Any updates on the Moebius 72 Maverick?

[Stef]

4 hours ago, meechum68 said:

I am in the 3-6 kit category for purchase. Those cars are so .. underrated. 

@Stef Facts about nostalgia, most of the kits in my stash are nostalgia, and the kits I buy forward will be nostalgia and new to me! 

Agreed 128%, Michael! I love old and new-to-me! The guys in my model car club keep finding great old stuff for me that I've been hunting decades for, and they, this forum, and HPI Guy, introduce me to so many new and old kits and subjects I never would have thought of before!

These Moebius kits seem poised to offer the best of both worlds: they'll hit us with nostalgic feels, while satisfying our modern cravings for detail, challenge, and potential. Still working on my Moebius 72 wrecker, and it is such a joy to work on a modern kit of something I grew up with every day as a kid! Moebius is on fire, and I am here for it!

[niteowl7710]

Like Tim said it's a **SERIES** of kits...from both Ford & Mercury. Think like a half dozen variants at least. Be patient, some people will be miserable just to be miserable, but this will tickle most everyone's boxes eventually. 

[tim boyd]

19 hours ago, M W Elky said:

Tim , Do you know if they cut a mold for a pro stock version?

I am aware that during the earliest stages of this project, extensive research was done on 1/1 scale Pro-Stock Mavs. 

As to whether any of that has made it to 3D modeling development or cutting metal tooling, I do not know.  I'm sure Erik will brief us here at the appropriate time, if and when any of that were to actually become a reality ....TB 

[M W Elky]

16 minutes ago, tim boyd said:

I am aware that during the earliest stages of this project, extensive research was done on 1/1 scale Pro-Stock Mavs. 

As to whether any of that has made it to 3D modeling development or cutting metal tooling, I do not know.  I'm sure Erik will brief us here at the appropriate time, if and when any of that were to actually become a reality ....TB 

Thanks for the info Tim I know all of us drag race guys are foaming at the mouth for a pro stocker

[Ragtop Man]

Gonna pile on the bandwagon, of "give me a Moby quality Maverick / Comet and I got the rest." Versions will come, Moby is exceptionally smart at this game. I'll throw a log on the fire and say, there wouldn't BE a newly tooled Maverick/Comet without race versions in the plan. 

The JoHans were common as dirt until one afternoon... they weren't and prices went from $15 a pop to $150 and more. I mean, it was a good kit, with incredible bash potential, but c'mon. Maybe this will take some of the air out of those sails and bring them back to relative earth. 

FWIW, I had an out-of-body moment at the Ford Racing Centennial back in '01.  Was walking to a concession stand when I recognized Dyno Don walking about 10 paces ahead. I already had his autograph, and even the best of them get 'peopled out' so I just let him go without a fanboy moment.

Then, an ear-splitting rumble came from around the corner: Dyno's Maverick SOHC Pro Stock, rolling into the show under its own awesome power. The driver sees Dyno; Dyno sees car. Both looked as surprised as you could be and remain standing.

Neither knew the other was heading their way... total cosmic convergence. I don't know how long it had been since Dyno saw the car, but it appeared to have been a long time, and he seemed very impressed by the condition and the sound, and a small crowd gathered immediately.

What I didn't know - noboby knew - was that Don was in the early stages of his Alzheimer's journey. Never glib, but always approachable, he struck me very reserved in the autograph sessions. But he looked as excited by the reunion as anyone in the crowd. 

[Robberbaron]

10 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

I'll throw a log on the fire and say, there wouldn't BE a newly tooled Maverick/Comet without race versions in the plan. 

Agree 100%.  Aside from the Nova/Chevy II kits, I believe EVERY other car tooling that Moebius has created has had either NASCAR and/or drag race variations baked in.

[tim boyd]

14 hours ago, Robberbaron said:

Agree 100%.  Aside from the Nova/Chevy II kits, I believe EVERY other car tooling that Moebius has created has had either NASCAR and/or drag race variations baked in.

Don't forget that the Chevy II tooling included a Southeast Gassers Association inspired derivative...if any of you reading this like drag cars and don't have this kit yet, IMHO you are missing out on an exceptionally well detailed and fun to build modeling project....TB 

Test shot build (before body refinements): 

Edited Sunday at 05:10 PM by tim boyd

[meechum68]

21 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

Gonna pile on the bandwagon, of "give me a Moby quality Maverick / Comet and I got the rest." Versions will come, Moby is exceptionally smart at this game. I'll throw a log on the fire and say, there wouldn't BE a newly tooled Maverick/Comet without race versions in the plan. 

The JoHans were common as dirt until one afternoon... they weren't and prices went from $15 a pop to $150 and more. I mean, it was a good kit, with incredible bash potential, but c'mon. Maybe this will take some of the air out of those sails and bring them back to relative earth. 

FWIW, I had an out-of-body moment at the Ford Racing Centennial back in '01.  Was walking to a concession stand when I recognized Dyno Don walking about 10 paces ahead. I already had his autograph, and even the best of them get 'peopled out' so I just let him go without a fanboy moment.

