Will an ABANDONED AMC Run & Drive Home After 36 YEARS!? - Gremlin X Revival 

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I really like how Kevin rolls right up to the sidewalk by the store and dumps antifreeze all over the place then goes inside and buys an ice cream. Classy...

What a find. I'm a fellow Iowan, live about a half hour north of ya. About 20 years ago I had a neighbor give me a 1970 Amc Hornet that had been in their machine shed since the 80s. I messed around with it off and on over a few weeks and got it running and driving, it's been a fair weather cruiser for me ever since. it's almost the same green exterior color with red and green plaid interior. It has the smaller 232 inline 6 and a 4 speed. It's not a fast car, it's not a "cool" car, but pretty much everytime I drive it anywhere a random old timer will wonder over and tell me about how they haven't seen an Amc in decades and ask me all about it, people still seem to have a sweet spot in their hearts for them.

I have a 72 waiting for the engine to be put together and re-installed. Factory air, my grandparents purchased it brand new off the lot in 72. Watching this definitely gives me a reason to get the work done.

Wow. This is the first time I saw this channel. I was attracted because a coworker of mine waaaay back in high school drove a gremlin. His was a ‘semi automatic’ but the color green no matter what! I don’t know ANYTHING about cars, and I am still astonished that it would even start let alone run. I am inspired to learn more about vehicles. Especially those from our past. If this old Gremlin could work after decades of neglect, then it proves that anything is possible with a little know how ✌️❤️🔥

I miss sick factory stripes like this. The paint job is awesome.

Can’t wait to watch all of this. We’re actually recovering a 1967 AMC rebel SST next week, so this is pretty damn cool. UPDATE: Guy who has the car won’t be able to see us for a month, so I’m going to try to push out the first video in the next week. Stay tuned!

Thank you! This video made me miss my first car: 1976 AMC Gremlin. I drove the wheels off that car. Truly a car I could work on. I replaced the brakes, water pump, radiator among other minor fixes. Lots of room in the engine bay. What a car!

The color and design of the AMC is very nice and rare. You will not find any other cars like that on the road. You are lucky to have a nice body car like that

This summers gonna be fun with this channel.❤

The bit at 40:15 when you start walking back from picking up the wrench and the sight of the car sitting on its own in the environment from a distance hits you is SO wholesome, I love that feeling

I've heard many people complain about AMC cars, but I absolutely loved the Pacer!

As a huge hot wheels collector of gremlins, this video was absolutely fantastic!! Thank you! Safe travels!!!

Dude that Gremlin is AWESOME. I'd love to see more of it!!!

I worked at a Pontiac/AMC dealership back in the 70's. Those engines were pretty good. The only thing I saw was hi-oil consumption due to bad valve stem seals. I replaced a TON of them. I owned a Hornet Wagon, which is pretty much the same car, just longer. As simple and reliable as a 16 oz Stanley Claw Hammer.

What an incredible find. Couldn't believe it when you had it idling nicely after sitting for so long.

You're not the only one that loves a gremmie way more than you'd expect. Theyre pretty cool little cars. Shockingly, shockingly heavy. Like 3800lbs. But very cool.

Cool fact, my grandfather was a foreman in one of the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania steel mills that made the metal for AMC. It's very likely my grandfather passed off the steel this car was made out of.

So surprised you got it running so quick. Love this little AMC. Remember these when i was a kid.

LOVE that car! I'm 59 and wish my buddy Carey would have kept his Gremlin for 36 years. Those were the days, swimming at the quarry and drinking Little Kings in the Gremlin on the way home in Toledo. ... Good times!

My first NEW CAR in 1976 was a Gremlin. Didn't take long for me to put a set of Hooker headers, dual exhaust with cutouts, three duces and an Edelbrock intake on it. 50's on the rear, 60's on the front. It was a mean, green, screaming machine! Miss my old ride, just watching this video!

You know summer time is here when Kevin and mook are doing some badass revivals

This is great! I used to own a 1973 Gremlin X that had a 301 V-8 with a 3-speed stick in it. Had a factory 350 rear in it. It was a little screamer on the road. Poor gas mileage due to the V-8 and the 350 rear, but FUN to drive. Lots of luck with this beauty.

I bought one of those when they first came out. It was not a bad car. It rode nice, got very good gas mileage, it was pretty quick. If I remember correctly it had a 20-gallon tank gas tank.

I would love to see an actual engine build series on your channel. Going into detail on the process like Freiburger and Dulcich did a number of years ago on MT+. It was a great series but not the easiest to find on there and I think watching you do the same thing would be absolutely spectacular!

WOKE UP FEELING anxious really low but there's certain channels that cheer me up and to see ive got a whole hour of Kev to take my mind off things is a real relief

How did you know that we would ever need an hour long video? 😲 I'm impressed with how well these run on startup!

