On this retro episode of Ignition presented by Tire Rack, we revisit a Legend, the 1975 AMC Gremlin. Actually, this is Roadkill’s 1975 AMC Gremlin, and it looks the part. What’s it doing here ...

AMC introduced the Gremlin in 1970 with a pedestrian 3.3-liter inline-six. At launch, the car made a little over 100 horsepower, and AMC touted it as having "the best gas mileage of any production ...

The uglier people thought it was, the more I loved it actually. Now they love the car because they see what it became as ...

The AMC Gremlin is possibly the most oddball car of the late 20th century. To some, it has a face only a mother could love, and, to others, it is endlessly endearing.

On the flip side, the Gremlin didn't get a taste of the muscle car action of the early 1970s. The range-topping inline-six option of 1970 delivered only 145 horsepower, while the V8 mill that AMC ...

The Gremlin, however, wasn't really a compact car. Instead, in a move to save AMC development costs, it was a mid-size car (the Hornet) that had been reduced in overall length by chopping off much ...

The Gremlin actually earned generally positive reviews from the automotive press, and buyers responded positively, as well. AMC even saddled up a very ’70s Levi’s denim trim and interior package.

AMC won the race, introducing the Gremlin on April 1, 1970. GM and Ford followed shortly behind with the Chevrolet Vega and the Ford Pinto, respectively.

This 1974 AMC Gremlin got a V8 engine swap to ape the special-edition Randall-built XRs of the day.

It was a '71 AMC Gremlin that had been mildly massaged into a bracket racer by the shop owner. Moss was hot for the car but the guy didn't want to cut it loose.

Don't let it eat after midnight – AMC Gremlin reimagined Click above for high-res image gallery of Jeff Teague’s AMC Gremlin By Dan Roth Dec 4, 2008 10:30 AM EST Start the Conversation ...

This means that this year the AMC Gremlin celebrates 45 years since it first became available for the public. Needless to say it wasn’t an April Fools prank. Or was it?