[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Gremlin Respect formerly: $12,000 Gremlin

["gremlin_corvette_guy" <gremlin_corvette_guy@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, baadass73gremlin@... wrote:
>
Hey I know I'm a day late (and probably a dollar short), but I get 
more nods and thumbs up for my Maxi Blue 1973 Gremlin X than I do 
for my triple black 1988 Vette. In fact last year in the Dream 
Cruise I had a guy and his girlfriend pull up next to me in his 2005 
Vette and ask me if his girlfriend could take a picture of my car 
with her cell phone camera because when she was in high school she 
passed her drivers test in her old man's Gremlin. I about shat my 
drawers, but loved every bit of it. 
   As regards the $12K Gremlin on ebay I asked the seller afew 
questions as I followed the auction and he was not aware that he 
didn't have the correct spear stripes for a 1973 put on and he kinda 
laughed it off when I mentioned his radial T/A tires. He didn't know 
Gremlins. My Maxi Blue X is all completely original, down to the 
high school parking sticker for the year 1973-1974 on the rear 
bumper. Also I am sporting a fine set of Goodyear raised white 
letter D70X14 BIASED belted tires that are still holding air fine 
after 34 years even though they were just remounted on freshly 
painted 8 slots. These came off my original Gremlin I bought back in 
1973 for $2606.00. I bought this current car for under $8K and 
wouldn't sell it now for less than $15K if I ever decided to sell it 
at all. It rivals the 74 seen on the cover of Hemmings Classics in 
May of 2006 and his is sporting repro F70X14 Goodyears, probably 
from Kelsey tire. In that issue Richard Lentinello lists cars he 
would like to add to his collection "someday:" 
   AMC: 70 AMX, 70-73 Javelin, 71 Hornet SC/360, ANY PACER or 
GREMLIN.
   So be proud of your Gremlins guys and show them off for the fine 
machines they were intended to be not the quirky, oddball, to be 
made fun of dinosaurs some people thought they would end up as. 
How many Vegas and Pintos are still riding around and who the hell 
wants a picture of any one of those.    Gary  
> In a message dated 7/29/2007 11:30:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gremlinamiga@... writes:
> 
> I am  not sure why everyone is so skeptical. That auction was a 
completed  
> auction and the car went for $12000!  It was not one of 
those  "Buy-it-now- It 
> was not  It was not one of those  
> "Buy-it-now-<WBR>for-$15,000-<WBR>with-no-bids auctions" --it had 
more than 40  bids! I think this is very impressive and a 
> sign of w It was not one of those  
> "Buy-it-now-<WBR>for-$15,000-<WBR>with-no-bids auctions" --it had 
more than 40  bids! I think this is very impressive 
> and a sign of where the values are  beginning to go for 
> Gremlins--especiall<WBR>y ones in original condition. The  V8 ones 
are going for about twice the value 
> of sixes(despite what Larry  Mitchell in his AMC book said) So if 
a Gremlin 
> is a six and is original very  good condition, they go for 
about$4000-6000. The 
> best part is that the Gremlin  that was sold really wasn't even 
nearly as 
> nice as
> 
> Furthermore, the  Gremlin is not the joke car that it once was--
especially 
> now that the stupid  people mistaking it for the Pacer in Wayne's 
WOrld(I will 
> NEVER understand how  people came to that conclusion) have mostly 
faded.  My 
> first  Gremlin(second car) was a 77 orange X Six model. Driving 
down the street, 
> I  used to hear to annoying "Grrreeeeemlin! My first  Gremlin
(second car) was 
> a 77 orange X Six model. Driving down the street, I  used to hear 
to annoying 
> "Grrreeeeemlin!<WBR>" chant that used to drive my  bonkers. I also 
used to 
> hear this from time to time when I had my 74 in the  early 90s. 
Right now, the 
> only people that comment on my car appreciate it  rather than try 
to make fun 
> of it. I get lots of people rolling down their  windows to tell 
me "NICE CAR!" 
> and lots of horn honking and thumbs up. At  least, this
> Paul
> 
> 
> Paul,while I LOVE my Gremlin,I'm not going to take it too 
seriously as far  
> as its looks go.Face it  the cars while they may be popular their 
only  really 
> popular because of their quirkiness not because of their being a  
beautifully 
> shaped car. People may love them,but they'll never get the respect 
a  Mustang 
> or Charger has. I get respect for my gremlin when i hit the 
ignition  because 
> at first folks are like aww what a cute car and as they see the  
roll cage and 
> slicks and the hood scoop with the gauges on the cowl they start  
to wonder 
> WTF is going on here then their eyes bug outta their skulls when 
i  fire her 
> up. Like I said mots dig the Gremlins but they were built as 
shitbox  
> transportation back in the day and to me only are good for making 
hot rods out  of and 
> will never be in the same realm as the AMX or a 69 Camaro SS
> Bart
> 74 Gremlin X
>   360/904
> 
> 
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