Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Hello from Kansas!

[Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like you'll fit well here, WELCOME.
Hal
--- Suezy <n2sweetrock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello!  I am new to the group.  I am from Olathe KS
> which is about 20 
> miles south of KC KS/ KC MO. I just recently bought
> my 6th Gremlin.  
> It's coming to me in January from Arizona. In the
> early 80's to early 
> 90's I had owned 5 different Grems.  4 of them
> 1973's and one 1974. I 
> just thought I would share my Gremlin history.  My
> first Grem was 
> given to me by my sister who bought it right off the
> lot for $2000 in 
> 1973.  I aquired it in 1983 when it had become a
> complete rust 
> bucket. KS winters are hard on cars! They were going
> to junk it and I 
> told her I wanted it.  I had always loved driving
> her car! (They went 
> out and bought a PACER!!!) Well the Grem had no
> floorboards, the 
> doors didn't latch right and I had to put a pin in
> the stick to be 
> able to shift.  It was pretty sad but I drove that
> car for about 3 
> yrs before I had to put it to rest.  Of course over
> the years I had 
> learned how to change out altenators, starters and
> most everything 
> else.  I had become a Gremlin lover by this point. I
> set out to find 
> another. Then I found another 73 White and Purple
> for $400 and it was 
> in pretty good shape.  I worked on the problem spots
> on the car and 
> had it about ready to get painted and then my now ex
> husband decided 
> to run it into a pole and totaled it out.  I was
> sick for weeks!  By 
> the way, he always hated the Gremlins!  It didn't
> take long to find 
> another one.  It was in good shape.  I got Blue1 for
> $100.  Then a 
> few months later I found another one for $100-
> Blue2!  So we drove 2 
> grems around for a couple years.  Then Blue1 conked
> out and I found 
> #5 which was in really bad shape body wise but ran
> like a charm.  At 
> one point I had a bad carb. in Blue2 and my friend
> put a carb kit in 
> it and the damn thing caught fire a day later and my
> Blue2 sat 
> burning up!  Again I was sick.  Back in those days I
> had 3 small sons 
> and no money so I pretty much had to give up on ever
> getting 
> my "Dream" Gremlin done. Blue1 I had bought #5 for
> the engine was 
> another nightmare...My brother in law was suppose to
> transfer the 
> engine from one to the other and he never got it
> done.  After sitting 
> in my driveway for a year with no engine I had to
> junk them both.  
> The city was on my butt bad for the cars being "non
> running".  I had 
> no choice.  So it's been about 14 yrs since I've had
> the chance to 
> get another Grem and I did!   I lived out in Phoenix
> from July 06- 
> July 07.  While I was back visiting in October I had
> found a Grem on 
> Craigslist.  I had my boyfriend Scott take my up to
> see it.  I was 
> floored!  This is a 1979 one family owned Grem that
> has NO RUST!  It 
> was like a dream.  I couldn't believe I had found
> another Grem and in 
> this great of condition.  I had been looking on ebay
> and everywhere 
> else and was finding what people were wanting for
> the Grems in way 
> worse conditions to be outrageous priced.
> I got a steal on this one!  The people had taken
> really good care of 
> the car.  They hated to sell it but they had a ton
> of car projects 
> going on and he said he just had to part with it.  I
> found my 
> treasure!  This time around I will have my "looker".
>  My plans are to 
> paint it from the tan it is to a bright emerald type
> green metallic 
> with black striping.  It is gonna be sharp!  I can
> honestly say I 
> haven't even seen a Gremlin in my parts for years
> now. Scott is 
> bringing my Gremmie home to me in January when he
> moves out here.  I 
> can't wait!  That's my Gremlin story!
> 
> 


Hidden in Wichita Falls TX


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