'70½ BBG Gremlin begins it's journey to rebirth

This is where a shop like this is better. They don't have 30 cars all apart and collision jobs bumping the que. 

Buyers remorse.  If you weren't thinking things over after a major step like this it would be strange.  Like you said, you planned for this (financially and specific to the car).  And its good that its not right around the corner, or you would be stopping by and getting more anxious.  Now you get to do other stuff for a few months.  

Mopar_guy wrote: It sounds like you found a good shop. I wish you the best of luck. As far as spending the money in your current state of unemployment, since it sounds like you've planned for this for years and have the money saved, if you don't take the chance at some point, it'll never get done. Another way to look at it is that a completed Gremlin is worth a whole lot more than one that's half torn apart if something would force you to liquidate some assets but I sure hope that doesn't happen.

I've had a buyer lined up for my Shelby Daytona for over a year now. If the border would open, she could buy it and that would help tremendously.  And as much as I love the car and have wanted one since my larval stage.... I don't *NEED* six cars. I'd rather concentrate on my trio of AMC's.

My cousin Lloyd always sez:  "Take a chance... $hit yer pants."  And that totally describes this situation.
If I wait any longer, the Gremlin may have not been a viable candidate for restoration. Even as it is, a couple of my friends were suggesting maybe I find a more solid shell.  But then.... you're spending money travelling and chances are, another shell will have the same issues.  The funny part is.... from the looks of everything, this car is still wearing it's OE sheet metal.  That's pretty unusual if you ask me

I'm still not 100% convinced this is the Gremlin for me.  To be honest, I'd sort of rather have a '72 or '73.... V8 would be nice.  Power Steering and Brakes would be a definite plus. I've felt more like this cars' care-taker than it's owner.  I've been very protective of it. I've turned down so many offers I couldn't even begin to count.  Many of those offers were from people who didn't care one bit about the cars' significance.  They just wanted to gut it, paint it flat black, stuff a chevy V8 in it and take it dirt-track racing. No sir.  Go get something worthless for that.

An almost all-original Big Bad Green Gremlin is .... unheard of.  It's right up there with BBG Rebel Machines which I think there's only 2 of those.  This car is (to my knowledge) one-of-three. 

I'm fairly certain if there were other BBG Gremlins out there, people would come forward.  You know, this gives me an idea.... I think I should start some kind of registry for Big Bad Cars.  I know of several BBO and BBB Gremlins.... but only the three BBG.


Edited by Fluffy73 - Jul/08/2021 at 8:02pm

Since everything is apart, I might as well work on a few things.  One of such items that needed attention were the door cards next to the back seat.  My original ones were warped and the vinyl shrunk so much that they wouldn't even cover the cardboard anymore. So, when I had the seats done, I had the upholsterer do these back side panels as well. However, the same problem reared it's ugly head: the vinyl just would not stay glued to the backing.

I've had this happen before. Sometimes hot glue works.  Sometimes you have to get medieval on this sort of thing.  Do you know what I find works best???  Windshield Butyl.

I should have taken some before pictures. The peeling wasn't all that bad, but as usual, the worst of it was right along the top - right on show for everyone to see.

Maybe #4?