more purple mav progress

got to work on the mav most of the day.there was a lot of drilled hole in the floor pan we welded shut and the seam right in front of the rear seat was seperated.pounded it back in shape and welded it here are some pics.
thats me doing the grinding while my neighbor did the welding and pounding.

homermav and the purple haze
excuse me while i kiss the sky(front wheels off the ground)

 

Looking good so far. Is there any other Maverick out there from the factory that is this colour? Or do you have the only one.

 

that is probably the only one...... very very rare

 

There is another, someone posted about one a few years ago.

 

yeah out in oregon but they painted it blue.tried to contact him but no response.as far as i know its the only one leftand i do plan on repainting it the same color.

 

Good progress going on there John.

 

thanks wilbur and im still coming for that radiator.

 

Yeah keep it the same colour, i think it looks great that colour and the fact that it is so rare makes it that much cooler.

 

yeah thats what i thought too and when i get done it will be way fast too.

 

Purple eh? Makes you wonder what the story behind that car is.

 

It was a special order car, to be used as a race car....we already know

 

i can tell you because it was bought by my best freind brand new off the lot in 1971.he went to a dealer in wapakaneta ohio to buy a maverick and this one was special ordered by a lady and when it arrived she didnt like it so my freind worked out a good deal with the dealer and drove it back to his speed shop. then pulled the 302 and drive train.replacing it with a boss 302,4-speed toploader and a nine inch rearend.the rest of its life from 1974 until last spring was in storage it only has 396 original miles a 1/4 mile at a time. i even have the original build sheet.