I grew up driving around with my Dad in a purple 73 Gremlin X. This brings back memories!

Mook and Kevin you have the best 😂channels I've seen. Gremlins are great for the future. See you next week.

This one hurts my heart. My grandpa had an old AMC Gremlin, and he loved that thing. After he passed, my grandma sold it and the family talks about it often. It was nothing special, far from perfect. He used sheet metal and pop rivets to patch all the rust holes, so it was all faded yellow and aluminum paneling. Lots of memories growing up riding in that car. Thanks for the memories.

I remember having to change the head gasket of my brothers 74 Gremlin that was black on green in the middle of winter when I was 18. Darn the memories of the pain I went through Michigan winter and snowing but I do remember having a blast spending time with my brother back then. 31 year old memories gave me a nice smile. Great video.

Brings back memories! I bought a 1974 Gremlin X brand new in 1974 and loved it! Mine had the 232 engine with 3-speed stick, and it was pretty snappy. It always ran well, but rusted out from under me by 1978 0r 79. One of my most vivid memories of that car was when, on a sub-zero day here un upstate NY, my wife and went to a store in a town about 30 miles north of home. The driver's door had rusted so that I had to lift up on it in order to open or close it, and when I got back in to start for home, I shut the door and the entire drivers side window shattered into tiny pieces, landing right in my lap! the door had rusted right through at the window posts. Cold ride home!

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers bro been a while since I saw your video

I love these recovery videos! Its so cool finding something that everybody thinks is lost forever and bring it back to life.

I really enjoyed this video! Never owned a Gremlin, had a friend with a Pacer. but I would love to see this little gem restored some and it would be great to see the progress. Thanks Kevin, thanks Mook!

Ive been watching your videos for many years now and they are consistantly very good , I'm never disappointed , respect to you both of you

I really enjoyed this video , I like how you took a junk car and try to bring it back to life, thanks

it's crazy and amazing how you start watching a bunch of separate people on youtube and then they all start interacting and making videos with eachother.

Gremlins are awesome, please, if you can, keep any and all gremlin content coming. There’s not much footage on these cars and I think they are super underrated and overlooked. Super quirky and super cool. Best content in my opinion is the weird stuff just like this

You are # 1 my friend !!! I have learned plenty from your ways

I bought a Gremlin Levi edition in 2013 from a gentleman that took care of an old movie theater in downtown Odessa Texas. As a matter of fact the Gremlin was stored in that old movie theater . It is a 6 cylinder 258 , automatic transmission. I have redone the interior , rebuilt the engine and transmission. The outside is okay but old, no rust. I haven’t painted it but yet lots of people want to buy it. Most everyone that talks to me at the gas station had one at sometime or knowns someone that had one. Did y’all know that the second George Bush had a Levi edition Gremlin while his father was president of the United States. While in Washington he went to pickup a girl on a date in the Gremlin . She was NOT impressed.

This is a true 1974 Barn Find Survivor! Never knew I needed Gremlin X content in my life, but it's such a kool looking car! We all need to see content on this monthly, if not weekly. Great find Kevin and Mook!

In a few weeks I’m going to be visiting a 1959 Canadian GMC with a 235 and trying to get it going. I forgot about the boat tank for fuel, that’s a great idea and that’s what I’m going to get. One exhaust valve is stuck but it did spin over.

I wanted a Gremlin when I was a kid. They used to have them with small portal windows in the 70's with wild paint jobs. Most of AMC cars got bad raps for their styling but I think they were just ahead of their time. They are like fine wine and only get better with age.

Excellent video, I was on the edge of my seat at the end thinking it was going to break down a football throw from your home!

Before cranking the engine that was sitting for a long time it's better to take spark plugs out and put some motor oil into cylinders. That will definitely help to save cylinder walls during the very first piston moves and create so called oil compression in the case if piston rings are worn and weak.

I'd love to see a full revival of this car!

From Cedar Falls but live in Mississippi and have a good chunk of my life. I enjoy watching you guys drive back home through Iowa aboit as much as I do watching you work on the cars. Always reminds me of driving home to visit family. Coming up from Missouri through Keokuk and everything was my path. Keep it up ya'll!

Be nice to see a full rebuild of this engine and restoration of this car

The body on that car is in such great shape! I hope there will be more episodes on this one!

I used to hate those cars but they've grown on me. Can't wait to see more on it!

OMG!! I actually owned one of these in college back in 83, and it was the very same color. Was a blast to drive, and the back end served as a great place to throw your empties on those cruising nights.

18:11 lol the one that held air for decades is the one that doesnt wanna move 😂

I really appreciate how you apply comprehended textbook knowledge to new situations i.e. the way Mopar transmissions lube. School changes a repairman into an actual mechanic faster than turning wrenches and learning by mistakes.

