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The AMC Gremlin (also American Motors Gremlin) [1] is a subcompact automobile introduced in 1970, manufactured and marketed in a single, two-door body style (1970–1978) by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as well as in Mexico (1974–1983) by AMC's Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) subsidiary.
The 1977 Gremlin had redesigned headlights, grille, rear hatch, and fascia. For economy in the fuel crisis, American Motors offered the car with a more fuel-efficient Volkswagen-designed Audi 4-cylinder engine 2.0 L (122 cu in). The engine was expensive for American Motors to build, and the Gremlin retained the less costly but less economical ...
English: 1972 AMC Gremlin built as Randall 401-XR modification with 6.6 L V8 engine. The Randall AMC dealership in Mesa, Arizona, had American Motors' endorsement to replace 304 V8 (5.0 L) powered Gremlins with a 401 engine during 1972, 1973, and 1974. They were designed for maximum performance and also made for customer-specific customizing.
This 108 cu in (1,767 cc; 1.8 L) unit is an AMC designed air-cooled V4 engine that was only used in AMC's lightweight aluminium-bodied M422 'Mighty Mite' military vehicle, built from January 1960 to January 1963 as an air transportable (by the helicopters of the time) Jeep for the U.S. Marine Corps. [1]
1979 VAM Gremlin X in Mexico City 2015 (missing side decals) Both VAM versions incorporated manual front disk brakes, front sway bar, floor-mounted three-speed manual transmissions, a 3.31:1 rear differential gear ratio, and the 258 cu in (4.2 L) I6 engine with a Carter YF one-barrel carburetor, 266-degree camshaft and 8.0:1 compression ratio ...
Hurst produced aftermarket replacement manual transmission shifters and other automobile performance enhancing parts.. Hurst was also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for automakers and provided services or components for numerous muscle car models by American Motors (AMC), Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.
As of January 2020, five X-61A Gremlins have been built. [3] On July 5, 2019, an earthquake near China Lake damaged some of the first X-61A's test equipment, delaying the program. [ 2 ] The first captive flight of the X-61A on board a Lockheed C-130A Hercules mother ship was in November 2019.
The 1974 Hornet X Hatchback featured in The Man with the Golden Gun on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. As part of a significant product placement movie appearance by AMC, a 1974 Hornet X Hatchback is featured in the James Bond film: The Man with the Golden Gun, where Roger Moore made his second appearance as the British secret ...