Then, an ear-splitting rumble came from around the corner: Dyno's Maverick SOHC Pro Stock, rolling into the show under its own awesome power. The driver sees Dyno; Dyno sees car. Both looked as surprised as you could be and remain standing.

Neither knew the other was heading their way... total cosmic convergence. I don't know how long it had been since Dyno saw the car, but it appeared to have been a long time, and he seemed very impressed by the condition and the sound, and a small crowd gathered immediately.

What I didn't know - noboby knew - was that Don was in the early stages of his Alzheimer's journey. Never glib, but always approachable, he struck me very reserved in the autograph sessions. But he looked as excited by the reunion as anyone in the crowd. 

Ohh that had to be an amazing experience!  

[Mark C.]

I’ll be happy with whatever Moebius conjures up for us.  The Mav hasn’t had a version on the shelves in decades, and none done to the standards that this will be.  Race, stock, or both… I will buy.

Also a note of thanks to Erik for keeping in touch with us hobbyists, and tossing out info as appropriate.  I for one appreciate it greatly.

Edited Sunday at 03:43 PM by Mark C.

[Khils]

On 8/15/2025 at 11:45 AM, stavanzer said:

stavanzer
Corrections

What corrections?  You're absolutely right!! 👍 

[Khils]

On 8/15/2025 at 10:16 PM, stavanzer said:

.....One that stands out a Mile Away!

Sure does Alan...even if it were to snow in California while in a big box store parking lot!    😄

[Ragtop Man]

10 hours ago, meechum68 said:

Ohh that had to be an amazing experience!  

It definitely was - I consider myself very fortunate to be in that place and time!

[Can-Con]

More my style so I can do it with any version they care to release. 😉

[stavanzer]

7 hours ago, Khils said:

What corrections?  You're absolutely right!! 👍 

That's the way the world works nowadays.

I forgot the word "World".

The sentence didn't make sense otherwise.

[sfhess]

2 hours ago, Can-Con said:

More my style so I can do it with any version they care to release. 😉

Maybe you can kitbash suspension with the 64 Comet Pro Touring version.

[Ragtop Man]

11 hours ago, sfhess said:

Maybe you can kitbash suspension with the 64 Comet Pro Touring version.

That would probably be the plan - use some of the '64 inserts (engine, wheels, etc.) to get the '72. 

[Ragtop Man]

Just to heave a few MORE logs in the firepit... there were two other Mavericks that nearly came to be but got knocked out of contention.

Ford built a prototype Boss 302 Maverick and made it look darn near production. But when the higher ups in marketing realized that it was faster and better handling than its sire, the Mustang as well as being much less expensive... that was that. I have some sympathy for FoMoCo in this case - they were positioning Maverick as "the Simple Machine" and egging on the $1995 base price. Suddenly turning it into a pocket muscle car would have it way out of position in the Great Scheme of Things. That would be a super simple build in scale.

Second was a rather similar idea for the drags. Kar Kraft would buy "incomplete vehicles" and modify them to accept any engine in the Ford aresenal, up to and including the Boss 429, strictly as a roller for drag racing. They had a great deal of experience re-jiggering the unit front suspension, and  once the package had been sorted it would be a simple matter to rinse and repeat. There IS a picture in the Charlie Henry book on KarKraft. Their development car had a 385-series SCJ, skinny fronts, and one presumes some sheet metal work in back to accomodate race rubber. That too went to glory when Ford announced their full and unconditional racing operation shutdown in November, 1970. Assuming that the car got crushed out in the cleanup...

[Dave Van]

I was at Mobius retail store a week ago. Larry @ Mobius showed me where the project is.  3D looked great and confirmed there Are many versions planned,  not all have been shown yet. This kit will be huge seller 

 

[unclescott58]

I want a “showroom stock” ‘71 or ‘72 Comet GT.

[stavanzer]

Boss 302 Maverick is something I would try to build.

Sounds really Cool.

Factory Sleeper.

[Carmak]

6 hours ago, Dave Van said:

I was at Mobius retail store a week ago. Larry @ Mobius showed me where the project is.  3D looked great and confirmed there Are many versions planned,  not all have been shown yet. This kit will be huge seller 

 

Where is the Moebius Retail Store???

[niteowl7710]

5 hours ago, Carmak said:

Where is the Moebius Retail Store???

Pegasus Hobbies in Upland, California

[Straightliner59]

I wanted one, badly enough that I paid, I think, $85 for a promo, about five or six years ago! 

[bigryan18]

There are some awesome Mav's in Brazil

[Ragtop Man]

3 hours ago, bigryan18 said:

There are some awesome Mav's in Brazil

There was a "Shelby" version for (I think) Ford of Mexico that looked pretty sweet. 

IMHO they were under-rated for street machine work innaday (c. 1980) ... we all wanted Cougars and Cyclones and Mustangs and Torinos.  Part of the problem was the low cost nature of the platform, they rusted out immediately in the midwest after a winter or two of the salt and potholes.  Not hard to imagine one with a warmed up Windsor and 9" taking plenty of tickets back then.