RE: [gremlintime] GREAT Gremlin day...saw two, one a V-8 ! And a BIG SCORE!!!!

["Trovato, Leo E" <trovatole@xxxx>]

Jerry, I would be very interested in the '77/78 shop manuals. please let me
know. I frequently travel north to N.J. and Boston. I divert for the right
reasons. Thanks. Leo in N.C. '78 258 Auto - orange!

-----Original Message-----
From: Gremlingts@xxxx [mailto:Gremlingts@xxxx]
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:02 PM
To: gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mail@xxxx
Subject: [gremlintime] GREAT Gremlin day...saw two, one a V-8 ! And a
BIG SCORE!!!!


I drove up to see a Jeep mechanic today near West Virginia, about a 2 
hour drive, and he had a great selection of AMC manuals that his dealership 
had thrown out, and he saved them all...and lots of stuff I couldn't use, as

well. Alot of Renault Alliance manuals, almost a third of what he had. I 
passed on all that. He wanted to keep most of the Jeep stuff, too. Which 
still left about a 1/3 which was all AMC related for cars. Not a bad haul, 
really! I did buy a Gremlin rear axle hub separator, VERY hard to find
tool! 
I picked up several SETS of '77 and '78 TSM ( shop manuals ), so if anyone
is 
interested in a set, let me know. These are in good to poor shape, they were

definitely used by the mechanics! I'll have to go thru them to see what else

I want to get rid of, I do have some Renault manuals that I thought people 
might be interested in. I'll have a report later on items I'm selling off.
I then drove over to West Virginia, a little 7 mile side trip from 
Kevin's, and met with Dudley Perry, who is an original owner/buyer of a '75 
Gremlin X that he wants to try and save. I gave him my evaluation ( 
repairable, rust not fatal, but will cost money ), so he'll have to make
some 
decisions. AND, he drove me to a location nearby with ANOTHER Gremlin X,
this 
one a V-8 car! It was two-tone gold and bronze, nice colors! No one was at 
home, the front yard had lots of older cars and trucks in it. I left my AMC 
business card on the Gremlin. All in all, a great AMC day. My chevy truck 
tried to leave me stranded twice, the main battery was weak, but I got it 
started both times with the help of a dual battery setup, and made it home
ok 
with my new treasures. I pulled them out, and laid them out on the deck for
a 
more thorough viewing. I got doubles and some triples of some items, so
will 
resell those I don't want to keep. I still have lots of stuff to go thru, 
though. :) 
One of the items had the California Gremlin Sundowner model in it, and 
the Matador Barcelona II, I think both exclusive to CA. All black and white 
pictures, though. I got quite a few dealership-only books, like training 
manuals on transmission repairs, dealing with customers, etc. Neat stuff!
Had 
a GTA convertible top manual, I got that as well. Figured some GTA buff
could 
use it. :) 
Well, that's all for now, this wasn't a "Fantasy deal", but it was
close, 
I got lots of neat stuff. Probably be a long time before this happens again,

so I'll enjoy the moment. :) G'night, all. 

Jerry in Virginia
happily sorting thru AMC dealership debris...


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