Sentences with phrase «amc gremlin»

For Americans, the AMC Gremlin X was a response to the fuel crisis of the 1970s, resulting in a car whose distinctive shape has become the stuff of legend.

, 1970 AMC Gremlin?

US versions such as the sedan - based Spirit DL and Spirit Limited models were never available, as also weren't the previous generation's AMC Gremlin GT and AMC Gremlin Custom models.

A Spirit driven by Joe Varde and Dave Cowart in the 6 Hours of Talladega finished in third place (an AMC Concord finished first, AMC Gremlin was second, and an AMC Pacer was fourth) out of starting field of 49 cars.

In a strange sort of way the Fit reminds me of the 1970s AMC Gremlin.

The BMW i3 looks like an AMC Gremlin, and the Nissan Leaf looks just plain silly compared to the simple and breezy design of the Bolt.

This wasn't the first unusual fashion version from AMC, following a Levi's denim - look AMC Gremlin (see below) and a Gucci Sportabout version of the AMC Hornet.

During the fashion - crazed 1970's, AMC released a Levi's denim - branded AMC Gremlin onto an unsuspecting world.

A bona fide oddity — set in Chicago, but very clearly shot in the Michigan boonies — the movie prominently features suicide via Chinese takeout, suspiciously suburban - looking inner - city locations, an AMC Gremlin, after - school - special gangbangers named Kriminal and Nefarious, Tim Hortons coffee, and former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth.

19 The AMC Gremlin, often cited as one of the ugliest cars ever made, pioneered the high - hood, sloping - side - window look ubiquitous among today's SUVs.

45 years ago, in April 1970, the newspapers carried stories of U.S. and South Vietnamese troops moving into Cambodia, the ill - fated flight of Apollo 13, and the introduction of a new car, the AMC Gremlin.

Not exact matches

AMERICAN MOTORS (AMC)[1955 — 1987]: AMC pioneered compacts like the Gremlin and created civilian versions of the Jeep before being taken over by Chrysler.

New products for 2017 include licenses from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, World Wrestling Entertainment, AMC's Preacher, Creepshow, Game of Thrones, Halloween II, Bride of Chucky, Goosebumps, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, SAW, The Twilight Zone, The Misfits, Iron Maiden, Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost BC, Mars Attacks, Shows of Brimstone, Ash vs Evil Dead, Gremlins, Star Trek, Pumpkinhead, Killjoy, Castle Freak, Rocky, and EC Comics!

Later, during the American horsepower wars of the late 1960's and early 1970's AMC vehicles also became known for the Gremlin and Pacer small cars, as well as the Javelin and AMX high performance cars.

The Rally - based Spirit was the successor to VAM's American Rally AMX top - of - the - line performance model that was based on the 1978 U.S. domestic market AMC Concord AMX while the Gremlin - based Spirit can be described as a generation change within an already existing model.

The AMC Spirit was a subcompact marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1979 to 1983 as a restyled replacement for the Gremlin.

[72] The report concluded that the Pacer did «at least as well as the Dodge Dart, the Plymouth Valiant, and the Chevrolet Nova, the U.S. compacts we like best,» and that «overall, the Pacer scored better than such domestic subcompacts as the Ford Pinto, the Chevrolet Vega, and AMC's own Gremlin.»

The new AMC Spirit was largely a restyled Gremlin, which had been manufactured from 1970 to 1978.

The VAM Gremlin was carried over for 1983, becoming the last - ever AMC Spirit sedan model produced.