1975 AMC Gremlin X AMT

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The AMC Gremlin X is known as a weird car due to its unusual shape and odd features. However, that didn't stop this particular automobile from becoming a sales success, becoming widely manufactured in great numbers for several years. The Gremlin was introduced in 1970 as a subcompact automobile, and it was manufactured and marketed in a single, two-door body style by American Motors Corporation (AMC). It featured a shortened Hornet platform and bodywork with an emphasized rear end.

Notable competition at the time includes the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto, as well as imported cars such as the Volkswagen Beetle and Toyota Corolla. Total production for the AMC Gremlin X achieved 671,475 over a single generation. The Gremlin would later be superseded by a restyled and revised variant, known as the AMC Spirit. The Gremlin X package featured several popular options, such as an AM/FM radio, fabric sunroof, tilt steering wheel, inside hood release, and front disk brakes, aiming to give customers a more pleasant driving experience. Eventually, years after the Gremlin had ceased manufacturing, AMC would go belly up as a company altogether.



Changes for the 1975 model year Gremlins included standard electronic ignition developed by Prestolite. All U.S. market Gremlins featured catalytic converters that required the use of unleaded regular-grade fuel. "Unleaded Fuel Only" warnings were placed by the fuel filler and on the fuel gauge. Gremlins with I6 engines and manual transmissions gained a new option, the electrically operated overdrive from Laycock de Normanville. The 0.714:1 "J-type" unit was controlled by a pushbutton at the end of the turn signal stalk.[41] When turned on, the unit engaged automatically at speeds above 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) and dropped out at 32 mph (51 km/h). An accelerator pedal kickdown switch provided faster passing when needed. Steel-belted radial tires were now standard on Gremlins with the X package.
American Motors was promoting its economical models covered by the comprehensive "Buyer Protection Plan" warranty, as well as preparing for the launch of the Pacer. The automaker was planning to spend half of the entire 1975 advertising budget on the new Pacer. Marketing for the Gremlin included tie-ins with a "Home Value Days" supplement designed to promote 18,500 hardware stores in Popular Science and The Reader's Digest as well as with Colgate-Palmolive's campaign using Willie Mays to "Help Young America" in Jet and Ebony.
The U.S. subcompacts were compared to the new, front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Rabbit that replaced the aging Beetle. Popular Science road tests showed the Gremlin to be the fastest and quietest of all, but had the lowest fuel efficiency with an average EPA rating of 21 mpg‑US (11 L/100 km; 25 mpg‑imp), compared to the Chevrolet Vega's 22 mpg‑US (11 L/100 km; 26 mpg‑imp), Ford Pinto's 23 mpg‑US (10 L/100 km; 28 mpg‑imp), and the Rabbit's 24 mpg‑US (9.8 L/100 km; 29 mpg‑imp).The Gremlin had an I6 engine and a three-speed transmission (in contrast to the I4 engines and four-speed transmissions in the other cars) and weighed over 1,000 lb (454 kg) more than the VW Rabbit.
Struggling under stagflation and an inflationary economy, all the domestic subcompact cars' sales slumped compared to the industry's record-breaking 1973 model year. In total, AMC sold 56,011 Gremlins in the (albeit shortened) 1975 model year, a 67% drop. The success of the innovative Pacer launched in mid-February 1975 "severely cut" the sales of both the Gremlin and Hornet models.