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John Kuvakas
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Dick Teague envisioned a pocket rocket version of the Gremlin that never made production.. 

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John Kuvakas
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TerrySlekar
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“…The Randall AMC dealership in Mesa, AZ received AMC's endorsement to build 401 cu in V8 powered Gremlins. 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. In 2012, the Randalls built a 22nd Continuation Plum 1974 Gremlin 401XR, originally intending to build a few, but built only one…”


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Back in the day the look of the Gremlin and other AMC cars really polarized muscle and pony car fans.  It seems to me that the many other beautiful and powerful options available from other car companies would have made this Gremlin a sales failure.



   
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