Hi! My name is Shawn. I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. There tends to be a lot of old, rusty cars here, & I was lucky enough to find one! I have a 1971 Grabber Maverick sitting in my backyard. It's been sitting there for a while, about 5-6 years. My mom would love to see it leave , but I'm not sure if I want to restore or sell it. It's housepaint/rust-oleum blue (lovely shade), with varied rust spots filled with bondo. I've replaced the throttle, & put new brakes on. The transmission should be replaced, the engine has a nasty knock, and it doesn't move by itself. The interior is showing its age. The previous owner suggested multiple 100K on the mileage, but it's been around at least once. It has a 250 6-cylinder in it, is that the original motor for this car? It has the Grabber hood & details. Should I wait for a better shape 2 door & convert it to a Grabber or should I sell it? It needs a lot of money put into it to make it right, at least for an occasional drive. It was my first car purchase, so I'm somewhat attached. I'd have to invest more money than what it'd sell for . Any suggestions out there???
If the car is really that bad, your not going to get much for it. If the Grabber hood is good, you better hang on to it. They are getting damn hard to find and expensive. I'd say hang onto it untill you can build up the funds to fix it. Where is Cordova? My map program couldnt find it. I live by Annapolis.
like mavaholic said. small bumper grabbers and grabber hoods are getting hard to find. i would keep it even if i planned on getting another maverick in better condition. even some of the other parts on it might be needed. i think that's probably the original motor. go to the members gallery and look at some of the cars there to see what can be done with them. takes time and money, and especially a lot of elbowgrease. good luck.
Cordova is 5 miles from Wye Mills, 10 miles from Easton & 4 miles from Queen Anne. We actually have 2 stores, a seafood market, post office, firehouse, grainery, junk yard, sail maker, Chapel District Elementary School, a hardware store, Allen Foods chicken plant, Maple Shade youth houses. Looks small, only one crossroad, but lots of things going on.
