1975 · Ford · United States
The Grabber's Last Season
The Grabber's last year: 8,473 by Classic Industries count, about 8,500 per Consumer Guide.
United States · researched through 2026-09-23
The Grabber's run ended with the 1975 model year. Classic Industries counts 8,473 Grabbers built for 1975, alongside 63,404 two-door sedans and 90,695 four-door sedans, and Wikipedia records that the Grabber was dropped after 1975. Consumer Guide's independent figure of about 8,500 Grabbers sits close enough to the Classic Industries count that the two are treated as corroborating rather than conflicting, though neither source states its own margin of rounding.1,2,3
The same Classic Industries article that supplies the body-style breakdown also gives 142,964 as a stated total for 1975 sales, a figure smaller than the sum of its own three body rows (8,473 plus 63,404 plus 90,695, well over 142,964 on its face once read together); that stated total is not used in this record because it cannot be reconciled against the rows published beside it in the same source. The Ford Maverick Page separately notes that the 200 six was not available in California for 1975, a regional restriction that does not affect the national production counts above but bears on how widely the standard engine could actually be ordered.1,4
Factory prices split by engine and body style for 1975: the Grabber two-door ran $3,224 with the six and $3,346 with the V-8; the plain two-door sedan ran $3,061 (six) and $3,183 (V-8); and the four-door sedan ran $3,025 (six) and $3,147 (V-8). The four-door sedan's six-cylinder price carries its own internal question: one source's optical scan of the same row reads "$2,025," which this record treats as a misread of $3,025 rather than as a genuine second price, since no other row in either source drops below $3,000 for any 1975 Maverick body style and the $1,000 gap matches the shape of a dropped leading digit rather than a distinct factory figure.5,6
Standard Grabber content for the final year ran to raised-white-letter steel-belted radial tires, styled steel wheels with trim rings, an all-vinyl bench seat, hood and bodyside Grabber tape and decals, dual color-keyed mirrors, bright window-frame and belt moldings, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. Options extended to the 302 V-8, a heavy-duty suspension, aluminum wheels, bucket seats, a vinyl roof, and a three-speed manual with floor shift, alongside power front disc brakes and a space-saver spare tire offered across the line rather than as Grabber-specific items. Three optional metallic "Glow" finishes were charted for the year: Green Glow, Tan Glow, and Silver Blue Glow, though no source states whether these three exhaust the full 1975 exterior palette or whether additional standard, non-metallic colors were offered alongside them without being captured here.4
Curb weight ran to 2,957 lb for the Grabber against 2,915 lb for the plain two-door sedan, a 42-pound difference consistent with the added tape, trim rings, and steel wheels the Grabber's own standard-content list credits to the package. No engine ratings, transmission choices, interior trim colors, performance figures, or identification codes survive in the sources consulted for 1975, leaving production, prices, the Grabber's standard-and-optional equipment list, exterior color names, and these two curb weights as the whole of what this record can document for the model's last season.4
Fact sheet · 1975 · United States
The numbers
1975 Ford Maverick Grabber — The Grabber's last year: 8,473 by Classic Industries count, about 8,500 per Consumer Guide.
Coverage: Partial — researched sections are shown; missing ones are not yet sourced. Researched through 2026-09-23.
Every figure is labeled with how sure we are. Reported means a manufacturer, registry, or reference figure we cite but have not reconciled against factory records ourselves. Disputed means credible sources disagree and both are shown. Rows are separately scoped; don't add them together unless the note says they make up a total.
Production
| What was counted | Count | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grabber1 Grabber · 2-door · as published | 8,473 | built, model-year | Reported |
| What was counted | Count | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-door sedan1 Maverick · 2-door sedan · as published | 63,404 | built, model-year | Reported |
| 4-door sedan1 Maverick · 4-door sedan · as published | 90,695 | built, model-year | Reported |
Rows as published by Classic Industries. The same article gives 142,964 as 1975 total sales, which is less than the sum of its own body rows; the total is not used.
The Maverick Page notes the 200 six was not available in California for 1975.
No whole-year 1975 total is asserted: the only stated total (142,964, worded as sales by Classic Industries) is below the sum of its own body rows (162,572) and conceptcarz has no 1975 Maverick page. Searched 2026-09-29: conceptcarz (series modelID 543), Wikipedia, the Classic Industries and Standard Catalog lineages already cited. A Ford production report or the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 would close it.
