ok I know I was not the only one to get this call

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  1. Mavericknutt

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    Ok I recieved a phone call from this guy today.......and I know I was not the only one.....:D because he said he was calling the MCCI contacts off of the web site. this was the first time I had ever heard of the Drag-N-Fly maverick I know there has been pictures posted here because craig told me......But any way if Doug B. did'nt get it yet.........:) I am seriously thinking about it.
     
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    whats so special about this mav. with a nissan "z" front end? kind of Ugly IMO..
     
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    Look like 2003 is going to be the "year of the find". First its the wagon, now the 'Fly, whats next? Shelby Maverick ?:)

    Id like to see more pictures of the car, please e-mail me if you have any that are to large to upload to the board, I will post them for you.
     
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    Yeah, it's ugly. A Maverick with Datsun 280-Z treatment. I don't care if it's fast, I don't care if it's a "one-of-a-kind", it's a P.O.S.
     
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    yes I have more........

    And since T.L. likes it so much:D I'll post some more!!! I have 6 pics I will post some more. this car was put together in Dallas Tx. buy a place called Eagle Coachworks and I was told there were about 400 of them made.......they were built out of 74 grabbers....
     
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    and another

    :D
     
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    Drag-N-Fly

    Yes, I got a call and an e-mail with the pictures from John Roof, the owner, too. It's located in Wichita Falls, TX. (940) 322-5304
    His e-mail: jake47rolland@aol.com

    The only thing I can add is that the cars, delivered by Eagle Lincoln-Mercury, came with a 302 with an aluminum intake, a 4 bbl Holley
    carburetor, and dual exhaust. There were "Drag-N-Fly" letters on the sides and Drag-N-Fly decals on the car too.

    The rest of the Drag-N-Fly trim (fiberglass nose) was added with rivets connecting it to the metal body! If someone wanted to blend the lines to eliminate the rivets, it would look better.

    He is interested in trading for a Falcon.

    P.S. I don't care for the look either, but I could maybe help in the delivery of the car, since I'm only 350 miles away.
     
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    Charlie maverick.to/grabber

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    they sold 400 of those? Hard to believe.
     
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    DAB MAVERICK/COMET ENTHUSIAST

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    Yes, I found it hard to believe there were about 400 Drag-N-Flys made, too. Surely out of that many, we would have seen a couple more turn up around here by now. I've lived in Texas 35 years and never run into one!
     
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    That's not just ugly, it's butt ugly. Those poor Grabbers. Someone please rescue the survivors from this abuse. Oh and as far as blending the lines to eliminate the rivets, well, you can put a pig in an evening gown, but it's still gonna be a pig. Oh, the humanity...
     
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    Dosen't uniqueness or rareness count for anything? I dont care for the looks either but I wouldn't mind having it just because of what it is (or was).
     
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    I kinda like it(Im a Nissan fan as well) and it is unique!
     
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    An absolute hunk of junk....and not really very creative. Riveting a Datsun nose to the fenders with no finish work (doesn't even line up with the car, there are gaps everywhere) is just lousy craftsmanship. And what's up with that ugly rear wing? If I spray-paint a dry piece of dog crap and make it into a unique and rare one-of-a-kind creation, it's STILL a piece of dog crap. They basically ruined 400 perfectly good Grabbers, someone should buy the car and convert it back to a REAL Grabber...
     
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    It was a rhetorical question but I'm glad you cleared up your opinion. LOL
     
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    I could make it look cool, don't forget that we are taking cars that everyone else thinks are ugly (mavericks) and many of us have come out with some pretty sweet cars. Lets at least give this Drag-N-Fly a chance. Not sure if I could make that rear spoiler look good though, that would just be really hard. lol. The front end is interesting to me though, I always wanted something more aerodynamic.
     
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