klaas vinkenborg i like 71-73 body style rather than 68-70 I dunno is just me but is too long don’t you think I saw one in person and I was kinda dissatisfied and then I saw a 1970 Shelby gt500 and I love it but not the front grill what you think
John Mcclane the other body styles are not bad either , but the first time i saw the 1971 model as a nine year old kid my thoughts were i got to have it some day . fourty plus years later my dream came come true, i took it out for a little trip one hour ago , and after a long week of hard work it always gives me a good stress relieve. will never sell, and i know it will survive me😊
I've had my 1,000 hp. 1964 Mach 1 matchbox for 72 years now. I almost traded it with my best friend for his G.I. Joe when I was 5. I'm now 81 and still love to drive it through my Conoco station.
There was one commercial from the late 60's. A Shelby cobra 427 was sitting behind a billboard sign, directly you heard, "beep, beep" and a roadrunner come racing by. Then came a snakes "Hiss" a snakes tongue slithered. Cobra took off, roadrunner went over a hill, the cobra gave chase, at this point you had to use your imagination, you heard a bird beep, then squawk, and feathers were floating up int he air. Then the Cobra comes flying up the other side of the hill with feathers in its grill.
Funny that they say "The 1970 Maverick is 1995". I'm part of Gen X and in 1995 when I was 21, these Mavericks were what we were buying as our first cars. These were second hand cars along with all the other cars of the late 1960's and early 1970's when i first started driving. My sister had a 4-door Mercury Comet and I had a 1972 Cutlass. Good times!
Matt Johnston Amen Brother I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L Windsor V8 with 203,647 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that mostly was just simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and it hasn't had a problem ever since.
Matt Johnston first car, will be a chevy, it should be rusted, but it's not rusty, but durable, sat 10-15 years all we did is battery and fuel pump and it runs, but the carb is shot
I bought my first ford (2004 mustang) when I was 17. Now Im 18. My next car is going to be a 72 maverick grabber with a 302 that im building in my garage.
My first car was a 1967 Mustang GT 289 4-speed with a few performance parts. Drove the hell out the car every day and it never let me down. Paid $300 for it in 1975. Still have it parked behind my best friends dads shop. Been sitting there for forty years.
@@richsackett3423 Ha Ha, no, this was a real factory job, it leaned to tan-yellow-orange sort of spectrum. My friend was the son of the 2d in command of MCAS Kaneohe then and we worked on his 65 Mustang in the MWR auto hobby shop. Marines shipped all kinds of neat old cars from their hometowns. In the Cold War era all kinds of odd Japanese & European cars wound up here. At the time I was driving a '65 Park Lane convertible, 390 4bbl.
@@richsackett3423 My stepfather drove a Pinto Wagon, his first car. He was some sort of college Socialist, and tried to do work on it. The Brazilian-German engine was Metric and the remainder of the car SAE. The interior fittings were all broke, and it was rusting like crazy. He then bought a 1986 Nissan Hardbody p/u and put 360K rough miles on. Eventually the plastic fittings broke, but it ran to the end.
"Ford has a better idea" is my all-time favorite automobile slogan of all time. Ford did well promoting these great cars, especially the Mustang and the "econo-sport" Maverick Grabber.
I worked at a Ford dealer in 69 and 70. And yep we had Mavericks on the lot for $1995. Mach 1 Mustangs Ford $3,495. Of which I am a proud owner of a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang since 1973. The thing runs like a Swiss watch today 48 years later. Man those were the days.
Lorenzo, you are so lucky, I envy you. Since the age of 16 when I started drivers ed in high school I always wanted a Mustang, especially a Mach 1 of the 70's but never could afford one. After 44 years I finally bought a Mustang convertible,2005 . Been driving Fords for the last 25 years and really like this Mustang. Never any complaints of any of my Ford vehicles. Drive On! Mustangs still rule!!!!
@@mikebonora2238 The other cool thing about my 70 Mach 1 is I graduated in 1970 from high school. How many people can claim they have a car that was made the same year they graduated from high school?
