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Real simple, and this story is somewherre on my
site, possbly under 'altered amcs' or 'rambler mentality' maybe somewhere else.
The place was Houston Auto Storage on Carson road. A big development came in
south of them about a mile, put up all these McMansions. Later they decided they
wanted to expand. So they got more land north and got closer to the junkyard.
Suddenly these newcomers were saying 'ewww, what is that doing in outr
neighborhood?' and laws were changed even though Houston is the largest city in
the US with *NO* zoning laws. So the property that the salvage yard was on,
suddenly became worth more than all the cars on it. It didn't matter,
convertible Camaro pace cars; GTO's you name it, it was in there, some stacked
4-5 high. When the county ordered them to crush it, they balked. Then the fines
of $10,000 a day (if I recall) in violation started coming and last I heard it
was on appeal, and fines were over $400,000. No rare car there worth that much,
chances are all the parts well over $2 million however. Don't matter now.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:00
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
mercury hidden headlamps
They crushed them all?! ARE THEY ALL NUTS?. Thay must be from
up North. Some dude wants to buy my 76 Gremlin. If I sell it I might be able
to snag a 70 460 Mark III . It looks like the one from the move THE CAR.
Should it stay or should it go? I said I wanted $1,200. He offord
$1,000.
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

There was one of these in a Big Bad Blue looking color
in a salvage yard here, had a 429(?) it it, rusted to the ground. There was
also over 50 AMCs including 3 AMXs, 15+ Javelins, several Marlins,
two Hornet AMXs, 3 2 door Rebels to name a few. All have since been crushed,
you can thank City of Houston for flattening that 40+ acres of jewels in SE
Houston near Airport road.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:05
AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Cool
Factor X
A Cyclone with 'hide-a-way' headlights? Never seen one of them. Got
any pix? Was a Ford-Merc guy befoe AMC's. Just sold my '66 big block
Fairlane last year. Love my Gremmies but sure do miss that ol'
FoMoCo. The Mix
-----Original Message-----
From: redneck2212@yahoo.com
To:
BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Cool Factor
X
$500 for 340 that's a gift around here. If you can find one in this
are a 340 will run $750 and up. My buddy wants me to get a 360. Not sure
about that motor. Ford motors are easier to find than any AMC's. What kind
of 400 was it Ford or GM? they made both. Crate motors are too high.
Around here crates don't have the complete motor. I saw a sweet Cyclone on
ebay it was a convertible. I like the hideaway headlights on
them. Maybe i'll jog down yonder Tennessee area. They have some nice
yards down there. eddie walker
<moparedwalker@yahoo.com> wrote:
CJ
You can still find 340's relatively cheaply. I have sold 4 complete
340 motors for $500.00 - $600.00 in the last 6 months. You can buy new
340 blocks with extra webbing for alot cheaper than you can buy a
similar offering from Ford.I just put a stroked 400 (mopar) in a guy's
71 Gremlin.I had plenty of clearance. You are right, a 440 may have some
issues with the brake master cylinder and you may not be able to run
power steering. We had tried to find him a 401 and didnt come across
anything so he took the next best thing.....There is a guy just down the
road from me that put a Buick 455 in his Gremlin......looks
great....I think I would rather have an AMC motor in mine though.....429
is a good little motor. I bought a couple of 70 Cyclones a couple of
years ago. Both were 429's, 1 was a 4 spd. Wish I would have kept them
They would fry the tires.........eddie walker
CJ
<redneck2212@yahoo.com> wrote:
Maybe i'll try to snag a ford motor. Mopars are expensive
especially the motor I'd like to get (340). Back in the day (1980's)
my brothers friend put a 440 in his Gremlin.It fit, I bet it was
tight. As far as ford goes i'd probobly snag a 429. They are'nt
as wide as a 440. My dad had one in a 70 T-Bird. It had some balls to
it. baadass73gremlin@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 8/18/2006 7:33:13 A.M. Eastern Standard
Time, redneck2212@yahoo.com writes:
A friend of mine has a 56 Ford short bed pick-up with a 350
chevy and i ask him why a GM motor and he told me parts are easier
to find for a GM and they are cheaper too.
that's not really true as finding a used 350 nowadays is
getting hard as many yards rip em out and sell em to South
America.todays chevy crate motors are about the same price as a Ford
one.
Bart
Technology,
sufficently advanced, would be indistinguishable from
magic. Redneck from birth. Rebel by choice. CJ
Technology,
sufficently advanced, would be indistinguishable from magic. Redneck
from birth. Rebel by choice. CJ
Technology,
sufficently advanced, would be indistinguishable
from magic.
Redneck
from birth. Rebel by choice.
CJ
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