Maverick Boss ? need some help.

Hot Rod magazine showed a '69 factory test mule that even had thermactor emissions, so FoMoCo built at least one to test. Let's clear up that in 1968 Ford went Trans Am racing with tunnel port 302 engines. The power range was shifted to such a high rpm that the engines were very unreliable. The engineers adapted the heads that were being developed for the 351 Cleveland engine to this engine, and moved the power range down to a more reliable and useable rpm range. This became what we now know as the Boss 302, just to keep our expert knowledge correct. Two great books that confirm this are High Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange by George Reid & Ford Performance by Pat Ganahl.

 

Yes, you're exactly right, but we're kinda talking about stuff that was actually put in production. Pretty much everything you see the manufacturers put in production were actually built sometimes 3-4 years earlier. I mean like, you've seen the 1962 Mustang I'm sure. There's all kinds of test mules out there.

 

Well, the price of this Maverick in dollars is... well.... someting like... 25.000 - 30.000 dollars !!!

 

How much is that converted to U.S. dollars?
If you're talking about U.S. dollars, then someone is gonna get screwed...if they find somebody to pay that.

 

US $ 1,00 = R$ 2,27, today.

 

So, $30,000 should equal about $13,200 US.

If it's an extremely nice car, it may very well be worth it...especially in your country. But it's still not a Boss 302 car, and doesn't even have a Boss 302 engine in it.

 

Lot's of nice Mavericks for sale on that site:

http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/maverick

 

Just a thought...
A Brazilian that speaks english and is a member of this site could make some dough by selling some of the more unique Maverick parts to guys in the States. :Handshake
I am sure some guys here would like some Brazilian tail lights and such.
Personally, I would like a dash with a glove box.
I can't remember all the unique parts, but there are several.
Didn't your Mavs come with a center console?

Dave

 

Test Mules vs. Salable Production Cars

First of all thanks Boss351Maverick for setting the record straight regarding the Boss 302 and 351 Cleveland relationship. I'm somewhat of a "Cleveland Crusader", so I get a little sensitive when people get the facts mixed up.

I work for a company that makes a lot of prototype parts for GM, Ford, and Chrysler, so I get to see a lot of off the wall stuff engineers are working on (I knew about the Viper in 1987). My brother was also a dyno operator before he passed away a few years ago, and another friend of mine is a Ford test driver. I can tell everyone from first hand experience that there's a lot of silly mule-car testing that goes on every day, but these are untitled test vehicles that will never go into production. Shoot, my friend was driving a V-10 Mustang around the track 3 years ago. That engine was basically just put in there to prove it could be done. The car was a tire-melting maniac, but the only direction it could go fast was a straight line, because it was way too nose heavy to turn. I'm sure some engineers at Ford may have slipped a Boss 302 in a Mav back in the day. Heck the way things were back then it wouldn't even surprise me if one made a few blasts down Woodward Avenue, but I'd just about bet my life Ford never sold one, neither as a production vehicle, or a dealer option. It just didn't happen.

World's greatest urband legends: Big Foot, Loch Ness Moster, and the Boss 302 Maverick.

 

No, this car cost 60,000 here (in "reais") there in usa it will cost something like 25,000 - 30,000 dollars, without shipping...

 

I'd like to have some of them factory 2.3 frame and engine mounts.