1975 · Ford · United States
The Last Gran Torino Sport
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.
United States · researched through 2026-09-23
The 1975 model year was the Gran Torino Sport's last, with only 5,126 built in its single hardtop body per Wikipedia's Standard Catalog citation. The Torino line excluding the now-separate Elite model totaled 195,110, a figure ten of Ford-Torino.de's own body rows add to exactly, an arithmetic check rather than a source statement in its own right; including the Elite's own 123,372 units, the combined Torino-and-Elite total reaches 318,482. Both totals come from the same Wikipedia passage and are not in tension with each other, since one is simply the other minus the Elite.1,2
This record's own production notes state that from 1975 every Torino carried the 351 V8 and an automatic transmission as standard equipment, eliminating both the six-cylinder base engine and the manual gearbox from the lineup entirely. That 351 itself splits into two ratings in the engine overview, a 143-hp Windsor version and a 148-hp 351M version of the same 351 cubic-inch displacement, without stating which body styles or production runs got which variant. A 400 two-barrel ran $87 as an option, including a 63-amp battery in the price, and a 460 four-barrel ran $292 with the same 63-amp battery bundled in; the 460 is rated 216 hp at 4,000 rpm and 366 lb-ft at 2,600 rpm against the 400's 158 hp at 3,800 rpm and 276 lb-ft at 2,000 rpm. Neither the 400 nor the 460 carries a stated installation count in the sources consulted for the year.2
Prices in this record come from a Ford Division retail price book dated February 5, 1975, and these are genuine manufacturer's suggested retail figures rather than fleet dealer-invoice numbers, excluding transportation and a $25 dealer preparation charge. Prices ran from $3,954 for the plain Torino two-door hardtop to $4,952 for the Gran Torino Squire wagon, with the Gran Torino Sport, in its final year, priced at $4,790, above every other body style except the Squire wagon and the Gran Torino Brougham hardtop at $4,805.
A power sunroof jumped to $525 for the year, and an anti-theft alarm system appeared as a new $88 option, alongside a $13 Fuel Sentry vacuum gauge specifically for models other than the base Torino series. Air conditioning ran $470 in its standard SelectAire form or $547 with automatic temperature control, and a fingertip speed control cost $108. Low-back bucket seats on the Gran Torino Sport carried no additional charge, while a console with those buckets added $68 and dual accent bodyside stripes, standard on the Sport itself, cost $27 elsewhere.
Two sections of this record carry a visible data gap rather than a filled-in guess. The body-code identification text lists ten codes, from 53B through 65K, but the source's own model-name field after each code is blank for every entry, so this record preserves those codes without inventing which specific series each one names. Likewise, every interior-trim row in the data plate decoder lists an "exterior colors" restriction field that came back empty in the source consulted, so this record carries the vinyl, cloth, and Dura-Weave trim names and their body-style and seat-style scope without asserting which exterior colors each one could be paired with.2
Fact sheet · 1975 · United States
The numbers
1975 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torino line excluding Elite1 Torino (all series) · as published | 195,110 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Torino plus Elite1 Torino and Elite · as published Includes 123,372 Elites, which were a separate model for 1975. | 318,482 | built, model-year | Reported |
| What was counted | Count | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Torino Sport (last year)1 Gran Torino Sport · 2-door hardtop · as published | 5,126 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino 2-door hardtop2 Gran Torino · 2-door hardtop · as published | 35,324 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino 4-door pillared hardtop2 Gran Torino · 4-door pillared hardtop · as published | 53,161 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Torino 2-door hardtop2 Torino · 2-door hardtop · as published | 13,394 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Torino 4-door pillared hardtop2 Torino · 4-door pillared hardtop · as published | 22,928 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino Brougham 2-door hardtop2 Gran Torino Brougham · 2-door hardtop · as published | 4,849 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino Brougham 4-door hardtop2 Gran Torino Brougham · 4-door hardtop · as published | 5,929 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Torino wagon2 Torino · station wagon · as published | 13,291 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino wagon2 Gran Torino · station wagon · as published | 23,951 | built, model-year | Reported |
| Gran Torino Squire wagon2 Gran Torino Squire · station wagon · as published With the Sport (5,126, also listed here) these ten rows add to 195,110, the Wikipedia total; arithmetic, not a source statement. The page also lists 123,372 Gran Torino Elites. | 17,157 | built, model-year | Reported |
Production comes from Wikipedia's Standard Catalog citation and Ford-Torino.de's body rows, which agree.
