At introduction the Gremlin came standard with a 199 CID inline six, 232 CID and 258 CID optional, and a 304 (5-liter) V8 available. The base engine was the best performer of all subcompacts at the time, and the optional engines didn't disappoint.
The Maverick I had was one of the most reliable cars ever , it never let me down . I’m sure the person that stole it , got good service out of it as well !🤪
I'll never understand the appeal of the VW Bug. It ran like it had an oversized lawnmower engine. Had no heat and was cramped. With no looks ,the rear engine in snow was the only advantage. The rear A.M. defrosters had to be put in the front.😢
I'd take any of these cars over the crap they're making now. These cars had steel bumpers, iron motors, and some plastic interior features. Now cars have plastic bumpers, engine parts, and all plastic interiors. New cars track your location, target you for advertising, require payment for subscriptions to use features, etc.
6:12 The Pinto was never offered with a 3-speed manual. Air conditioning, radio, and power brakes were optional on most cars in those days, as were automatic, and in many cases, a heater and electric wipers.
The Maverick was a good lookin cheap car. In later years base engine was the 300 cu inch with a 3 spd. It zipped. After 72 they got rid of the rust. I had a 72, never had any of the aforementioned problems. These speakers are using a script that doesn’t change vehicle to vehicle. Get real guys. Where is a domestic shit box today? We don’t make one. We need a Maverick, now! The producers of these series no little about vehicle. They repeat everything they have ever heard by every self proclaimed expert.
The Gremlin was dependable My art teacher drove her Gremlin to school for 20 years and never had a problem.Unlike the 2020 Ford lightings and 2020 Chevy Silverado's talk about JUNK!
I bought a 70 and half the first series in early 1970. I am sorry but it served me well for seven years and got good fuel economy and the engine was peppy and very dependable. I never had any problem with the interior fit and i enjoyed driving it.
The 78 Aspen wagon I had was the most reliable car I ever had It had 200k miles before the rust took its toll ,I never had any mechanical problems with it
A stupidly modified '64 Tbird convertible, with that rounded rear wheel opening. Plus, that flairbird series was an opulent personal luxury car, bought by many celebrities, and competed at the same price as a Jaguar E-type. It wasn't even slightly a crappy car or from the 70's. Especially compared to the low build quality GM and Chrysler were putting out.
The first new car I ever bought was a 71 Mercury Comet GT 302, automatic, bucket seats. I loved that car and that little 302 did not lack for get up and go. Never had one problem with it ever and I miss it to this day.
Gremlin is a kammback . Many compact SUVs are simarly truncated. Japanese subcompacts were tinny - but low cost helped them sell. More Pintos were sold than the entire '70s Toyota line. Dodge Aspen continued as M body through 1989
The Gremlin was not a "Crappy" car. You could get a V8 if you wanted performance, (I had one with an AMC 304cu V8), and yes they were cheap but they were much more reliable than most cheap American cars and they were easy to work on. Tiered of listing these as "Crappy". If you did not like the way they looked, OK but that is no reason to be listed as a bad car.
You forgot the AMC Pacer in that lineup. You know the fish bowl on wheels. You said the Gremlin looked like a car with back chopped off. My opinion it looked better than the AMC Pacer. The small Mustangs of the area were pretty bad to look at also.
What caused the North American cars to fail in the 1970;s was the fact that all American cars were aimed at performance, Nixen killed performance. They tried to go luxury but that was a joke that killed sales. Japanese cars of teh 1970s was not better quality.
The Gremlin was Gremlin, for it's looks. It wasn't a crappy car. They were made from AMC hornets. They only started selling the 4 banger because the Pacer stole sales. The Maverick was economy car that had FEW problems. The early Japanese Cars rust like Vegas! The VW Rabbit has horrible. All Fiats were horrible. Shall I go on.
Wow im old......i remember the x-11 as a kid......had a omni for three days , the tranny died in the three days, lucky i got my money back from the car lot. Never have owned a dodge product since then. 😮
Don’t lay all the blame at the door of the Pinto. It was an industry thing. Roger Smith thinking buyers being fascinated with quality would pass with time. Hey Roger, when UR wrong UR really wrong. The industry was in a mindset of profit, rust rot, horrible service recalls and constant visits to dealer to get the same thing fixed 3 or 4 times.
Under performance was not the fault of manufacturers. The government mandate and laws for the control of emissions resulted in much lower compression ratios and diminished camshaft profiles for emissions and attempts at economy without severe expensive structural changes.. The European and Japanese Autos were much lighter and weaker in structure but because of weight their economy and performance were better. Also the government reduced many requirements for emissions and other concerns for some imports that domestic manufacturers had to comply with. In addition there were auto union strikes that forced some corners to be cut in order to compete with the lower costing imports. To truly be fair then call them all crappy, styling doesn't make a car crappy, unpopular maybe, Fast cars are not superior as fuel and insurance costs are higher, and sometimes higher maintenance, again so not that popular. So it mostly comes to price, the 70's was in a recession, gas shortages the introduction of, low octane unleaded fuel and a 55 mph speed limit was in place, emissions were a bane to many owners and mechanics. There has never been any vehicle that never needs some kind of maintenance, or a repair on something,. Inflation and falling incomes resulted in many cars uncared for and neglected. Ralph Nader's unsafe at any speed was BS, the Corvair was no better or worse than Porsche or VW. Many autos were slandered so to speak and this hurt the image of US auto manufacturing. FYI the Corvair Corsas came with a factory turbocharger, .ahead of it's time. Overall the seventies was a time that had unusual tastes in fashion, autos, and architecture, interior and exterior, the cars simply reflect the times as they were.
