Editing AMC Gremlin (section)

=== Concept 80 ===
In 1977 American Motors presented six show cars to illustrate the automaker's commitment to smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles for the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torq-o.com/files/944b216fd1bf38417be4ccf3082c267c-116.html |title=AMC Concept 80 cars in ''Hemmings Classic Car'' |publisher=Curious Cumulus Productions |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129112727/http://www.torq-o.com/files/944b216fd1bf38417be4ccf3082c267c-116.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Three of them, the "Concept I", "Concept II", and "Concept Grand Touring" represented new subcompact designs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=agEAAAAAMBAJ&q=AMC+makes+plans+Concept+80&pg=PA76 |title=Detroit Report |first=Jim |last=Dunne |magazine=Popular Science |date=September 1977 |page=76 |volume=211 |issue=3 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref>
* The Concept I car combined a "wedge-design" with a short hood, low body beltline, steeply raked windshield, and expanded glass area. The front featured a mesh grille with "rally-type" parking lights and rectangular headlamps. The rear end was squared off featuring large rear quarter windows to eliminate blind spots. The rear panel incorporated a characteristic [[continental tire]] bulge.
* The Concept II design was another Gremlin replacement proposal featuring integral soft bumpers, and headlamps concealed by flush sliding doors. A pronounced center structural "[[Targa top|Targa-band]]" was designed to add strength to the roof. The squared-off rear end featured a glass hatchback.
* The Concept Grand Touring was a larger luxury hatchback designed for four passengers. The interior was appointed in leather and corduroy upholstery and luxury appointments with deep-pile carpeting. The front end featured a "venturi" grille with rally-type lights. The rear side windows were "[[Opera window|opera]]" recessed and surrounded by a vinyl cover that ran over the roof's rear quarter. The Concept GT car had genuine [[wire wheels]].

Design elements from the AMC's show cars "Concept II" and "Concept GT" were incorporated into the Gremlin's replacement, the AMC Spirit that was introduced in 1979.