Ford Muscle Webmagazine Article on the Mavericks in Brasil

Legal A imagem que vc passa do nosso Pais Como se todo o pais fosse Favela

 

eu disse a realidade, vc nao viu a mulher que foi aitingida por uma bala perdida no reveillon do rio, fora varias outras merdas, e vai dizer que a nossa industria de carros nao é uma merda??!!!

 

Come on those massive friggin' park bench bumpers were not that bad and if you needed a bed to sleep on at night the bumpers were always there.They also made great snow plows in the winter. NMCC

 

Maverick was sold here in Brasil as "THE FORMULA AGAINST THE ROUTINE".

Around 1970´s Ford Taunus was to be the new brazilian Ford, but some stubborn Ford guy, thank god, made the Maverick win the battle.

It was first wold with the 302 V8, and inline 6 cylinders that came from former Renault/Willys Aerowillys.

The 6 cyl was a piece of crap, and they had to create an outside hose to cool the last cylinder, the one closer to the firewall, cause it would melt in a matter of hours.

1975 Ford released the new 2.3 OHC 4 cylinders engine, very modern and reliable.

Gas crisis all over the world, V8 engines...not a match.

Well, in the 70´s we had a dictatorship here, so BRASIL, LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT became a new motto, and fuel economy was a priority.

Imported cars with big engines would get stoned at the streets. Not a metaphor.

Gas stations would not open on weekends, and the maximum speed in every highway was 80km/h, RESPECT THE 80´s was the new motto, referring to the actual speed, and to the forecoming decade.

All that, and the release of Ford Corcel II, with 1.4l and 1.6l, much more room inside, modern design to the period has helped to kill the brazilian Ford Maverick.

We are now left with VW 1.0L engines, that, get ready for this, pull out 83 horsepower. YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 83!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bet that scared ya! Wanna mess with my vw Gol 1.0? Thought so!


PS - Maverick were eating chevys at every track.so they had to come uop with a new category, exclusive for stock car mavericks.

 

Thanks for the info, ALWAYS love hearing this stuff. I also love hearing anytime a story or info about a Maverick kicking a Chevy's ass............:bananaman