[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 73 Stripes

["gremlin_corvette_guy" <gremlin_corvette_guy@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gremlinamiga" 
<gremlinamiga@...> wrote:
>


Paul, Thanks for your insight. I own one 73 with the Gremlin man on 
the door skin and 3 without, I own 2 Gremlins with double lift 
cylinders and two with one, I own 3 with paddle handles and one with 
bar, one with different carb lines and two that are different but 
the same but every one of my X's has the same striping pattern with 
not one variation on that. So go figure. Matching numbers means alot 
to collectors, to me originality means ORIGINAL, not nearly so.
Gary
> Yep that is pretty minor. No doubt. Did you realize that the 73 
models vary so much that 
> there are some that have the Gremlin man on the inside of the 
doors and others without? 
> Furthermore, some '73 Gremlins have the paddle type interior 
handles and others have the 
> bar type? How about the fact that the rear hatch might have two 
cylinders or one? My 
> point being that the Gremlin(along with all other AMCs really) did 
not have definite rules 
> with regards to their construction. If they ran out of a part, it 
was not unusual for them to 
> just grab a part from another model and slap it on there. REALLY! 
This is not a Rolls Royce. 
> I like being a stickler for details too but that is just a little 
overboard in my opinion. I like 
> the fact that the guy at least made an attempt to make the car 
look as original as possible. 
> How many Gremlins on this group even look original at all? That 
was an original X model 
> and he striped it as such. I have seen regular Gremlins being sold 
on eBay with X stripes 
> that were not even an X with bench seats and a standard steering 
wheel. Now that should 
> not be done. At least in my opinion. 
> Paul
>  
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gremlin_corvette_guy" 
> <gremlin_corvette_guy@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gremlinamiga" 
> > <gremlinamiga@> wrote:
> > >
> > 
> > Hi Paul, On the 73 "X"'s the upper two spear stripe groups on 
the 
> > rear quarter are of two different widths - one being wider than 
the 
> > other, not the same small width pin striping making up the 
spears 
> > like Mr. 12K Gremlin shows. Minor but NOT original. Trust me on 
this 
> > one. Gary
> > 
> > 
> > > I must be missing something. WHat is wrong with the stripes on 
> > that $12,000 Gremlin. They 
> > > look fine to me. Unless we are talking about Pinstriping 
around 
> > the stripes but there are really 
> > > no pics close enough to the car to even tell if they are there 
or 
> > not??
> > > Thanks
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
>




 
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