Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: Hornet 1)

["William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

THANKS Mike!! That really helps out alot!! My N.O.S. is the right year for 
my grille, same part number as the one you just stated. The larger "X" must 
be for the earlier years. Thanks and as always....Keep on a Ramblin'....



Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
AKA Brother B.
AMC'S RULE.....the rest just drool like the dogs they are.
1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"





>From: "mike" <Rmns10910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: Hornet 1)
>Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 17:26:06 -0400
>
>My  NOS 74 one is pn# 3672346 if that helps...
>mike
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: William Renshaw
>   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 4:54 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: Hornet 1)
>
>
>   I guess I would have to look up some part numbers to see which one the
>   N.O.S. one I got is. Thanks for the info and comeback....
>
>
>
>   Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
>   AKA Brother B.
>   AMC'S RULE.....the rest just drool like the dogs they are.
>   1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
>   1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
>   1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"
>
>
>
>
>
>   >From: "mike" <Rmns10910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: Hornet 
>1)
>   >Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 16:34:23 -0400
>   >
>   >Bill
>   >  The X on a late 73-74 is different from the X on a 75-76...
>   >mike
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: William Renshaw
>   >   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >   Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:47 PM
>   >   Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: 
>Hornet 1)
>   >
>   >
>   >   Speaking of "X"'s and I am not talking about the x wife! I got a box 
>of
>   >   "goodies" last week for the cost of shipping and one of the little
>   >surprises
>   >   that I got was a grille "X" that is in need of restoration but a 
>good
>   >   drivers "X". Strange how it is it is different then the N.O.S. that 
>I
>   >have.
>   >   It is larger then the N.O.S. one and has a different backing on it 
>also.
>   >   They both have different part numbers on them also. So....whats with
>   >that?
>   >   Why would they change the size of a grille "X"?  Is one for the 
>first
>   >   generation grille and the other for the second generation grille? No
>   >biggie!
>   >   Just a wondering as usuall! Keep on a....Ramblin'!
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
>   >   AKA Brother B.
>   >   AMC'S RULE.....the rest just drool like the dogs they are.
>   >   1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
>   >   1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
>   >   1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   >From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >   >Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >   >To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >   >Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: the "X" (was Fwd: Emailing: Hornet 
>1)
>   >   >Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 10:15:48 -0500
>   >   >
>   >   >On the little "X" for glovebox doors on Gremlin and Hornet this was 
>a
>   >   >little
>   >   >decal AMC shoved in the far right of the slot. This was done easily 
>by
>   >the
>   >   >bean counters at AMC to make 'one item' morph into many items. In 
>other
>   >   >words, take one stamping and use it for a variety of applications, 
>they
>   >   >were
>   >   >the kings of that.
>   >   >
>   >   >Want another example? Playing Mantis in a conversation with them in 
>the
>   >90s
>   >   >when the 1:64th AMX was being developed, wanted a number of photos 
>from
>   >me,
>   >   >which they got. So armed with that one initial die to make the 
>little
>   >   >SS/AMXs....then they could make dozens of others including solid
>   >colored
>   >   >cars, different paint schemes ect.
>   >   >
>   >   >I have included here two photos, both of my 71 SC/360 glovebox door
>   >which
>   >   >is
>   >   >off the car as I do the interior. Yes, the "SC360" is ALSO a decal,
>   >   >metallic
>   >   >one just like the Gremlin, Hornet, X, and everything else AMC stuck
>   >with
>   >   >glue in the slot...later even used for 77 AMX. AMC part number of 
>the
>   >   >cover/bezel is 3616376.
>   >   >
>   >   >What I want you to notice isseveral things. One is this original 71
>   >SC/360
>   >   >cover started it's life out as 'chrome' see the behind shot. Many 
>parts
>   >on
>   >   >AMCs started their lives out as different colors then matched by 
>paint.
>   >   >Another example would have been that 71 Matador with 14,000 miles I
>   >just
>   >   >had, the interior was green, but you pull off some of the 
>unmolested
>   >   >interior parts that had never been moved since Kenosha installed 
>them
>   >and
>   >   >they were black, or tan!
>   >   >
>   >   >So here is three photos, the back of the original SC/360 cover, a 
>NOS
>   >"X"
>   >   >dropped in if this was a X Gremlin or Hornet and the SC/360 insert
>   >also. I
>   >   >may add that the "X" and "SC/360" inserts are embossed, that is you 
>can
>   >run
>   >   >your finger over them and they are raised.
>   >   >
>   >   >PS: NO!!! AMC continued to use "old style" American Motors logos on
>   >their
>   >   >shit well after 1970. Some people believe it stopped in 1970 with 
>new
>   >   >design. Wrong, AMC old style logo continued into the late 1970s, as
>   >they
>   >   >emptied parts bins and used parts, note the "old style" American 
>Motors
>   >   >Corporation logo stamped on back of the SC/360 glovebox door.
>   >   >
>   >   >And yes.......that is FACTORY BLUE OVERSPRAY on the back of the
>   >glovebox
>   >   >door.
>   >   >Eddie Stakes'
>   >   >Planet Houston AMX
>   >   >713.464.8825
>   >   >eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >   >www.planethoustonamx.com
>   >
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