Mom got a 70 Torino brougham with hideaway headlights when I was 3 . Grew up in that car . My first car was a 73 Gran Torino when I was 16 . My next car was a 70 Torino brougham . Loved that car ! Recently was even luckier to find a one off 70 1/2 Torino series Falcon with Magnum 500 wheels for $800 bucks ! Currently restoring it . Torino for life ! : )
I had a 1970 Galaxie same as 7:15, same color and 351m motor. Nice car. The sweptback rear window was very stylish back then. And it would go like hell for a big car.
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. There were 3 you muppet. And there is no such thing as a modfied engine family you tool. The 351W is a 90° small block. The 351C is a 335 Series family as is 351M. The 351M was built in 75 after the 351C was cancelled in 74 due to emission compliance issues, the 351M (M for modified) was a 400 that was modified with a 351W crank, giving 351 CUI. You must be the worst Ford tech ever as you are a complete moron and have no idea what you are talking about.
jud dude Yeah for real. That 302 was squeezed in there big time. Shock tower modifications would have had to have been made to get a 351 in. Pretty much a redesign of the engine bay. Why do all that when at the time you could massage that good ole reliable 302 to around 275 hp with shelf parts.
Mine had a 302 with headers, imagine squeezing those things in and changing plugs. lol They had dents beat in them to make them fit. A 351 Cleveland was a whole nother ballpark compared to the Windsors. Now THAT would have required some serious modifications. I sure do miss my 71 Maverick Grabber, I would gladly go through the nightmare of changing plugs again. :( I had a 70 6 cylinder too and believe it or not it was a tire burner too. Factory geared really low for some reason. The 6 cylinder was an automatic, the 302 was a 3 speed stick, I changed to a 4 speed. I loved them both. With wide tires wheel hop was so bad you`d think it would tear the rear end out, and probably would have, traction bars were a necessity. The 302 stock would pull the drivers side front wheel off the ground about an inch or two on a hard launch just with the right tire/traction bar combo. They were light short wheel base cars that weren`t hard to turn into beasts. I named mine " Beast of Burden" ( the song by the Rolling Stones) and blasted that and Molly Hatchet`s "Dreams I`ll Never See from the 8 track tape player. LOL :)
Now that`s the kind of story from experience I like to hear! Yes the 6 cylinder was a 250, it wAs a torquey little indestructable bear. It`s been a pleasure talking to someone that had similar experiences as me. :) BTW I think the three speed manual, changed to a top loader four speed made a tremendous difference in mine, it would still pull the left front wheel off the ground even with the three speed. Mine was just stock (210 hp for the day). I don`t know what it was about them, just a little light car with a V8 I guess. I also had a 65 Dodge Dart GT convertible with a tiny Commando? 270 V8 that would wipe any stock 350 Chevys ass of the mid 70`s even with 2nd gear missing from the 907 torqueflight. That little sucker had factory solid lift cam, 4 barrel and dual point distributor. I`ll never forget the smell of that thing starting it up to go to work before daylight.
When cars were cars. 🏁 Funny thing is even today after 51 years, if they build the Grabber exactly as it was, I’d still buy one! (Mind you I wouldn’t pay $80,000 for it like it would be priced today). 🇨🇦👍🏼
@@jwbjpb1338 Our original 1970 Maverick was wrecked *twice*; rolled over the first time, spun out in a heavy wind/rain storm the second. Managed to rebuild it the first time, drove it home after the second. Simple to work on, had as much power as a 6cyl Mustang of the time (same chassis design, you could do Mustang-type mods on it). It's major failing was it was bad in crosswinds. Would love to have one now, except I'd have to garage it in the winter, as I'd treat it more like a "collector's car" rather than an everyday beater.
I bought my '77 Maverick for $700 in 1982. Took me to school from Ohio to Colorado a few times until it went to the scrap heap. Next car was a MGB convertible.
I remember that Maverick commercial , I was 5, I though those cars you had to put it together. My dad bought a pick up at the dealer and we drove it home!
