[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Hello from Kansas!

["Suezy" <n2sweetrock@xxxxxxxxx>]

Awesome Todd!  Neighbors!  I've actually lived here all my life with 
the exception of the year I spent in Phoenix.  You can take the girl 
out of the midwest but you can't take the midwest out of the girl!
I had to move back home!  Yes, indeed I would love to join the 
group!  My buddy Carl in Phoenix belongs a club out there.  I know 
when we went to their car shows there were Grems there too.  He has a 
72 Plymouth Satellitte.  Very nice!  His brother has a 70 
Challenger.  They both place in most all the shows.  I do like the 
Javelins too but my other favorite is the AMX.  If I could get one of 
those too I would be in heaven!!  Ha ha!  Let me know more about the 
AMC Club!  I'll have to dig up my old Grem pics and scan them and 
post them. 


--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Todd Tomason <jayscore@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
>




 
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