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WePurrsevere

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7. I've owned 2 (used) Gremlins & 2 (used) Pinto Wagons...
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 06:08 AM
Jun 2019

I absolutely loved both cars, put a lot of miles on and beat them both, but 'young love' sentiment leans me heavily towards the AMC Gremlin.

The Ford Pinto the Molotov cocktail of cars. comradebillyboy Jun 2019 #1
+1 ... and why I'd take the Gremlin. But this is what I drove: Auggie Jun 2019 #8
Not a bit worse than others of it's era. Mopar151 Jul 2019 #46
Chevettes? Auggie Jul 2019 #52
A piss-poor try at that Mopar151 Jul 2019 #58
I had a 76 Chevette. Automatic. What a piece of crap. yellowcanine Jul 2019 #60
We did have one Gremlin in our family, TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #2
My Dad was not a car guy, he'd have a company car and would eventually buy it Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #3
We had a '66 Falcon in my youth with "three on the tree". Bob Loblaw Jun 2019 #17
Of the three Ford Falcons in the family, TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #20
Yeah, I remember "helping" dad Bob Loblaw Jun 2019 #23
One of my dads friends still had a 70's AMC Pacer in the mid 80's and I'll tell ya mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #4
I certainly remember the Pacer! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #5
i was just thinking of the pacer . AllaN01Bear Jun 2019 #24
I had a girlfriend who had a Pacer Danascot Jun 2019 #42
Aesthetically, neither is pleasing to the eye True Dough Jun 2019 #6
I've owned 2 (used) Gremlins & 2 (used) Pinto Wagons... WePurrsevere Jun 2019 #7
No love for the Chevy Vega? (nt) NeoGreen Jun 2019 #9
I owned one ChazInAz Jun 2019 #11
Sounds like you had a pretty special and intimate relationship with this... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #12
I sure remember Vegas, they were a very popular car! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #32
Very little... Mopar151 Jul 2019 #47
Gremlin...both were planned obsolete the day they left the lot... Tikki Jun 2019 #10
My husband had a Pinto mgardener Jun 2019 #13
"Do you know what kind of women you get in heaven by driving a Ford Pinto?" rocktivity Jun 2019 #14
I had a Gremlin MrScorpio Jun 2019 #15
That's the one I voted for on this article Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #34
I had a Pinto. murielm99 Jun 2019 #16
Vegas! Let me tell you..... machoneman Jun 2019 #18
Guess where Vegas were built.... Ohiogal Jun 2019 #19
You tell 'em OG. JohnnyRingo Jun 2019 #22
I replaced a head gasket on a ten month old Vega and the front fender I was bending..... EarnestPutz Jun 2019 #25
Wow -- that was one big lemon. Auggie Jul 2019 #53
I love Jalopnik. JohnnyRingo Jun 2019 #21
Thanks! I thought this was a pretty clever article Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #33
Pintos had an unfortunate tendency to blow up. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #26
Only when you tap the rear bumper. cos dem Jul 2019 #51
I had a 1976 Gremlin customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #27
Pinto had two engine options - a 1600 cc engine based on a British design and.... EarnestPutz Jun 2019 #28
Pretty bad? Mopar151 Jul 2019 #48
As much as I hate to admit it to a "Mopar" guy, you are right. In my own defense.... EarnestPutz Jul 2019 #49
Also the basic block of two Pedigreed Cosworths, and the "Lotus" twincam Mopar151 Jul 2019 #50
I had a Bobcat (a Mercury Pinto) and a Pinto; both were great cars that I liked a lot. NBachers Jun 2019 #29
We had a green 1970 Gremlin ThoughtCriminal Jun 2019 #30
Hey just a minute there... The Figment Jun 2019 #31
My friend had a green 1974 Gremlin kimbutgar Jun 2019 #35
Gotta go with the Pinto. WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2019 #36
Vauxhall Brexit trusty elf Jun 2019 #37
That does look like it really is "unsafe at any speed!" Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #39
Neither of them hold a candle in the ugliness department compared to this bug-eyed monstrosity. cos dem Jul 2019 #54
That just don't look kosher. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #40
Wish I had my mom's 62 Corvair mountain grammy Jun 2019 #38
Learned to drive in a Corvair also. Perfect size and cool car. Hoyt Jul 2019 #59
'60 Falcon, six cylinder, automatic. 60mph (downhill) keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #41
I'll go with the pinto bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #43
I had two Ford Pintos Captain Zero Jun 2019 #44
Say what you will about the Gremlin, the Vega and the Pinto pecosbob Jun 2019 #45
Bought a new 1974 Pinto Wagon. GP6971 Jul 2019 #55
Gremlins were very, very heavy for their size. Don't know why. yonder Jul 2019 #56
Under the funky style Mopar151 Nov 2019 #62
Although a hot rodder and and drag racer gibraltar72 Jul 2019 #57
My father had a Mercury Bobcat (a Pinto with a fancy grille). Eugene Jul 2019 #61
Pinto SunshineState70 Apr 2020 #63
where's the rest of your car toots.. stuntgirl56 Oct 2020 #64
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