For a point, please identify this car and its builder.
AMC Gremlin X V8
Quote from: Alfa_Japan on January 26, 2021, 01:36:15 AM
AMC Gremlin X V8
Yes, it was based on an AMC Gremlin (without X package, however).
According to the E-Bay auction of 2018 (no longer visible unfortunately) the car was a "X1" and modified by its third owner who owned the car for forty years. Have so far not been able to find a name of this owner.
Quote from: Alfa_Japan on January 27, 2021, 01:18:27 AM
According to the E-Bay auction of 2018 (no longer visible unfortunately) the car was a "X1" and modified by its third owner who owned the car for forty years. Have so far not been able to find a name of this owner.
I'm not familiar with the 2018 eBay listing; my source is much earlier than that. To be clear, I'm looking for the name of the customizer who built the car, not the name of the person who owned it at the time (although I have both).
Experts?
Pros?
Open to all
Modified by Carl Green ?
Black Flame by Carley?
Leo Marshall?
Is the customizer known for other modified AMCs ?
Quote from: oko94 on February 26, 2021, 04:30:18 AM
Is the customizer known for other modified AMCs ?
Not that I'm aware
Obscure customizer ?
Can it be found online ?
Quote from: oko94 on February 26, 2021, 05:12:39 AM
Can it be found online ?
Yes, I found it on a public FB page dedicated to the work of this customizer. Unfortunately, the page contains no Google-searchable text containing the terms "AMC" or "Gremlin".
As to the obscurity of the customizer, a Google search of his name and "customizer" (both in quotes) returns 1,130 results. A Google search of my own full name in quotes only returns 748 results, so I suppose he's considerably less obscure than I am. :P
Does That mean this guy has customized other (brands) cars?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 26, 2021, 05:54:39 AM
Does That mean this guy has customized other (brands) cars?
Yes
Walt Prey?
Quote from: gte4289 on February 26, 2021, 06:34:35 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 26, 2021, 05:54:39 AM
Does That mean this guy has customized other (brands) cars?
Yes
Are some other cars customized by him with this kind of flame paint job?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 27, 2021, 04:44:07 AM
Are some other cars customized by him with this kind of flame paint job?
I've only found one other car credited to him that was painted with flames, this 1970 El Camino SS 454 (for which I see no modifications/customizations other than the paint job and mismatched wheels). His better-known works were far more customized than either of these two cars.
Miles Masa (Mesa) 1973 AMC Gremlin
Thank you!!