That was a pretty cool read trip

Its a shame it isnt the Gremlin x done up by a dealer who put a 401,4 speed with a single 4 barrel or 2 four barrels.

I like the sh*t box is up for sale

I remember one of those on the street. A Gremelin "X". Nasty little car. Everyone was scared of it.

@Max Nafe Horsemanship it's true, they were a real sleeper. Another one was the 70 Mercury Comet with the 302. Cam , intake, 4 barrel, and headers made them run really good to.

Thank you David! It's such a good example of a Gremlin!

I'd drive that car every day and just clear coat it. Keep it stock and daily drive it. Had a 76 Hornet at one point with the straight six and what a bullet proof engine. Was easy to work on, too.

@@jonmurraymurray5512 clear coat and rust do not get along. Go with Sweet Patina, or Derrick's sauce from Vice Grip Garage. Boiled Linseed oil.

Thank you shawn! Sounds like a fun little car!

I’ve always heard stories about that, but never encountered anyone who actually knows someone who died from mouse turds.

@@SallysSpeedShop Since 1993 there have only been 830ish confirmed cases. There are probably more that went undiagnosed, but it is really not common. Of those cases 94% were west of the Mississippi River and the virus had a 35% mortality rate.

@@SallysSpeedShop don't pull that motor.. SAVE THAT 6 CLEAN IT UP... and if you want to do something Re upholster it with some old blue jeans!!!

Thank you! It's truly in remarkably good shape underneath all the excrement haha

@@SallysSpeedShop Here in Ohio, we’re not even used to seeing any paint on the floors!

They really are underestimated thoroughly and are truly great cars!

I beg to disagree with you. I had a 1976 AMC Hornet (which I think had a Ford 6 cylinder in it) that drove me crazy in hot weather. I'd go out to start if after it sat in a parking lot and about half the time, the distributor cap would just blow up and pop off and I'd have to open the hood and put it back on. After a while, the metal clip on one side got a bit sprung and stretched, so it became hard and harder to put the cap back on. No idea what caused it to explode off the distributor but maybe some gases got in it from somewhere and the spark ignited those gases? Then later on, I had just made a 90 degree turn from one highway to another and the engine made a tremendous racket for about 5 seconds, really loud clanking and clattering. It then quit and would not restart, so I thought the engine blew up on me, maybe a connecting rod or something broke. I sat there for about 5 minutes, trying to think of what I was going to do because this was super way before cell phones. As I considered a long walk to the nearest farm house to use their phone, for the heck of it I turned the key and she started right back up!! And I drove it for several more years!! Maybe a valve lifter got stuck? I'll never know. Also, I had to replace the carburetor float about every two years, it would get soaked, sink too far down and the car would run rich. So my memories of the only AMC car I ever owned are really bad. I feel it was a real pile of you-know-what.

@@markr.1984 that’s really funny that you say that about the cap popping off because this thing started doing that during our return trip home randomly towards the end 😂 That’s too funny!

@@markr.1984 I remember the distributor cap problem. It was a bad vacuum advance module on the side of the distributor letting gas fumes into the cap and a spark from the points would cause the cap to pop off. The engine was never a Ford product but the distributor was. I did have the same problem but AMC took care of it. I put over a hundred thousand miles on several of them and never a major problem. In those days you couldn't buy a car that didn't have something go wrong along the way. The motor was an AMC seven main bearing motor and was a very good motor, better than most six cylinders at the time. The only one that was as good was the Chrysler slant six that was also very good.

Clearly a lot haha

That would be amazing! 🙌🏼

That’s awesome! I’ve always wanted to drive on the Autobahn and of course the Nurburgring!

We definitely have to figure out a motor for it that's better than the 232! I'm thinking a Hemi six from Australia!

@@SallysSpeedShop look for original AMC 258 straight 6, bullet proof!

this is a 232 straight 6

@@grantkoeller8911 same thing 4.2 3.8 all the same engine just a bit less stroke

Thanks Bill!

I’m not sure how to feel about that being so true 😂

I’m very glad he didn’t drink it haha

It's basically perfect underneath which is crazy!

@@SallysSpeedShop I agree crazy

Now that's impressive!

Entirely too much! It was quite a mess!

Wars did not make tires, there are only 5 companies that actually make tires in the us they just put other peoples brand on them.

Good to know! Chances are we won't restore it because we have a lot of other projects, but we'll at least keep it on the road!

Haha yeah, it was not entirely surprising given how the rest of the car looked!

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Yes sir!

It was nuts!

Now that's interesting, I've never heard of the first one happening. This thing for sure needs some new hinge bushings on the driver's door though!