I have a 1971 maverick grabber and it runs great we went to the beach and the motor sounds like a monster its just beautiful we sold one it was blue so now we have 3 mavericks and also i love watching these commercials
@ 1:31 that old man walking down the steps to his mustang is "old blue" from the movie "Old School" with Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson! And he looked old back then, lol! Oh and he was in Bubble Boy too!
My Mom bought a '70 Maverick brand NEW in '70. It was her 'go to work' car. Then she sold it to me in '73 after I joined the military. Always enjoyed driving it from MI to OK and back. Unfortunately, I traded it in for a Jeep CJ5 soft top. I kick myself over & over for doing that. Oh, well...
I own a 1970 ford thunderbird here in Australia and finally it is on UA-cam no one knows about the thunderbird anymore as it is the "lost muscle car" of 1970
Ford put 460s in them also. '65 through '72 you could put nearly every engine Ford made into any of their cars. People won't believe it, but I met an older gent. who's '65 mustang had a 427 from the factory. The normally 289 V fender badge was 427 badge. I asked how he got ford to put that engine in and he said, "I asked." Loved growing up then watching new models every year.
Our driver's ed cars were the '69/'70 Galaxy. The Maverick was my Mom's favorite car to rent. But every one I ever saw seems to have come from the factory pre-dented. A couple years ago an ex-neighbor had a '70 Bird in very nice shape. One night, he got into a drunk shouting match with his wife. He took off in the Bird and came back the next morning with that nose crunched. Still drivable, but now it more closely matched his personality.
Had two Mavericks, 1st one was a 1972 Grabber with 302. Got it cheap around 1980 because the idiots who had been abusing it couldn't get it started. Paid 300 dollars and adjusted the points, the rubbing block had worn down and had no gap. Drove it to Florida and back, no problems, but steering bad, ball joints I think. 2nd was a 1970 six 200 I got for wife for around 200 dollars in 1986. It was a decent car too.
6:46 narrator claims you can get a "351 4 valve V8". Sure would have been ahead of its time! Marketing folks must have thought that 351-4V meant four valves instead of four venturi's.
And most Important Ford needs to watch own add on 70 Torino, like why are they not building one? Talked with alot of people who agree Mustang OK but no back seat, seems to me Chargers are doing fine, Build a modern mid-sized car a TORINO, Fairlane or Cyclone with 600-700hp and I guarantee you will sell them. If you agree put thumbs up please and I'll show Ford dealer.
Interesting Ford Maverick tv ad, the Ford Thunderbird too was interesting. That's 2 so far with airline companies in an ad, American Airlines & Pan American Airways.
I had a 1974 LTD with a low serial number. It had a several non-standard parts on it that were phased out later in the production run, and a few that were LTD only and not common with the Galaxie. Every time I went to NAPA and found out that they didn't have what I needed they'd say "Oh, that's one of Ford's BETTER IDEAS." I had to go to a dealer and order some things. Galaxies got the same C-6 transmission that other full sized cars and pickups had. My LTD had a Borg-Warner Cruise-O-Matic and a "W-E-R" rear end. Had to wait a week for a stinking brake line once!
I had a Maverick and when it was time to go to the Ford dealer in the sky , I was asked to donate the engine to the local automotive trade school because the engine ran so quiet and smooth. I remember showing it to my Dad and running it with a glass of water on the hood. Always loved Fords. 63 Galaxie 500 XL. , 63 German Taunus , 72 and 74 Torino. The Military Police in Berlin , Germany all used German Fords , and the Intelligence people all used specially modified Fairlanes and Galaxies when patrolling East Berlin and the Autobahn.I personally drove one of those supercharged , armored Galaxies across Freedom Bridge (same one in Bridge Of Spies w/Tom Hanks) It received a few bulletholes from our Russian "allies" during the time of the Wall. Good Times.
My favorite Mustang is the 67 Shelby GT500. My sister and husband bought one new in 67 It had the rare engine option 427 daul 4 barrel Holley s I was 10 the 1st time I rode in it. Years later I became a Shelby dealer as a result of that first ride I had 2 Shelby's, a Cobra 427 S/C and 2007 Shelby Mustang CS. Loved them both.
Does anyone remember the 70 1/2 Falcon? You could order that with a 429 super cobra jet. A friend of mine has one.Black on black with a shaker hood scoop.
