Curising down a S. AZ. hwy in the Cougar, 3 more degrees and the top would have been down. Spot a small bumper 2 dr. where there was never one before about 100 yards off the hwy. Figure what the heck and do a uyee, guy is outside. Expect the "we're gonna fix it up" line. Tell him I saw the Maverick and just had to stop. First words out of his mouth, " Well, it's for sale". Starts telling me how it's built and how it runs like a striped ape. I tell him I'm afraid to ask how much now. We yak and look for a half hour. '73 with small bumper swap, grabber hood primered, rest of car is white, no spoiler, nice wheels but 14'ers, no headliner, door panels in the trunk, buckets look like my '74 LDO. It's an original 250 car, non grabber, 5 lug, drums up front. Slight surface rust underneath(and I mean slight), body perfect except a ding on right rear quarter right behind the wheel, pulled out but not fixed. New dash pad, nice stereo. 9" geared rear, forgot to ask if posi, but suspect it will be. Headers and flowmasters underneath. Trans gone through too. Open the hood, looks like full Edelbrock Performer package, aluminum performer heads, performer 289 intake, brand spankin' new Holley street avenger carb, MSD ignition, cam I don't know, block I don't know. Belongs to the son of the guy who's yard it's sitting in, got it from an employee that had to leave town because of a family crisis of some kind, kid owed boss some money, car stayed, travelling money to kid. Boss not interested in car, Dad is an ex open wheel and late model racer. Doesn't think the kid could possibly have put the motor together because it's too sweet, perfect driver but power out the wazoo. Does look nice under the hood. Finally ask how much. "$3000, I don't even think you could put the motor together for that so I think it's a good deal". I agree without trying to look it. Welllll........ cash I had on me and a payments while it sits here deal, a phone call to the son, and done deal. I didn't even hear it run, key in Tucson, and I could tell Dad was telling me the straight poop. He LIKED that motor. Having that eye constantly open pays off again. It's a Tucson car, Don, Simon, anyone else in Tucson know it? Kid was working construction and driving this daily. I'm stoked, and now have another option for going to Reno. The '70 289 may become a special occasion car and this the driver.
nope, never seen it. but then i don,t spend too much time in tucson. except to go to the track. good luck with it. sounds nice.
Thanks Don For the reply. I was thinking the way it's set up that you might have seen it at the track. Maybe Simon will have seen it at a t&t. Going to drive it and take some pics next weekend. I was standing there looking at it, telling myself I had all the parts for the '70 and don't really need this, but it was just too nice to pass on.
i am not sure if i have seen it.. but if i had 3000 i would buy it.. unless you are already... hehe let me know...
