[BaadAssGremlins] re:Vinyl Roof

[Paul Gable <pdgable@xxxxxxx>]

  Upon further inspection of the picture of the Vinyl-topped Gremlin on  
Arctic Boy's site, I wonder if this is even a real car!! I don't know  
if any of you has looked at the original brochures from AMC in the 70s  
but most of them had paintings of cars placed on real photographs  
rather than shots of the actual cars. If you don't believe me, take a  
look at the '73 Brochure for the Gremlin., If you look real closely,  
you will see that you are not really looking at an actual car--rather  
you are looking at a well done painting of a car. The reason why I  
doubt that the promotional "photo" of the Vinyl topped Gremlin is real  
is the fact that the drip molding appears to be one piece that goes  
around the back of the car. If this was really the case, how would the  
water drain? It looks to me like it would just collect at the back of  
the roof until it overflowed. That just doesn't make any sense.
Paul

> Message: 23
>    Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:01:01 -0500
>    From: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Re: My Gremlin
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> There was not only sunroofs for early Gremmies, but also vinyl tops up  
> until 1976. This 72 for instance sports a oddball rollback roof:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/gremtrad.gif
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> A close up of the large rollback sunroof:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/gremlinxsun72.jpeg
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> Great interior shot of the rollback roof, actual ad:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/Gremfunsun.jpg
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> A nice set up hubcaps:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/GremSurfGirl350.jpg
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> And the weird vinyl roof:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/gremvinylroof1.jpg
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> A 72 with the roof again, note the strip kit is almost identical to  
> the NOS 72 kit I just sold on ebay for $29:
> http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/gremsunroof-500.jpg
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> According to the Dealers Salesmans Accessory Guide, the vinyl roof was  
> NOT a option anymore on 1977 models, it ended in 1976.
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> ***Note: if some of the gifs and jpegs do not appear when you click on  
> them, simply go to www.arcticboy.com and click on the little 'Gremlin'  
> logo and it is 8 pages of neat Gremmie stuff, and can see them there.
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: themixtoo@xxxxxxx
>   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:31 AM
>   Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: My Gremlin
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>   Not True, My wife's '76 Levi Gremlin had a factory vinyl top and  
> what you have is not the same, unless they changed the tooling. I will  
> try and find an original picture and scan it for everyone. Her '76 was  
> white with a dark blue vinyl material that almost matched the Levi  
> material used on the seats and door panel inserts (the later cars  
> w/Levi's option had a different shade of blue '73 and '74 had a  
> lighter shade, I don't know about '75). The factory vinyl top extended  
> to the back edge of the roof with metal extensions to the drip rail.    
> Gary
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: gremlintyme <pdgable@xxxxxxx>
>   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:51:35 -0000
>   Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: My Gremlin
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> Hi Terry,
> This was a factory option in '73. There were very few that were sold  
> with it
> though. I have
> seen one other Gremlin with a Vinyl top in Phoenix at a Cactus  
> Cruisers Meet. I
> think it was
> only available in '73(at least according to the American Motors  
> Standard
> Catalog.
> Paul
>
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, twa1950@xxxx wrote:
>> You answered my question. Did you put the top on or did you get it  
>> that way.
>> Like I said I have never seen one like it.
>> Terry
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