I miss my Maverick. Candy apple red, 3-on-the-tree, no power steering, brown plaid cloth and vinyl upholstery, but it did have after market air conditioning. Comfortable riding car and it looked great.
I used to run over shopping carts in my four banger '74 Maverick as a sport. Points made when the carts snapped their wheels off. I somehow didn't get arrested. Only one DUI. Ah the good old days. The Maverick had a seriously strong bumper that would completely wreck any car on the road today. I'm in the market if anyone has a new one for $1995.99. Hell I'll take two!!!
ScreamingGoat43 - They weren't really that much bigger than today's Dodge Charger... T-Bird: 115" WB on the 2-dr; 117" on the 4-dr, with lengths being 212.5" for both. Charger is 120.2" WB, and a length of 198-201". Being a LOWER design makes them look bigger. If you haven't been there yet, here's an AWESOME source: oldcarbrochures.com/
Missed the Maverick ad with the cocktail waitress replacing the grill. When asked if she had ever done that before "No I always worked in the lounge" ah yes when ad humor wasn't pure drivel.
Remembering the days when American automobiles were distinctively American in their style, silky smooth ride and the theory that 'There is no replacement for displacement'. Everything coming out of Detroit today looks like a Japanese/German mix... nothing American about them! RIP American Automobiles, you are truly missed.
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I've been driving my 1970 Mach 1 since 1973. Was 22 at the time. I still have it. I'm 68 now.
Lorenzo Maximo wow repect sir! i have my 72 mach1 since i was 41 , i will be 59 this year. hope to own it as long as you
That's 46 years, you must be awfully tired by now.
Sentimental Bloke i bought it in 2003 when i was 41 years old , i will be 59 this year, tired? well im not as fit as i was in the past
klaas vinkenborg i like 71-73 body style rather than 68-70 I dunno is just me but is too long don’t you think I saw one in person and I was kinda dissatisfied and then I saw a 1970 Shelby gt500 and I love it but not the front grill what you think
John Mcclane the other body styles are not bad either , but the first time i saw the 1971 model as a nine year old kid my thoughts were i got to have it some day . fourty plus years later my dream came come true, i took it out for a little trip one hour ago , and after a long week of hard work it always gives me a good stress relieve. will never sell, and i know it will survive me😊
I've had my 1,000 hp. 1964 Mach 1 matchbox for 72 years now. I almost traded it with my best friend for his G.I. Joe when I was 5. I'm now 81 and still love to drive it through my Conoco station.
My left ear really enjoyed this one
The cars each had a distinct look back in the day. Always liked the Mavericks. Beautiful cars.
had a 71 with a 302 4 speed and the shiniest brown metallic paint job ever, oh and side pipes with Cragers
There was one commercial from the late 60's. A Shelby cobra 427 was sitting behind a billboard sign, directly you heard, "beep, beep" and a roadrunner come racing by. Then came a snakes "Hiss" a snakes tongue slithered. Cobra took off, roadrunner went over a hill, the cobra gave chase, at this point you had to use your imagination, you heard a bird beep, then squawk, and feathers were floating up int he air. Then the Cobra comes flying up the other side of the hill with feathers in its grill.
2:20 That voice acting for the mirror... incredible performance.
Funny that they say "The 1970 Maverick is 1995". I'm part of Gen X and in 1995 when I was 21, these Mavericks were what we were buying as our first cars. These were second hand cars along with all the other cars of the late 1960's and early 1970's when i first started driving. My sister had a 4-door Mercury Comet and I had a 1972 Cutlass. Good times!
some of the best commercials of all time 1970 a good year.
IKE gEE - If you haven't been there already, check out the Old Car Brochures site:
oldcarbrochures.com/
I have been driving a FORD, vehicle since I was 16. I am 31 now and I am still driving a FORD an I always will. I love those FORDS!.
16 WHEN I BOUGHT MY FIRST FORD. 58 NOW AND STILL DRIVING FORDS!!!
Matt Johnston Amen Brother I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L Windsor V8 with 203,647 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that mostly was just simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and it hasn't had a problem ever since.
