Re: How many Gremlins does Jerry have....too many? Nah!

[Gremlingts@xxxx]

 Well, currently there are 6...I did bid on that one near me, that was on 
Ebay, but realized, sadly, that I need to get rid of several cars before I 
bite off another one to chew on, so I let myself get outbid. That '72 
Sunroofer that Will Krause bought is a decent fixer-upper, I really wanted 
it! But, I ( gasp! ) decided I'd better downsize first before tackling 
another car. So, the Gremlin fleet stays at 6 : 3 decent cars, one 
restoreable, one to be made the Mule/Project/Experimental car, and the other 
GT to be cut up for the parts, as it's too rusty to save, I now realize. I 
hope to make substantial progress this year on the Gremlins, having gotten 
one legal, and the GT soon to follow, with both needing some work before I 
stick a fender out into traffic ( '74 needs brake system overhauled, GT needs 
carb metering rods changed ), then I can drive them both with few worries, i 
hope! The rusty Nissan 280zx will leave today or tomorrow, I spent Saturday 
nite stripping it out, as no one has seriously called to buy it, so I said 
the H with it, I'll get what money I can out of the parts, and junk the rest. 
CAn't keep'em all! Or find the time to work on them all. :) So, next is the 
Subaru wagon, going to buy another one cheap and make one good one. Then , 
once an unwanted guest is gone ( '76 Matador belonging to someone else ) I 
will bring up a '57 Chevy to tinker on of my Dad's, and maybe my first AMC, a 
'70 Javelin, that needs some head work and a windshield. So, got lots to look 
forward to in '01 ! Hope to get some fixed quickly, so instead of looking at 
AMCs, I can actually DRIVE them! What a concept. Here's the descriptive 
breakdown on my (current) Gremlin fleet:

'78 Gremlin GT : Sun orange, runs great, needs only carb metering rods 
changed to make driveable. some rust, but not too bad.
'74 Gremlin : Golden metallic, needs entire brake system 
overhauled/looked at, sat 10 years in storage, runs great, looks great.
'74 Gremlin : Mellow Yellow, junkyard car, but in decent shape bodywise, 
and runs, auto trans works both ways! No title as yet, though.
'71 Gremlin Sunroofer : Skyline blue ( light ), dented all over, doors 
and fenders rough, but main body shows little rust, no title, auction car. 
Needs grill, fenders, doors, quarters pushed out. Top in sad shape, interior 
needs replacing. Engine ???
'76 Gremlin : primered, holes in floor and right rocker, bondo rt. 
tail-light area. all glass there and good. rust in fenders and doors. no 
motor/trans. Thinking about making a Woody or Open Fire Gremlin out of it. 
Gotta dream, don't we?
'78 Gremlin GT : Powder Blue, Levi's interior, Ohio car hit on right 
fender side, twisted windshield pillar, front subframes rusty, floors great. 
rear hatch hinge area rusting out. Basically a parts car now, motor is locked 
up. Will probably strip it to furnish the '71 sunroof car.

So, now you know what I have, and what condition it's all in, mostly. 
Luckily I've been buying up alot of Gremlin gas caps, used ones, so I'll have 
enough to go around now! The sunroofer came with the nice pot metal one still 
on the car, the '74 has a locking cap, which had no key, but I found one of 
MY old gas keys fit, whew! It was near empty when I got it, too. Well, gotta 
get ready for my AMC club meeting, we're meeting at a guys house who has 14 
Marlins ! I'm taking my camera with me... :) Well time to go, have a great 
end of the weekend. 

Jerry Casper
Woodbridge, VA
neighbors still causing trouble...I'll fix that! heh heh...