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  • Gremlin 5:42 am on February 7, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    AMC Gremlin: king of car manufacturers 

    On a journey in the year 1968, Richard Teague who is no more alive was travelling on the rear of the Northwest Orient air illness carrier. The consequence was anything but trash, as this was considered to be the commencement of the AMC Gremlin. Though this was quite far away from the enormous muscle vehicles that were being manufactured at that moment of time, like: 1) the Ford Mustang 2) the Chevy Nova 3) the Dodge Charger 4) the Plymouth Cudas.

    Achievements of AMC gremlin in the year 1964: The Gremlin was commenced in the year 1970 with 2 fundamental models, a 2 and a 4 seated vehicle. The most important benefit of the Gremlin in comparison with the contestant was its power train. The primary Gremlins was equipped in the company of 128 and 145 HP locomotives that had achieved a standing for toughness and saving in view of their beginning in the year 1964. In the company of its heaviness being quite less than the supplementary subcompacts, the additionally powerful locomotives provided the Gremlin a front in the sportiness of this collection of automobiles. They were regulated at a pinnacle velocity of about 100 MPH and could move from 0 to 60 MPH in merely about 12 seconds. You be able to observe at the present why these automobiles are appreciated by those people that have purchased them.

    Most successful year: 1974: The Gremlin was completed till its concluding year i.e. 1978 and was measured a winning run as it put on the market a totality of 671,475 of the automobiles with the year 1974 being the most excellent year with a quantity of 171,128 cars fashioned. Gremlins in the company of the “X” wrap up, the V-8 locomotive or the Levi’s inside are unquestionably the additionally required editions. Who wouldn’t feel affection to have a ride on one of these nowadays? In the present day you will be tough pressed to come across a Gremlin translatable for less that seventy thousand dollars with a lot of them selling for well more than hundred thousand. These expensive car models require ample money if one wants to feel the pleasure of being the owner of such a wonderful vehicle.

    A little about the AMC gremlin’s exhaust system: The Gremlins exhaust arrangement cleanly submits to the machinery which put across the blistered gases from an inner ignition locomotive and it characteristically comprises a compilation of pipes. To put it briefly, it merely escapes gases from the locomotive. The exhaust gases actually run all the way through a turbocharger to augment locomotive supremacy. A catalytic converter is in addition an ingredient of the Gremlins exhaust arrangement which has the explicit purpose of dropping air contamination.

     
  • Gremlin 6:29 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Ambrosini, Brian, , Wheelie   

    Brian Ambrosini – AMC Gremlin Wheelie 


    *** Read the Video Info! *** Crazy wheelstand from an AMC Gremlin? Has to be seen to be believed. Be sure to pause it and observe that he had all 4 wheels off the ground. Car was on it’s bumper only. This was at the World Power Wheelstanding Competition in Byron, IL. in 2006. FYI – this is not my car. Please keep comments clean and intelligent. If they fall outside those limits, I won’t approve them.

     
    • cpfan1234 6:36 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      lol

    • hausdok 6:29 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      that’s nuts! power a-plenty!!!

    • BigEsGarage 6:21 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      YES MAM! Thats nuts. Then he gets back into it, he is syco.

    • peterwo2e 6:16 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      it look impresive, but if you know the car is a small short wheel base car the motor is not too far away from the rear tires is like a milk crate with a motor, very easy to do that if you don’t have wheelie bars, the car does sound very powerful, but its too short, that would be one scary ride,

    • TyaxComp 5:37 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Fully sick!

    • JumpinPakFlash 5:03 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Whooooooooooh!!!!!!!!!

    • welder541 4:18 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      That’s good old AMERICAN MOTORS in your face:):):):). Run that one up against The Maverick in Little Red Wagon!!! Would probably be a good race:):):):)

    • Mufractor 4:09 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      OMG!! WTF?!?

    • xGODLYxSKiLLeDx666x 3:22 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      nice!

    • bongosaj 2:29 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      shiiitt, dats crazy

    • ccalvinn27 1:58 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      HOLEY CRAP! O.O

    • flyingpiggg1 1:51 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I think thats what they were going for

    • wackosammy 1:25 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      lol yeah haha WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHH

    • timmunn1 1:06 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      My grandpa used to be vice president of american motors. my dad woudl get free javelins like every month! haha. Love these cars.

    • QQTrick1QQ 1:05 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I think it went airborne

    • ClawRaved 12:13 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Rofl

    • SibirianHusky 11:30 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      movement looks more like from a rocket or something xDDD

    • VvMrMustanggvV 10:39 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      haha thats what happens when you put enough torque to move a barge in a handbag

    • zythepsarian 10:02 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      i want to fly liek an eagle, to the sea

    • redA4Turbo 9:36 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      thats it im geting a yugo

    • stinglikeabee1 9:15 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      wheelie bars anyone?

    • subversyv 8:50 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      HAHAHAHAHA .. my dad had a Gremlin way back when .. that thing was ludakrisss!!!

