Supercharged And Street Legal Gremlin - It Looks Like A Funny Car!

A blown AMC Gremlin that is ready for roads or drag racing! It's not the Hemmi Gremmie being built by David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, this might be something even more nuts.
Mike Orlando has been building this car over the last half a decade, and he brought it to Texas Motorplex (home of the NHRA Fall Nationals) in March in the hopes of making its first runs at the track. Unfortunately some barrel valve problems held him back from making a run, but we wanted to show you this insane build anyway.
It's a Dodge small block up front with a 6-71 supercharger. Amazingly this build is street legal - Mike can drive it on normal roads if he wants! It is probably too wild to be a daily driver, but he would like to take it out cruising eventually.
The car was inspired by Ed Roth, whose wild designs like the Rat Fink inspired a generation of hot rodders. Mike wanted to create his own truly insane build, and that was how The Animal came to be!

[@williammann9477]

That may be one of the coolest hot rods I've seen in a long time!

[@LivingNitro]

It’s up there. It had A LOT of people coming over to check it out in the pits.

[@DeucesWildRC]

That’s my Cousin Mike! 4 year project now complete 👍👍

[@highwaymen1237]

The first thing I thought when I saw the car was Ed Roth. Good job.

[@speed6725]

Best looking Gremlin I’ve ever seen.

[@randyadair7527]

I have pictures of two of my children sitting in the driver seat from Autorama in 2018.

[@imadequate3376]

Besides the cab and ass end of the body, there's no damn gremlin left! 🤣 bravo sir

[@danieljcoman]

Bad ass Mike!

[@rickwaldron4255]

People used to laugh about some a.m.c cars well not no more now there collectable and there a special AMC club .they were pretty neat cars anyway ahead of there time and people now are realy starting to apreachiate them

[@larrythomas3624]

Dare to be different brother!! Love it!!

[@LivingNitro]

Right on!

[@billgrogan7856]

Absolutely loved it so cool like to see it driving down the road love the little gremlins on the side of the hood and have you ever been pulled over or got a ticket with it I'd like to know good luck with it

[@timhorton6485]

That is a very cool ride blown injected 360 mopar and streetable. Nice job.

[@davidrogers96]

Oh yeah! I'll say it again, that's awesome. I haven't seen a gremlin in a long time. Much less a hot rod gremlin. Way to go man!! Awesome!!

[@LivingNitro]

Right on!

[@CarsandCats]

Great car, and awesome builder! I like the parking lot passes with no door. This man has NO FEAR!

[@LivingNitro]

Some wild test hits absolutely!

[@mikeorlando6374]

going to make the run down the seawall this Saturday , the historical district is having a hot rod show on 21st and seawall Saturday between 12 and 5

[@mikeorlando6374]

way too much traffic saturday , but we did win the best in show

[@DCzookster]

Gremlins are bad to the bone, this one is way too Cool...Awesome

[@LivingNitro]

Glad you like it!

[@CarsandCats]

I was just looking at a lime green Gremlin drag car on Craigslist today. It's cool, but nothing like this one.

[@mikeorlando6374]

the shifter is built by kilduff shifters

[@kellyjones334]

Great job on the build. It looks awsome

[@stanlucas665]

Totally badass.

[@douglascooper1987]

Love the Gremmies.👍👍

[@markwray3905]

It's different for sure

[@LivingNitro]

I mean, how many people can say they have this in their garage?

[@speedshift2971]

wow

[@hankschrader149]

Oh far out!!!

[@rayhitt5564]

What a beast! I like it!

[@paulcasarez404]

Sweet im making one in 1/16th scale as a display model might build it just like yours name and all

[@mikeorlando6374]

If you do make 2 ill buy one

[@paulcasarez404]

@@mikeorlando6374 awesome video to use as reference

[@mikeorlando6374]

getting ready to build an altered gremlin with a jp1 hemi and a bruno with lenco

[@InTheDogHouse3DPrinting]

It's NOT supercharged, it's blown. And YES there is a difference.

[@mikeorlando6374]

you say so

[@garyparker2969]

BBAAADD AAASSS BEAST Brother, Thanks For Sharing Your Fun n God Bless All.

[@thackleberry]

What a character, love interviews with interesting folk

[@LivingNitro]

Drag racing is full of characters!

[@randyadair7527]

This would be wild on Street Outlaws!

[@brianspangler3771]

Badass little car there, thanks for posting. I like that he used a dodge small block.

[@rickwaldron4255]

No he didn't it's a 360 AMC moter not a 360 Chrysler moter AMC 360 is way better

[@rickwaldron4255]

360 mopars are slow stock low hp and low compression

[@petergutwein2363]

Crazzy cool. 😎😎😎😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@injectorrick3700]

Frankie!!!!!

[@billlevassiur5891]

Sweet race car, prabably a hand full.

[@LivingNitro]

I imagine it would be!

[@shorty808100]

6-71 Jesus your only getting 4psi from that thing lmfao

[@mikeorlando6374]

sorry where did you get 4 psi?

[@TheFivepoint1994]

Looks like it should be a Hotwheels car.

[@blackholeentry3489]

Three things you failed to mention.... 1) Gas mileage. 2) Would my mother-in-law be comfortable riding in this? I want to take her back to the hill country in Arkansas to visit her grandparents and comfort will be an issue. Also, would getting angel food cake crumbs on the floor be a problem? 3) How many sets of batteries should I take along for my hearing aids for say, a 3000 mile trip? BHE

[@rickwaldron4255]

Realy are u kidding me when a car loke this is desighned to realy haul ass fuvk the milage it's how fast yiu get there not about economy

[@rickwaldron4255]

Now your being rediculess

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@rickwaldron4255 Uh.....where I live, the cops don't see it that way and will bust for five mph over the speed limit. FACT....My nephew is a city cop in Buzzard Gulch, KY, and often awaits for me to pass by at 5 mph over the speed limit so he can write a 'violation' against me....all because when he was seven, I beat his smart little ass with a razor strap for being sassy....and messing around with his little cousin's cooch-cooch!!

[@ratcamaro]

Abunai driver.

[@mike74grem]

I really dont like this thing

[@jumpstreet2425]

Why not? 😂

[@mike74grem]

@@jumpstreet2425 its just too much. Like when Homer Simpson designed a car, this is the drag car version

[@mikeorlando6374]

@@mike74grem this be homer simpson here to each his own , i started shining the gremlin and it turned into the animal .

[@mikeorlando6374]

is living nitro going to funny car chaos , we will be there to get us some . contact me if you guys want to continue the story.

[@THELTX427VA]

​@@mikeorlando6374 is it steel roof and quarter pannels