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AMC · 1972–1980

AMC Gremlin X and Spirit AMX

Every AMC Gremlin X and Spirit AMX model year from 1972 to 1980: production counts, engines, options, paint, prices and the stories behind them, with a source for every figure.

7 model years offered · 7 fact sheets · 0 stories

Green 1972 AMC Gremlin X in full side profile, with the white hockey-stick stripe carrying the Gremlin X script and slotted styled wheels
1972 AMC Gremlin X with the 304 V-8, in Hunter Green Metallic with white side stripes Photo: CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

YearWhat was countedCountStatus
1972 Gremlin, all versions (conceptcarz total; the page calls it both production and sales)not stated (conceptcarz calls it both production and sales), model-year 94,808 Disputed
1973 Gremlin, all versions (reported model-year sales)sold, model-year 122,844 Reported
1974 Gremlin, all versions (conceptcarz total)built, model-year 171,128 Reported
1979 Spirit AMX, all engines (delivered)delivered, model-year 3,657 Reported
1980 Spirit AMX, all (delivered)delivered, model-year 865 Reported
Advertisement showing a red 1972 Gremlin X with side stripes from the rear three-quarter on a wooded road
1972 AMC advertisement: "A Gremlin with the heart of a Javelin. The Gremlin X with a 304 V-8."
Green 1972 AMC Gremlin X from the front three-quarter, with its silver grille surround, amber parking lamps and Gremlin hood script
1972 AMC Gremlin X with the 304 V-8, in Hunter Green Metallic Photo: CZmarlin (Christopher Ziemnowicz), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Brochure page with a red 1973 Gremlin X with hockey-stick stripe, seen from above and behind near the Golden Gate Bridge
1973 AMC brochure page: red Gremlin X, rear view
Advertisement with the 1974 AMC lineup; a yellow 1974 Gremlin X with stripes is shown among Ambassador, Matador, Javelin and Hornet
1974 AMC "Super '74 Clearance Sale" advertisement including the Gremlin
Brochure spread with a blue 1975 Gremlin at a rocky shore and, at right, a red Gremlin X with stripes and a light-blue Gremlin
1975 AMC brochure spread: Gremlin including a red Gremlin X
Brochure page with a brown 1976 AMC Gremlin X with side stripe on a lawn, a couple talking beside it
1976 AMC brochure page: brown Gremlin X
Brochure photo of a black 1979 AMC Spirit AMX from the rear three-quarter, with red AMX decals and flares
1979 AMC brochure: black Spirit AMX, rear view
Brochure spread with a yellow Spirit GT liftback at left and a black 1980 Spirit AMX with AMX graphics and detail photos at right
1980 AMC brochure spread: Spirit GT liftback and Spirit AMX

Model years

  1. 1972 Fact sheet
  2. 1973 Fact sheet
  3. 1974 Fact sheet
  4. 1975 Fact sheet
  5. 1976 Fact sheet
  6. 1977 Not offered
  7. 1978 Not offered
  8. 1979 Fact sheet
  9. 1980 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.