Dave, congrats on Maverick #3!!! Looks like Ohio is starting to be the Maverick capital of the U.S. So, what are your plans for it? One nice thing about the 69.5' is the black interior, makes it easy to repaint the exterior to just about any color you want without having to switch out the interior or redye it.
I had a 69.5 once..put a 200 in it and an overdrive 3 speed...gotta GOOD ticket on the highway...ex girlfriend kept it, supposed to sell it to me IF she got rid of it...I saw it in a junk yard wasted...still had the new engine ( i used to be a machinist and built that one )..oh well maybe I'll find another driver like that some day. P.S. the trans tunnel in those is SMAAAAAAL