The Gremlin was AMC's answer to the flood of subcompact cars that had arrived from abroad by 1970. Rather than develop another new car, they took a foot out of the wheelbase of a Hornet and chopped the rear end off at an angle to create the Gremlin. It may have looked strange but would sell more than 670,000 copies by the end of 1978.
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Josh Greenplate The AMC Gremlin has undergone some serious image rehabilitation in the last 20 years. Launched on April Fools' Day, 1970, the Gremlin immediately became a successful part of American Motors' lineup, outselling the Javelin, Ambassador, and even the Matador. Unfortunately, AMC failed to update the car frequently enough.
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In this Rare Cars documentary, we go deep into one of the rarest and most overlook dealer built cars in American history, the AMC Gremlin 401-XR. This specia.
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In its first two years on sale, the Gremlin was only offered with six cylinders under the hood, good for a best-case scenario of 150 horsepower from an optional 4.2-liter mill in 1971.
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The AMC Gremlin was a series of subcompact economy cars introduced for the 1971 model year. The Gremlin was built on a shortened Hornet platform, and was offered as a two door hatchback. AMC produced the Gremlin in one generation, but the model received constant yearly updates.
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The AMC Gremlin was introduced in 1970 with a controversial design that was said to have been first sketched on an air-sickness bag. The car would be come a cult classic, with over 670,000 made before production ceased in 1983.
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The Gremlin has endured as a cult classic and โ when outfitted with one of the more powerful inline-six or V8 engines โ a strong performer given its weight (the 1972 model tipped the scales at.
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Anatomy of a Gremlin (1973) Gremlin is the only little economy car with a standard 6-cylinder engine. Reaches turnpike speed easily. Weighs more than other small cars. And its wheels are set wider apart. Has a wider front seat. A wider back seat. And more headroom in the trunk.
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"AMC built 671,475 Gremlins between 1970 and 1978," MotorTrend reports. "That's a drop in the bucket compared to other automakers โ Chevrolet built more full-size cars in 1970 alone โ but it was enough to make the Gremlin the second-bestselling car in AMC's history." The car carved out a niche and found a fan base.
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Some scoffed at AMC's "performance car" claim for the Gremlin, but it boasted racing provenance. The carmaker backed three NHRA Pro Stock drag race teams, and a factory-backed team won IMSA's RS road race series in 1973 with the 232 inline-six. An independent team won in 1974. Life after malaise. 1972 AMC Gremlin Mecum