Whenever I take my Yugo to our local orileys or any gas station I always get people coming up to me lol. The 9 hour drive home from where I bought it in TN in 2019 was filled with thumbs up from truckers.

Gremlins is one of the best ones that AMC produced. I wish they still made them like this

You have no idea how furious I am that I'm all caught up on your videos! 😂

I'm currently in the Air Force, and that sticker you have on the back glass is from my career field, Munitions "Ammo." Noticed it when you first walked to the back of the car at the beginning of the video, really cool.

Had a '74 Gremlin and loved that car! It was my first new car I owned.

Kevin....I appreciate you so much for this Video...I have been an AMC Gremlin owner since i was 13years old...My 1st one was a 1973 AMC Gremlin that was given to my by my late grandfather (fully loaded 258 auto car) he bought it off the father of my best friend (he still is my best friend to this day) car had been sitting for a very long time so we pulled the engine/transmission out bought a 93 Dodge 9 passenger van for the drivetrain to go in it...but unfortunately other projects always came before it so she never got finished...& The 2nd one i bought for $900 after saving up my pay checks from my job as a paintball ref...Drove almost 2hrs 1 way to get it...Its a 1970 Base model with a 199 & 3 speed manual... Unfortunately the previous owner had put water in it instead of Antifreeze & the block full of water froze & cracked the head & block....So im currently in the process of starting both projects back up...The 73 is going to be getting the 5.9 with the auto just like pop wanted...BUT...the 70 is going to be getting a K series Honda Engine mated to a world class T5 & used as a daily driver....So with all of that being said....I would absolutely LOVE to add yours to my collection...if you're interested in selling it please let have the honor of looking after such a beautiful gem of American Motors history!!!!

I had a relative who had one of those. That little six ran strong. It had a lot of torque and would accelerate quite nicely. They were a fun car.

I love when you guys do cars like this, the oddities. I'd honestly love to see you guys go back to the farm where you got the S10 and the GMC 1500 from and work on the Buicks. Those 3800s are indestructible and have a semi following now, especially the forward hooded one. I'm working on a Celebrity myself and they're classic GM, will run forever, the rest just comes off over time.

Power washing a car that's been sitting that long has got to be super satisfying! Love your and Mook's videos! Thanks!

I was in High School when the Gremlin first came out and took one for a test drive. It was a 3 on the floor and had a dealer installed(?) fabric sunroof like the older VWs did. I loved it but being the broke ass kid that I was...it wasn't to be had. This one is definitely a keeper and I'm looking forward to more videos. from the both of you. You are both so positive and have great sense of humor. I also have an Iowa connection. I was born in Clarinda down in the SW corner of the state and still have relatives scattered around there. I used to spend my summers at my Grandma's as a kid and loved the small town atmosphere. Keep the videos coming and I'll be watching.

My first car was a '73 w/ 4.2 in mid 80's Loved that car, never let me down. I did however drop a 304, 3- speed in it out of a Levi's edition. Retained original rearend and ate Mustang 5.0's and Nissan 300x's for breakfast light to light. Seeing you revive this gem (not crap car) brought a tear to my eyes. Thank You so much!!

Those old Inline AMC motors are such good engines its sad to see so few on the road anymore best jeep engine ever made

This episode brought back memories. Way back when I owned a used Gremlin that ran great after a little work. On the way back from Montreal to Long Island, I heard the distinctive sound of a belt being thrown. Since my steering was fine, I knew it was the fanbelt. I pulled over to make sure the belt was clear and wouldn't take out anything else. The water pump was seized. I had a good 10 miles to the next exit, so I started driving. I quickly realized the temp stayed normal if I maintained 60 mph. Since it was late at night with little traffic, I just kept going. No problem doing the last 200 miles.

I purchased a 68 wagoneer from Iowa a year and a half ago. It had sat for 28 years. My dad and I got it running within a week. Always love the feeling.

My uncle worked at Overland Park AMC/Jeep back in the day and I remember seeing these new on the lot. Always liked the quirkiness of these. looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

Neat little car... A survivor. I'm 45 and my very first ride in a car was in a Gremlin that my folks had at the time, Up through the 80s they were plentiful then most of them went to rust away or get crushed. This car is nice enough to be worth a new interior and all the other work.

Gremlins are one of my fav lil nuggets of a car 💙

Great husband and wife Team. Love the show Thanks. 😊

Would love to see more of this gremlin, it looks like such a great/ fun project, great job guys!

A win for AMC 's gremlin. That shot on the road when you got out for the wrench was really cool. The green , a favorite color of mine , and the black wheels was the right look for that car. Get proper tires and leave it alone , well maybe nice redo on interior. Very cool car. ❤👍👍👍✌

Such a cool video. Love the Gremlin!

Awesome video. You done a great job. I'd love to own this car fully restored.

