Daily driver or restoration? That’s the query that goes with this 1972 AMC Gremlin, for sale on craigslist and brought to us courtesy of expert tipster Mitchell G. The car is sitting at an asking price of $9500, and it awaits new love from a new owner in Ravena, NY, which looks to be south of Albany. If this is your dream car, don’t wait.

The Gremlin debuted in 1970 and lasted most of the decade, bowing out after 1978. It was launched in the era when small cars meant imports, offering an alternative to a Toyota, for example, to someone who wanted to support the domestic auto industry. Its American fellow travelers included the Chevy Vega and Ford Pinto. Kind of a rogue’s gallery of not-so-desirable cars if you looked at the list ten years ago. Now, these cars are cool in a kind of funky way, and worth preserving. More and more of them are coming out of barns to do just that.

There are two things that strike one immediately upon looking at this car. One, it’s no muscle machine. How could it be with a six-pot engine of 232 cubic inches (according to the seller) and automatic transmission shifted on the column? Two, it’s really very odd in its proportions, with the rear wheels scooched up very far, kind of roller-skate fashion. But then again, that’s what’s cool about it—it’s an oddball. The car in question might be a ten-footer. You really need to get there and have a look to deem it otherwise. But if that’s so, then so be it. Get in and drive. Don’t apologize for what it is. Embrace the off-centered “Gremlin” script on the hood, the swoopy stripe that runs from beside the rear window down the side of the body, the fold-down rear seat back and fastback (some say “kammback”) styling.

There are no specific claims as to how this little scooter runs, but it looks preserved in time enough to be something you could jump in and drive. And underneath—clean and clear of anything you’d worry about. Sure, it would be nice to run a hand up around the wheel well openings to check for filler, but it’s likely you’d never find any. And honestly, you’d be silly to perform a resto, unless the paint goes south on you. This is a tidy original that needs to be enjoyed as is. Or at least, that’s how it looks from a distance.