Are 69 1/2s more wanted? I've found mine to be harder to find parts for. Paid 900 for it and after finding a hood and converting to a 5 lug disk brake with all new brakes front to rear, I'm up to 3000. Could have started with a newer nicer car for that money. Whats your thoughts?
Agreed. And I wouldn't trade this one for a newer one. For me on this one, it's about the build with my son.
I don't believe I had any harder time finding parts for my 69.5 than any other year Maverick unless you were searching for parts specific to this early version
They're no more desirable then any other small bumper Maverick from what I've seen. If anything, they're just more of a pain in the a$$ due to the smaller trans tunnel, hard to find gas tank, non staggered rear shocks, etc. all of which applies to the later 1970 model cars as well. I do prefer the dash features in the '69.5 vs. the later cars. To me a '71/'72 with a '69.5 dash would be the best of both worlds.
