1973 AMC Gremlin X review from North America

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This was a well built and dependable car, considering the time period it was manufactured and the platform it was. Many newer cars copy the design, like the Nissan Murnao. I literally rodded the heck out of all of my Gremlins 1972, 1973, 1974 for eight years. The '73 was the best. It was a Levis X with a 304, manual tranny. It was far superior to the Ford, Chevy and japanese products. I owned a Maverick, Pinto, Nova, and Firebird as well thru the 1980's. The Gremlin was the party and racing mobile and was a total sleeper. It was EASY to repair, and parts were widely available. I had no rust problems and engine was outstanding. The '73 was the best car I have ever owned. (I own only trucks now, specifically a Dodge diesel, '03) I could not blow any of my Gremlins up. I had two 258 ci I-6's ('72 and '74) as well, it they were fun to hold the gas down until the valves floated. Never blew one up. The shift forks in the Borg Warner manuals did not like racing. The 727 autos were bullet proof, especially with a high stall converter. Great drag race car, especially if you could find an early one with an AMC 390 or later with a factory 400 and wheelie bars.