AMC Gremlin

AMC Gremlin
AMC Gremlin
	1975 AMC Gremlin
Overview
Manufacturer	American Motors Corporation
Also called	American Motors Gremlin; VAM Gremlin (Mexico);
Production	1970–1978 (US); 1974–1983 (Mexico); 671,475 produced;
Assembly	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States; Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico (VAM);
Designer	Bob Nixon; Dick Teague;
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact
Body style	2-door sedan; 2-door hatchback;
Layout	FR layout
Related	AMC Spirit; AMC Eagle; AMC Hornet; AMC Concord; AMC Pacer;
Powertrain
Engine	1,984 cc (121 cu in) VW EA831 I4; 199 cu in (3.3 L) AMC I6; 232 cu in (3.8 L) AMC I6; 258 cu in (4.2 L) AMC I6; 304 cu in (5.0 L) AMC V8;
Transmission	3- or 4-speed Borg-Warner manual; 3-speed manual w/ Laycock de Normanville overdrive; 3-speed Borg-Warner automatic (1970–1971); 3-speed Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic (1972–1978);
Dimensions
Wheelbase	96 in (2,438 mm)
Length	161.3 in (4,097 mm) (1970–1972); 165.5 in (4,204 mm) (1973); 170.3 in (4,326 mm) (1974–1975); 169.4 in (4,303 mm) (1976); 166.5 in (4,229 mm) (1977–1978);
Width	70.6 in (1,793 mm)
Height	51.8 in (1,316 mm)
Curb weight	2,633 lb (1,194 kg)
Chronology
Successor	AMC Spirit

The AMC Gremlin, also called American Motors Gremlin, is a subcompact car 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.

Using a shortened Hornet platform and bodywork with a pronounced kammback-like tail, the Gremlin was classified as an economy car and competed with the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto, introduced that same year, as well as imported vehicles including the Volkswagen Beetle and Toyota Corolla. The small domestic automaker marketed the Gremlin as "the first American-built import."

The Gremlin reached a total production of 671,475 over a single generation. It was superseded for the 1979 model year by a restyled and revised variant, the AMC Spirit, which continued to be produced through 1983. This was long after the retirement of the Ford Pinto, which suffered from stories about exploding gas tanks, as well as the Chevrolet Vega with its rusting bodies, durability problems, and aluminum engine.