Our own Ed F. is famous

Ed Fernandez · 03-20-2011, 05:13 PM

Doug I'll still be the same old lovable fuzz ball I've always been.
Tom,those 401 KRs are far and few between now.There's no firm documentation from
the factory and a lot of the paper work from Randall is gone.They all started out as 304
V-8 cars though.There are a few around that the owners claim at original cars.
And for the price of the car you also got one way airfare to Mesa Az to pick up the caqr.
And Tom please,it's not a gremmy.That' word is like someone scratching a chalk board.
Bill they only made + or - 42 of them.And all were dealer constructed.
Jack,they're hard to sell as 401 KRs without any documentation.They can always be done
as a so called "tribute" car though.

Bob Bender · 03-20-2011, 05:27 PM

Do we call him MR. now ??

Ed Fernandez · 03-20-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Bender

Do we call him MR. now ??

It's Mr Fuzz Ball to you.

GarysZ24 · 03-20-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Bender

Do we call him MR. now ??

I've been calling him MR. ED for sometime now but humor aside, that's cool Ed that your car is famous, and you have a photo of your nice looking car in that thread (I'm a bit jealous)! I have to admit, since your car is also against the norm (as a stocker racer), I wish that AMC dealers would've been closer to where I lived in Denver than Chevrolet & Ford dealers were, because I would've been happy to own a Gremlin too (or even a Hornet)...my first wife had a '73 and it was fun to drive could've made an interesting race car too??? One benefit to buying one (even with the six-banger), would've been the option of being able to drop the 304 V8 into it...knowing me however, I would've stayed with the 6-banger to have something different...Cliffords Research was very famous during the 70's and they could've guided me to the parts needed to make that car quicker than my Cavalier....certainly easier to work on!!!

Tom keedle · 03-20-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Doug I'll still be the same old lovable fuzz ball I've always been.
Tom,those 401 KRs are far and few between now.There's no firm documentation from
the factory and a lot of the paper work from Randall is gone.They all started out as 304
V-8 cars though.There are a few around that the owners claim at original cars.
And for the price of the car you also got one way airfare to Mesa Az to pick up the caqr.
And Tom please,it's not a gremmy.That' word is like someone scratching a chalk board.
Bill they only made + or - 42 of them.And all were dealer constructed.
Jack,they're hard to sell as 401 KRs without any documentation.They can always be done
as a so called "tribute" car though.

actually, i got the story (about the KR GREMLINS) from the horses mouth
had him at a club meeting last fall, VERY interesting on how they got caught puting 401's in 'em..lets just say there wouldn't be any factory documents

Ed Wright · 03-20-2011, 09:22 PM

Dang Ed, I'm impressed!

Greg Reimer 7376 · 03-20-2011, 09:36 PM

My main AMC experience was when,in 1980,I took a job with Los Angeles County's Mechanical Department, where we serviced and repaired the vehicle fleet. The La Sheriff's Department had phased out their Matador black and whites, but we had a couple of plain color cars, one was a jade green 73 Matador, 401 with a 727 Torqueflite.It was a 4500 pound sleeper. That car on a wide open throttle leave from a stop light would bark the tires really loud on the second gear upshift. It felt like it could easily pin the speedometer, but that car's downfall was the size and weight in a uni-body. Upper control arms and front end pieces liked to break on these. On one of them, the upper bushing bolts had been rotating in the mounting holes until they cut through the inner fender stampings, and the front end collapsed .That engine and trans were begging to be put in something more deserving of it. Another weird find in the fleet were a pair of 77 Pontiac LeMans two door sedans with 403 Olds power. Wonder what class those fit, and wonder how many were built? Any Pontomobile fans out there?? ('>')

Jack Matyas · 03-21-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Another weird find in the fleet were a pair of 77 Pontiac LeMans two door sedans with 403 Olds power. Wonder what class those fit, and wonder how many were built? Any Pontomobile fans out there?? ('>')

Now here's a car for Mr.Nees to build ..................

Billy Nees · 03-21-2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Now here's a car for Mr.Nees to build ..................

No dice Jack, in that body style the 6X 400 pontiac is a much better deal.

03-20-2011, 05:13 PM	#1
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Our own Ed F. is famous Doug I'll still be the same old lovable fuzz ball I've always been. Tom,those 401 KRs are far and few between now.There's no firm documentation from the factory and a lot of the paper work from Randall is gone.They all started out as 304 V-8 cars though.There are a few around that the owners claim at original cars. And for the price of the car you also got one way airfare to Mesa Az to pick up the caqr. And Tom please,it's not a gremmy.That' word is like someone scratching a chalk board. Bill they only made + or - 42 of them.And all were dealer constructed. Jack,they're hard to sell as 401 KRs without any documentation.They can always be done as a so called "tribute" car though. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA Last edited by Ed Fernandez; 03-20-2011 at 05:19 PM.

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03-20-2011, 09:36 PM	#7
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,135 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Our own Ed F. is famous My main AMC experience was when,in 1980,I took a job with Los Angeles County's Mechanical Department, where we serviced and repaired the vehicle fleet. The La Sheriff's Department had phased out their Matador black and whites, but we had a couple of plain color cars, one was a jade green 73 Matador, 401 with a 727 Torqueflite.It was a 4500 pound sleeper. That car on a wide open throttle leave from a stop light would bark the tires really loud on the second gear upshift. It felt like it could easily pin the speedometer, but that car's downfall was the size and weight in a uni-body. Upper control arms and front end pieces liked to break on these. On one of them, the upper bushing bolts had been rotating in the mounting holes until they cut through the inner fender stampings, and the front end collapsed .That engine and trans were begging to be put in something more deserving of it. Another weird find in the fleet were a pair of 77 Pontiac LeMans two door sedans with 403 Olds power. Wonder what class those fit, and wonder how many were built? Any Pontomobile fans out there?? ('>')