Hello I'm New. I have a 64K mile 71 Grabber.

great looking car, both of them,welcome!

 

Ohhhh-Noooo

Dont show this post to CometGT1974 with a Dodge picture posted

Sorry Comet... just teasin' !!!

Nice Maverick FordManDan... sorry I was late seeing this post, Welcome

 

Hey, very nice Maverick! Are you around Sacramento, or more south? I am trying to make a list of Maverick/Comet owners in Northern California so it is easier to contact them if there is a show, etc. You can email me if you want. cricket3@pacbell.net
-Corbin Johnson

 

Great car. Great interior. Great paint. Can I have it?

 

Thanks guys, glad to be apart of the web site here. You guys are all so friendly, thanks--Dan

 

Hey Dan. Not that I'm gonna say purty much anything different than anybody else, but welcome to the site. I currently have a 71 Grabber, en resto, (in other words, nowhere near as nice as yours- Great Car!!!). Anyways, the guys and gals here have been immensely helpful to me, and I know they'll be just as helpful to you. So welcome aboard

David

 

Welcome Dan I enjoyed reading your story. I'm sorry you lost your dad, but it sounds like he raised you right and took care of things the right way. Glad to hear you want to pick up where he left off. My father was also a parts manager at our Ford Dealership here. He's retired now but he helped me procure parts for my first Mav as well, and I've learned a lot from him.

This is a great place not only for Mav/Com information but also it's like a big family too. Good luck with your project and it's good to have you with us.

Sam

 

Great Maverick! Grabber blue is my favorite! Welcome aboard. Hope to see you at an event some day. Do you ever go to Formosa (Backersfield) raceway?

 

Thanks guys. (again)

HotRodBob,

Bakersfield is a little far for me. I usually Drag Race at Sacramento Raceway. There is also a new HUGE race park being built (not finished) in Madera Ca which is about the same distance as SAC raceway to me, but in the opposite direction.

 

Just saw this thread. Very nice car. Welcome to the club...

 

Hey Dan, I don't know if you are still checking this thread, but whereabouts in CA do you live? I know Corbin has been trying to get a registry of Mav/Com owners around Sacramento for a while, so if he hasn't sent you a PM yet, you should PM him :bananaman

 

The car looks great!
I like the Mopar too, you probably hated to see that one go as well,
but I understand the sentimental attachment to the Grabber.

If you are looking for suggestions-you mentioned the rear end unknowns,
you should go ahead and look for some donor parts to make yours a disc
front brake car. That will kill 2 birds at once by upgrading you to 5 lug
spindles/hubs as well. Any rear end upgrade should include 5 lug axles also.

All Mavericks and Comets were 5 lug from '73 and up. Only the V8 cars rec'd
5 lugs from the factory before '73. Granada spindles and other Maverick/Comet
parts allow this upgrade.

Nice looking car.
Do you know if your Dad swapped those seats in after removing bench or
other bucket seats? It is hard to tell with them being custom covered, but
they appear to be the LDO style seats from later year model Mavericks/Comets.

If you need anything, just ask.

Seth

 

That is one nice Maverick! I like the mopar too (Always wanted to own a `69 Super Bee)

 

dan that is one pimp **** ride i only wish mine looked thar nice

 

Mercury,
I've emailed Corbin about the list he is putting together.

Little Red Toy,

Yes, I will be doing a front disc brake / 5 lug swap in the front very soon. I think I've decided to go with the 8" rear with a posi and decent gears. I hope to get a wheel with enough back spacing to get some fairly wide tires in the back. I may have to relocate the leaf springs.
I am not sure if the car was a factory bench or Buckets. I'm going to guess Bench. I'll have to get around to asking my Mom as she was the original purchaser of the car. She opted for the staight 6 because gas had jumped from $0.25/gal to 0.50/gal. A few years before that she owned a Hemi Roadrunner, as well as a 426 cross-ram (non hemi) dodge. These cars actually belonged to her first husband, but she drove the Roadrunner frequently!
I have one picture of the seats before they were reupholstered. They were Tan leather-looking seats.

M.A.V.,

Your Maverick Sits exactly how I want mine to when I am done. That is my goal. Can you give me some tips on getting that "raked" look on these Mavericks? I know you run a 9", but I must have my Grabber sitting like yours!--Email me please: mrdan@thevision.net


Thanks everyone.--Dan