@@SallysSpeedShop You won't know the cross member has sagged until you remove it and try to put it back on. You may need a portapower to get it back in. The cars handling and alignment issue could probably be improved by fabricating a spring tower brace (going over the engine from tower to tower) to stiffen it up. Lots of modification potential in these cars.

I prefer the Pacer. Yes it's a weird car, that's why I like it. Nothing like it.

Haha we spent a good bit of effort pushing it what seemed like uphill both ways in this video 😅

That's honestly all you need! I bet it was a great little car!

@@SallysSpeedShop It got me around, but it was high maintenance. It had solid valve lifters, not to mention points and condenser when just about every other engine in '78 had solid state ignition.

@@8avexp still carried you an impressive amount of miles!

@@SallysSpeedShop Add to that, that engine had neoprene valve stem oil seals instead of nylon seals. I had to have them replaced after five years because oil was getting past the valve guides into the cylinders. It would puff smoke while starting it once it warmed up. BY the time I traded it in, it was puffing smoke again.

Haha we name it something very fitting later in the series. And right? I was blown away by how nice the floor pans were!

Haha we definitely have a problem 😅

It's pretty wild, there it documentation of every gas stop and little bit of maintenance from 84,000 miles all the way up until it was parked

@@SallysSpeedShop I just bought a 69 c10 this past December. The original owner was a NASA engineer (there’s nasa parking stickers in the window and on the front bumper). He kept record of each gas fill up and oil change in a black notepad. Of course all other maintenance is documented as well. I found his phone number and called him up. He’s 88 years old now, but he was delighted to talk to me about the truck. He said he kept the gas records to see if anything was changing with the mileage or oil consumption. I just know the truck was loved and well maintained.

Sounds like an absolute riot! Side pipes will always be cool on these!

They’re really pretty dang reliable cars!

They're great little cars honestly and used a variety of parts from different manufacturers.

@@SallysSpeedShop also after watch the video, for a moment I though on the movie "waynes World," but is a "Pacer",, but almost similar the Gremlin,,😅😅

They're cool little cars for sure!

Haha thank you Jerome! It had a whole colony going on for sure!

I was thoroughly impressed!

We put three lug nuts on each wheel just to move it around 👍🏼 We have a full set for each wheel

The grimiest of Grems! 🙃

It’s coming soon! It’s finally in the shop and in my way 😅

There’s a lock, but the key should be able to turn it off obviously. Something is broken inside the ignition switch.

the original glass bottles are totally collectible. just put them in a dish washer, to sterilize

Thanks for watching!

Haha it was quite a lot!

You’re probably right haha Luckily I think the cold kept things from being too toxic 😅

Ya haunta virus will kill ya

@@noduh736 seems like we came out of it alright haha I didn’t expect it to be this bad

Thanks Rosco! Part 2 is out now!

Thank you! This car is full of surprises, some good and some not so good haha

I think finding the quarter was the biggest surprise.

Very nice! I wish this was an X! They're cool little cars.

Haha you must not have seen what I’ve done to my old Hornet station wagon and it’s straight six 😅 They can be some pretty incredible burnout machines!

​@@SallysSpeedShop I have! The one you got from the roadikill crew right? Just found out you had a channel or I would of been here sooner. Even with the single barrel and no spray, it can light the tires. About to try the jeep 4.0 head swap with efi and maybe spray it if I my anti lag experiment doesn't work. Goal is 10's 😎 Just planning the route after I button up a 302 swapped celica and a volvo 240.

Hmm... I've always heard that 70's GM was soy based so I assumed they all were. Either way I'm just happy the mice didn't chew all the wires!

Yeah, I think the case that surrounds the camera on the go pro has starter to work it's way loose. Sorry about that!

Thank you Robert! I hope you stick around for a long time for both of our sakes haha

@@SallysSpeedShop Thank you My Friend 👍🤣

Whatever it was I can assure it was milk based cause I opened one and it was absolutely disgusting!

Are you wanting to sell them? Tim Davis

@@timdavis_365 Sure, I have a 75, different grill and headlight surrounds. Came with the car. $250.00 plus shipping and they are yours. I can send pictures.

If you want to send some photos to SallysSpeedShop@gmail.com I'll gladly take a look at them! I wasn't aware the pop out windows were an option!

We have one... in the back yard. Revival coming soon!

@@timdavis_365 After I made that comment, I saw one winking at me in the background of another video.

It’s a beautiful color!

Haha the truth finally comes out! 😂 #WarmAndWindy #FullOfHotAir

Haha in my defense there was a lot of mouse crap!

Thank you Antonio! Coming soon!

@@SallysSpeedShop anytime brother

Some good engine degreaser would have been a great idea! Thanks for watching!