The uglier people thought it was, the more I loved it actually. Now they love the car because they see what it became as ...

As noted, the Gremlin's odd proportions allow for a capacious engine compartment, and in this car's case, that's been filled with AMC's stalwart 258 CID OHV straight six.

The AMC Gremlin is possibly the most oddball car of the late 20th century. To some, it has a face only a mother could love, and, to others, it is endlessly endearing.

The Gremlin actually earned generally positive reviews from the automotive press, and buyers responded positively, as well. AMC even saddled up a very ’70s Levi’s denim trim and interior package.

Nowadays, you can pick up an AMC Gremlin for a couple of thousand dollars. You won't be doing any driving in it, as the cars valued at that sum are in severely beat up condition. For a good ...

The AMC Gremlin, a fast and colorful Jolly Rancher of a car, was the result of reduced gasoline supplies in the late 1960s (which played a role in the 1973 oil crisis), and the nation’s sudden ...

Case in point, the Hemi Gremmie: a green 1975 AMC Gremlin fitted with a 426 Hemi engine and a Model A drag racing chassis. This one-of-a-kind piece was made famous by David Freiburger, ...

From Ate Up With Motor:. Structurally, the AMC Gremlin was a Hornet shorn of 12 inches (305 mm) of wheelbase, trimming its overall length by 18 inches (457 mm). At 161.3 inches (4,097 mm), the ...

It's been 50 years since AMC rolled out the Gremlin, and it's a proper classic now. It's not as expensive as other cars from the era, but the Gremlin enjoys a solid following and prices are going up.

This 1974 AMC Gremlin got a V8 engine swap to ape the special-edition Randall-built XRs of the day. Drives. Volvo Volvo. The EX90 Heralds Years of Volvo Safety Innovations.

The AMC Gremlin goes on sale in the U.S. on April 1, 1970, competing with the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto introduced six months later, in addition to imports such as the Volkswagen Beetle and ...

But the Gremlin was—good? By today’s standards, it’s as dorky as bell-bottoms and shirt lapels wide enough to land a Boeing 747 on, but AMC sold over half-a-million of these things.