No engine or package installation counts were found. From 1975 every Torino had the 351 V8 and automatic transmission as standard, per Wikipedia.
Missing is not zero: an empty table means not found, not that nothing was built.
Prices when new
| Model | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Torino 2-door hardtop (25) | $3,954 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Torino 4-door pillared hardtop (27) | $3,957 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Torino 4-door wagon (40) | $4,336 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino 2-door hardtop (30) | $4,314 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino 4-door pillared hardtop (31) | $4,338 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino 4-door wagon (42) | $4,673 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino Brougham 2-door hardtop (32) | $4,805 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino Brougham 4-door pillared hardtop (33) | $4,837 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino Squire wagon (43) | $4,952 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
| Gran Torino Sport 2-door hardtop (38) | $4,790 | manufacturer's suggested retail (excludes transportation and $25 dealer preparation), 1975-02-05 |
Prices are the nominal dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation.
Engines
| Engine | Factory rating | Availability | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| H · 351 V8 2-bbl (Windsor 143 hp; 351M 148 hp)2 351 cu in · 2-barrel | 143 hp @ 3,600, 255 lb-ft @ 2,200 (as listed (Windsor)); 148 hp @ 3,800, 243 lb-ft @ 2,400 (as listed (351M)) | standard | Not yet sourced |
| S · 400 V8 2-bbl2 400 cu in · 2-barrel | 158 hp @ 3,800, 276 lb-ft @ 2,000 (as listed) | optional, $87 | Not yet sourced |
| A · 460 V8 4-bbl2 460 cu in · 4-barrel | 216 hp @ 4,000, 366 lb-ft @ 2,600 (as listed) | optional, $292 | Not yet sourced |
Ratings are the manufacturer's advertised figures under the standard shown (SAE gross before 1972, SAE net after). They are not dyno results, and gross and net ratings can't be compared directly.
Options and packages
| Code | Option | Price | Installed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
400 CID 2V V8 (includes 63-amp battery) | $87 | Not yet sourced |
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460 CID 4V V8 (includes 63-amp battery) | $292 | Not yet sourced |
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Axle, Traction-Lok differential | $50 | Not yet sourced |
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Axle, optional ratio | $13 | Not yet sourced |
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Seats, low-back bucket (Gran Torino Sport only) | — | Not yet sourced |
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Console (Gran Torino Sport with buckets) | $68 | Not yet sourced |
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Stripes, dual accent bodyside paint (standard on Sport) | $27 | Not yet sourced |
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Trim rings, Magnum 500 wheels, Sport and Brougham | $130 | Not yet sourced |
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Trim rings, Magnum 500 wheels, others | $169 | Not yet sourced |
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Suspension, heavy-duty/handling (non-wagon) | $31 | Not yet sourced |
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Sunroof, power (2-door) | $525 | Not yet sourced |
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Opera windows (standard on Sport) | $50 | Not yet sourced |
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Air conditioner, SelectAire | $470 | Not yet sourced |
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Air conditioner with automatic temperature control | $547 | Not yet sourced |
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Radio, AM | $72 | Not yet sourced |
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Radio, AM/FM stereo | $230 | Not yet sourced |
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Radio with tape player, AM/FM stereo | $376 | Not yet sourced |
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Roof, vinyl (standard on Sport and Brougham) | $100 | Not yet sourced |
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Paint, metallic glow | $54 | Not yet sourced |
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Speed control, fingertip | $108 | Not yet sourced |
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Steering wheel, tilt | $56 | Not yet sourced |
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Trailer Towing Package, Class III (non-wagon; requires 460) | $111 | Not yet sourced |
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Fuel Sentry vacuum gauge, other than Torino series | $13 | Not yet sourced |
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Alarm system, anti-theft | $88 | Not yet sourced |
Paint
| Code | Color | Built |
|---|---|---|
1C |
Black2 | Not yet sourced |
2B |
Bright Red2 | Not yet sourced |
2M |
