[This story originally appeared in the Fall 2010 issue of MotorTrend Classic] A big, nasty storm struck the American automotive market in 1959. It washed some 615,131 imported cars ashore, breaching ...

It’s hard to think of a car that more perfectly encapsulates the seismic changes that would shake the American auto industry in the 1970s than the AMC Gremlin. Like some sort of walking fish, it ...

Few cars have more ignoble roots than the AMC Gremlin. It was named for the mythical creatures said to be responsible for crashing airplanes and breaking machinery. It was introduced to the public on ...

That's where we discovered Ben Wrasse and his unique 1971 AMC Gremlin street freak. Traditionalists often think of AMC's lowly Gremlin as a throw-away car, and for decades, it was. But in the hands of ...

Novelist C. S. Lewis once wrote, "You never know what you can do until you try, and very few try unless they have to." When Bill Moss was repeatedly beat in heads-up street races back in the late '80s ...

AMC = not cool. At least that's what enthusiasts who follow any of the Big Three brands would like you to believe. Remember the Gremlin? Yeah, these people like to make fun of that poor thing. But ...

Built from 1970 to 1978, the AMC Gremlin is regarded as one of America's worst cars. Yup, you'd be hard-pressed to find a "top 10 worst vehicles ever built" that doesn't include the Gremlin and its ...