The AMC Gremlin gets way too much hate, it's better than a riced civic. I will say this; i would LOVE the see a car based off the AMC Javelin aswell as the Pacer and Gremlin, or a 69' Camaro
It got that much hate because AMC completely misunderstood the "compact" concept. Chopping the tail off a Hornet wasn't really all it should have taken to enter a market in quick expansion, and the ill-conceived exterior design did the rest.
I would imagine the Chevy Vega could be kind of nice if you a) swapped in a better engine and b) managed to keep it from turning to dust.