Ford Maverick GT 1974

[Dave Darby]

Beautiful build. I don't remember the exact time frame, but Ford did offer a limited number of Mavericks in the states with a 289 V-8 toward the end of production here. Always enjoy seeing what was going on in other parts of the world. 

Mavericks never came from a stateside factory with a 289. Last year of production for the 289 was 1968. Mavericks came out in late 69 as a 1970 model. They did get the 302 in 1971. 

Edited June 30, 2017 by Dave Darby

[vintagercr]

Very nice! You would not know it is a die cast.

[Art Laski]

Nice job!

[Lizz62]

Love to have one. 125.00 way too much. Yours is very awesome. 

[Snake45]

I'd like to see those released here.

 

I've seen similar diecast Mavericks at Walmart. I think the brand is Wild Cherries or something like that.

[ChrisBcritter]

Fresh Cherries.

[Zoom]

Nice and Clean!

[Funkychiken]

Great car, great build!

[Geno]

I have this version coming and it will get fully detailed plus a wheel & tire change. I wanted it to go with my Nova & Duster models as far as compacts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 21, 2022 by Geno

[slusher]

Beautiful Maverick!

[unclescott58]

Back to the original poster, Túlio. Nice Maverick and Chevrolet Opala. Fun to see variations of vehicles not sold sold in the United States.  Very cool. 

Edited July 16, 2022 by unclescott58

[Zippi]

Great job.  I had the same 1:1 car back in the day.  Wife hated it.  Nice color.  Great job on the build.

[Mike 1017]

As always, a beautiful build

Mike

[Tom99]

Very nice!

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Wow! That's awesome. This really brings back memories. In August of 1982, my then-girlfriend and I drove an orange 1974 Maverick (her car) as we moved from Boston to Seattle hauling everything we owned in a U-Haul trailer. Being a New England car, you can imagine the car was a rust bucket, but still operationally sound. We were so worried that the car wouldn't make it, that we stopped about every two hours or so and popped the hood to let the engine cool off. We literally drove 50 MPH (remember, the national speed limit then was 55 MPH) the whole way. The car had no A/C (common for cars in the northeast in those days). We had the wing windows cranked for a bit of a breeze! It took us a week, stopping with friends in Minneapolis for a day rest. At one point it was so hot, in North Dakota, we crashed at a dumpy motel during the day and drove at night. We made it, though! 

Thanks for posting! -RRR