    • qmiler88 8:27 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      @stinglikeabee1 did you read the comment section? it was for a wheelie competition….he probably removed the bars so that he can do what he did….

    • exemplar1 7:33 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Precisely.

    • bayallstar650 7:06 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      all four wheels off the groung at 4 sec

  • Gremlin 2:33 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    AMC Gremlin ad 


    old commercial for the Gremlin car

     
    • zukomatico 2:08 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      yes my friends this is a car very ugly in th history

    • FDC42585 1:59 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      except Javelin & AMX, that’s a Bad Ass cars.

    • KrunchyTaterChips 1:04 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      lol “both have fuck-it seats”

    • superamerica1981 12:30 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      But with the Ford Pinto you get cremated for free if you get in wreck. Can’t beat that offer.

    • jscharpf 12:05 pm on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      lol!

    • ducatinova 11:36 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I don’t think they were that ugly, the ‘72-73 X model was the best looking. IMO .

    • Bryan90260 11:24 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      That was one of the ugliest cars ever made. Even though the Pinto was a death trap it still had a better style to it.

    • 61Truck1 11:19 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      GGGGGGGAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY

    • Isochest 10:51 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      In Portuguese slang, “Pinto” means “Small Penis”:-))))

    • JoshuaTaylor 10:22 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      And here is where America’s automoblies lost their way….

    • haloslayer78965 10:11 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      i like the gremlin i think im gonna restore one

    • marvinracer88 9:45 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Uh… Gremlin was an unfinished car with that rear cut. The rear is so stupid. that sick diagonal from roof to bumper. Would be better if they’d advice it like “AMC Gremlin, buy on 2 pieces, Diagonal Under and Diagonal after when u got some more money.” They had to learn from VW, Mini or Fiat to make a REALLY good design on hatchback, not that crap.

    • hellstudios 9:33 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      LOL.

    • Navdan87 8:35 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Our neighbor growing up had the “Levi’s” edition complete with denim upholstery w the rivets!!

    • DiscoKat 8:33 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I don’t see why people put down the Gremlin so much. I thought people generally cheered for the underdog? When you think about it, Chevy RUSHED the Vega into production. Silicone lined cylinder walls??? Those things burned more oil than gas!

      Pinto??? Rushed into production….. KABOOOM!!! Need I say more?

      The Gremlin is based on the Hornet chassis which was re-engineered from the Rambler American platform. AMC spent many years developing it as they knew it’d be their bread and butter!

    • DiscoKat 7:39 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      The 199, 232 and 258 sixes were a seven main bearing engine and let’s not forget that AMC was Nash and Hudson – the KINGS of 6-cylinder automobiles. AMC knew a thing or two about sixes! The 232 with a 2-barrel at the time had more power than any other six on the market….that’s 155 h.p. That’s almost the same power as a 283 Chev, 289 Ford or 273 Chrysler – and those are V8’s!!!

      The AMC sixes got better mileage than all it’s competitors too, despite displacing more.

    • ScottieMcgavin 7:29 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      It sounded like he said ‘both have fucken seats’.

    • dalekrueger 6:41 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      i know people laughed and poked fun at gremilns and pacers, but they had a good engine and drive train in

    • FriendlyDriver 6:30 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Register and discuss about this car in V6wall com ;)

    • streamfisher1 5:31 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      my buddy had one and would make me drive it to save himself the humility.

    • Lumotaku 5:30 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      LOl learn from Fiat!!! or you serious??? Fiat back then made the biggest piece of shits on the market cars so bad they could only sell the designs to eastern block countries. The yugo? Yep thats a fiat.

    • TheSkewedViewVlog 4:57 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      My grandpa was a VP at AMC in the 60’s & 70’s. Our family always drove AMC products!

    • marvinracer88 4:56 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Wht about ford pinto? and that 1 wasnt exported to east… Right?

    • dalekrueger 4:15 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      @Fruth37 the 232 was a tough engine

    • lokrat2 3:29 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      The downfall of AMC.

  • Gremlin 2:33 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    How and where to you attach a gremlin bell to a motorcycle? 

    Where is the best place to hang a gremlin bell on a motorcycle? I know it should be the lowest point but I wouldn’t want it knocked off pulling into a driveway (my bike is low). Also, what is the best thing to use to attach it? I’ve heard zip-ties don’t last long.

     
    • Harleydeacon 10:11 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      the myth of the road gremlin bell says to hang as low on the bike as you can and to the front and I like to use a key ring. Also the myth says you are not to buy the bell in order for it to work a friend must give it to you.

    • DennistheMenace 9:30 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      dont like zip-ties…..use a key ring…………

    • Disco Ducks 8:36 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      mine is tied to the middle of my handle bar and works just fine !

    • dreynolds699 8:05 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      mine is hung under the triple tree

    • Firecracker 7:26 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I used the split-ring that came with mine.
      You can put it anywhere your heart desires.
      Just make sure that it will not interfere with any other part of the bike.