Tip for cooling down an overheated engine: don’t open the radiator cap, keep the engine running, then take a coke bottle filled with water and drizzle over the top of the radiator. It will cool down in no time and be a lot less dangerous.

Years ago Hot Rod Magazine did an article about a Pacer-X that had a 4.0l Fuel injected transplant done. This would be an AWESOME swap to do in the Gremlin.

Kevin, you are not weird. I loved the looks of those. I had a 1972 gremlin Orange with black grill and black striping on the side. It had a factory 304 V8 two barrel. It ran awesome. It had a shift kit. Second gear rubber was easy. You could set it a stoplight and just posi the two tires very slowly and make the weirdest squeal noise lol until I wrecked it when somebody cut me off in fort Wayne doing 45 I locked up the brakes went sideways into a guardrail. Hit so hard at buckled the rear floorboards and I bent the steering column and push the dash up against the glass. No seatbelt. But I still walked away from it. I've watched almost all your videos. I feel like I know you. You would be so easy to talk to if I ever ran into you. Keep up the great work

I always get your videos recommended & im into car resto videos but for whatever reason i never watched one...basically im mad that ive been missing out. You are hilarious

Watching Kevin fall in love with the Gremlin the more he drove it was awesome! I had a '75 briefly and loved it, wish I still had it. ☹️

That's a neat little ride. There's something about old school 2-door hatch/coupes that are just plain fun.

Wow! Memories! I had a '72 with a 3 speed that someone GAVE me. It was a big hunk of rust, but it ran like crazy! 😊

I love the green with the black wheels and no beauty rings.

When I look at the time for the vid and if it's over 40 minutes I celebrate Look at me im famous

i’m not doing so hot and your videos keep me going. keep up the hard work

Love the video brings back memories I had the AMC Eagle bought out of the showcase had the switch in the car to put it in 4 wheel drive loved it 4 of the 9 kids drove awesome job thank you 😊

I want one of these so bad. They were new cars when I was a kid. I always liked them. LOVE the Roadkill Hemi Gremmie!

Yes yes yes yes YESSSSS another AMC and a GREAT choice this time! Love this thing... and we have some reallllly good ideas for this thing once you're done making it home! Think of the fun we could have if we did just a FEW minor upgrades for power and enjoyability... we need to discuss! OR just sell it to us ;)

My first three cars when I was 16 were Gremlins. I absolutely loved all of them but of course at the time I didn’t appreciate them. I would love to find one again at an affordable price. Love the car buddy. I am definitely envious.

You are gonna love new shocks. I had a blue one of those. Great hill climber. Works great off road. My car was fast, nimble and a sleeper. She's a keeper.

I LOVE AMC's! They are so awesome!

After that pressure washing and bath man that green paint is quite gorgeous

I absolutely LOVE this 'Rated X' adventure with the Gremlin, so jealous because it's so rust-free! I have a '74 AMC Matador coupe the exact same interior/exterior color combo, drivetrain,a d factory a/c that I did basically the same thing you did in your video a few years back to get her home under her own power after sitting for MANY years! On the way back home some chap pulled up next to me at a traffic light and offered to buy it on the spot as his dad had one just like it back in the day and his dad (and he) LOVED that car from new and all the years his family had it! I miss AMC, Marlins, Matadors and Gremmies forever... ❤

Thanks for getting this car running…. I had its cousin… ‘77 AMC Hornet…. Brings back good memories

Next time turn on heater to check if engine has water. The heater bi- pass the radiator. Should heat drops slowly while heater full blast. There is good chance water pump impeller or you out of water. Great way for new engines or rebuilds to make sure fluid in engine. Also it’s impossible to touch any part of cat if over 212 F. Your finger tips is very accurate gauge. If you can hold 5 secs it’s probably 160 F. I owned a radiator auto repair shop before. Aaa Radiator in San Francisco calif

It's amazing to see you get the Gremlin to its new home running as shakey as it did. Not that there was any doubt you would, one way or another. I watched Dal'un at PBG do some body work on the 'Silver Dollar' Silverado tonight and there was a teaser referencing the up and coming collaboration for our vtewing pleasure next week. Looking forward to that for sure. I'm guessing as of this moment you're on your way, so stay safe and have too much fun, it is possible. Good night all.

Never thought the day would come when 2 of my favorite RU-vidrs would do a collab, ad they’re from 2 completely different worlds. Can’t wait!!

I owned a 1971 Gremin X. I bought it before I went into the Navy and traded in on an AMC Pacer Wagon after I got out of the Navy 6 years later. I t was a great little car but with a budding family I needed to upgrade. The Pacer was new and was on the dealership lot for 2 years. Needless to say I got a good deal as everyone thought it was ugly. I drove it for another 10 years before I got rid of it .

Was that part of the Prestone Radiator Flush process? Loved Mook's reaction"...there's chunks!"