Gave the ol' gal a bath

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by Acornridgeman, Mar 24, 2009.

Page 1 of 2
  1. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2004
    Messages:
    6,523
    Likes Received:
    982
    Trophy Points:
    426
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Vehicle:
    70 Maverick Grabber, 72 Maverick Grabber Restomod
    Warmed up enough last weekend to get the 70 Grabber project out and pressure wash off the 24 years of storage dust. First time the car has moved under its own power since about 1985 ........ :bananaman

    Took it for a quick spin up and down the side road to see how well it ran and shifted, but those 40 year old polyglas tires are like square Flintstone wheels. Back into the shop again - but at least she's clean now!

    :)
     

    Attached Files:

    Acornridgeman, Mar 24, 2009
    #1
  2. Rando76

    Rando76 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2002
    Messages:
    2,659
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    147
    Location:
    Claremore, OK
    Vehicle:
    Collection of Mavericks and Comets
    Cool! (y)
     
    Rando76, Mar 24, 2009
    #2
  3. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2005
    Messages:
    7,312
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    153
    Location:
    Irvine, Kentucky
    Vehicle:
    '73 4dr
    i should have bought that one... :rolleyes:


    lol, looks great! :thumbs2:
     
    mean_maverick, Mar 24, 2009
    #3
  4. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2004
    Messages:
    6,523
    Likes Received:
    982
    Trophy Points:
    426
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Vehicle:
    70 Maverick Grabber, 72 Maverick Grabber Restomod
    David, you can't have them all ............... :biglaugh:
     
    Acornridgeman, Mar 24, 2009
    #4
  5. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2002
    Messages:
    16,931
    Likes Received:
    215
    Trophy Points:
    347
    Location:
    Parts Unknown......
    Vehicle:
    3 Grabbers
    Awesome!! I've always liked that color.
     
    Dave B, Mar 24, 2009
    #5
  6. yellow75

    yellow75 MCCI Oregon State Rep Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2004
    Messages:
    4,784
    Likes Received:
    1,175
    Trophy Points:
    587
    Garage:
    2
    Location:
    Tillamook Oregon
    Vehicle:
    72 Maverick 1976 Maverick Stallion 2007 Shelby GT 500 2019 Ford F150 FX4 2023 Bronco
    Looking good, I also like that color combo
     
    yellow75, Mar 24, 2009
    #6
  7. comrick317

    comrick317 Banned

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2008
    Messages:
    3,174
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    10
    Location:
    Mississauga, Ontario
    Vehicle:
    1976 Mercury Comet
    Wow that's a piece of history, very cool.(y)
     
    comrick317, Mar 24, 2009
    #7
  8. whisky

    whisky Whisky

    Joined:
    Nov 26, 2007
    Messages:
    394
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    65
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC
    Vehicle:
    72 Comet I-6, 72 Comet V-8
    Nice to see another Ol Gal being resurrected...

    I really like the car's style too!... colour, stripes, sports mirrors and the OEM rings and caps look great.
     
    whisky, Mar 24, 2009
    #8
  9. blugene

    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2004
    Messages:
    10,775
    Likes Received:
    85
    Trophy Points:
    283
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Marietta, OK
    Vehicle:
    73 Comet GT, 72 Comet GT, 2008 "Comet" (our boxer, who is now in the galaxies)
    Rise and shine baby...

    Is that freakin fresh tar?! :mad:
     
    blugene, Mar 24, 2009
    #9
  10. Matterick

    Matterick Matt Somerville

    Joined:
    May 12, 2007
    Messages:
    3,931
    Likes Received:
    47
    Trophy Points:
    123
    Location:
    Lake Stevens WA
    Vehicle:
    1973 Maverick 302, 1971 Maverick
    love that color combo! :thumbs2: looks good!
     
    Matterick, Mar 24, 2009
    #10
  11. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2004
    Messages:
    6,523
    Likes Received:
    982
    Trophy Points:
    426
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Vehicle:
    70 Maverick Grabber, 72 Maverick Grabber Restomod
    Are you looking at the tire tracks in the water? :huh:

    No tar here yet - in fact look at the picture with the snowmobile trailer in it - that is still a bit of snow pile there .......... :p

    [​IMG]
     
    Acornridgeman, Mar 24, 2009
    #11
  12. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2002
    Messages:
    15,800
    Likes Received:
    16
    Trophy Points:
    302
    Location:
    arizona city, az.
    Vehicle:
    70 mav, 71 grabber, 73 Comet, 2004 f-250 crew cab diesel, 2001 f-250, 2004 explorer, 2007 Gold Wing trike.
    Looks like it's in pretty good shape.:)
     
    don graham, Mar 24, 2009
    #12
  13. actionrpm

    actionrpm Differential specialist

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2005
    Messages:
    409
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Location:
    western pa.
    Vehicle:
    '70 mav. '40 Ford Pickup '72 Bronco '06 SuperDuty V-10
    Whats your plans for it? Are you going to "redo" or freshen it up? Nice original Mav.
     
    actionrpm, Mar 25, 2009
    #13
  14. mavtricks71

    mavtricks71 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 3, 2004
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    117
    I love original Cars ... i can tell it's original and never repainted! Love it
     
    mavtricks71, Mar 26, 2009
    #14
  15. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2004
    Messages:
    6,523
    Likes Received:
    982
    Trophy Points:
    426
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Vehicle:
    70 Maverick Grabber, 72 Maverick Grabber Restomod
    The car only has about 12,600 miles on it - so I will freshen it up as a survivor - 100% factory look. The interior is perfect - almost showroom condition. Almost every part on this car is the original factory part - brakes, plug wires, hoses - you name it. It was driven for 15 years of Chicago winters and then parked in a garage since about 1985, so it does need a lot of work on the undercarraige and engine compartment. Very solid yet but a lot of surface rust on everything that was in the salt. There is also some body damage where somebody backed into the drivers door and rear quarter.

    Overall - a very decent platform to work with for a northern car. Except for the collision damage, no body and frame parts need to be replaced, just cleaned and repainted. :thumbs2:
     
    Acornridgeman, Mar 26, 2009
    #15
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page