Maverick/Comet Junkyard dream! Pictures too!

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by Matterick, Jul 18, 2011.

Page 1 of 2
  1. 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
    Cruisin down the road through Montana out in the middle of not much anywhere in the Motorhome with the family when this place came in sight.. Place looked HUGE. so they MUST have a maverick or comet
    [​IMG]
    gif upload

    So we wondered in and asked the guy and "Yep follow me around the corner here" took us over there and said.."well obvisouly theres one right there..but theres a bunch more around the corner".... Yep. Just about had a heart attack at the sound of that! :rofl2: I already see one 70 Grabber and theres more around the corner!?
    [​IMG]
    upload gif

    So I rounded the corner to find this...
    [​IMG]
    wordpress image hosting

    Really liked the color combo this one use to sport when it was new

    [​IMG]
    upload gif
    [​IMG]
    image uploader

    I was walkin accross one of those stangs and even spotted another maverick but i didn't take a pic of that one.. a while into the part pullin I turned around and then it hit me that pinto behind me was a sprint!! :rolleyes: also a house down the road has a pinto sprint left outside
    [​IMG]
    image upload

    [​IMG]
    image hosting


    And here was just something I thought was way cool!

    [​IMG]
    png upload

    ...I got all my vacation souveniers from this junkyard in Montana!!! :thumbs2:
     
    Matterick, Jul 18, 2011
    #1
  2. 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
    also picked up a cool lunch box that has a similar logo to the Mav..seen them before on here but never thought I'd get one! small town in Idaho I think it was had a few. For $10 I couldn't pass it up! I'll match it to my car if I ever paint it :rofl2: btw I paid $10 not $15. They were in a pawn shop

    [​IMG]
    post image wordpress
     
    Matterick, Jul 18, 2011
    #2
  3. Mercurycruizers

    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2004
    Messages:
    6,278
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    198
    Location:
    Venetia, PA
    Vehicle:
    1973 LDO Comet GT Daily driver: 2008 Ford Taurus X SEL
    That's very cool... Thanks for the pics...
     
    Mercurycruizers, Jul 18, 2011
    #3
  4. 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
    Cool, thanks for posting!! The Pinto guys will be freaking out.
     
    Dave B, Jul 18, 2011
    #4
  5. CaptainComet

    CaptainComet Large Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2007
    Messages:
    5,004
    Likes Received:
    446
    Trophy Points:
    438
    Location:
    Clearwater, FL
    Vehicle:
    72 Comet
    Cool pics Matt.

    I wanted to use the 5th pic as a new background for our PC, but for some reason, my wife won't let me replace the pic of the grandkids that is there right now .... I mean, geez, we see them all the time anyway ... :biglaugh:
     
    CaptainComet, Jul 18, 2011
    #5
  6. RMiller

    RMiller My name is Rick

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2009
    Messages:
    4,132
    Likes Received:
    1,160
    Trophy Points:
    538
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Kennewick, WA
    Vehicle:
    1971 Maverick Grabber
    Did you grab that spoiler and the sport mirrors? That's a great find, yards like that are hard to come by.
     
    RMiller, Jul 18, 2011
    #6
  7. doncraft

    doncraft Member

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2010
    Messages:
    252
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    51
    Location:
    Monroe WA
    Vehicle:
    1970 maverick 68 Ranchero
    Vacation in Paradise. :bananaman:dance::yahoo::clap:
     
    doncraft, Jul 18, 2011
    #7
  8. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2002
    Messages:
    9,875
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Louisville, Ky.
    Vehicle:
    1970 Ford Maverick
    very nice!!!
     
    PINKY, Jul 18, 2011
    #8
  9. 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
    yeaht there must have been like 25 pintos..

    :rofl2:

    Yessir. I grabbed a couple spoilers, some mirrors and 5 spoiler endcaps. one was too smashed already :cry:
     
    Matterick, Jul 18, 2011
    #9
  10. Bob Wiken

    Bob Wiken Chronologically Gifted

    Joined:
    May 10, 2007
    Messages:
    1,592
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    102
    Location:
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Vehicle:
    1973 maverick, '87 306 H.O., roller rockers C4
    WTG. that is a GREAT vaca spot. If anyone cares, you can get the phone # off the signs in the 1st pic. He may ship stuff if you pay up front
     
    Bob Wiken, Jul 18, 2011
    #10
  11. Streetdeacon

    Streetdeacon Streetdeacon

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    1,172
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    120
    Location:
    Bellingham, WA
    Vehicle:
    1977 Maverick 2dr.
    Sounds like you had a good vacation. good find. :thumbs2::tiphat:
     
    Streetdeacon, Jul 18, 2011
    #11
  12. joshua_mcgehee

    joshua_mcgehee Member

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2008
    Messages:
    330
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    67
    Location:
    Montana
    Vehicle:
    1971 Comet
    I'm headed to Missoula next week! Is there anything else left for me to find on these cars?
     
    joshua_mcgehee, Jul 18, 2011
    #12
  13. 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
    Other then body panels and interior plastics there isn't really much value of anything. Obvisouly there's looots of mirrors similar to the mav sport mirrors on the pintos and stangs. There was some solid regular hoods. Oh and a couple quarter SECTIONS cut out from othr mavericks. Not skins, the quarter of the back end!! The yard is in Arlee MT
     
    Matterick, Jul 18, 2011
    #13
  14. gmatthew76

    gmatthew76 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2011
    Messages:
    238
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Freeport, Fl
    Vehicle:
    1976 2 dr Maverick, 1977 2dr Maverick,1998 Ranger, 2004 Focus Wagon
    Thats awesome!

    What I wouldn't give to have a Maverick parts honey hole like that here in north Florida. Although I'm getting real close to having everything I need to build a pretty cool old car, I'm sure I could still find a few little odds and ends (Grabber hood, Vintage Maverick slots, etc,etc).
     
    gmatthew76, Jul 18, 2011
    #14
  15. Mad Goon

    Mad Goon Scaring the Hondas

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2007
    Messages:
    1,058
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    147
    Location:
    Redondo Beach, California
    Vehicle:
    71 Comet 4dr(SOLD), 2016 Mustang GT Premium
    Those poor babies, awesome find!
     
    Mad Goon, Jul 18, 2011
    #15
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page