[BaadAssGremlins] Joes Garage

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well.......... today started out with me half 
wanting to buy rope & half wanting to
see the Sunroof Clip first - so I passed
on the rope -  grabbed a Large Mobil
Hazelnut Decafe' and headed out to
Otisville New York - where the State
of New York has a Federal Prison -
out in the Mountain Forest -
WHICH was just down the street from:

- Joes Garage - 

Beautiful area otherwise - 
the State Police maintain Horses
and have their Paddocks nearby -
where I waited for Joe to Show.
What our NEW YORK STATE POLICE
are doing with all these horses -
I can't begin to guess.

I'm hangin listening to the Radio
for a few - having hit the local
Mini-Mart for a Sorbie Orange -
& in rolls a Red Nissan - with
Jay Lenos Green Eyed Twin driving !

I did a double take - Joe 
rolled down his window &
smiled - ......... this guy
is OK .

He said he was a bit late -
G'irlfriend again'..........

Down the street we drove to
a Place that his AMC stash 
resides - and he has some 
nice pieces - and what he
tells you of their condition
you can pretty much make
book on - it ain't junk.

Joe is a Street Freak - loves
Led Sleds & Customs - has
been into Gremlins for Years -
has three or four NOS Early
Gremlin X grilles - in boxes -
some nice cone type wheel
centers etc. ....... but where
was the Sunroof clip ............ 

He climbed into the garage
wedged
between a Green early 70s 
Chrysler Land Yacht 
and floor & wall stuffed
full of cool parts & a full
V8 AMC in Blue I didn't
ask about - buried under
more cool AMC stuff.

He pulled what I think was 
a Hornet Hood in Copper
off what I thought was 
another White hood -
but turns out to be
the Sunroof Clip -

!YeazzBaby......... comme to ButtHead!

The clip had been cut cleanly off a White
Gremlin Sunroof car - and I mean cleanly -
not a ragged edge - pretty amazing to see........

The Vynil Sliding RagTop appeared in good condition -
for being some 33 years old! No holes or
skuffs or tears..............

The interior side was a complete surprise 
to me - as I'd only seen the outside in Pictures
- most recently being Jerrys' Green Gremlin
Sunroof .jpg he'd kindly sent me -

AMC had used a Die Cut Pressboard 
to create interior panels around the
Sunroof opening itself - and of the
opening -  framed in cleanly
with inch or so metal strip with
the interior edges trimmed in
Stainless Steel round edging -
like on some window strips.
Nice!

The underside of the RagRoofRag is
finished in that Leatherette that is
perforated - so as to 'Breath' -
with a locking handle recessed
but with one end t'wisted' down
to ease grasping quickly .
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Gauging from the Paint Quality -
this was not a high mileage Roof
Clip - and I could detect no
previous roof leakage damage at all
to the interior panels..............

In my Sunday Morning Phunct -
I didn't get the Cherokee unloaded
of the Junk I previously unloaded from my
Storage container last month - 
so there was simply no room
for a Gremlin Roof clip I thought -
and - I only had six feet of old
clothesline rope in the Truck -
so it wasn't going on the Cherokee
Roof - which still had an inch
of Ice on it -

Joe is an easy going good guy
- we shot car talk for half an hour 
- both of us freezing in 19 degree
mountain air -  having a great
time as only True Car Freaks can do -
Joe loves his Cars! Has a White
6cyl Grem - a Custom Blue Paint
V8 and a Red V8 Grem............ 
in a heated garage......... some people
have  luck !

I used the clothes line to measure
the width of the Roof Clip -
just to move around as we were
both freezing in place - 

transferred it to the now open
Cherokee & to my dismay 
I find - it 	WILL fit ......... damn!

I proffered a Bid - Joe named his
Price & I paid on the spot!

Out came my former computer 
monitor - a chair - an Antique
Vacuum cleaner - a crate of car
stuff - four packing mats -
Javelina AMX Cowl hood air cleaner
rubber seal - and more junk I'd
forgotten about........ for months.

Joe muscled the hood out of
the narrow garage confines 
and over the Chrysler trunk
& we schlepped it out to
the Cherokee - went in
easily - covered it with
packing mats - stuffed in
all the  junk under the clip
then got the
rear door down just enough
to be tied - wedging the
chair in as not
to fall out.......... Done!

I checked on the Gremlin
seats for Mix - they are there -
he has a few sets - 
 
JOe had more things to
do inside - & I had to make
it back to a friends house
before dinner -
I motored back to where I
keep the Kammback- 
put the Sunroof Clip
into indoor storage for
the Winter - Safe.

I feel that great feeling when
you know you find that one
cool part that you know 
you'll enjoy the hell out of
each time you're with the
Rig.

Joe tries to make the
Rod Runs & Ardsley -
so if you're heading out
to a Show this year -
check out if he'll be
attending - 

Joe ?  Thanks !


             Brien.
         NEW YORK
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