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| Car of the Day : April 20, 2013; Johnny Lightning '72 AMC Gremlin X | |
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| craftymore | Apr 19 2013, 10:23 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car is Johnny Lightning's 1972 AMC Gremlin X. ![]()
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![]() Check out Wikipedia.com to learn more on the AMC Gremlin. ![]() If one car could sum up domestic compacts for the decade of the 70s, it's the Gremlin. It was perhaps the finest domestically built small car for the era which may or may not say a lot. This was a recent purchase from Pegers. Thought I might make it derby bait, but it's much too nice to crash. ![]() ![]()
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| Pegers | Apr 20 2013, 12:42 AM Post #2 |
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i have to get a better camera.when i had this one and the mirada from the other day.they didnt look this good. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 20 2013, 01:04 AM Post #3 |
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There's a nice wheel variation on this one, as well.![]() The Johnny Lightning Gremlin is an outstanding piece of diecast! I love it. |
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| JeepXJLover | Apr 20 2013, 01:04 AM Post #4 |
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Was always glad JL casted the Gremlin and casted it well.
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| juantoo3 | Apr 20 2013, 07:20 AM Post #5 |
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Kind of a moot point now, but this would have been nice to see a time or two in the forever line... |
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| pjedsel | Apr 20 2013, 11:53 AM Post #6 |
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Oh no...the garage has been overtaken by a Gremlin! A wonderful casting from JL of the AMC Gremlin. JL did a nice of providing collectors with some nice AMC models. This little Gremlin is a winner!
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| viper57 | May 1 2013, 05:48 PM Post #7 |
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Why does the one in the pic have a red interior, mine's has a white one.... ..just notice that the rims are different too![]() Edited by viper57, May 1 2013, 05:51 PM.
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| Spennyman | May 1 2013, 06:05 PM Post #8 |
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Almost bought a real one a few years back. Straight 6 4 speed. |
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| Dragnet_Supporter | May 1 2013, 07:16 PM Post #9 |
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This is a great little diecast. |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | May 1 2013, 08:28 PM Post #10 |
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Because you got a White Lightning Gremlin. I have TWO of them,and owning 9 full-sized Gremlins, I appreciate the luck I had getting them. I was tooling around Northern Virginia one Saturday back when these were released, and I went into a Toys R Us on the return leg of a big loop. I went back to the Diecast in the back of the store at the time, and looked at the wall ( ha, don't see THAT anymore ) of Johnny Lightnings, and found not just one, but TWO of these white interior WL Gremlins. I think of all my WL scores, this particular one has to be the most endearing to me, as I love Gremlins, and finding not one but two of these white ones, I was ecstatic! I'm glad JL decided to release such an iconic car as this, as it sold extremely well at the time, and was a decidedly different American car on the market at that time. Great selection for COTD. Jerry Casper |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 1 2013, 09:12 PM Post #11 |
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Huh......I never knew the rims were different on the Gremlin WL. That makes it more appealing for me. It now goes on the never-ending want-list! |
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This was a recent purchase from Pegers. Thought I might make it derby bait, but it's much too nice to crash. 








Was always glad JL casted the Gremlin and casted it well.


Oh no...the garage has been overtaken by a Gremlin!
A wonderful casting from JL of the AMC Gremlin. JL did a nice of providing collectors with some nice AMC models. This little Gremlin is a winner!
..just notice that the rims are different too



1:44 AM Jul 13