Maverick Bargain....

I agree i think it was a good deal i e-mailed the guy about it a couple of days ago .told him i wish it was closer .People need to take in acount the car is rust free and all there now add the options V8,A/C,Tires,Wheels,i would have bought it.nice and straight car.someone did get a deal.Wish i lived closer id have bought it.

 

Yes, it definitely looked to Me that the seats were added (whether or not they were available in '72) and those door pannels are definitely '73-'77. Dual sport mirrors? No. Disc brakes? Doubt it. And you KNOW that dash is cracked which is why it has that ugly cover on it. The carpet looks horrible. The steering wheel is trashed. Sorry folks, a car's value doesn't double after 31 years of wear & tear....unless it's a rare musclecar, like a Shelby, a GTO, 'Cuda, or 4-4-2 W-30. People get all giddy over a straight body & fresh paint-job. That is a low option Maverick. Spending $2000 on an engine rebuild doesn't double it's value.

Here's somethng to consider; If I spend $10,000 on tricking out my 302, $5,000 on a fancy paint-job, $500 on the interior restoration, and another $1500 on wheels & tires, that STILL would NOT make my Maverick worth $17,000. It's still a Maverick....yes, a great little car BUT not an expensive car. People seem to have the idea that their car is worth whatever amount of money they spend on restoring/customizing it. That's just not the way it works. Ask any bank or insurance company (specialty insurance excluded).

Bottom line; as long as the new owner is happy with it, that's all that matters. Many of us wouldn't have paid that much, others would. I have seen decent Corvettes in the paper for $6000. Some of these Maverick owners are smokin' crack with there over-estimation of the car's value...

 

Coupe/Sedan?...

According to Year One's Body Identification Guide, the definitions are a follows:

Coupe= "Any 2-door car WITH NO PERMANENT POST behind the door glass and in front of the quarter window."

Sedan= "Any 2-door (or 4-door) car WITH A PERMANENT POST behind the door glass and in front of the quarter window."

Convertible= "If the top can be lowered without the use of a hacksaw, various prybars and/or a blow torch - it's a convertible."

Of course Ford, who made the car (so they ought to know what it is) has always advertised the Maverick as a Sedan...

 

Interesting observation by T.L. My view is that a sedan is a car with 2 or more doors with a framing around all the side glass. A coupe is a 2dr car with usually no side glass in the rear seat area. I have always found it funny to see an ad that states....1955 Chevy 2dr post.... That is a 2dr sedan,,, If it did not have the so called "post" it would be a hardtop or a conv. k I have ranted a bit, but in my opinion all Mav/Comets are of the sedan variety..... but the devils advocate in me will not let me throw in the Mustang coupe,,, which is the usual description of a Mustang that is NOT a fastback from the 65-73 era. Some reference to the term "knotchback" has been used as well. Guess this really belongs in the "Off Topic" section.
Dan

 

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I do say so myself all of the posts have lead to great reading!!!
Thank much!

 

more comments from peanut gallery

more comments from peanut gallery.. ok just an observation on comments and the picture from e-bay. im not going look back on who said this but it was a good point.... seats could have come from a 4 door and at first i didnt notice any lever to push the seat forward... however i did notice it one of the pictures. I attached some picture of differant seats that came in the LDO. These are from a 73 made in 72 (see next 2 attached pics)

This LDO that I have is a 73 but vin in 72 with the same "70ish" carpet, seats, door panels and package tray... LDOs in 73 made in 73 (not left over 72) came with a glove box in the dash.
just some more info if anyone cares.

 

close up

 

here are the ones that came on my 73 made in 73

 

heres a close up...

also i agree about the cost of the engine 2k? hum... kinda alot eh?

other wise nice car...

and a maverick as a collector item never less rare? i never would have thought the day? but we should take what we can get as commets!

and just like what dave said on HOT ROD TV "Who evert hought a Maverick could be cool?

 

When I got my car it was a 73 LDO. It had a package tray so does that mean that it was made in 72? But it had the second type of seats you showed with the release lever on hte upper side of the seat so was it made in 73? I think it all depends on when it was built and in which factory and what parts were still around from the previous year.

 

good point.... i just guess they were left over parts...

 

The Sedan vs. coupe debate actually mattered back in the day when auto mfgs actually offered both. That goes back to the coachbuilt era, where yoiu could order whatever body you wanted for your chassis. They even offered dual cowls.

Is there any doubt what you are getting when you have a 2-door maverick? Although the car is definitelt a sedan, I think the debate is a little outdated.

As far of the value of this car, I agree with LtttleRedToy. I think some of you guys should get a balance ledger and add up what you have into your own projects. You might be surprised at what a value this might be for the person who is happy with it the way it is.

Personally, I would want the manual trans, different wheels and tires, and a better dash pad, so I wouldn't have paid that much.

But I have a rust free 69 Mustang Fastback that is perfectly rust free and needs to be stripped and painted. It's gonna cost me $3000-$5000 to get it right.

Nice cars ain't cheap anymore, even Mavericks.

 

Right on

 

"Max",
Like I said in the begining, the coupe/sedan thing is just a 'pet peeve' of mine...it's not that I think it's really an *important* issue. It only becomes important when people try to debate it with me, because there should be no argument---what I stated is a fact. I really only mentioned it because I think that all members of a forum like this, with so much information about Mavericks/Comets, should know what their cars are... sedans, and not "coupes". I just think it's part of basic Maverick/Comet information. I apologize for taking the original thread off-topic. Probably should have started a whole new thread instead.

Everyone else,
I don't think the car on eBay was worth $4600. That's just my opinion. If someone else thinks it is worth that much, that's fine--they are entitled to their opinion as well. In ANY case, I am glad to see a Maverick NOT go to the crusher, and if a guy is willing to pay that much for it, then chances are he's going to take good care of it. We all know that the car has great potential. My biggest disagreement is with the idea that the more money one spends on fixing-up their car, the more it is worth. It just doesn't work that way. If that were the case, My '73 would be worth 6 grand, and that's with the dents, scratches, faded paint, worn out springs, and leaky power steering. I have spent tons of money on my car over the years restoring & modifying it and no one's gonna give me $6,000 for it. It's STILL a Maverick. If I put "Camaro" emblems on it, I could probably get twice as much for it, because all the idiots out there think Camaros are the $hit. I'd take a Maverick over a Camaro any day but it won't make my Maverick worth any more to the general population...