75 owners, let's discuss...

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by ratio411, Mar 9, 2008.

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Do you have a 75 model, or 75 1/2?

  1. My Maverick was built early in 75 model year and is like a 74.

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  2. My Maverick is a 75 1/2, and has all the changes.

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  3. My Comet was built early in 75 model year and is like a 74.

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  4. My Comet is a 75 1/2, and has all the changes.

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  1. tim keck

    tim keck truckdrivintrailertrash

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    2nd digit is an x.
     
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  2. eddie1975

    eddie1975 Windsor Specialist

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    yeah i see a little tint of amber
     
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    The 74 that Eddie has been helping with is as follows.

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    Amber lenses
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    Seat belt interlock
    Early steering wheel
    Previous owner changed exhaust so Cat ??
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    Dual inlet bumper
    Drum brakes all around
     
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  4. tim keck

    tim keck truckdrivintrailertrash

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    Both of them (the 2dr and 4dr)have clear frosted lenses,the bulbs are orange..also both have the dual inlet bumper.
     
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  5. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    parted out a '75 4dr. i believe it to be built in 11-74 the best i can remember, and in Canada. had seat belt interlock, NO cats, textured clear lenses, headlight bezels with adjuster hole on the bottom, early style 120 speedo. was a 250, auto, a/c, p/s, tinted glass, deluxe interior, 3.00:1 rear car.
     
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  6. eddie1975

    eddie1975 Windsor Specialist

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    i didnt look to see if it had a cat bump in the floor board
     
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  7. ratio411

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    74 up had the cat hump, regardless of if there was a cat there or not.
    At least that is how I understand it.

    Mean:
    I never thought about the early and late headlight bezels...
    Wonder how that plays into this.
    I think that change was 73 or 74 though, not sure.

    My early 75 has the 'new' bezels.
    I put one on my 72 and the holes are in the wrong place.
     
    ratio411, Mar 11, 2008
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    is this a single inlet bumper?


     
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  9. ratio411

    ratio411 Member

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    The area is so dark I can't tell...

    I almost posted the same question when I saw that pic, but being so unclear right there above the plate, I didn't bother.
     
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  10. eddie1975

    eddie1975 Windsor Specialist

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    hmmm interesting....it might be, its in the gallery, under grabbers just search 1975...

    75Grabber06.jpg
     
    eddie1975, Mar 11, 2008
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  11. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    No such thing as a single intlet front bumper.
     
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  12. ratio411

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    Good info.
    I knew I have never seen one...

    I ain't seen it all, but I have been around lookin' longer than I care to admit! ;)

    On that pic at an angle, I see chrome above the plate where there wouldn't be if it had a single hole.
     
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