How One of History's Dorkiest Cars—the AMC Gremlin—Became a Sales Success. Funny-looking and developed on the cheap, the Gremlin was pure corporate brilliance.

AMC Gremlin 1970-1978. In the 60s, ... the car was completely redesigned as a hot two-door coupe and in 1975 it became a model separate from the sedan and wagon.

But AMC lacked the funding for a standalone machine so it just chopped the back off a Hornet sedan and have us what looks like a wagon that ends suddenly. They should have just called it the Troll ...

At 161.3 inches (4,097 mm), the Gremlin was only 3 inches (76 mm) longer than a Beetle, although the AMC looked significantly bigger. It was only fractionally narrower than the Hornet, although it ...

Case in point, the Hemi Gremmie: a green 1975 AMC Gremlin fitted with a 426 Hemi engine and a Model A drag racing chassis. This one-of-a-kind piece was made famous by David Freiburger, ...

Manny Athans in his 1973 AMC Gremlin X, a car often called one of the weirdest of the 1970s. By A.J. Baime | Photographs by Saeed Rahbaran for The Wall Street Journal . Feb. 11, 2023 10:00 am ET.