      On one bike, mine hung from the front brake caliper.

    • ninebadthings 7:00 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Just contract the work out to a fairy and let him worry about it.

    • XL 6:10 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      mine is at the bottom of the frame at the forward most point under my motor mount with a zip tie

    • jay P 5:34 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      MIne is attached right near the footboards. It has been there for years and it is a zip tie.

    • reddishpa 4:56 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      under the triple trees with a wire tie.

    • Bryce K 4:40 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I would put it under the headlight. Use a small piece of wire as a zip tie might rot/break eventually.

    • Hawgdog 3:56 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I have a bell on my 1200 cxl Harley. I hung it from the left foot peg.
      and I used a fine stainless steel wire. Its been there 8 yrs

    • kelly_f_1999 2:58 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      most hang them from bottom of bike any where and use a zip tie best and well mine has been on 7 yrs still hanging off front down tube of frame and i guess you could use just about any thing you can tie with.. but like i said mines been on over 70,000 miles and its stil there

    • chopperchopster 2:35 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      put it on the frame with a wire

  • Guest_Poster 6:47 am on January 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , Dog Collars   

    Vaccinations For Pets Maybe Accomplishing More Harm Than Good! 

    As far back as 2003, there were reports that all 27 veterinary schools in North America were considering new guidelines in relation to annual vaccinations for pets. A new protocol was accepted, which acknowledged that the immune systems of both dogs and cats are fully mature by the age of 6 months. As a result, if the animal is vaccinated after the age of 6 months, it results in immunity from the main conditions vaccinated against – parvo virus and distemper. If a further vaccination is given a year later (the primary belonging to the so-called “annual vaccinations”), the antibodies from the first vaccine neutralize the antigens from the second vaccine and there is little or no result.

    Yes, you did read that correctly – little or no effect.

    The guidelines went further, getting that not only are annual boosters for parvo and distemper unnecessary, they subject the pet to potential risks of allergic reactions and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Vaccinosis is often a widespread term used for these types of reactions. It can occur in any animal. Animals which are most at risk of experiencing such reactions are these which were not in excellent health at the time from the vaccinations. Unhealthy animals should never be vaccinated.

    But wait, there’s added (as the saying goes) … the guidelines went on to find that there is no scientific documentation to back up label claims for annual administration of MLV (modified live virus) vaccines. Yes, NO scientific documentation to assistance annual vaccinations!

    Puppies obtain antibodies through their mothers milk, that is active for the very first 8 to 14 weeks of puppies’ lives. A series of vaccinations ought to be granted starting at 8 weeks and offered 3 to 4 weeks apart up to 16 weeks of age – so a maximum of 4 vaccinations among the ages of 8 and 16 weeks. A further vaccination offered sometime following 6 months of age (usually on the age of 1 year 4 months) will then supply lifetime immunity.

    Yes, lifetime immunity.

    So why are we nevertheless being misled into believing that annual vaccinations for animals are needed?

    Why indeed. You will find a combination of reasons, which includes –

    (a) ignorance within the part of vets (although as time goes on, there is less and a smaller amount excuse for this type of ignorance),

    (b) unwillingness to trust pet owners to bring their pets in for an annual health checkup and using the spectre of “required” annual vaccinations as the means to get pet owners to bring their pets in,

    (c) profits.

    Will you succumb on the continued pressure to vaccinate your pet unnecessarily every year, or will you take a stand and advise your vet that you do not wish to vaccinate your pet any additional. (Of course, you should always discuss the matter with your vet, as it is of amazing importance to have a vet you possibly can work with in relation on the holistic health of your pet. Annual checkups are crucial, and you also never know when you’ll should call on your vet if your pet is injured or gets sick).

    If your vet won’t support your choice not to vaccinate your adult dog or cat, then find a vet who will. Titer tests are an alternative that your vet might suggest, and you could wish to consider. Titers test the blood for antibodies, which can reassure you that a “booster” vaccination is not necessary.

    Definitely you can find laws which have to be changed – including the laws which currently govern boarding kennels in many areas, which demand any animal boarded to become “up to date” with its annual vaccinations. This is obviously a problem for people who require to board their pets. Some kennels will accept homeopathic vaccinations for example homeopathic distemper remedies and homeopathic kennel cough remedies, but many won’t and do not have the Dog Collars.

    Rabies vaccinations are also law in many places. But what you may possibly not know is that you can request a smaller dose. And here’s a tip that one of my readers gave me – press a slice of lemon within the injection webpage instantly right after the small dose is provided – it can lessen the effect by drawing back out the residue of the vaccine left near the surface. Of course, you’ll require to discuss these strategies with your vet to make certain that your vet will assist your decision. And again, if not, find a vet who will.

     
  • Guest_Poster 8:00 pm on January 16, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Christmas Hat,   

    Tess the Cute Dog 

    This is a picture of Tess the dog

    Tess the Dog

    Doesn’t she look great with that hat on! Though the pic is upside down.

     
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