If you were around in the 1970s and paid attention to cars, there’s no doubt you saw AMC Gremlins pretty much everywhere—except examples like this 1972 AMC Gremlin XR.
-The Gremlin XR was a dealer-built model backed by AMC. What made it so special was its 401-cubic-inch V-8 engine, a feature that made it one of the fastest cars available for the money. With a base price of less than $4000, the XR could be optioned with any number of AMC performance parts that would allow it to achieve quarter-mile times in the low-13 to high-12-second range right out of the box. Sold exclusively at Randall AMC in Arizona, fewer than 25 examples were built.
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The seller claims this Gremlin XR has a shockingly-low 7838 miles on the clock and, despite its semi-busticated appearance, is straight and rust-free. The big head-scratcher here, however, is the lofty $60K asking price. While we can certainly understand the appeal of such a rare car, we’re not sure if anyone in the small but dedicated Gremlin community is quite ready to cut such a big check. You can check out the car on eBay right here.
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