Exactly what is the connection between gremlins and WWII? Even in cartoons, you see this little gremlin taking down Bugs Bunny and his plane. And if you know anything else about gremlins, include that too.
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...if you know anything else about gremlins, include that too.

My Gremlin looked like it had been rear-ended coming off of the assembly line. No rack and
pinion, no struts, no frame. It was so small that flipping the front seat forward to get in back
would honk the horn. The motor often quit if you took a hard right turn, and the vinyl on the
front seat was so slippery, that a hard left would slide the driver over to the passenger door.

The Matador, the Javelin, the Gremlin... what was AMC thinking?

;) Peace.

The Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary defines gremlin as (1) A mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in WWII to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties. (2) Any cause of difficulties, trouble, etc. [1925-30; of obscure origin; …later development perhaps affected by phonetic resemblance to goblin]

Goofy........

"The Matador, the Javelin, the Gremlin... what was AMC thinking?"

I bought a Levis Germlin with a 6 cyl engine and it was only about 3500.00 or so back then, that's one reason I bought it. I had no problems with it for over 6 years that weren't normal things that usually happen to any car. It was easy to drive, got over 26 MPG in the city and was pretty nifty with the hatch back. The suspension was the real problem for it wasn't that well designed for really going to quickly around corners but did a good enough job. They were trying to compete with the imported cars that were coming into America back then.

It’s like the little gnome that always steals your keys and hides them in weird spots. Or at least that's who I always blame it on. :p

- N