Dark Red2 | Not yet sourced |
3G |
Dark Blue Metallic2 | Not yet sourced |
3M |
Silver Blue Glow2 | Not yet sourced |
3Q |
Medium Pastel Blue2 | Not yet sourced |
4T |
Green Glow2 | Not yet sourced |
4V |
Dark Yellow Green Metallic2 | Not yet sourced |
4Z |
Light Green Gold Metallic2 | Not yet sourced |
47 |
Light Green2 | Not yet sourced |
5J |
Ginger Glow2 | Not yet sourced |
5T |
Saddle Bronze Metallic2 | Not yet sourced |
5Y |
Dark Copper Metallic2 | Not yet sourced |
6D |
Pastel Yellow2 | Not yet sourced |
9D |
Polar White2 | 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.
Interiors
| Code | Trim | Built |
|---|---|---|
AA |
Black Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
AB |
Blue Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
AU |
Tan Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
BA |
Black Cloth and Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
BB |
Blue Cloth and Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
BG |
Green Cloth and Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
BU |
Tan Cloth and Vinyl; Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CA |
Black Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CB |
Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CG |
Green Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CU |
Tan Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CZ |
Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors not available at station wagons2 | Not yet sourced |
CQ |
White with Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
CW |
White with Black Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
C5 |
White with Green Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
C9 |
White with Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
EA |
Black Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
EB |
Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
EU |
Tan Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
EQ |
White with Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
EW |
White with Black Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
E5 |
White with Green Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
E9 |
White with Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino Sport - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
DA |
Black Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
DB |
Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
DU |
Tan Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
DQ |
White with Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
DW |
White with Black Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
D5 |
White with Green Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
D9 |
White with Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino - Bucket; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
FA |
Black Cloth and Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
FB |
Blue Cloth and Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
FG |
Green Cloth and Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
FU |
Tan Cloth and Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
FZ |
Saddle Cloth and Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GA |
Black Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GB |
Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GG |
Green Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GU |
Tan Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GZ |
Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GQ |
White with Blue Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
GW |
White with Black Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
G5 |
White with Green Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
G9 |
White with Saddle Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
RB |
Blue Dura-Weave Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham Squire - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
RG |
Green Dura-Weave Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham Squire - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
RU |
Tan Dura-Weave Vinyl; Gran Torino Brougham Squire - Bench; exterior colors 2 | Not yet sourced |
Identification
- Body codes (data plate BODY), 1975
- 53B = 4 door sedan, ; 65B = 2 door hardtop, ; 71B = 4 door station wagon, ; 53D = 4 door sedan, ; 65D = 2 door hardtop, ; 71D = 4 door station wagon, ; 71K = 4 door station wagon, ; 65R = 2 door hardtop, ; 53K = 4 door sedan, ; 65K = 2 door hardtop, 2
- Axle codes (data plate AXLE), 1975
- 2=2,75; K=2,75 traction lok; 6=3,00; 0=3,00 traction lok; 9=3,25; R=3,25 traction lok; 4=3,40; M=3,40 traction lok; 7=3,55; P=3,55 traction lok; TRANS:=; W=C4 Automatic; X=FMX Automatic; U=C6 Automatic2
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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 Maverick Grabber The Grabber's last year: 8,473 by Classic Industries count, about 8,500 per Consumer Guide.
- 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.
- 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.