The original design used an Audi-sourced four-speed manual transmission for the 924 mated to VW's EA831 2. 0 L I4 engine, subsequently used in the Audi 100 and the Volkswagen LT van ( common belief is that the engine originated in the LT van, but it first appeared in the Audi car ), as well as in the AMC Gremlin, Concord, and Spirit.

Plans called for the engine to be used in the AMC Gremlin, but development was pushed back.

April 1: New car: AMC Gremlin.

In an effort to reach every segment of the market, Dodge even reached a hand across the Pacific to its partner, Mitsubishi Motors, and marketed their subcompact as the Colt to compete with the AMC Gremlin, Chevrolet Vega, and Ford Pinto.

The AMC Gremlin is a two-door subcompact car produced in the United States and Canada by the American Motors Corporation ( AMC ) between 1970 and 1978.

AMC Gremlin logo on gas cap

From the front of the car to the B-pillars, the Gremlin was essentially the same as the AMC Hornet.

AMC executives apparently felt confident enough to not worry that the Gremlin name might have negative connotations.

AMC promoted the Gremlin as " America's first subcompact ".

AMC said the Gremlin offered " the best gas mileage of any production car made in America ".

A nationwide survey based on 1, 350, 000 owner-driven miles of the 1970 AMC Gremlin by Popular Mechanics concluded that the unique styling attracted many buyers, but economy topped their likes.

1971 AMC Gremlin X

1972 AMC Gremlin

In Treehouse of Horror IV, his AMC Gremlin is run off the road by Otto Mann and stops just short of a tree.

The Japanese had refined rear-wheel-drive, water-cooled, front-engine small cars so that they sold well in the North American market, and Americans introduced their own similarly sized rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Vega, Ford Pinto and AMC Gremlin in the 1970s.

AMC offered a Levi's trim package for its Gremlin and Pacer models, which was actually spun nylon made to imitate denim.

Initially offered as a two-door sedan, Ford offered " Runabout " hatchback and wagon models the following year, competing in the U. S. market with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega, as well as imported cars from Volkswagen, Datsun, and Toyota.

The AMC Gremlin was the first to arrive on the market six months before the Pinto, and the Chevrolet Vega was introduced the day before the Pinto.

The Gremlin was designed around a six-cylinder engine, and was derived largely by truncating the rear body from the compact-class AMC Hornet to achieve its short length.

With the Hornet and later Gremlin AMC shared platforms.

The engine was expensive for AMC to build and the Gremlin retained the less costly but also less economical as standard equipment.

For 1978, the Hornet platform was redesigned with an adaptation of the new Gremlin front-end design and renamed AMC Concord.

Another milestone was the departure of Dick Teague: AMC's design vice president for 26 years, he was responsible for many Jeep and AMC designs including the Rambler American, Javelin, Hornet, Gremlin, Pacer, and Matador coupe.

* 1970 – 1978: AMC Gremlin **

Chrysler bought out AMC in 1987, shortly after the Jeep CJ-7 was replaced with the AMC-designed Jeep Wrangler or YJ.

In 2008 Richardson was cast in a leading role in original AMC pilot, Rubicon.

ACC was essentially given the combined missions that SAC and TAC held respectively, with the newly-designated Air Mobility Command ( AMC ) inheriting most of SAC's KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender aerial refueling tanker force, while a small portion of KC-135 aircraft were reassigned to United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) and Pacific Air Forces ( PACAF ), the latter to include PACAF-gained KC-135 aircraft of the Alaska Air National Guard.

American Motors ( AMC ) was so convinced "... that the rotary engine will play an important role as a powerplant for cars and trucks of the future ...", according to Chairman Roy D. Chapin Jr., that the smallest U. S. automaker signed an agreement in February 1973, after a year's negotiations, to build Wankels for both passenger cars and Jeeps, as well as the right to sell any rotary engines it produces to other companies.

In the 1990s, a 15-second clip filmed in Multicolor during the rehearsal of a scene in Animal Crackers was found and aired as a part of the AMC documentary Glorious Technicolor ( 1998 ).

Among those considered to replace Convy was Gene Rayburn, who had just finished The Movie Masters for AMC and had expressed interest in returning.

Then, in October 2008, it was reported that AMC and Jonathan Hensleigh had teamed up and were planning to develop a television mini-series based on Red Mars.

In 2002, the legacy of Hattie McDaniel was celebrated when American Movie Classics ( AMC ) portrayed her life in the film Beyond Tara, The Extraordinary Life Of Hattie McDaniel ( 2001 ), produced and directed by Madison D. Lacy, Ph. D., and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.

After a successful run as a private hedge fund, AMC was sold to Stuart & Co. in 1971.

One recent acquisition was the purchase of the American theatre company, AMC Theatres, for approximately 2. 6 billion dollars.

James Brundage of AMC filmcritic said the film was " so implausible and so over the top that it lets inconsistency roll off like water on a duck's back.

1970 was of special significance as the only year that all the " pony " car manufacturers fielded " factory " teams with world-class drivers ... Ford beat Chevrolet, Pontiac, Plymouth, Dodge and AMC.

The 9 SRW was transferred to the newly established Air Combat Command ( ACC ) and was redesignated as the 9th Reconnaissance Wing ( 9 RQW ), operating the U-2 and T-38 Talon, while its KC-135Q tanker assets and 350th Air Refueling Squadron ( 350 ARS ) were transferred to the newly established Air Mobility Command ( AMC )

One Schaumburg Place quickly lost most of its stores, eventually left only a theater and, a few years later, was completely reconstructed into a walkthrough shopping area with an AMC Theater and GameWorks as its major businesses.

ACC was created when SAC, TAC, and the Military Airlift Command ( MAC ) merged to form two commands, ACC and the Air Mobility Command ( AMC ).

The base was later transferred to the new Air Mobility Command ( AMC ) in 1994 following the departure of the last B-1B aircraft, redesignation of the 319 BW as the 319th Air Refueling Wing ( 319 ARW ) and associated transfer of KC-135 aircraft assets to AMC, and transfer of strategic ICBM assets to Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC ).

On July 1, 1994, the 92d Bomb Wing was re-designated the 92d Air Refueling Wing ( 92 ARW ), and Fairchild AFB was transferred from ACC to Air Mobility Command ( AMC ) in a ceremony marking the creation of the largest air refueling wing in the Air Force.