How many ways would you build one?

If the money were there? I can't build all the different styles I like into just one car. So sometimes I dream of a building full of Mavericks/Comets done my way;
The paint dab, chalkmark stocker. Of course it would be an early Grabber, heavily optioned and trailered around.
The road racer- I would love to do an early Comet GT complete with an EFI v8, 5 spd, 4 wheel discs, big wheels and all that stuff. And drive the snot out of it.
The Fastest Street Car car- An early Maverick or Comet would work. A 12:1 427W(along w/a 250 NOS plate), 'braked C4 and 10W tires out back. A really tight, well hidden cage would snake around most of the stock interior. With ET Streets, skinnys on the front and the swaybar MIA, it's not really a street car(none of 'em are much anyway) but hey, it's got a tag and wipers.
The sleeper/daily driver- An ultra plainjane early Maverick in either mustard yellow or mint green, with body colored wheels/dogpans. 4 wheel discs, front/rear swaybars and a killer stereo. The driveline would be a 250 w/ the classic inlines aluminum head,EFI and turbo. And a Tremec TKO 500. If the 250 didn't satisfy, then a 300 EFI truck motor w/ turbo should.
The Mad Max, post apocalypse Maverick- a later 4dr Maverick, w/ custom built crash bars(w/ plenty of driving lights) integrated into the stock crash bumpers, 15x7 black wheels w/ wide rubber all around. It's gotta be a v8, and it's gotta have really dark windows and satin black paint everywhere(no chrome). Drive it on Power Tour and watch cars stay waay away from you.
The Beaters- take a crash bumper Maverick or an early Comet, leave all the rust,dents and bad weatherstripping alone and just drive 'em. Oh wait, I've already got those covered..
What would you build?

 

3 Different ways:
1-100% stock restored, which will be my White & Orange 74 Grabber
2-Mildly Modified, which is my Green 73 Grabber (306,AOD)
3-Full on modern car, (302 fuel injection, power windows, seats, A/C, everything I can cram in) (that brown car below)

 

replicate a shelby de mexico maverick

 

I have my factory restored one ... If money were no object ...I would graft a Maverick body onto a new 2011 5.0 Mustang.

 

That would've been Awesome! power windows,seats A/C all loaded

 

I would build a corner carving Porsche/Lotus humbling beast of a Mav with an all aluminum stroker V-8/6speed stick. 4 wheel independent suspension,big giant brakes,electronic road sensing shocks/struts a'la Cadillac/vette.(hey its gotta be comfy for road trips!) I think I would paint it all black...no chrome.Red leather interrior etc...I would try and keep it subtle looking/deceptively simple in appearance but the rocker skirts/front air dam may give it away along with the big fat Z rated tires on 18" rims... Ahh to dream the impossible dream...

 

Many of the above......

and I'm still hot on a Gasser Maverick

 

Stock, Modern, and Muscle are the three routes I'd go with.....

Stock- complete all original resto of my '73 4dr (one of these days)
Modern- my '71 2dr (ie. 5.0, T5, 4 wheel disc, etc. etc..) (almost there)
Muscle- my '73 yellow/black Grabber with stroked 351w, caged, 9", etc... (it's a basket case now but one of these days )

 

Call me crazy but i would build a smog legal car since everyone says you cant build them for power. But if you look around theres AFR heads that are smog legal. A bunch of cams. And if all else fails STS Sells c.a.r.b. approved turbo kits.

 

Personally, I would build 'em just like I have planned:

1972 Green Comet GT: Stock Rebuild
1972 Red Comet GT: Modified Daily Driver with upgraded A/C, Sound System, EFI, etc.

-Scott H.

 

muscle at least 550 lift cam side pipes, at least 300 horse in a 289 or bigger, 9 inch 3.50 gears, 4 speed, grabber hood, spoiler, small bumpers, gt package, louvers, and have some fansy wheel well extenders with 295 tires in the back and 235s in the front. 15 inch cragers, chrome sport mirrors, brazillian or cougar taillights, gas cap on the side like a 69 charger, roll cage, racing seats, grant steering wheel at least 15 inches, and atleast 5 guages with oil temp trans volts vacumm. More to come as i think and NO SHOCK TOWERS or chevy motors!!!!

Restored big or small bumper grabber with 4 speed 302 bucket seat car and 9 inch posi with low gears.

 

I would build old school GASSER style mav/comet with extending the front end 14-18',' straight axle, 57 olds rear end, 4 speed B&M hydro with 8 stack hilborn fuel injection sitting on top a SOHC or DOHC 427 cammer motor as for wheels the only wheel that would look right is a early set of haildbrands 15x4 spindle mounts in front ( yes no brakes .... thats dumb ) 16 x10 ...

 

I wouldnt build it like i did, thats simple enough, lol.

I would love a orginal color small bumper, dosn't have to be a grabber but would be nice. Era correct wheels, magnums maybe, cragars, ohhh turbine style mags (General Lee style) I had those before and looked nice. With a newer short block alumium heads, 5 spd trans., 9 inch. Modern a/c heat from Vintag air. lowered stance about 2" with 4 link out back and air ride suspension. And just drive it everywhere.

Besides the suspension I see many cars like I described on here that I would love to have. Wish I could start over but got too much money in mine.

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to make that "70 shelby" look....

 

Resto Mod my `71 With 18 and 17 inch Halibrand "Cobra"wheels ,4wheel discs, smooth ride,great stereo,lots of creature comforts like very comfy seats, A/C. console with cup holders. Drive train would be a supercharged ,fuel injected D.O.H.C / 03-04 mustang Cobra motor completely stock except for a blower pulley change. AOD or 6 speed manual transmission.

Silver metallic paint with light grey "Ghost" Grabber stripes. Grabber hood cougar tail lights.

Easily yields a High eleven second car that gets 25 mpg and still runs a STOCK engine.

IF I EVER WIN THE LOTTERY THIS BUILD WILL HAPPEN !