The Maverick also adorned the long-nosed hood, the fastback roof, and the short deck which eventually received a spoiler in the later models. buyers would be more interested in a model smaller than its existing compact Falcon yet not as small as the other subcompact imports. This was done to make the overall length of the car smaller than its predecessor to around 179.4 inches, compared to the Falcon's 184.3 inches. The Wheelbase has been reduced from 110.9 inches to 103 inches.
Ford Maverick the Simple Machine." and it worked like a charm. Ford took advantage of this too and ran an ad campaign, "It's simple. Back in the day, the Beetle and a few other Datsun were breaking down a lot. Hence, the big three of the time Ford Pinto, Ford Maverick, and the Ford Mustang have been dubbed the Saviors of the American Automobile industry. It had a huge variety of fun pop color variants available which appealed to the youngsters even more. It was said to be the newest and smaller ford also called the Import Fighter. The Ford Maverick ate away at the sales of the imported cars which had just begun to create a hold on the American market.
The Ford Maverick is the Fuel-Efficient American Muscle car born due to the Oil Crisis which saved the American automobile brands and also the American dream.
The Ford Maverick was sporty, affordable, coupe, long-nosed hood, short decked rear, and the power to drive the entire neighborhood insane. The Ford Maverick had everything that defined a Muscle Car. The people at Ford knew they had to do something about this. People were looking for fuel-efficient cars which replaced the beastly Muscle cars. When the Oil Crisis hit the world, the sales of all the American Muscle cars went down the drain. The development of this car was kept secret accruing to its expected success. This was taken care of when they launched the Ford Mustang. It had everything that an American car at that time had to offer just fell slightly off as far as power was concerned. This car the foundation for the Ford Muscle cars. The 1971 Maverick Grabber we have for sale here at Skyway Classics is the ideal beginner collector car for those seeking a weekend ride with both style and performance, this Maverick may just grab you.Back in the 60s, Ford came out with the First Generation Falcon which was said to be the 'Easiest car to own in the world'. This car looks and drives excellent and is very solid The 1971 Maverick Grabber we have for sale here at Skyway Classics is the ideal beginner collector car for those seeking a weekend ride with both style and performance, this Maverick may just grab you. This Ford has had as much of a frame off restoration as any uni-body can and the great grey paint with black stripping running down the twin scoop hoods and on the rear spoiler, sides, and back panel really set it off.Īnd just in case others do not know this is a Grabber, side lettering tells them so and the stance with the Cragar SS wheels and Firestone raised White Letters Wide Oval tires looks tuff too. Our very nice original Grabber is a true Grabber as identified by the VIN number and this beautiful classic was born with the 302 V8. The interior in our Grabber features the black vinyl bucket seats with floor mounted automatic shifter, factory and accessory gauges, wood three-spoke steering wheel, black carpeting, floor mats, Am-Fm Stereo radio, heck it even has an 8-track tape deck! Ours looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor in its perfect engine compartment.īut to make it even better it has polished Ford Racing Valve covers, chrome Moroso air cleaner, high performance spark plug wires, correct blue paint engine and intake manifold, and more. Only real Grabbers had the 93 in the vins and the F designates 302 V8 engine. In 1971, Ford introduced the 302 V-8 as an option in the Maverick and that engine is what we have in the 1971 Maverick Grabber we have for sale here at Skyway Classics.Ī true Grabber as identified by the VIN number, this beautiful classic was born with the 302 V8, 210 horsepower engine as can be attested by the Vin #1X93F213507. Debuting in spring 1970, the Grabber package added muscle car styling to the entry-level Ford Maverick, featuring stripe graphics, a blacked-out grille and rear fascia, 14-inch wheels, dual mirrors and a black vinyl interior.