![]() Jumping gas prices and increasing demand for smaller cars resulting from the 1973 oil crisis caused the Maverick to grow in popularity. Total North American Maverick production (1969-1977) reached 2.1 million units. Nearly 579,000 Mavericks were produced in its first year, approaching the record-setting first year of Mustang sales (nearly 619,000), and easily outpaced the Mustang's sales of fewer than 200,000 in 1970. The Maverick's styling featured the long hood, fastback roof, and short deck popularized by the Mustang, on a 103-inch (2,616 mm) wheelbase - and featured pop-out rear side windows. A bigger Falcon was a rebranded low-trim version of the Fairlane for the second half of the model year, then went away. Consequently, the Falcon was discontinued midway through the 1970 model year, and the Maverick repositioned as Ford's compact entry, giving the Nova and Dart a new rival. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration motor-vehicle standards that would come into effect on January 1, 1970. The Falcon, Ford's compact offering since 1960 and main rival to the Chevrolet Nova and Dodge Dart, had seen its sales decimated by the introduction of the Mustang in 1964, and despite a redesign in 1966, was unable to meet the then forthcoming U.S. It was originally conceived and marketed as a subcompact "import fighter", intended to compete against the newer Japanese rivals for North America, then primarily from Datsun and Toyota. Ford made sure the youngster had a myriad of choices as far as the colors are concerned with options which were named with puns like Hulla Blue, Anti-Establish Mint, Freudian Gilt (gold), Original Cinnamon, Dark Aqua Metallic, and many more along similar lines.The Maverick was introduced on April 17, 1969, as a 1970 model. The Maverick was designed to targeting the younger age groups in the audience. This was a huge hit in the customers and immediately became the go-to model for the youngsters. The graphics included pinstripes and standard vinyl for the customers to choose from. It was the Grabber package where the "Dual Dome" was introduced and which went to become a thing of its own. The Grabber Package added a larger tired fitment, graphics, and trims to further add beauty to this beast. The Maverick also adorned the long-nosed hood, the fastback roof, and the short deck which eventually received a spoiler in the later models. buyers would be more interested in a model smaller than its existing compact Falcon yet not as small as the other subcompact imports. This was done to make the overall length of the car smaller than its predecessor to around 179.4 inches, compared to the Falcon's 184.3 inches. The Wheelbase has been reduced from 110.9 inches to 103 inches. Ford Maverick the Simple Machine." and it worked like a charm. Ford took advantage of this too and ran an ad campaign, "It's simple. Back in the day, the Beetle and a few other Datsun were breaking down a lot. Hence, the big three of the time Ford Pinto, Ford Maverick, and the Ford Mustang have been dubbed the Saviors of the American Automobile industry. It had a huge variety of fun pop color variants available which appealed to the youngsters even more. It was said to be the newest and smaller ford also called the Import Fighter. The Ford Maverick ate away at the sales of the imported cars which had just begun to create a hold on the American market. ![]() ![]() The Ford Maverick is the Fuel-Efficient American Muscle car born due to the Oil Crisis which saved the American automobile brands and also the American dream. The Ford Maverick was sporty, affordable, coupe, long-nosed hood, short decked rear, and the power to drive the entire neighborhood insane. The Ford Maverick had everything that defined a Muscle Car. ![]()
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