People who don't know anything about cars or automotive history shouldn't be making videos about car history. Another video from this content maker to give a thumbs down to.
Obviously not, as Trump is the one who non-stop repeats the same false crap saying the same sentences over, and over, and over ad nauseum by rearranging the words - unless he completely lets the senility take over and flakes out, swaying to music for 40 minutes saying nothing in front of others.
@@mutleybird Apparently you haven't listened to Kameltoe's repetition of "I was raised in a middle class neighborhood with mowed lawns" as an answer to "Why are Americans worse off under your administration?"
@@bajaskier No matter how many singular examples you can show that she doesn't pay $50 to people to sit there, as many have confirmed is done for Trump rallies, they are STILL FAR LESS than the constant repetitions from Trump, with the same stories, and same false complaints that he knows riles you and his base up to be disrespectful to a woman you don't even know personally to call her names.
I loved my purple gremlin in-line six wish I still had it
At introduction the Gremlin came standard with a 199 CID inline six, 232 CID and 258 CID optional, and a 304 (5-liter) V8 available. The base engine was the best performer of all subcompacts at the time, and the optional engines didn't disappoint.
The Maverick I had was one of the most reliable cars ever , it never let me down . I’m sure the person that stole it , got good service out of it as well !🤪
Compared to the crap manufacturer are pushing now at ridiculous prices . These were great cars
You are right.
I'll never understand the appeal of the VW Bug. It ran like it had an oversized lawnmower engine. Had no heat and was cramped. With no looks ,the rear engine in snow was the only advantage.
The rear A.M. defrosters had to be put in the front.😢
These were the cars of my high school and entry level auto jobs. Thanks for the memories. We thought fixing them all the time was normal.
The Gremlin X was a fun little car, i had one that had the 304 8 cylinder and it was reliable, quick and fun to drive
I'd take any of these cars over the crap they're making now. These cars had steel bumpers, iron motors, and some plastic interior features. Now cars have plastic bumpers, engine parts, and all plastic interiors. New cars track your location, target you for advertising, require payment for subscriptions to use features, etc.
If only poor people could afford them WHY couldn't anyone else????
I’d rock a lot of these cars today! That Gremlin X a fun little car
6:12 The Pinto was never offered with a 3-speed manual. Air conditioning, radio, and power brakes were optional on most cars in those days, as were automatic, and in many cases, a heater and electric wipers.
The Maverick was a good lookin cheap car. In later years base engine was the 300 cu inch with a 3 spd. It zipped. After 72 they got rid of the rust. I had a 72, never had any of the aforementioned problems. These speakers are using a script that doesn’t change vehicle to vehicle. Get real guys. Where is a domestic shit box today? We don’t make one. We need a Maverick, now! The producers of these series no little about vehicle. They repeat everything they have ever heard by every self proclaimed expert.
The Gremlin was dependable My art teacher drove her Gremlin to school for 20 years and never had a problem.Unlike the 2020 Ford lightings and 2020 Chevy Silverado's talk about JUNK!
I bought a 70 and half the first series in early 1970. I am sorry but it served me well for seven years and got good fuel economy and the engine was peppy and very dependable. I never had any problem with the interior fit and i enjoyed driving it.
The 78 Aspen wagon I had was the most reliable car I ever had
It had 200k miles before the rust took its toll ,I never had any mechanical problems with it
They show a Thunderbird convertible but it is not there. Click bait!
A stupidly modified '64 Tbird convertible, with that rounded rear wheel opening. Plus, that flairbird series was an opulent personal luxury car, bought by many celebrities, and competed at the same price as a Jaguar E-type. It wasn't even slightly a crappy car or from the 70's. Especially compared to the low build quality GM and Chrysler were putting out.
The first new car I ever bought was a 71 Mercury Comet GT 302, automatic, bucket seats. I loved that car and that little 302 did not lack for get up and go. Never had one problem with it ever and I miss it to this day.
A Friend of mine had a gremlin that actually had a small block v8, pretty quick for the small car
Gremlin is a kammback . Many compact SUVs are simarly truncated.
Japanese subcompacts were tinny - but low cost helped them sell. More Pintos were sold than the entire '70s Toyota line.
Dodge Aspen continued as M body through 1989
And here I thought after buying “a new car” I had arrived! Guess I was poor after all 🤔🙄
The Gremlin was not a "Crappy" car. You could get a V8 if you wanted performance, (I had one with an AMC 304cu V8), and yes they were cheap but they
were much more reliable than most cheap American cars and they were easy to work on. Tiered of listing these as "Crappy".
