[BaadAssGremlins] The Gremlin Garage "Ark" receives it's first AMCs...1 by 1...

["Jerry" <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

 Well, being without a job DOES have it's advantages, it frees up 
alot of time to do personal projects. I went down to the farm on 
Wednesday evening this past week, and Thursday morning I started 
pulling vehicles from the lower field to the driveway with my Jeep 
Cherokee. First was a '55 Chevy Suburban, 2nd my '70 4-door Hornet 
SST. The Sub was the first to arrive at the Garage on Thursday 
afternoon, the Hornet Friday morning. SPent the afternoon getting 
the '70 Javelin out of a chicken house, dinged the rear quarter a 
bit getting around a pole, but it should pop out ok, minimal damage. 
 The javelin was roll-backed Saturday morning. Unfortunately,  time 
ran short( and rain arrived), so I had to stop at 3 vehicles.  Hope 
to get 2 more done this coming week, then stop until the garage 
doorway into the shop is opened up, I can get at least 2 vehicles in 
then, probably, but still have to clean out stuff inside the shop. 
But once that doorway is opened up, I should get all my vehicles I 
want to save off the farm and into the lot and shop. I just did a 
graph line plot of the lot and garage space, and cut out squares to 
represent the cars I have to move ( Matador Coupes, Gremlins, 
Spirit, VW, 57 Chevy ), and I managed to get them arranged so 4 fit 
in the shop, and 8 in the lot. 2 or 3 vehicles will only be 
temporary, as I'll either cut them up, or sell them. Then I can move 
some more down from my house. :) 
  But at least the goal of getting my cars off my aunt's farm and on 
to my OWN property is under way! I got the 3 most important I wanted 
to save, if the rest don't make it, well, I'll sacrifice them. I 
can't keep all my projects and parts cars forever. Here's several 
that will be going -

'74 javelin , hit hard, being cut in half, saving rear quarter half
'79 Spirit D/L, V-8 chassis, some rust, maybe sell or part out
'87 VW Scirocco 16v, wife's car, for sale
'75 Matador X coupe, to my friend Jay for $100, rusty, missing parts
??? '78 Gremlin GT, VERY rusty, rear hatch area is shot, frame 
rusted out up front, windshield pillar twisted - keep or part out? 
Levi interior. Help me decide!

 Others which may show up are a '70 Javelin 360 car chassis only, 
still at the farm, but not mine, but might wind up that way. And a 
whole lot of parts and a few Honda Motorcycles. 
  So, the project which started back in the summer with my purchase 
of a building and empty open lot is nearing it's completion, Phase 2 
with the garage door opening cut into the wall starts this coming 
Saturday, I hope! Once done and the door installed, I won't be 
spending much money on the building for awhile. Probably work on the 
bathroom floors, they're rotted and shot now, need replacing. 
Another winter project. But at least it'll be inside, and some cars 
will be, too. I intend to get the '70 Hornet and '70 Javelin running 
again, and maybe get antique tags to drive them locally. But I need 
to concentrate now on my final push to save my cars still on the 
farm. If things go as planned ( Ha! ha! ), I should have most moved 
by end of February.  
 So, that's my AMC weekend report, the Gremlin Garage is starting to 
fulfill it's promised function. I also found a '72 Gremlin X, the 
local junkyard owner who was flatbedding my 3 cars had JUST picked 
it up 60 miles away on Friday, I looked it over, some rust, but 
decent. 258 motor. he doesn't want to sell it, he LIKES Gremlins, 
says he has 3 more over at his other place, and he'd show them to me 
next time I was down. I think he intends to keep it. But he has 
another one stored for some guy who hasn't come back for it in a 
year, and he said he might get a lien againest it, it's a western 
rust-free Gremlin,not sure which model/year. Ah, the joy of 
Gremlins. LOL. Well, that's all for this evening, later,

Jerry in Virginia





 
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