It’s hard to think of a car that more perfectly encapsulates the seismic changes that would shake the American auto industry in the 1970s than the AMC Gremlin. Like some sort of walking fish, it ...

The AMC Gremlin X 304 sits at the crossroads of quirky design and genuine muscle, a short-wheelbase subcompact hiding a V8 that belonged in something much larger. Collectors have finally caught up to ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that the BMW Z3 M under an AMC Hornet body we discovered last week was the only vehicle of its kind. After all, it’s not like AMCs on BMW frames are actually a thing ...

American Motors Corporation was the biggest independent carmaker in the seventies, which is to say it was the other American car company at the time that mattered. And sometimes, it actually kicked ...

Nelson Ireson October 4, 2007 Comment Now! The 1970s was a wild and revolutionary period for America. The cultural tsunami of the Summer of Love was sweeping across the nation. Concepts such as ...

To fight the growing wave of imported cars, AMC launches a quirky new subcompact car: the Gremlin. And despite his colleague's protest, CEO Roy Chapin Jr. the Jeep Corp., bringing AMC to the 4WD ...

The day I showed up at R&T contributor Colin Comer's shop bearing the scars of driving his flawless—let's make that "good as new"—1972 AMC Gremlin across two states, he took one look at me and ...

The AMC Gremlin has been the butt of many automotive jokes throughout the years, often appearing on lists of the worst cars in automotive history. It joined the Pacer as a strangely styled anomaly in ...

Few cars have more ignoble roots than the AMC Gremlin. It was named for the mythical creatures said to be responsible for crashing airplanes and breaking machinery. It was introduced to the public on ...

Are you a Johnny Depp fan who also likes wearing jeans? While we admit that this question sounds pretty awkward, if the answer is yes, we’ve got the perfect car for you. This 1970 AMC Gremlin is ...

Mark Greenisen's 1974 Gremlin might have started out as the clich "little old lady's car," but it's highly unlikely that little old lady would recognize it if she saw it on the street today. We ...

The AMC Gremlin goes on sale in the U.S. April 1, 1970, competing against imports such as the Volkswagen Beetle and Toyota Corona, and beating the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto to market by five ...