Fw: 74 Gremlin

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx>]

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From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx>

> Here is a photo I recently took of my 74 Gremlin coming along fine, note
the
> 77 AMX flairs on it. Also, something real unusual about this thing I just
> learned is that it is painted a 1975 color; the car was a late 74 build.
> Production ran past the cutoff date of July 30th 1974 for 74 models, all
the
> way into November 1974! This was because AMC asked for, and got, a
extension
> from the Feds for emissions, so they took advantage of that loophole and
the
> 75s had to wait while AMC continued cranking out the 74s. This is one
reason
> why some late 74 AMXs were produced with steel hoods not fiberglass. No 74
> AMX had a "functional" cowl hood either. See "production" under the
"parts"
> listing on my website, 74 was AMCs largest production year ever. And so my
> guess is that this little Gremlin got a 75 color, the color reminds me of
> the time I had gonnerhea! Ugh! See you, feel free to share this booger
with
> your gremlintime buddies on the yahoo site.
> Eddi eStakes
>

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