This car is not what you're expecting

"dsgolson" (dsgolson)
04/25/2016 at 13:28 • Filed to: None

Do you have a good guess?

Do you think you know what it is?

I bet you’re wrong.

Seen at Ken Lingenfelter’s open house on Saturday

DISCUSSION (15)

d15b > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:33

For those that are ignorant to the brand, what are we looking at?

OPPOsaurus WRX > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:34

i would have guessed something British

BigBlock440 > d15b
04/25/2016 at 13:34

A Gremlin X, a cheap hatchback that AMC decided to stuff a 401 CI V8 into.

jimz > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:35

believe it or not, the Gremlin actually sold like crazy back in the day.

handyjoe > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:41

Is that at the Lingenfelter Collection?

dsgolson > handyjoe
04/25/2016 at 13:42

yup!

LongbowMkII > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:42

There's a gremlin for sale next to my parents house

dsgolson > BigBlock440
04/25/2016 at 13:43

This one is very special. From wiki:

Randall AMC dealership in Mesa, Arizona received AMC’s endorsement to build 401 cu in (6.6 L) V8 powered Gremlins. The cars started out as 304 V8 models from the factory and after Randall’s modifications would run 13.90 seconds at 103-106 miles per hour (171 km/h) in the quarter mile, for $2,995 (US$15,965 in 2016 dollars [13] ). Known as the Randall 401-XR (X for Gremlin X, R for Randall), a total of twenty cars were built for the street and one for the strip during 1972, 1973, and 1974. [55] Car Craft magazine tested one with some modifications and achieved 115.07 miles per hour (185 km/h) in 12.22 seconds while still remaining a “totally streetable, daily-driver”. [56]

BigBlock440 > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 13:54

Ah, I didn’t realize regular X’s only got a 304.

dsgolson > BigBlock440
04/25/2016 at 13:58

Yup. It made a whole 150hp!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 14:04

You’re right; I couldn’t have guessed.

Very, very cool car and the wheels and the stance make it look dynamite. Seeing this car actually made my day. (Admittedly, my day was already going pretty well, but still...)

dsgolson > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:07

The fact that it’s the Levi’s edition makes it even cooler. I got so excited when I saw it, especially because it was the only really new thing at the collection that was interesting to me (I had gone in the fall as well).

just-a-scratch > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 14:34

Does this have denim covered seats? As a Levi's edition it should.

dsgolson > just-a-scratch
04/25/2016 at 17:07

Oh yes. It had heavy window tint, otherwise I would have gotten a photo.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > dsgolson
04/25/2016 at 19:01

Those wheels & tires... Thanks for sharing that.