Do Grabber Stripes Indicate Engine Size?

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  1. 72fordmaverick

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    Ok, this is a new one to me. Some guy on EBAY was reaming out a listing because the car was listed as it could be made into a 'Grabber Clone'.

    The car was sitting with a 6 cyl and the person responding must not have known that Grabbers could be ordered with a 6 or 8?

    Then someone replies and says that Grabber Stripes could be decoded to indcate which engine should be in the car?

    I thought the stripes were coded to the primary body paint color and had nothing to do with the engine?

    What do the experts say?
     
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    We talked about that ebay item before. The guy has escaped from the insane asylum.:)
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    stripes dont have a damn thing to do with engine and/or trans combination what-so-ever. just another one that has owned a factory 390/4-speed maverick that run 10's when he bought it new :biglaugh:
     
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    Fixed that one for you, Don. :rofl2:
     
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    I find that stripes and such do mater to some maverick lovers. To bad its in about 1/64th scale. If your maverick is made by mattel than you probaly care a butt load:rofl2:.
     
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    Everybody knows it's the color of the stripes that shows the engine size, not the size.
     
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