Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: headers

I can relate to that. In 1980 I bought a 77 Gremlin. It was like new had about 15,000 miles on it and bought it for less than 2 grand. While it was a good car I never did like it. My mother loved the thing and went out and bought her one a few months later. The one I have now. Anyway because it was a good car I kept it for about three years but the whole time I had it I felt it spelled looser. It wasn't much of a chick magnet and I was 30 years old and single. When I went out and got lucky on the second date the ladies always threw me their keys to their Monte Carlos, Gran Prix ect. Anyway after three years I had enough and traded it off on a new car. If you would have told me 30 years ago I would be taking a Gremlin to car shows and people would be excited about it I would have told you that you were crazy. How things have changed.

Terry

From: LarryS <vision1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 4:06:41 PM
Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: headers

Funny thing,

Back in the early 80s, when you could hardly GIVE AWAY a Gremlin, any time that a Gremmie (or about any car) was fitted with a SBC, the response was, "wow! cool, man! that is the greatest thing ever!!"

But now that rarity is involved, there seems to be this museum curator attitude developing. This puritanical ideal.

And I suppose it's only natural. No more are being made. There was much waste, much destruction, many opportunities missed -- like you say, they went to the crusher in droves. So the puritans are only gonna get worse.

Any driving Gremlin (or Pacer, or Matador, etc.) ALREADY breaks the "boring" mold. In 1984? Snooze. Today? It's special if it's merely on 4 wheels. 232-6 or SBC350, no matter, it CAN'T be boring. Not now. Not any more.

From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of hotrod74gremlinx@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 2:31 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: headers

Well no offense man but AMCers are a loyal bunch and while its good you saved it from the crusher I still stand by my "belly button 350 swap" statement. its a boring engine hell a Mazda rotary would be someting different at least.
Bart

On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:38 AM, "dale" <dcharlesfridley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This car had a sbc put in it 20 years ago after being saved from the crusher. I forgot what I used at that time. Now they are worn out I should have know better than to ask.

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