| On a trip in 1968, the late Richard Teague was | | | | since their introduction in 1964. |
| drawing on the back of a Northwest Orient air | | | | With its weight being less than the other |
| sickness bag. The result was anything but | | | | subcompacts, the more powereful engines gave |
| garbage, as this was the beginning of the AMC | | | | the Gremlin a lead in the sportiness of this group |
| Gremlin. | | | | of cars. The were clocked at a top speed of 100 |
| Although this was far from the great muscle cars | | | | MPH and could go from zero to 60 MPH in 11.9 |
| that were being produced at the time, like the | | | | seconds. You can see now why these cars are |
| Ford Mustang, the Chevy Nova, the Dodge | | | | loved by the ones that have owned them. |
| Charger and Plymouth Cudas. The AMC Gremlin | | | | The Gremlin was made until its final year of 1978 |
| was introduced to compete with the Ford Pinto | | | | and was considered a successful run as it sold a |
| and Chevy Vega in the U.S. subcompact car | | | | total of 671,475 of the cars with 1974 being the |
| market. | | | | best year with a volume of 171,128 produced. |
| The Gremlin was introduced in 1970 with two | | | | From a collectors standpoint, the Gremlin offers |
| basic models, a two and a four seater. The major | | | | an affordable and fun vehicle to start a collection |
| advantage of the Gremlin compared to the | | | | with. Gremlins with the "X" package, the V-8 |
| competitor was its powertrain. The first Gremlins | | | | engine or the Levi's interior are definitely the |
| came with 128 and 145 HP engines that had | | | | more wanted versions, but any Gremlin that is in |
| gained a reputation for durability and economy | | | | great shape is a great place to start. |