Prices when new
| Model | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Factory price, Maverick Grabber two-door (six)5,6 | $3,224 | factory price, base car before options, 1975 model year |
| Factory price, Maverick Grabber two-door (V-8)6 | $3,346 | factory price, base car before options; row-aligned reading, 1975 model year |
| Factory price, Maverick two-door sedan (six)5,6 | $3,061 | factory price, base car before options, 1975 model year |
| Factory price, Maverick two-door sedan (V-8)6 | $3,183 | factory price, base car before options; row-aligned reading, 1975 model year |
| Factory price, Maverick four-door sedan (six)6 | $3,025 | factory price, base car before options; row-aligned reading, 1975 model year |
| Factory price, Maverick four-door sedan (V-8)6 | $3,147 | factory price, base car before options; row-aligned reading, 1975 model year |
Prices are the nominal dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation.
Options and packages
| Code | Option | Price | Installed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grabber standard content: raised-white-letter steel-belted radial tires, styled steel wheels with trim rings, all-vinyl bench seat, hood and bodyside Grabber tape/decals, dual color-keyed mirrors, bright window frame and belt moldings, leather-wrapped steering wheel4 | — | Not yet sourced |
|
Grabber options: 302 V8, heavy-duty suspension, aluminum wheels, bucket seats, vinyl roof, 3-speed floor shift4 | — | Not yet sourced |
|
Power front disc brakes4 | — | Not yet sourced |
|
Space-saver spare tire4 | — | Not yet sourced |
Paint
| Code | Color | Built |
|---|---|---|
|
Green Glow (optional metallic glow)4 | Not yet sourced |
|
Tan Glow (optional metallic glow)4 | Not yet sourced |
|
Silver Blue Glow (optional metallic glow)4 | Not yet sourced |
Color names are the factory's. We don't show color swatches, because a screen color is no guide for a restoration.
Specifications
| Measure | Value | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Curb weight, Grabber4 | 2,957 lb | Grabber 2-door |
| Curb weight, 2-door4 | 2,915 lb | 2-door |
Identification
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Also in 1975
- AMC AMX No AMX was sold in the United States for 1975. The Javelin ended after 1974, and the badge returned on the 1977 Hornet.
- AMC Gremlin X and Spirit AMX Catalytic converters arrived, and steel-belted radials became standard with the X package.
- Buick Riviera Stage One dropped; the GS handling package continued on 3,101 of 17,306 cars.
- Buick Skylark Gran Sport, GS and GSX The endpoint: the Gran Sport survived only as a Century coupe trim package with the 231 V-6 or 350 V-8; no 455 was offered.
- Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS The Laguna Type S-3 got its aerodynamic nose; 7,788 were built, and the 454 was listed at 215 net hp.
- Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova A 262 V8 appears for one year in the source engine table; Nova LN (RPO Z11) luxury option. Enthusiast-compiled production: 272,982 cars; Super Sport 9,067.
- Chevrolet El Camino SS Colonnade-era El Camino; Chevrolet's 1975 data pages define the RPO Z15 SS option for the El Camino Classic. Team Chevelle's production totals give 33,620 El Caminos built, 3,521 of them with SS equipment.
- Dodge Dart GTS, Swinger and Demon The Dart 360 Sport continued into 1975 at $4,014, but Flory prints its production as not available.
- Ford Ranchero GT The Ranchero GT continued on the 1972-76 Ranchero; 6,114 GTs were built, per reference-site counts in the Standard Catalog lineage.
- Ford Thunderbird Sixth-generation personal-luxury Thunderbird; the record holds the production total and the luxury-group option prices only.
- Ford Torino The last Gran Torino Sport year: 5,126 were built as Torino production fell to 195,110, with a 351 standard and automatic transmission on every car.
- Mercury Cougar Outside the muscle focus: 62,987 Cougars for 1975 per Wikipedia's table.
- Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds The Hurst/Olds introduced Hurst Hatches T-tops on the Cutlass Supreme coupe; 2,535 were built, 1,293 white and 1,242 black.
- Plymouth Duster 340 and 360 Duster volume fell by more than half in 1975 and the Duster 360, now automatic-only in the brochure, to 1,421 cars, priced at $3,979.
- Plymouth Road Runner The Road Runner moved to the Fury host for one year.
- Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am The year the Trans Am took over the line: 27,274 built, more than twice the Formula.
- Pontiac Grand Am The last of the Colonnade Grand Ams: catalytic converter, a $4,887 start, and 10,679 built.
- Pontiac Grand Prix The LJ joins the line; the 455 is down to 200 hp net.
- Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Catalytic converters, standard radial tires and Radial Tuned Suspension arrive, the 455 leaves the LeMans, and the GT option becomes an automatic-only V8 package.