1973 AMC Gremlin

Hatchback

straight 6

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

I am putting up for sale my 1973 Gremlin. I bought my Gremlin, or as I call him “Gizmo”, in August of 2005. Gizmo was my daily driver as I drove to college and work. Gizmo has been a Southern California car all his life. As I understand it, I am Gizmo’s second owner. The first was a Ms. Beliciu of Inglewood, who bought Gizmo new from Walker brothers AMC of Los Angeles. Gizmo still has the Walker brothers frame on his rear license plate. Gizmo has around 126,863 original miles on him with his original running gear and has been a rolling restoration, but with my Dad’s heart attack the complete restoration was put on hold. I bought a new truck, and Gizmo has not been driven much, so Gizmo is in need of a good home. I put Gizmo on E-Bay with a high reserve a couple of times to find out what was the general asking price for a Gremlin. And, that is a history of Gizmo, and now some of the facts. I am putting Gizmo up for bid, with a starting price of $3000 with no reserve. Gizmo is a running car with no rust and two things not in working order. They are that the heater core is bypassed because it was leaking, but Gizmo comes with new core, but someone needs to put it in. Second the gas gauge works only for a short time if the gas tank very is low, and you just filled it up. We think the fuel tank float has a leak, because we traced out wiring and can’t find a short anywhere. Gizmo comes with all his parts, jack, spare tire, owner’s manual, shop manual and so on. Gizmo’s factory options are 258 CID engine with the floor mounted Torque-Command automatic transmission, power steering, front disc brakes, locking gas cap, two speed windshield wipers with delay and the Javelin bucket seats. The AM push-button radio was a factory option, but is disconnected for a homemade console that uses the antenna and power to run a more powerful sound system, but the console is just pressed in, so no bolt holes or cuts have been made. This was done, because we were going to install the Rally-Pac console and instrument package, both console and dash. It took some time to find them, but they also go with Gizmo, along with a lot of other parts too long to list. Please note the Rally-Pac gauges have not been checked and may need restoration. The interior is all original, but the driver’s seat has a rip in it. There are some dents on the car, and it looks like there is a second coat of white paint. I'm not sure why or how, but the rear plastic panel between the bumper and body is broken in places. Gizmo has some valve noise, and it seems to be just one lifter, but this noise has been there since day one. Gizmo is a little nice Gremlin and a great restoration candidate! The buyer is responsible for the pick-up of this vehicle. Happy bidding and I hope Gizmo’s new owner will have as much fun with him as I have had! https://youtu.be/AZwedIttP0w