On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:50:05 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:09:35 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:46:41 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:42:47 -0400
wrote:

Yep - the bullet holes were put there by the owner.
and he saved one for himself.

haha

apparently and believe or not they are sought after

in good condition they even get a pretty good price

That's because one in good condition has always been exceedingly rare,
even when they were new (owned a '71 Gremlin - the most appropriately
named car in history).

I worked for a short time for an AMC dealer back in '72, and they were
actually pretty good cars when compared to products from GM. Ford, and
Chrysler at the same time. One big problem with the gremy and hornet
was the latch pins breaking out of the doorposts after the hinge pins
wore out or sagged.. They had pretty well solved the rocker arm oiling
issue on the 232 by that time. The 258 was a better motor for the car
- and the 340 was AWSOME. There was a dealer in Mesa Arizona that put
the 401 AMX engine in the Grem. - Randall Motors XR401.
There were quite a few 360s transplanted into Grems too -
They were HAIRY!!!!

Ours was a 232 but the engine was the only part of the car that didn't
have a problem. Everything from the alternator to the window frames
broke in the first few months. The dash was warped so badly that the
glove box door wouldn't close properly. The brakes were crap, as was
the clutch, drive shaft, and pretty much everything else. The only
thing worse than the car was the dealer and the manufacturer. Pure
junk.