1974 Ford Maverick

Ford built their Maverick from 1970 to 1977. The Ford Maverick's corporate cousin was the Mercury Comet, which was built from 1971 to 1977.

Considered to be Ford's most successful car, this fine automobile sold 5.79 lakh units in its first year as compared to the original Ford Mustang's 5.74 lakh popularity!

It came with three sizes of straight-six engine: 170 cid, 200 cid and 250 cid as also with Ford's popular 302 V8. A 3-speed steering column mounted gearshift (known also as a 3-on-the-Tree) was standard equipment with automatic transmission as optional.

Originally introduced as a 2-door model Mavericks and Comets also came later on, in 4 door models. The sporty models were called Maverick Grabber, Sprint, Stallion, and Comet GT. The Grabber had "mean" black-paint graphics and chrome plated aircleaner and tappet covers. The Stallion had even more radical two-tone paint and mag-wheels.

The picture and the information about the 1974 Ford Maverick car was provided by Mr.B.J.Ramrao who is an avid auto enthusiast and has participated and won almost all the Spot Car Contests that we have run. The car in the picture was actually owned by Mr.B.J.Ramrao who shall from now onward be an active contributor to the contest. You can contact Mr.B.J.Ramrao at -
ramrao@vsnl.com