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**Boog** · 06-10-2021, 01:11 PM

Remember the Maverick? Ford is pulling the Maverick emblem out of the closet. For 2022 the new Maverick is a truck!

1slo64 · 06-10-2021, 01:15 PM

Most recently was used in the 00s in Europe, was just a renamed Escape. I wish they had done the naming differently, should be F150, F100(Ranger), and Ranger(Maverick). The front end needs to grow on me but overall I like the rest of the truck.

weq92f · 06-10-2021, 01:18 PM

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I'm wondering whether this is just a marketing stunt ( name change ) rather than an actual new product.

Ford did this with the Taurus once by renaming it to the Five Hundred ( 500 ). It failed shortly thereafter and they changed the name back to Taurus.

This small truck looks like a rebadged Ranger to me.

-klb

67C10Step · 06-10-2021, 03:15 PM

My wife is tired of my rants but here goes:

The Ford Maverick is not a truck
The Ford Mustang is not an electric four door
The Ford Bronco is not a four door
The Chevy Blazer is not a four door

The marketing departments need to be tarred and feathered. Come up with new names for new stuff and leave the classics just that, classic. If your resurrection doesn't add to the original it's just more marketing junk.

**FleetsidePaul** · 06-10-2021, 03:57 PM

My mother had a 1970 Maverick. My dad bought it because it was cheap. She had it less than a year. She got hit in it and said it crumpled up like a tin can. She was used to her 1959 Ford Ranch Wagon. My old man got her a new car fast. Mama wasn't happy and daddy was no fool.

**leddzepp** · 06-10-2021, 04:03 PM

It’s better looking than this

**special-K** · 06-10-2021, 04:28 PM

I don't see a rebadged Ranger, I see Ford's answer to the Honda ridgeline. Rangers have always been cab & box pickup trucks. The Maverick is a unibody SUV with the cargo area roof cut off. Not a truck at all.

Rich84 · 06-10-2021, 04:33 PM

A friend told me it has a 3 cylinder engine?!?

My Dad was driving a 1975 Comet that I wrecked when I was 16 ( after the Granada died). They put a nose on it from a Maverick. We used to call it a Kamaverick. Not my favorite car.

1slo64 · 06-10-2021, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich84

A friend told me it has a 3 cylinder engine?!?

My Dad was driving a 1975 Comet that I wrecked when I was 16 ( after the Granada died). They put a nose on it from a Maverick. We used to call it a Kamaverick. Not my favorite car.

The optional engine is the 2.0 3cyl ecoboost that they are using in the new escape and bronco sport.

CG · 06-10-2021, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

It’s better looking than this

Gapp and Roush 1975 Four door Maverick. Not too bad, considering haha.

**leddzepp** · 06-10-2021, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CG

Gapp and Roush 1975 Four door Maverick. Not too bad, considering haha.

That looks better than the truck

Dead Parrot · 06-10-2021, 06:25 PM

If the rumored price point of starting around $22,000 holds, this could be a nice vehicle that will do what the old school sedans used to do before the EPA mileage rules turned them into 4 passenger compact cars. Be nice to have a comfortable vehicle that can seat 4 or 5, has a reasonable truck/bed for luggage and can tow the family boat or a small camper trailer without killing your bank account like a lot of the full sized sedan replacement pickups do.

LONGHAIR · 06-10-2021, 06:57 PM

I learned to drive in mom's '70 Maverick. The 6 cyl w/ 3 on the tree was a total slug, but that will force a guy to actually learn to work with it, no extra power to compensate for bad clutch work.
She really liked that car, had it for about 10 years, ultimately trading it in on a Nova in '80 or '81.

**Boog** · 06-10-2021, 07:06 PM

A friend in his mom's 4 door, 302 maverick could lay a strip of rubber 1/2 a city block long. Was a one wheel peel.

**FleetsidePaul** · 06-11-2021, 04:27 AM

My dumb neighbor had a 4 door Maverick. It might have been a Comet. I don't remember, But it was ugly as sin.

He put Cragars on it and called it a hot rod.

Yeah right!

**FleetsidePaul** · 06-11-2021, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CG

Gapp and Roush 1975 Four door Maverick. Not too bad, considering haha.

I'm no engineer but I would say that had to do with wheelbase and weight distribution. I certainly wasn't for looks. It's like the guys that ran station wagons. And I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.

Obviously.

**special-K** · 06-11-2021, 05:37 AM

It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy

Killer Bee · 06-11-2021, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67C10Step

My wife is tired of my rants but here goes:

The Ford Maverick is not a truck
The Ford Mustang is not an electric four door
The Ford Bronco is not a four door
The Chevy Blazer is not a four door

The marketing departments need to be tarred and feathered. Come up with new names for new stuff and leave the classics just that, classic. If your resurrection doesn't add to the original it's just more marketing junk.

**Palf70Step** · 06-11-2021, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy

Moredoor is a waste to me also, and does not look as good.

67C10Step · 06-11-2021, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I'm no engineer but I would say that had to do with wheelbase and weight distribution. I certainly wasn't for looks. It's like the guys that ran station wagons. And I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.

Obviously.

I knew a long time Ford mechanic and he told me a story about some local drag racers that ended up running a very successful Maverick. This is exactly why. Said they saw the first one and immediately figured it would make a good drag car due to it's design.

