Fastest Street Car Magazine Article

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  1. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    waist of paper! lol! oh wait it was a online article that ok! nah man congrats! haven't seen that car in years it seems! oh wait it has been years. lol! you forgot to tell them that it is the hood that makes it go that fast!
     
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    Erick-Mav Maverick Punk

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    Thanks guys, always trying to represent the Maverick and Comet.

    I got the hood from the poster above me, it's a hack job :rofl2:
     
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    Congratulations!! Awesome car. You just talked me into keeping the leaf spring rear instead of 4-linking it.:thumbs2:
     
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    very cool. great story. nice to see the kids enjoying it too.
     
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    you know it's a super fast car but it looks really nice, I appreciate that a lot about it. Great build.
     
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    Really amazing car, good article. I was wondering, what sort of transmission/shifter is that? I don't really know much about standard transmissions, but it is my dream to have a straight shifter like that, the ones that sort of look like emergency brakes on newer cars. Was it a pain to put in?
     

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