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I had a Gremlin, stick shift, and to this day, I miss that great car. Ran like a top and had so many features that were not available at that time. My older girls remember it also. It was green, and everyone at work thought it looked like a "Sawed off Pickle". Thus, it was lovingly nicknamed, "The Pickle". I wish I had kept it, but traded it in for the AMC Hornet wagon, which I hated.

so much for doing research on this company, you forgot the 1967-1969 AMX one onf the most sought after collector cars today, developed as an "X" perimental car to rival the Corvette. This car packed a punch, then production of the Javeline from 1969-to i think 1972.

anyway poor research guys, huge misstake

My 1980 AMC Spirit purchased brand new still runs like a champ. 187,000 miles, 2.5L "Iron Duke," 4 speed manual, original carb, two-tone paint (classic black on quick silver.) It's much easier to get replacement parts today thanks to the internet.

I sold AMC cars in the 1960s. I loved those cars. I owned a 1968 AMX with a 343 engine. This car was fast and it didn't have the largest engine which was a 390. The two passenger AMX was made from 1968 to through1970. The four passenger Javelin was made from 1968 through 1974. In 1970 AMC introduced a concept car, the AMX 3. It had a gullwing door design with a 401 cu. in. midship mounted engine. Probably one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. To bad Chrysler didn't see fit to build it instead of the ugly Viper. One of these is on display at the San Diego Automobile Museum and can be seen if you Google AMX3. I dorve one of the first Gremlins. AMC had an introduction for them at a hotel in downtown Cleveland. After lunch we all went to the parking deck to find fifty new Gremlins waiting for us. I pull out of the parking deck and parked in front of the hotel at noon on a Friday to a crowd of people that have never seen one. many people thought it looked like a tennis shoe.
The Pacer was orginally designed for the Wankle engine but American Motors was unable to perfect it for production. As a result they used the existing 232 and 256 cu. in. six cylinder engines. At 3600 lbs. it wasn't a fuel efficent car with the six cylinder and to heavy for a four.
I really miss AMC.

I bought a `73 Gremlin X new and it was a fun little car. the little 232 6-banger would do burn-outs like crazy.
The downside was the cheap plastic seats that would burn your legs in the summer and crack in the winter. It was scary looking under the car seeing how it was put together. Only 4 small bolts held the front suspension together.

My Mom used to do ralleye races with a Gremlin and then yelled at me for doing the same thing with my 87 VW Scirocco 16V. I wish I could find one for her that is still drivable.

I would love to find an old Pacer or Gremlin tucked away in a garage covered with dust from about 1974.Ugly or beautiful is in the eye of the beholder.
I still think the pacer was ahead of its time for wind drag co-efficients.

I proudly disagree with anyone who calls the AMC Gremlin or Pacer ugly!! They're both awsome, they're '70s icons, and they were built to last. They didn't explode like Ford Pintos or fall apart like Chevy Vegas, and they were roomier and more powerful than the Corollas and Civics of that era. And who could resist one with the optional Levi's upholstery?? I wish I could time warp back to that era and pick one up new.

old gremlins never die, they get faster! 360 V-8s turbo 400 trans, posi rears, they become GETR-DONE ! GREMLINS, LOTS OF FUN ! ALL SURPRISE!

We had a amc pacer was like driving a glass enclosed globe kinda fun till someone wanted it worse than I and took it to Mexico with them.

Trey, if you want to do car companies that vanished in the U.S. - man, are you in for a long list. If you go back in time you will find one of the longest running court cases - who built the 1st? Case had a lot of contestants looking for bragging rights. Duryea won!
He actually did build the first one - and he kept it in case he had to prove it. Yeah, he brought it to court.
That was about 1906?, and after, it's a free for all. Everybody was in the car business, but most got wiped by the 30's depression. Lot tried after WWII. Tucker, Cunningham to name a few, but they never got off the ground. They still try. Delorean bit the dust and perhaps the Tesla will be next.

heh. I owned two 60s Ramblers in the mid-90s when I was poor. I needed two to ensure that at least one of them was running. but these weren't really what I'd identify as AMCs, even though that was the name of the company. anyone who remembers AMC thinks of Pacers and Gremlins, not Ramblers. They were good cars, but unlike old Fords and Chevys parts are really hard to find and expensive when found. I miss those old boats, but I don't miss fixing them.

In a way AMC was ahead of its time. I remember they came out with the first American compact - the Nash Cosmopolitan - in 1950. It didn't last very long on the market, but they had the right idea. I had the privilege of visiting their factory in Kenosha, WI back in 1965. It was a great operation.

My great aunt purchased a Hornet. AMC was not known for having stylish cars, it looked boxy, but drove nicely. She drove that car for probably sixteen years and sold it to a friend in town. He drove the car until he died.

It does bring back memories thinking about the AMC brand.

I have vague memories of the Dumais AMC dealership in Woonsocket. Even as a kid, I loved those cars. They weren't nearly as bad as Fords, and definitely not as ugly as Chryslers.

Not all 1980s vehicles were branded Renault or Jeep....what of the 1980-1983 AMC Spirit/Concord,and the 1980-1987 AMC Eagle? AMC was always ahead of its time,with the unibody Rambler,Aluminum straight 6 in the 60s,small Gremlin in 1970 (a year before Vega and Pinto),futuristic Pacer of 1975 (GMs planned for Wankel never worked out,maybe AMC should have talked to Mazda for one),4wd sport utility wagon 1980 AMC Eagle (sorry Subaru Outback,and Subaru Yama Yagi).However,I think what really killed AMC was the bad press past cars got from their fast aging process out on the road.When entire front fenders from Gremlins and Hornets would rot away in a few years (no inner liners),and the gutless 232/automatic combination in Spirits and Concords failed to deliver decent gas mileage figures,AMC was considered backmarker to GM,Ford,and Chrysler (and the imports).I believe however that a crash quality program to improve Spirit,Concord and Eagle quality really made a difference.Many AMC Eagles to this day are hardly rusted out at all.Thats 20 years plus now....

My dad had a couple of Ramblers back when I was a kid. He had a 1959 Rambler Ambassador, two-tone baby blue and dark blue....with the fins and chrome, that car was a beauty. He also had a 1964 Rambler Classic 440 station wagon. As kids we loved to ride in the rear facing fold down seat in the cargo area. That car only had a small 6 cyl with an automatic. It took an eternity to get up to 60 as the car was so heavy.

I used to own a 1980 AMC Eagle 4dr sedan. I loved that car ! I once tulled out a stuck Toyota 4wd at the beach with my car ! The car was well built , Very dependible and I wish I would have kept it. I would love to find another one and restore it.

I had a 1966 Rambler Classic 4-door and loved it. It was very peppy for a 6-cylinder engine. I liked the color too (Balboa Aqua).

I had a 1974 Gremlin X..Black with wite4 racing stripes..232 6 and 3 speed!! BABY!!!! drove it form Milwaukee to HOuston..started EVERY DAY ran like a top///sorry it got totalled in about 1979