Topic: The Man with the Golden Gun
Anyone every notice the huge AMC influence in this movie?
Not surprisingly, this movie is terrible.
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Anyone every notice the huge AMC influence in this movie?
Not surprisingly, this movie is terrible.
Yeah! As a kid, I saw a thrill show in Atlantic city around that time that featured an "Astro Spiral" jump like the one in the movie...also with a Hornet. The signage was painted upside down on the car. Don't know the driver, but the show featured a balloon jump by a guy named Joe Gerlach, as I recall. Grew up wanting a Gremlin as a result. In time, it wore off....
Grew up wanting a Gremlin as a result. In time, it wore off....
Parents gave me a Gremlin... the stigma never really ever washed off...
In time, it wears off, but ya gotta scrub hard...I recommend small British sports cars. Lots of gremlins....
Yeah! As a kid, I saw a thrill show in Atlantic city around that time that featured an "Astro Spiral" jump like the one in the movie...also with a Hornet. The signage was painted upside down on the car. Don't know the driver, but the show featured a balloon jump by a guy named Joe Gerlach, as I recall. Grew up wanting a Gremlin as a result. In time, it wore off....
Could you be thinking of Jay Milligan who did the stunt in the Bond movie and ran a stunt show about the same time?
I've been thinking a Gremlin would be an interesting Lemons car or better yet an Eagle SX/4.
I've been thinking a Gremlin would be an interesting Lemons car or better yet an Eagle SX/4.
The thought crossed my mind too... until I remember how it handled on the canyons up in the Sierras. Sheesh! A lot of fun to drive with a torquey 258 six (even with an automatic!), but you don't drive it so much as "suggest" which way to point, and hope the direction of travel eventually catches up without bitch-slapping you..
Then again... that might be an improvement over our current lemon.
I've been thinking a Gremlin would be an interesting Lemons car or better yet an Eagle SX/4.
A team tried to run a Gremlin at MSR Houston. It blew up. Repeatedly. But it was highly entertaining - the GremWow! covered in ShamWow towels. Thumbs up.
We had the indignity of being passed by GremWow Sunday when our mustang developed engine troubles. (banging head against wall)
We had the indignity of being passed by GremWow Sunday when our mustang developed engine troubles. (banging head against wall)
So you got to drive around looking at this... so sorry
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