18, got a ford ranger - i love my ford !
Matt Johnston first car, will be a chevy, it should be rusted, but it's not rusty, but durable, sat 10-15 years all we did is battery and fuel pump and it runs, but the carb is shot
I bought my first ford (2004 mustang) when I was 17. Now Im 18. My next car is going to be a 72 maverick grabber with a 302 that im building in my garage.
Ford Maverick at $1995.00 or roughly $12,800.00 in todays money. (which would still be a good deal if you ask me.)
ZnenTitan but why were white walls (in today's money) a $300 option?
+David because it costs money to have style.
David James That`s how dealers rip you off, along with floor mats, scotch brite, etc.
12,000. To 40,000 some dipshit on Craigslist will be asking for.
Don't forget that amfm radio and 8track option.
I love these old Ford commercials 😁
LOVE THESE!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THESE. MY FIRST CAR WAS A 1970 THUNDERBIRD AND I NEVER SAW ANY ADS FOR ONE. THANK YOU THANK THANK YOU!!!
Paul - If you haven't been to "Old Car Brochures," you NEED to check it out:
oldcarbrochures.com/
Back when cars were fun AND affordable!
I totally agree brother and not to mention gas was cheap as well.
I remember like yesterday when the Maverick was introduced. It was quite a sensation.
My first car was a 1967 Mustang GT 289 4-speed with a few performance parts. Drove the hell out the car every day and it never let me down. Paid $300 for it in 1975. Still have it parked behind my best friends dads shop. Been sitting there for forty years.
Mustang's the BEST!
I once saw a beautiful '70 Ranchero with some sort of option package with rainbow decals on the sides.
It had the Brokeback Mountain package.
@@richsackett3423 Ha Ha, no, this was a real factory job, it leaned to tan-yellow-orange sort of spectrum. My friend was the son of the 2d in command of MCAS Kaneohe then and we worked on his 65 Mustang in the MWR auto hobby shop. Marines shipped all kinds of neat old cars from their hometowns. In the Cold War era all kinds of odd Japanese & European cars wound up here. At the time I was driving a '65 Park Lane convertible, 390 4bbl.
@@tomfrazier1103 I've seen Pinto wagons finished like that. My 67 LTD also had a 390-4V. Much FE block love from me. I've built a couple.
@@richsackett3423 My stepfather drove a Pinto Wagon, his first car. He was some sort of college Socialist, and tried to do work on it. The Brazilian-German engine was Metric and the remainder of the car SAE. The interior fittings were all broke, and it was rusting like crazy. He then bought a 1986 Nissan Hardbody p/u and put 360K rough miles on. Eventually the plastic fittings broke, but it ran to the end.
Must have been the easiest job in the world being a ford salesman in those days
"Ford has a better idea" is my all-time favorite automobile slogan of all time. Ford did well promoting these great cars, especially the Mustang and the "econo-sport" Maverick Grabber.
I worked at a Ford dealer in 69 and 70. And yep we had Mavericks on the lot for $1995. Mach 1 Mustangs Ford $3,495. Of which I am a proud owner of a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang since 1973. The thing runs like a Swiss watch today 48 years later. Man those were the days.
Lorenzo, you are so lucky, I envy you. Since the age of 16 when I started drivers ed in high school I always wanted a Mustang, especially a Mach 1 of the 70's but never could afford one. After 44 years I finally bought a Mustang convertible,2005 . Been driving Fords for the last 25 years and really like this Mustang. Never any complaints of any of my Ford vehicles. Drive On! Mustangs still rule!!!!
@@mikebonora2238
The other cool thing about my 70 Mach 1 is I graduated in 1970 from high school. How many people can claim they have a car that was made the same year they graduated from high school?
@@lorenzomaximo1818 You are one lucky, awesome guy!!!!
@@mikebonora2238
Thanks man you are too. All Mustangs rule.
@@lorenzomaximo1818 Yes they do! Ride that pony with pride! I sure do!
"With its daring new grill" Yes, I suppose daring is one word for it.
