Tom, I love your car as well and there is something that makes it stick out in my mind. I dont know if it is the mags, the colour, the stance or the combination of all those factors, but that is one awesome car.
I think its ALL the above, especially the stance, front spoiler and the fog lights! I think it looks even better in the picture in front of that "mustang".
i dont think he has fog lights on there. those are stock driving lights in the grill and the ones on the bottom are turn signals
You know what else it might be?......the tinted windows. I have not seen to many mavs with tinted windows, yeah thats it.......besides from just being a truly bada$$ car.
its got to be the purple and the cobra R's. and yes it is truly bada$$ car.. i still have that issue in a place that i can look at it when i need motivation now if only i could stop drooling on it
The driving lights are stock grabber kinda. On the 72's the lens is clear and the reflector is panted white. I found that on the later cars that used them for turn signals have chrome reflectors. So I put them on to get the sport lamps to work better, it did help and it makes them look better. The turn signal lens is from a 70 maverick, the 72's are orange. Something else that makes it look different is the headlight trim. I painted it all black except the outer edge, most have a 1/4" circle around the headlight that isn't painted. This car turned out so good that I'm making another one similar. And my buddies doing a 72 comet I'll post some pictures of his, he's got the fenders cut, suspension, wheels and the body primed so far.
Those are factory grabber "sport lamps" We have a set on our four door! The difference between those and a set of dring light is very slight. the driving light have both clear and amber. the driving lights have thos little boxes on the lens that gives them that texture. The grabber sport lamps has flat perfectly smooth clear lenses. also the driving lamps are plastic while the sport lamps are made of metal. -todd
Yep, the fenders are cut and the track was widened. We did that to have the big wheels and still have the car set low without having the tire inside the fenders. We have a 61" rear axle and added 3" to the front. Some of it is to compensate for the cobra R's back spacing (24mm) 5.95". Outside tire to tire is around 68.5" in the rear
Thomas, What'dya do on the suspension? Your Mav looks lowered. Also the lip over the wheelwell looks narrower. On my '71, the stripe wraps over the wheel well with the large flat lip to hold it. What size rims and wheels are on there? It is one awesome Mav!
I know magazines take heat on a regular basis for their lack of content for non-Chevys/Fords, but I'd like to share with you guys the numbers for Hometown Hot Rodding letters I received for Popular Hot Rodding magazine. Johnny Hunkins is the new editor there and has asked me to write that column for him, as I did at GM High-Tech Performance magazine. Keep in mind, the numbers I am listing are of letters fowarded to me by Johnny. These were letters he received from readers who wanted to see their car in the magazine: 38 Chevys 3 Fords 2 Mopars 2 Willys 1 Pontiac 0 Mercurys I have to write up four cars for every issue and my ultimate goal is to make three of them non-Chevys. Obviously, I wouldn't be able to do that for more than two months before I ran out of cars, leaving the remaining 36 Chevys to run in the magazine for the next nine issues. Reader's Rides sections of magazines are one of several ways magazine editors gauge interest for certain makes, which helps them choose future editorial material (features, tech, etc..) We think there are a lot of Ford/Mercury readers out there, but based on Hometown Hot Rodding letters, we know there are a lot of Chevy readers. I would like to invite all of you to mail a nice picture (no instant photos or low-res digital images) of your car to Popular Hot Rodding's Hometown Hot Rodding section. The address is: Popular Hot Rodding Attn: Hometown Hot Rodding 720 Hundley Way Placentia, California 92870 Please be sure to include some basic information on your car, as well as a good way to contact you (preferably a phone number) in case I have any questions. Who knows, if Hunkins likes your car enough, he may call you to set up a full feature. Another option for folks looking to get magazine coverage is to hit the events you know magazines will cover. The Hot Rod Power Tour doesn't just generate event coverage for Hot Rod, it also happens to be the place where literally dozens of feature cars are found every year for several different magazines. The Bristol Bash is another similar event and is coming up in October. I included a picture of the only Maverick at the event last year in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords coverage. Jim McIlvaine Contributing Editor, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine
hum never heard of that magazine before? Popular Hot Who? if you see Troy Avent from GM High-Tech Performance tell him Rice Boy said buy a Ford! He knows who I am and knows what i'm talking about. But again? that magazines call Hot what again? j/k I've only heard of
