While visiting a garage sale a couple weekends ago, in a large industrial park in Eugene, Oregon, I was surprised seeing an off-white base model '77 AMC Gremlin in unusually good condition next to one building. Then on the other side, across from the Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning-laden garage sale (the guy was a definite collector and car guy who'd never heard of this site or Swifty's Garage), was this somewhat forlorn looking, yellow/black repaint, '74-'76 Gremlin X that had a fresh dent in it.
I got permission to take the photos at the industrial park manager's office (since the Gremlins weren't at the shop space the diecast was sold from), and it's nice to see some love for AMC in my town. (I'm surprised the everpresent hipsters and neo-beatnik types in Eugene haven't taken to AMC Gremlins, Pacers and Hornets they way they have Eagles, Wagoneers and 50s/60s Ramblers, let alone to base model Ford Falcons, Mercury Comets, JDM Delica/Hiace/Master Ace type vans, and Valiants/Darts, which lots of those types drive here)












I got permission to take the photos at the industrial park manager's office (since the Gremlins weren't at the shop space the diecast was sold from), and it's nice to see some love for AMC in my town. (I'm surprised the everpresent hipsters and neo-beatnik types in Eugene haven't taken to AMC Gremlins, Pacers and Hornets they way they have Eagles, Wagoneers and 50s/60s Ramblers, let alone to base model Ford Falcons, Mercury Comets, JDM Delica/Hiace/Master Ace type vans, and Valiants/Darts, which lots of those types drive here)
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