Had my daughter put the rest of the interior in the car this weekend. She did the Quarter window latches,rear seat upper and lower,side panels.scuff plates,and 1 kick panel. Talk about a proud Dad. I did nothing but verbal help. Awesome for an 11 year old. Anyhow after she got finished my wife told me to go out and look at the kids in the car. Had all 3 of my daughters buckled in the back seat and my step Dad in the drivers seat. The one strapped into the middle rear was the funniest cause shes only 7 months. Happy as a clam, smiling away like she was waiting for me to fire it up. Pretty funny. My daughter goes on to educate my Dad on how she can ride in the front of the Mav because it has no air bag. Shows him the dash is empty. Of course he played along like a good papa. She points at the wheel to show him no air bag then stops. I had the wheel center off and she spotted a wire. She says dont tell me thats for the air bag. Papa says nope thats for the horn. She looks at him and says "they had horns back then". Too funny. Shes learning a lot but I think she thinks this car is from the stone age. I guess in a way shes right. Funny shes talking about air bags and this car doesnt even have so much as crash bars in the doors.
Awesome. Gotta love it when your kids get involved in your cars. My oldest was very active in helping and playing in my Comet. Not so much in the mustang. He likes the bike also, but not as much as he did the Comet
Car will be ready. Need to get the appraisal and insurance done. Unless problems pop up on test runs it should be a go. Driving it hamilton to brantford on thurs. to work. We'll see what happens.
If I remember correctly the most modern of the Maverick's Safety features is the fact that is has a collapsible steering column.
Be careful getting your kids involved with you when it comes to working on your cars. It can have a disasterous effect in the long run. It started out with me and my son as a gradual introduction to hand tools, floor jacks and jack stands. I didn't use my everyday transportation to demonstrate on. I had a nice mild mannered 4WD sedan to drive out to my local hunting farm. This little car served me well for a couple of years. Then came along the 16th birthday and a new drivers license. Then the questions started. "Dad, how big of tires can we put on this?" "How deep can the mud be before we get stuck?" "Can I make a few modifications?" Now I have this MONSTER in the driveway!! It now is sportin' much bigger tires than what is shown in this photo too! Now it's time to start with my 13 yo son. He wants a 4 WD. I told him NO! I'm tired of getting the calls at 10pm to come help me get out of the mud. Not going to happen...... Thats why I joined the Maverick board. I've always liked the Maverick, my 13 yo likes the looks of the Maverick, and I figured I need to learn a little more about them. What's available, current market values, parts swapping, etc... Oh, and thanks a LOT for posting that 4WD Maverick for sale on the classified board. The boy was thinking he could have the best of both worlds with that one. Sorry...I don't have enough liquor in the cabinet to handle another 4WD in the family!!
True but I guarantee your face and ribs will collapse as well. Besides after 36 years and a few water leaks its probably seized. I dont plan on testing that theory though.
And don't forget the park bench '74-77 bumpers. Maybe not all that safe .... but i sure don't wanna get hit by one!
HMMM, big bumper safety=park bench little bumper=possible death I choose death. only meant in fun guys dont go getting all offended
their a safety feature cuz whatever you're about to hit or be hit by often gets scared $h!tless and tries its best to avoid a collision with those hideous bumpers. (i have these bumpers on my car, so i can pick fun at em, right?)
I'm all about the fun trust me on that, hell i like the big ass bumpers and i make fun of them all the time.
I think they are kind of like my English Bulldogs. I think they are incredible looking dogs and some people see them as a big,ugly,snoring,burping fart machines. HMMM sounds like a lot of my friends, no wonder I like them.
