I too had an AMC Gremlin. A 1972 three on the floor hatchback model. My mom wouldn’t let me take it the day I walked out of her house holding a six pack of Schlitz. I still never looked back.
Mine was a ‘73 “Trans Am Orange”. <-—LOL
3 speed with the 258 straight 6.
Toughest, most dependable car I’ve ever had.
For a 2WD, it excelled at ‘swamping’ down in the river bottom.
I had a lot of good times in that car.
My ex used it as a trade in on a VW Rabbit and it got hauled to a junk yard in WV.
About 2 weeks later, my mom spotted it on I81, being driven by some young kid.
The odometer had stopped at 238K, probably a year or so before being traded in.
For all I know, that thing is still out there, somewhere....at least I hope so.
Good ol’ funny lookin’ car.
:)