Originally Posted by My04Inferno
: stalling in rain due to the distributor cap being located in the very front of the engine behind the fan, aerodynamics and handling capabilities best described as, "the-first-nail-in-your-coffin", et., etc.
I am just glad to have survived its' ownership. 
Distributor located in the front of the engine? Oh, just like big block Chryslers, and Fords. I believe it was placed in the front of the motor for easy access. By the way, in 1974 AMC used a GM Delco distributor. (usually considered pretty dependable)
Granted, a car with that short of a wheel base wouldn't be that great of a handler with a V8, it was a tad nose heavy. But with a heavy duty suspension they really weren't that bad. Especially when you consider the other two sub-compacts in its class were the Pinto and Vega, then the Gremlin wasn't such a bad alternative after all.
I bet you had to replace the freeze plugs, and probably the rear hatch.
