Killing time

[Grimracer]

To kill some time over the last few weeks my new build.

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

been a fan of this car for a long time

here's my favorite photo of it

 

[Grimracer]

WOW.. great find.. Hydros and AMCs.. does not get anymore "Vintage" then that!..

Grim

 

[TimothyJones]

I used to have a Gremlin and loved it.

3 speed, straight 6 and ran 18.60 quarter mile

 

[Grimracer]

DID NOT NEED TO GO FAST.. to have a great time in a Gremlin.. BUT.. if it was fast bonus!

Grim

 

[HTV Boats]

I towed my Hydrostream to the OPC closed course nationals in 1976 with a 72 Hornet wagon. AMC inline six!!! Jay was in process in Paulettes tummy and she was not happy sleeping in the Hornet on the trip. Got stopped by Cook County sheriff going thru Chicago at 2 am. $20 over the back seat of the squad car and I was on my way. That Hornet lives on in infamy. Kool build Mike now duplicate it full size.

Mic

 

[chad green]

I towed my Hydrostream to the OPC closed course nationals in 1976 with a 72 Hornet wagon. AMC inline six!!! Jay was in process in Paulettes tummy and she was not happy sleeping in the Hornet on the trip. Got stopped by Cook County sheriff going thru Chicago at 2 am. $20 over the back seat of the squad car and I was on my way. That Hornet lives on in infamy. Kool build Mike now duplicate it full size.

Mic

Htv I'm assuming you are referring to the OPC nats in Kankakee? Sad to say after the long stretch of my home town hosting this event the city along with the k3 boat club decided to let it go. Htv where are you from?

 

[Grimracer]

Great Story Mic....

Grim

 

[Steve P]

My first car was a 1972 Gremlin X. It was a great little car. I will have to see if I can find a picture.

 

[Grimracer]

Lets see it!.. hope you can find it..

My frist was a 1972 Vega.. We yanked out the 4 and did a V8 (327) swap.. (yep.. I am one of those guys)

Grim

 

[El Zorro]

Don Hardy Race Cars in Floydada, Texas had a conversion kit to put the SBC's in the Vega. Made things a bit easier. You just had to know how to transfer the weight to the rear wheels to get the car to hook up. Cool topic here, guys!

Dick Tyndall

 

[Robert Pickard]

My first car was a Mustang 289 high performance oh a 66

 

[Grimracer]

dude.. BUILD A MODEL OF IT! Very cool!

I built a model (years ago) of a SCrambler KNOWING I would some day own one.. great fun

 

[john schultheis]

I have a 74 Vega with a V8. It was a pain in the you know what to do! Never again!! I'll put a big block in my model A before I do another V8 swap!

 

[Grimracer]

Very cool.. Love that swap...

here you go..

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDLCB&P=7

 

[john schultheis]

I've never seen that one before. I may have to build that next. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Grimracer]

I don't build in 1-20th scale but its not a bad looking kit.. the box art Is not all that great but the model looks to be nice.

Grim

 

[Grimracer]

next

 

[john schultheis]

I'll definitely be getting one of them

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

Wayne and Garth rocked this AMC

'SCHWING!"