70 Grabber Orange

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  1. Mercurycruizers

    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Well, it pays to give someone an application for the MCCI. I saw this lady about 3 weeks ago & talked to her about the club. This morning around 10am, I get a call at work. Wants to know if anyone is interested in buying her 70 Grabber (200 cu in). I told her to post it on the MCCI message board. If she couldn't find a buyer, I'd give her $100.00 for it, as a parts car. At 2pm she shows up at my work, wants me to look at the car. Wants to know if I want to buy it. I told her I'll give you $100.00 for it. She says, Okay! Goes home to get the title, I go to the ATM to get the money. Then we go do the title transfer. I'm now a proud owner of a 70 Grabber. I think I'm going to shine it up & see what it looks like. It does need a right front fender & passenger door. She got broadsided. The rear bumper has the regular dent in the middle. The drivers side of the bench seat needs to be fixed (torn), & the headliner needs to be replaced. Interior is black. The only rust I found on it, is on the passenger door at the very bottom. This could be a really nice car. The engine purrs like a kitten. When at stop lights, I thought it quit running (it is so smooth). Here are some pictures.
    Yes Ray, it's Grabber Orange, with all the Grabber options. :clap: (y) ;)
     
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    Maverick73 Senior Member

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    Wow I sure wish I could find a Maverick at that price.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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  4. moms70

    moms70 Obsessive mav disorder

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    Sweet buy. looks like you got a goodun.
     
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    You screwed that old lady....lucky bastard......
     
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    Maverick Guy Maverick Enthusiast

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    Nice Score!!! (y) (y)
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    oh man, you should be ashamed of yourself. i would never take advantage of a person that way.:rolleyes: yeah, right. congratulations.
     
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  8. Charlie

    Charlie maverick.to/grabber

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    Maybe its really faded, but looks like Calypso Coral, not Grabber Orange. It's just like my car! Well, how my car was. ;)

    Don't worry I thought my car was Grabber Orange for a long time too. Grabber orange is really orange though, almost yellow-y. Check the paint codes!

    Nice find. :)
     
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    Nice find Coop(y)
     
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    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Well, I cleaned & polished it up last night. Guess, what? I'm not going to part it out. Duh! Go figure.... I'm going to fix it. Then I figured why not tape off the hood & put the factory stripe back on (it was faded). Amazing what a rattle can of semi flat black will do. All I need now is black pinstriping tape to finish it. Also notice the damage to the passenger door & fender (it's fixable). Now it really looks Orange to me.
     
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    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    FYI ... The competition Orange on the new Mustangs is the same color as Calypso Coral ... Grabber Orange is what I would call Yellow ... I've seen a Cougar painted Grabber Orange and it does not look orange at all ... looks more like the Spicy Mustard sauce that McDonald's has with Chicken McNuggets ...
     
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    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Okay.....I found out it is Vermillion. Sure surprised me.
     
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    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    In '70, that would be "Thanks Vermillion". It's true!!!!!!!
     
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    CornedBeef4.6L no longer here

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    Beat me to it Earl:D :bananaman :smash:

    Thanks Vermillion and few other tacky names in 70:eek:
     
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    Hulla blue,,,anti-establish-mint,,, gotta love it
     
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