AMC Gremlin: Difference between revisions

Between 1972 and 1974, [[Hurst Performance]] marketed "a highway safety vehicle" for [[emergency services]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=Hurst/Gremlin Rescue System |journal=Car and Driver |page=100 |year=1973|volume=18}}</ref> as well as a compact alternative to trucks for [[motorsport]] [[race track]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.salguod.net/weblog/archive/2009/02/the_little_car_that_could.shtml |title=The Little Car That Could |website=salguod.net |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052705/http://www.salguod.net/weblog/archive/2009/02/the_little_car_that_could.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref> The "Hurst Rescue System 1" was based on the AMC Gremlin and designed to quickly assist [[vehicle extrication]] of crash victims.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Autocar |year=1973 |volume=137 |page=3 |title=Hurst Rescue System 1}}</ref> The vehicle came with the "Hurst Rescue Tool", commonly known as "[[Hydraulic rescue tools|The Jaws of Life]]", winch, stretcher, as well asand firefighting and first aid supplies.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://gremlinx.com/hurst-rescue-system-1-gremlin/ |first=Donnie |last=Solomon |title=Hurst Rescue System 1 Gremlin |date=July 30, 2014 |website=GremlinX.com |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> The vehicle also included push bumpers and a 25-gallon water tank. The price for this fully equipped rescue vehicle was between $11,000<ref>{{cite web|title=AMC Emergency Vehicles|url= http://australian.amcrc.com/sample.pdf |publisher=The Australian Rambler Reunion |date=September 2008 |page=9|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> to $13,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson |first=Bob |title=ArcticBoy's 70's AMC Gremlin Stuff Page 2 |url= http://www.arcticboy.com/Pages/arcticboysgremlin.html |website=arcticboy.com |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref>