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Known as the Randall 401-XR (X for Gremlin X, R for Randall), a total of twenty cars were built for the street and one for the strip during 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 2012, the Randalls built a 22nd Continuation Plum 1974 Gremlin 401XR, originally intending to build a few, but completed only one. [ 58 ]
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.
The 401 was available in the Javelin, Matador, and Ambassador car lines and in Jeeps from its introduction in 1971 through 1974. In 1975 and 1976, emission controls, insurance rates, and high gasoline prices meant the 401 was available on the large Matador model, and then only for police department orders.
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 ...
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 Hornet X hatchback was modified with a 401 cu in (6.6 L) AMC V8 and auxiliary racing fuel cells to increase gasoline capacity. They finished in 13th place after driving for 41 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of 70.4 mph (113 km/h).
The AMC Matador is a series of American automobiles that were manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) across two generations, from 1971 through 1973 (mid-size) and 1974 until 1978 (full-size), in two-door hardtop (first generation) and coupe (second generation) versions, as well as in four-door sedan and station wagon body styles.