If you did not like the way they looked, OK but that is no reason to be listed as a bad car.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN CRAP VIDEOS OF 2024
You forgot the AMC Pacer in that lineup. You know the fish bowl on wheels. You said the Gremlin looked like a car with back chopped off. My opinion it looked better than the AMC Pacer. The small Mustangs of the area were pretty bad to look at also.
If you cand afford buying any car you are not poor
What caused the North American cars to fail in the 1970;s was the fact that all American cars were aimed at performance, Nixen killed performance. They tried to go luxury but that was a joke that killed sales.
Japanese cars of teh 1970s was not better quality.
The Gremlin was Gremlin, for it's looks. It wasn't a crappy car. They were made from AMC hornets. They only started selling the 4 banger because the Pacer stole sales. The Maverick was economy car that had FEW problems. The early Japanese Cars rust like Vegas! The VW Rabbit has horrible. All Fiats were horrible. Shall I go on.
While discussing the Pinto, image at 6:59 is Mustang 2
This site really needs help,,,modified cars,wrong cars,decent cars (for the time) just miss-informed ,bad .
What a poorly scripted presentation! If you can't think of but three things to say, then repeat the same three things four times...
More AI misinformation, mispronounced words and just plain old crap!!!
Music did very little for this video..but cool cars
C,mon RUclips, you want to sensor someone.
They never made a convertible thunderbird that year.
Jesus Chrystler!
I liked the grimlin,pinto,maverick
Wow im old......i remember the x-11 as a kid......had a omni for three days , the tranny died in the three days, lucky i got my money back from the car lot. Never have owned a dodge product since then. 😮
Don’t lay all the blame at the door of the Pinto. It was an industry thing. Roger Smith thinking buyers being fascinated with quality would pass with time. Hey Roger, when UR wrong UR really wrong. The industry was in a mindset of profit, rust rot, horrible service recalls and constant visits to dealer to get the same thing fixed 3 or 4 times.
It's a shame that any of these cars weren't even exported to the former Soviet union and the eastern European countries 😕.
only poor people could afford??? The imports were probably cheaper.
I bought a 1970 Volkswagen Bug for 700 dollars in 1972. Foreign cars were cheaper
the main frame and stuff was solid on amc wide good motors but the others were cheaper n more mpg
Under performance was not the fault of manufacturers. The government mandate and laws for the control of emissions resulted in much lower compression ratios and diminished camshaft profiles for emissions and attempts at economy without severe expensive structural changes.. The European and Japanese Autos were much lighter and weaker in structure but because of weight their economy and performance were better. Also the government reduced many requirements for emissions and other concerns for some imports that domestic manufacturers had to comply with. In addition there were auto union strikes that forced some corners to be cut in order to compete with the lower costing imports. To truly be fair then call them all crappy, styling doesn't make a car crappy, unpopular maybe, Fast cars are not superior as fuel and insurance costs are higher, and sometimes higher maintenance, again so not that popular. So it mostly comes to price, the 70's was in a recession, gas shortages the introduction of, low octane unleaded fuel and a 55 mph speed limit was in place, emissions were a bane to many owners and mechanics. There has never been any vehicle that never needs some kind of maintenance, or a repair on something,. Inflation and falling incomes resulted in many cars uncared for and neglected. Ralph Nader's unsafe at any speed was BS, the Corvair was no better or worse than Porsche or VW. Many autos were slandered so to speak and this hurt the image of US auto manufacturing. FYI the Corvair Corsas came with a factory turbocharger, .ahead of it's time. Overall the seventies was a time that had unusual tastes in fashion, autos, and architecture, interior and exterior, the cars simply reflect the times as they were.
Don't forget the Chevy Vagar ! 😂? ! 😢 ?
Vega!
the corvair was before the greimlin
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Dodge ASPEN? You mean ASPIRIN!
Isn't it 'Funny' Being "Car Of The Year" Is like x""Death Kneel?
People who don't know anything about cars or automotive history shouldn't be making videos about car history. Another video from this content maker to give a thumbs down to.
Chevy Citation😩😫😣
Mostly B.S!!!!!
Why is your thumbnail of a '60s Thunderbord?
lol there gud more memorable then u
later yr volare aspen solid
Why, oh why do you keep saying the same sentences over, and over, and over ad nauseum by rearranging the words? Did Kamala Harris write this script?
Obviously not, as Trump is the one who non-stop repeats the same false crap saying the same sentences over, and over, and over ad nauseum by rearranging the words - unless he completely lets the senility take over and flakes out, swaying to music for 40 minutes saying nothing in front of others.
@@mutleybird Apparently you haven't listened to Kameltoe's repetition of "I was raised in a middle class neighborhood with mowed lawns" as an answer to "Why are Americans worse off under your administration?"
@@bajaskier No matter how many singular examples you can show that she doesn't pay $50 to people to sit there, as many have confirmed is done for Trump rallies, they are STILL FAR LESS than the constant repetitions from Trump, with the same stories, and same false complaints that he knows riles you and his base up to be disrespectful to a woman you don't even know personally to call her names.
You picked on the Maverick and the Pinto, but totally neglected to tell the world how bad the Ford E.X.P was The Biggest turd I ever own.
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