What sparked your interst

Id like to know how everyone became MAVERICK FANS, its a deffintly a love or hate relationship, in our case its love...Heres what sparked my interest/grabber obsession, Around 1992 Dad and i went to local speedway, i think i was about 14, a "grabber blue" faded and weathered original, 71 -72 grabber came up to line all original, but weather conditioned, it had white interior and ginger color grabber stripe, When dad said "hey its a Grabber" that name since that day has stuck in my head, I would stop at every grabber and comet gt, i would see...the obsession still hasnt stopped...theres not a whole lotta grabbers left out there so its fun tryin to locate and buy them .....

 

Probably this forum, if i hadn't seen the potential big bumper cars had, I would have probably sold it and would have bought a stang.

 

you like big bumper cars verses the small? usually its the other way around

 

i have a love for all american classic cars but its even funner to be diffrent. to be Mavericks. im always on a quest to be diffrent. i also always liked the look of '70 turinos, i guess a maverick was the next closest looking car haha

 

what sparked my interest? About 7 years ago, I was about 12-13 yrs old when my brother offered to GIVE me the 74 Maverick I currently own. My mother, however, hated the car and refused for me. So about 2 years ago, ironically, my brother moves up here from Georgia and I bought the car from him. My parents got divorced, so my mom had no say in it. Since then, it's been a great interest of mine.

As far as the big bumpers go, I like the looks of both. However, I feel the big bumpers are better b/c of safety.

 

My 1970 was my first car. Bought it in 1978 and always liked the style. Has to much sentimental value to get rid of now.

Guess if I would have bought a Mustang or Camaro like others I would have a car worth over 30k.

 

no i ment the potential of turning a big bumper car into a small bumper better looking one.

why else would i have swapped the bumpers

 

and instead you have a million bucks worth of friends. i had a 64 fairlane and wanted something strictly for the strip and a little faster, so i saw my car in the auto trader in phoenix. now i have 4 of them plus the 64 fairlane. went to roundup last year and got hooked even more. looking forward to next month.

 

yea unfortuntly mavericks havent caught on the high money band wagon, although GRABBERS AND GT S are starting to go up in price

 

My Aunt gave me first car when I was 14, it was a Blue 69 1/2 Maverick

 

About 5-6 years ago, back when I was in high school, I was looking for a sporty looking cheap car that I could put a v-8 in. I went to a local junkyard trying to find one then one popped up at a local loan company (it was repoed) and I bought it the same day I saw it for $165. Ever since them I have been gathering parts for the build and then around 3 months ago I bought my 77 thats in very good condition (80,000 miles on the odometer and I put 3,000 of them there )

 

My first car in 1983 was 1977 Comet. I loved that car, unfortunately someone ran a red light and totaled it.






I had always wanted another Comet or Maverick since then, and finally got my wish last year, and again this year.

The interest has not only been re-sparked, it's on fire!

 

I learned to drive in my Dads 74 Comet ... 250/C4 ...

Then I bought my first car ... a 74 Comet LDO ... 250/3SPD ...

After the 74 Comet rusted away and NY winters ... I bought a brand new 1987 Dodge Ram 50 ...

Then bought a 100% rust free 73 Maverick 2-door 302/3-on-the-tree car for $150 .... pretty much have owned a Maverick ever since ... except for a short period after my son Colton Maverick was born ...

 

good lord....good thing u were ok

 

Back in the early 80's when I was driving/racing my Cyclone Spoiler there was a guy at our local community college that had a Grabber. Not to offend, but he was rather arrogant and had the deck spoiler jacked up high in the back with personalized plates. It was ok I suppose by todays standards but WAY 'blinged' out. I didn't care for that car but had an appreciation for the Pinto and stock type Mavericks. Anyhow, ahead to 2003 after I sold my 68 Mustang drag car I was looking for something different. My requirements were that it had to be lighter than the Mustang, unique (Mustangs are like belly buttons...everyone has one), have the ability to be a hot street/strip car, and be less expensive than most cars. The car that fit all those requirements...the Maverick! Living in Minnesota the first one I went to look at was missing everything from the middle of the doors down. I was kind of distressed...but low and behold in the very next Auto Trader there was my little girl. It was a rust free Nevada car, moved to Minnesota for only a couple of years and never driven in the winter. It was equipped with a bench seat, 302 with an automatic. I couldn't get the money out of the bank quick enough! Anyhow, that's how the addiction started...and it seems to go on...and on...and on...