model years

[mav1970]

Originally Posted by Craig Selvey

That is something that just developed in the hobby to refer to the early Mavericks.

That's just how we roll

[mav1970]

Originally Posted by seth

i never new that they started in april! parts on my door panels have april 20th 1969 stamped on the back side i must a a really early car

Depends on how long that run of door panels lasted

[Tannersg1]

Originally Posted by Craig Selvey

Ford never refered to the early Mavericks as a "1969 1/2". That is something that just developed in the hobby to refer to the early Mavericks. They were manufactured, titled, marketed, and sold as 1970 models.

Because we're special......

[seth]

Originally Posted by maverick1970

The Maverick was introduced on April 17, 1969. Sounds like you do have an early car, what are the last 6 digits in your VIN?

It's 129213 im not sure if the I's are 1's

[jlhawn]

yep mine has the key in the steering column so it's a 1970 all the way. one thing odd about my 1970 is when i removed the 250 6cyl and installed a 302 i ordered a throttle cable for a 1971 mav that came with a 302 as my 70 does not show a 302 in the parts books, the 1971 cable was 1 inch to long and i tried more then one maverick V-8 throttle cable and they were all to long, so i ended up using the NAPA parts/picture book and found a perfect match throttle cable for mine is a 1978 Ford LTD II with a V-8