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  1. MNTony

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    Tony. He's been trying to sell that one for quite a while. One place he had it listed with the Vin#. I seem to recall that it is NOT a real Grabber. Vin had a 91 in it instead of a 93. Nice looking car, especially if it's not a Grabber and he'll come down on the price because of it.:)
     
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    We have discussed this car before. It was on ebay I believe. NOT a true Grabber.....but still a nice car.
     
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    Great minds think alike.:bananaman
     
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    MNTony aka Godzirra

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    Thanks for the heads up guys!
     
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    even if it were real the price does seem a little on the high side

    good luck though

    might be an issue of a lost title and a swapped in vin from a standard maverick or some BS like that

    just make sure you do your home work and bring out the fine tooth comb before handing up that kinda money

    good luck
     
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    Well, you can make it look like a real Grabber, paint the lower body below the stripe black, remove the wheel lip moldings. I saw a 318 'Cuda convertable rebuilt to a Hemi 'Cuda convertable "tribuite" It sold for $80,000. I have noticed that any Maverick on the show field with a "Grabber" hood is misunderstood as a Maverick Grabber by most spectators especially young people.
     
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    I just emailed him for the VIN.

    If you go look at it, the third, fourth and fifth numbers in the VIN will be 93F if it's a true V8 Grabber. So the VIN would be something like 4K93F100000
     
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    Dash is not painted partially black....so that is a dead giveaway that it is not a Grabber. I still remember it being a really nice car.
     
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    my 74 didnt have a black dash, here is a picture of it back in 1981.
    I had the car repainted and didnt have stripes put back on but it was a true grabber.

    http://mmb.maverick.to/showpost.php?p=392846&postcount=7
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    Hey guys, thanks tons. I explained to my father that this is most likely not a Grabber and probably not worth quite that much. He's going to go to check out a Pontiac instead later on this week. Once again guys, thanks for sharing all your valuable knowledge!
     
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    not to mention, no sport mirrors :huh:
     
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    Orange interior cars are the exception, as Orange interior was a "Grabber Only" color on Maverick.
     
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    Hmmmmm......maybe orange interior cars didn't have the black paint. I wonder what other colors didn't have black on the dash??
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Heres a nice Orange interior shot, no black dash, but a black dashpad.
     

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