Hi Suezy! I lived in Olathe for 15 years and currently live in Lenexa. We don't have any Gremlins, but do have a Spirit, two Javelins, and a Matador. Are you aware of the Kansas City AMC Club? It's pretty informal (no dues or anything), but we try to get together a couple of times a year. Let me know if you want more information. It always great to find folks locally with AMC's. Later, Todd On Wednesday 05 December 2007 11:19, Suezy 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! > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:BaadAssGremlins-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:BaadAssGremlins-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/