how many mavericks make up yours?

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  1. newtoford

    newtoford Member

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    i was thinking about this tonight after i picked up a fresh drivers side door from a guy i met at a car cruise

    all together 12 diffrent mavericks or comets from across the US the have invested parts into mine+the spare tire in the trunk but that wansnt from a mav or comet, so i guess i could say 13 cars?

    between the small bumper swap parts and various other odds and end it added up pretty quick. but im sure theres some guys here who have me beat by a long shot (y) i dont even want to add up the bill, im sure quite a few of you guys have me beat there too :biglaugh:

    but regaurdless ive enjoyed it every step of the way:cheers:
     
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  2. CaptainComet

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    Interesting to think about ...

    Bigger Mav/Comet parts ... at least 10 cars.
    Little nit-picky parts ... with 15 years of history in this car ... no idea.

    Other stuff ...
    Engine ... 1972 Mustang
    Seats ... 1973 Cougar
    Wheels ... 1971 Mach 1 and Stockton Wheel
    Console (to be installed) ... 1977 Versailles

    So much for "numbers matching" ...
    (y)
     
  3. fan2488

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    interesting thought. right off the top of my head i come up with 8.
     
  4. Bob Wiken

    Bob Wiken Chronologically Gifted

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    Wheels off a mustabg... brakes off a granada, carb parts off 3 different cars. misc parts off the same 3 Mavs. That's in 5 months and I'm not close to done
    . Are any of us?
     
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    So far only two.
     
  6. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    I am coming up with 21 different cars and trucks for my '72 daily driver. I'm sure I forgot a thing or two. That's counting all the way down to the smallest parts, like window cranks (78 Bronco) and chrome door handles ('71 LTD).

    My '73 I am building will be ridiculous... I couldn't even begin to add it all up right now. There are parts from at least 4 different brands of cars, not including a '63 Chris Craft boat that the gauges came from... (when I see something I like and I know I can make it work, I grab it regardless of what it came off of)

    There will probably be at least one part from every year Maverick in there somewhere, a few parts as old as the early 60's, and some from cars as new as 2002... I'm building the car the way I want it. As far as the engine goes, if I can't get the Ranger V6 and 5 speed automatic to work in it, I will be putting an EFI '94 Cobra 5.0 engine with T5 in it.
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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  8. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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  9. MaverickRunner

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    WOW this sounds wierd............one and only one!
    Todd
     
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    car #1 rear bumper, hood, bench, dash shelf and gauges all came from the same car
    car #2 passenger side door
    car #3 drivers side door
    car #4 front bumper
    car #5 front bumper brackets
    car #6 grabber spoiler
    car #7 rear valence
    car #8 package shelf brackets
    car #9 swaped drivers side fenders with my comet
    car #10 spare tire
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    car #13 grill emblem+sport mirror
     
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    It's been way too long ago to remember all the cars that made up my '72 but I think I'm close to being in the same boat as Earl.
     
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  13. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Since my resto is currently being worked on, I have bought most of my parts in the last 2 years and I have kept a running tally on where all of my parts have come from.

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    Maybe I should just name it "Frankenstein".
     
  14. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    So far just one.Soon to be two,Getting a door from togetic to replace a badly dented and poorly repaired one.The car is currently a shell and surprisingly enough,isnt going to need much to square it away.
     
  15. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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