Greetings from the heart of NYC

I just recently discovered Ford's Maverick for myself - frankly, I didn't know much about it before last month... I've been seriously thinking about getting myself a project car as soon as I move out of the city to Jersey or north of the city. The Maverick seems to fit the bill - plenty of them, fairly cheap, pretty easy to work on. So, I'm here to learn and get ideas... Any suggestions - well, I'm all ears. As far what year is best, most common swaps/mods/kits available.... Thanks in advance!

 

Welcome from Northern California!

 

to the site!!!!!

 

...:Handshake

what are your skills that apply to automotive? this would help decide to what level of a project you should start with. will this be a street or strip car? what options will be "must have"? will this be in a shop/garage at your residents or have to farm out the work?

Frank

 

from Stone Mountain, Ga!

 

to the board....

 

Thanks, everyone! I've been looking at projects on here and on Pro-Touring.com... The Pro-Touring route is definitely the one I would take - strengthening the frame, building a modern suspension, having all the modern amenities.

I was a huge Dodge Neon enthusiast back in the late 90's and early 2000's, I still am actually, even though I sold my car some years back. I'm currently looking for a Caliber SRT-4 as a daily driver and would like to start planning now for a project car as well, one that I would start within the next 2-3 years. One of the things I would like to get back to is Autocrossing, and a properly PT set up is what I would need. How much aftermarket support is there for the Maverick, are there any companies that specialize in it?

The other project car candidates are the Buick Skylark ('68-'79) and Apollo, the '67-'73 Merc Cougar, the 1st gen Olds Omega, and the Pontiac Ventura II or the 1st gen Phoenix.

 

Cruizers, that bottom pic's Mav's color is awesome...

 

from Northeast Pennsylvania

I guess it would be a little tough working on a project car in Manhattan

 

We all love Mavericks here. Just watch out for rust.

 

from Utah! We also Love Comets too

 

from Chetek, WI

 

To be honest, I wasn't a Ford guy, not for many years. However, the person that originally got me INTO cars was a Mustang nut, he had a 95, all modded up. What really made me notice Fords, however was this thing that guys in Houston were doing... I was stationed in San Antonio at the time and would go down to Houston to hang out and race (legally of course, *ahem*). And I saw this Ford Escort ZX2 simply MURDER a Camaro. Turns out he had a 5.0 under the hood, and that it's almost a perfect transplant. Needless to say, I was a lot more aware of those cars after that. ))))

But still, I was never a big Mustang fan over their last two generations, but when I started to read up on the Maverick, I liked it more and more... I think they would be a great beginner platform for my first muscle car/pro-touring build.

 

Unlike some people, I don't believe in being a "Ford guy", or a "Chevy Guy", or "Mopar guy" or anything else. I love cars from all the major manufacturers (I also hate cars from all the major manufacturers).

I'll never understand why anyone limits their self like that.

Same applies to music. I like more than just one style of music.

Life's too short to limit yourself, or to make a religion out of car brands.

 

Amen, brother. I was raised on classical music, grew up with Sinatra, Elvis and classic rock, along with hip-hop and metal. Now I have a lot of electronica on my MP3 player )))

Variety is the spice of life, absolutely