Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Gremlin 2-seater, 4-seater..

[<eddiestakes@xxxx>]

Base price for the little 70 Gremlin 2 seater was a whopping $1879 stripped
according to several dealer order forms. But many dealerships advertised it
as $1999 just to get it under that proverbial $2000 mark. I had two big
twelve foot original banners I sold last year, both were rather tired and
missing some pieces after 30+ years, they were plastic, still had the
Gremlin 'man' face on them, very colorful, hippie looking things, these both
hung in a dealership window when new, advertising the Gremlin for a whopping
$1998.00; not $1999.00! A buck is a buck.

Jerry has a valid point the idea was to lure you into the dealership, then
'sell you from stock' whatever they had, or get you to option out and order
a vehicle. That much is historical fact reflected in many literature and
dealer salesmans training films! Worked well too. Some models sold better
than others however, and the Gremlin, and more over the Hornet were both
well received by media and customers and ended up being two of the best
selling models AMC would ever produce.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston aMX
www.planethoustonamx.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Casper" <gremlingts@xxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:05 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Gremlin 2-seater, 4-seater..


> Obviously, with the low production numbers of the
> 2-seat Gremlin base car, it wasn't necessarily
> "first". It was produced to beat the VW's extremely
> low price, so AMC could say legally that they had a
> cheaper priced car to compete. Obviously, the 4-seater
> is more expensive. It was more a marketing tool than a
> serious attempt to sell 2-seaters.
> What's funny is, I used to bowl with some people
> years ago, and one lady , when she found out I had a
> Gremlin ( my GT, the first one I bought in '95 ), she
> mentioned SHE also had had a Gremlin, and loved it.
> Bought it new, she did. Then she mentioned it only had
> 2 seats and the hatch didn't open. Naturally, I said
> "wha?....", but I did know by then that a 2-seater DID
> exist...then she blew my mind, when she said it got
> wrecked 4-5 years later, and she wanted another so
> bad, she found ANOTHER 2-seater just like it! What are
> the odds of not just owning one, but two of them??? (
> well, I DO own 2 GTs, of course. :D ) It was too bad
> I never got to see any pictures of it, she didnt'
> think she ever took any ( unlike me, I love taking
> photos, and have them of practically all my cars ).
> She died of cancer about 7 years ago, sorry to see her
> go.
> But anyway, all the 2-seater was was a price-busting
> tool by AMC to compete with VW. Much like any car
> sales org, they hook ya with the price, then you find
> out later it's all a ploy if you don't want a
> stripper. Nothing new there, and nothing changed til
> today, either. It all still works the same. :D Of
> course, we'd all probably like to FIND a 2-seater
> Gremlin today. Maybe if I ever get up to that junkyard
> in VA with 10 gremlins that are untouched, so I
> hear...
>
> Jerry
>
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