I think I found a Sprint Maverick.

Really? Seems that I have seen more Sprints than Stallions myself ...

 

well, i'd say ive seen more Stallions than Sprints. not to mention the stallion did have 5 different color combos..... just seems to be that there would be more and i think someone mentioning from their Marti report that there was almost 5K Stallions built, but dont hold me to that

 

Mean:
I don't know, don't get me wrong.
But I trust Mavaholic's account that there were 15k Sprints built...
I am assuming that they are all Mavericks, and not the total with Stangs/Pintos in the count too.

Anyway...
15k Sprints
and you quote 5k Stallions...
If your 5k is correct, there are 3x as many Sprints.

That said, personally I see at least 2 Sprints (Mavericks) for every Stallion.
Doesn't mean much, just my observations.

 

But, how many years did they build Stallions and how many were I-6 and V-8? I know there has to be a break down of the info to put Stallion VS. Sprint VS. Grabber together is somewhere in the archives, its just the time to do it that makes it hard to do. Thnks again dmhines and mean_maverick.

I know that here, the only Stallion I have ever seen was in this site, and the only Sprint (possibly) is the one I just found. Are these cars found more in the North than South? Photobucket is still not letting me upload the pics. I can send them to some one to change. My computer sucks.

 

What years were Stallions made, and what color combos were available?

 

Stallions were only made in '76.

 

There was 5 527 Stallion made... 3X times less than Sprint..

 

OK...........so we have, According to info in this thread.
5K - Stallions made in 1976 - in 5 different color combos.
and
15K - Sprints in 1972 in one color (White/Blue w/red pin stripe)
Although I am still exited about this find, the uniqness of this find is starting to seem less.

 

15k production is not very many cars.
Considering how many are just plain gone now, and there were some sent to Canada as well, which are really rare, but lower the number of U.S.A. badged Sprints...
They are a find. The discussion has been that a Stallion is harder find, but not meant to diminish the value of a Sprint. Also, a Sprint would be more desirable to most folks just on the fact that it is a small bumper car.
Personally I don't like the Stallions as built, with the big bumper.
Once converted to small though, they are sweet. (getting off topic)

Good luck
Dave

 

If they made 15K Sprints in 72, that must be all Sprints, meaning Mavs, Mustangs and Pintos? Right? Somebody please clarify. Lets compare apples to apples. Are the Stallion numbers only Mavs?

 

There were 15,425 Maverick Sprints made. They are not a rare car production wise, they are rare survivor wise. I do not have a complete Sprint break down by options because to do so, would cost a ton of money to get Marti to research the data base. I'm just not willing to spend the money he wants to do it.

 

Sprints were made to commemorate the '72 Olympics. They made it in the Mustang, Maverick, and Pinto. They were produced for 3 months, March to June of '72. They also made approx. 9,000 Mustang Sprints, 6000 were htps, 3000 were sportroofs(fastbacks), and 50 convs. I own both a project Sprint Maverick and a Mustang sportroof. Click on the 9 in the images icon under my name to see what they look like together.

Personally, I think the Sprints are the flashiest of the Mavericks, but, of course, I am somewhat partial.

The Stallion was only built one year, also, although it was scheduled to be built for 1977, too. It never made it to production in '77 for lack of interest. It also was made in the Mustang, maverick, and Pinto models. They are also very attractive cars. I agree they would have looked better with the smaller bumpers, like Dan Starnes has done to his Stallion.

Jim

Go for it. There are only a few remaining, no matter how many were produced.

 

Mavaholic....Don't get me wrong. I don't want anyone to spend money on this production number question. You have been EXTREMELY helpful already with the info you have provided. By the way, about how many Maverick/Sprint survivors do you know of in your registry? I just sent Ratio411 the pics to resize since I am haveing PC issues. ( I know, probably opperator error ). Thanks again everyone.

 

Yes. 5 527 are for Maverick Stallion only.

 

Sorry it took so long...
You sent the pics late, so it had to wait til I got off work tonight.

Like Mavoholic said, these cars are rare survivor-wise.
I know it doesn't mean much, but in my life, I have probably seen 3 or 4x as many Sprints in junkyards than personally owned. Sprint Mavericks that is...
I don't know that I have ever seen a Sprint Pinto out of a yard.
I have probably seen 2 Stang Sprints headed for the crusher, for every 1 I have seen being kept.

Just my personal observations.

IMO, the one pictured is headed for the crusher.
Currently it would cost more to restore that one than to buy a nice one.
Maybe 15 years from now, if that one hasn't rusted one iota more, it would be worth saving. If it was a Stang, I know several folks that would save it.