Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Maverick� Same owner for last 15 years (2002)! 12-month
complete body-off restoration, with show-quality two-stage paint
and detailed underbody Stout build 302 CID V-8 engine with an
Edelbrock Performer cam, lifters and carburetor, Griffin radiator
C4 three-speed automatic transmission with B&M Quick Shift
floor shifter Ford nine-inch rear end with Detroit Locker and 3.75
gearing Blue and white exterior, a 1972 Sprint tribute of previous
owner's first car Original style-interior from a low-mileage
original donor Maverick Four-wheel disc brakes, non-powered Fuel
cell and MSD ignition, Ron Francis wiring and fuse block in trunk
Cragar Super Sport wheels Summit gauges Period correct Thrush
Outsider side exhaust pipes Documentation includes owner's outline
of restoration and a few other, miscellaneous forms related to the
vehicle MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to offer one of the
nicest Ford Mavericks you will ever find. This is definitely a case
of a car being far more than the sum of its parts. It was
meticulously restored with a body-off 12-month restoration and it
shows! The underside is as clean as the top with new exhaust,
suspension, driveshaft and rear disc brake conversion, complete
with Traction-Lok rear end. Dressed in blue and white exterior with
red pinstripes, this Maverick is finished as a 1972 Ford Sprint
tribute of the previous owner's first car. The paint has a basecoat
pearl white finish with all painted stripes and high-quality,
hand-sanded clearcoat finish. The car's glass panes and lights are
all clear and crack-free. The car rolls on BFGoodrich Radial T/As,
215/65R15 at all four corners and they surround Cragar Super Sport
wheels. Tires and wheels are in fantastic condition; the wheels
shine brightly in light. All of the car's body panels are straight
and solid, the engine bay is extremely tidy, the trunk is in good
shape and the bumpers are in very good order. The previous owner
started with a donor 1970 Maverick, that came from an 82-year-old
gentleman in the Denver, Colorado area who kept the Ford garaged
all of its life. In December 2002 he stripped the trim and windows
out of the Maverick and removed its drivetrain.�He painted the
undercarriage and engine compartment black. In 2003, he started a
complete teardown restoration, which he completed in 12 months. The
former owner acquired a low-mileage Lincoln Versailles donor. The
Maverick's original engine was upgraded to the Versailles' 302 CID
V-8 and enhanced with an Edelbrock Performer cam, lifters and
carburetor, a Griffin radiator, MSD ignition in trunk, Ron Francis
wiring and fuse block, fuse block and MSD easy access in toolbox in
the trunk and a C4 three-speed automatic transmission with B&M
Quick Shift floor shifter. He removed the Versailles' nine-inch
rear end, which bolted right into the Maverick's springs, shackles
and all, and gave it rear disc brakes. He had a Detroit Locker
installed, with 3.75 gearing plus new rotors, calipers and an extra
leaf added to the rear springs. The front spindles slid right into
the Maverick as well giving it front disc brakes. The lower A-arms
and the ball joints from a Lincoln Mark VI were exactly the same as
the Maverick's, so he pressed and welded those in. The front sway
bar was larger on the Versailles, so he transferred that, too.
There is a fuel cell in trunk. The cell uses the bottom half of the
original fuel tank as its base, giving the illusion the original
fuel tank is all there. The car has all new seals, bearings,
bushings, all new stainless body bolts and screws and period
correct Thrush Outsider side exhaust pipes. The interior, done in a
blue vinyl and plaid combination, came from a low-mileage Maverick
donor car. The front buckets and rear bench seats are in very good
condition, black carpet is in good order, the headliner and blue
instrument panel both look very good. The speedometer, odometer and
fuel gauge are inoperative, however, mounted atop the steering
column is a Summit tachometer with ancillary water, oil and voltage
gauges. The standard Ford two-spoke steering wheel, with both ends
of the center horn pad slightly bent downward, is in good order, as
are the door skins, the rally sideview mirrors and gear shifter.
This car has no radio. Competition to this Maverick in 1970
included AMC's Gremlin, Chevrolet's Vega and Mercury's Comet.
Documentation includes owner's outline of restoration and a few
other, miscellaneous forms related to the vehicle. This car is
currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current
mileage on the odometer shows 1,232 miles. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage-exempt title. GET OUT AND
DRIVE!!! VIN: 0X91T416526 Note: Please see full terms and
conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said
vehicle, thank you.
