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They look nice in pictures (Mopars) I'm guessing you've either never seen one to compare to Ford or Gm or never worked on one they are the Trabant of North Anmercan cars , how they outlasted Studabaker or AMC is a marvel. Fit and finish are not trademarks of Mopar.Square steering wheels , push button transmissions.Anything MOPAR!? How about everything from Ford and GM!
WTH is wrong with Scions?All Scions!
Well, "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes" certainly applies!No offense Grau, de gustibus non est disputantum, but: I see the shoe box, where is the shoe
They look nice in pictures (Mopars) I'm guessing you've either never seen one to compare to Ford or Gm or never worked on one they are the Trabant of North Anmercan cars , how they outlasted Studabaker or AMC is a marvel. Fit and finish are not trademarks of Mopar.Square steering wheels , push button transmissions.
Thats called shrapnel there was a reason they were not larger then Ford or GM we ain't all dumb over here. I have very good friends with Mopars 67.68 Cudas and Satellites . I do not know what the fascination with the Hemi is except maybe its easy to spell for the non educated . My 71 Olds with a 455CID would walk away from big block MOPArs and if the race was close I shut down the ACThat's called imagination, styling....
Just because yous didn't have the Hemi, there's no need to throw manure around you mmmate!
Most Brit cars had horrible bodies and they just rotted away at least in this neck of the woods...
Gremlins also dominated its class in trans am racing in the early 70's when it first came out. The engines were solid, 258 I6 was almost bulletproof. Not the best looking car I freely admit, but all in all very reliable. It's look is the major detractor, and second and third hand knowledge about it being a undependable car simply is not true. BIG AMC and Mopar Fan myself, so I will admit to being a little biased, but AMC made very dependable cars. They should be as most engines were all based on a single platform, especially with the 304/343/360/390 and 401 power plants.If a car was not popular, i've had at least one.
I've owned Fieros, a Yugo, and drove a early Corvair enough to learn to love it's oversteering tendencies.
But being a AMC fan and owner for almost 50 years, I feel I should defend the Gremlin. Between it and it's rebodied follow-on the Spirit, It sold almost a million cars, one of AMC's best sellers for several years. I've owned one, the rear suspension had as much travel as any other car in it's time, but the rear springs were short, and stiff. So the ride could be firm. But they handled good enough to be the car to beat, in their class, in the years they competed in IMSA racing.
PB, What is your idea of a well made car from the 60's and 70's?Most Brit cars had horrible bodies and they just rotted away at least in this neck of the woods , the salt used for melting ice just ate them away . I never liked Chrysler although they had several superb engines in the slant 6 318 and 383 the motors never made up for what was lacking elsewhere in the car