![]() It’s no where near as nice as this one and is a 6 banger ( won’t be for long lol ). I have an all original 71 6 banger right by my house I am picking up as my next project. Took care of most of the 350 Camaros and Vettes. I took all the parts I wanted off the grabber ( hood, interior, 3 piece ” lip ” spoiler from the rear ) and transferred to my 70 and got rid of the 72. ![]() A 70 with a built 302 and a 72 Grabber 6 banger. They cam with 14 inch tires, if you upgraded to thicker 15 inches it made a huge difference. The Mav ended up staying around for a couple years longer than they planned. As far as the bumpers – at the point when the feds mandated the 5 mph bumpers the Mavericks were already slated to be discontinued in the us with 2 years so they did not want to put any money into the model and just slapped them on to be compliant in the us. The grabber hood with the fake scoops was only available first couple of years, then reg hood only. Grabbers were discontinued in 74 or 75 and replaced the following year for one year only by the ” Stallion “. V8’s were not available first year they came out. I’m a huge Maverick guy and probably have done as much research on these cars as any car. This Maverick would be fun, but we are still kicking ourselves that we didn’t buy this one! The high intensity orange paint and black accents are nice touches and if you squint really hard you can almost see a miniature version of the mighty Boss 302. We know we shouldn’t even joke about that sort of thing, but we think you will have just as much fun confusing people with this baby Boss than you would with his affluent big brother. The interior does look complete though and should just need a very thorough cleaning. A bench seat and an automatic transmission are reminders that this is still a Maverick. While the engine bay and exterior might get your heart beating a little quicker, the interior will likely slow it back down. The seller claims that this engine is the original and that it runs great. It was only rated at 210 hp, but that was a big jump in power over the standard straight six normally found in there. Somehow Ford managed to shoehorn their 302 V8 into the Mavericks engine bay. The Grabber package also included a few visual enhancements such as graphics, a spoiler, and a unique hood. The base Maverick was rather anemic and under-powered but when Ford installed their 302 cui V8 under its hood it became a mean machine. This 1975 Ford Maverick Grabber is claimed to be a garage find and is listed for sale here on eBay where bidding is currently at $2,550. But, it was nothing to get excited about, so to help give it a sportier image, Ford released a special V8 powered version called the Grabber. In an attempt to compete, Ford introduced the Maverick. Sorry guys.Īs fuel prices sky rocketed and emission standards choked out big American cars in the ’70s, the domestic market was flooded with foreign compacts. Update – Our readers have identified this one as a fake.
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