1970 Gremlin

I was born in 1970. And my first car was a Gremlin. I paid $100 or so and my mom pitched in $100 or so. None of the gauges on it worked. Gas, speed, temp, nothing. No stereo either. But it ran!

I put a little tape deck between the seats and that was my stereo. Loved it. And people kept trying to buy it from me.

I had it for maybe 6 months, then I traded it for a 1980 AMC Spirit and paid $400 difference. That was 1990. Drove that car for about 3 years when the front wheel fell off and I had to get another vehicle.

Ahh... cars. Honestly, they are SO MUCH BETTER today than ever before. In many ways. Tires, for example... night and day. If you didn't experience tires prior to the mid 1980s, consider yourself lucky. I had so many blow outs and leaks it was crazy. These days? Very rare.

Anyway, here's a drawing of a 1970 Gremlin. I'll tag it "hot rod" because that's just what I'm gonna use for all car art posts. Which will probably be rare, as you know.