The Maverick special K posted I'd drive any day of the week. A buddy of mine as teenagers had a 2 door 1968 Falcon that was halfway decent as well with a 302 and four speed.

61_FL_Apache · 06-11-2021, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy

AH! The Maverick GT! remember them well

1slo64 · 06-11-2021, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy

Guy here has about 15 of them around his house, even has a couple grabber and sprint models. I also pass an orange one going to my grandmothers I've been meaning to stop and see if it's for sale.

**FleetsidePaul** · 06-11-2021, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy

Minus the rims and stripes that looks just like my moms car. Same color.

57taskforce · 06-12-2021, 12:09 AM

I’d rock a chevy small block swapped 71-75 maverick grabber. That ugly truck wannabe thing posted up top?? Yea not so much…

LONGHAIR · 06-12-2021, 06:24 PM

The earlier ones were ok looking, but like many cars of that time, they got worse over the years.

06-10-2021, 01:11 PM	#1
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,957	the new Maverick Remember the Maverick? Ford is pulling the Maverick emblem out of the closet. For 2022 the new Maverick is a truck! __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

06-10-2021, 01:15 PM	#2
1slo64 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 298	Re: the new Maverick Most recently was used in the 00s in Europe, was just a renamed Escape. I wish they had done the naming differently, should be F150, F100(Ranger), and Ranger(Maverick). The front end needs to grow on me but overall I like the rest of the truck. __________________ 1964 GMC Fleetside SWB 1966 Mustang Coupe

06-10-2021, 01:18 PM	#3
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 2,881	Re: the new Maverick . I'm wondering whether this is just a marketing stunt ( name change ) rather than an actual new product. Ford did this with the Taurus once by renaming it to the Five Hundred ( 500 ). It failed shortly thereafter and they changed the name back to Taurus. This small truck looks like a rebadged Ranger to me. -klb Attached Images __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold Last edited by weq92f; 06-10-2021 at 01:24 PM.

06-10-2021, 03:15 PM	#4
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,407	Re: the new Maverick My wife is tired of my rants but here goes: The Ford Maverick is not a truck The Ford Mustang is not an electric four door The Ford Bronco is not a four door The Chevy Blazer is not a four door The marketing departments need to be tarred and feathered. Come up with new names for new stuff and leave the classics just that, classic. If your resurrection doesn't add to the original it's just more marketing junk. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2020 Toyota CH-R 2020 Acura MDX

06-10-2021, 03:57 PM	#5
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,413	Re: the new Maverick My mother had a 1970 Maverick. My dad bought it because it was cheap. She had it less than a year. She got hit in it and said it crumpled up like a tin can. She was used to her 1959 Ford Ranch Wagon. My old man got her a new car fast. Mama wasn't happy and daddy was no fool. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

06-10-2021, 04:03 PM	#6
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 19,981	Re: the new Maverick It’s better looking than this Attached Images __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man

06-10-2021, 04:28 PM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: the new Maverick I don't see a rebadged Ranger, I see Ford's answer to the Honda ridgeline. Rangers have always been cab & box pickup trucks. The Maverick is a unibody SUV with the cargo area roof cut off. Not a truck at all. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-10-2021, 04:33 PM	#8
Rich84 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Woodbury, Ct. Posts: 1,663	Re: the new Maverick A friend told me it has a 3 cylinder engine?!? My Dad was driving a 1975 Comet that I wrecked when I was 16 ( after the Granada died). They put a nose on it from a Maverick. We used to call it a Kamaverick. Not my favorite car.

06-10-2021, 06:25 PM	#12
Dead Parrot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 2,484	Re: the new Maverick If the rumored price point of starting around $22,000 holds, this could be a nice vehicle that will do what the old school sedans used to do before the EPA mileage rules turned them into 4 passenger compact cars. Be nice to have a comfortable vehicle that can seat 4 or 5, has a reasonable truck/bed for luggage and can tow the family boat or a small camper trailer without killing your bank account like a lot of the full sized sedan replacement pickups do.

06-10-2021, 07:06 PM	#14
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,957	Re: the new Maverick A friend in his mom's 4 door, 302 maverick could lay a strip of rubber 1/2 a city block long. Was a one wheel peel. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

06-11-2021, 04:27 AM	#15
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,413	Re: the new Maverick My dumb neighbor had a 4 door Maverick. It might have been a Comet. I don't remember, But it was ugly as sin. He put Cragars on it and called it a hot rod. Yeah right! __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

06-11-2021, 05:37 AM	#17
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: the new Maverick It's the same with trucks for me as with cars. I'm a 2dr kind of guy Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-12-2021, 12:09 AM	#24
57taskforce All about them K’s Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Farmington, New Mexico Posts: 6,234	Re: the new Maverick I’d rock a chevy small block swapped 71-75 maverick grabber. That ugly truck wannabe thing posted up top?? Yea not so much… __________________ Tyler '57 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=813888 '72 K20 Cheyenne http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=662879 ‘69 K10 SWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=805206 '98 Silverado LT K2500HD ECLB Vortec 454/4l80E: 6" lift 315/75/16's ‘87 IROC-Z all original 50K mile survivor TPI 305 IROC Blue ‘10 Camaro 2SS/RS Aqua Blue Metallic #93 -version 2.0



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