Love those Torino’s
My mother had a 74 Maverick 302 four door. Fun car.
Mom got a 70 Torino brougham with hideaway headlights when I was 3 . Grew up in that car . My first car was a 73 Gran Torino when I was 16 . My next car was a 70 Torino brougham . Loved that car ! Recently was even luckier to find a one off 70 1/2 Torino series Falcon with Magnum 500 wheels for $800 bucks ! Currently restoring it . Torino for life ! : )
I had a 1970 Galaxie same as 7:15, same color and 351m motor. Nice car. The sweptback rear window was very stylish back then. And it would go like hell for a big car.
The 351M did not come out until 1975. It was either a 400 or a 351C, or you are full of it.
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. There were 3 you muppet. And there is no such thing as a modfied engine family you tool. The 351W is a 90° small block. The 351C is a 335 Series family as is 351M. The 351M was built in 75 after the 351C was cancelled in 74 due to emission compliance issues, the 351M (M for modified) was a 400 that was modified with a 351W crank, giving 351 CUI. You must be the worst Ford tech ever as you are a complete moron and have no idea what you are talking about.
Still driving a 1973 gran torino
that old man and the Boss 302, awesome.
This had me dying at 🤣🤣🤣 the first maverick commercials
so simple even a woman can reassemble it!
Lol
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In about October of 71, I drove a late 71 Maverick with the 302 in it. It was a tire burner.
C moore - If there wasn't a gas crisis, there were plans to drop a 351 in them... That would have been a winner 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸..
C moore I had a couple of them, I loved mine. They were screamers.
jud dude Yeah for real. That 302 was squeezed in there big time. Shock tower modifications would have had to have been made to get a 351 in. Pretty much a redesign of the engine bay. Why do all that when at the time you could massage that good ole reliable 302 to around 275 hp with shelf parts.
Mine had a 302 with headers, imagine squeezing those things in and changing plugs. lol They had dents beat in them to make them fit. A 351 Cleveland was a whole nother ballpark compared to the Windsors. Now THAT would have required some serious modifications.
I sure do miss my 71 Maverick Grabber, I would gladly go through the nightmare of changing plugs again. :(
I had a 70 6 cylinder too and believe it or not it was a tire burner too. Factory geared really low for some reason.
The 6 cylinder was an automatic, the 302 was a 3 speed stick, I changed to a 4 speed.
I loved them both.
With wide tires wheel hop was so bad you`d think it would tear the rear end out, and probably would have, traction bars were a necessity.
The 302 stock would pull the drivers side front wheel off the ground about an inch or two on a hard launch just with the right tire/traction bar combo.
They were light short wheel base cars that weren`t hard to turn into beasts. I named mine " Beast of Burden" ( the song by the Rolling Stones) and blasted that and Molly Hatchet`s "Dreams I`ll Never See from the 8 track tape player. LOL :)
Now that`s the kind of story from experience I like to hear!
Yes the 6 cylinder was a 250, it wAs a torquey little indestructable bear.
It`s been a pleasure talking to someone that had similar experiences as me. :)
BTW I think the three speed manual, changed to a top loader four speed made a tremendous difference in mine, it would still pull the left front wheel off the ground even with the three speed. Mine was just stock (210 hp for the day).
I don`t know what it was about them, just a little light car with a V8 I guess.
I also had a 65 Dodge Dart GT convertible with a tiny Commando? 270 V8 that would wipe any stock 350 Chevys ass of the mid 70`s even with 2nd gear missing from the 907 torqueflight.
That little sucker had factory solid lift cam, 4 barrel and dual point distributor.
I`ll never forget the smell of that thing starting it up to go to work before daylight.
WOW back seats you can actually screw in .Thunderbird for 1970!
It was a full size 2 door car. Also they had the front seat farther forward than normal. Dude driving chest close to steering wheel.
This was a revelation; I was a 'car-crazy' ten-year-old and, never have seen any of these, 'til to-day.
My first car was a 1970 Torino with the 351 that sounded like a high pitch jet engine when you got on it and left 350 Camaro's in the dust.
I second that cause I had one too.
When cars were cars. 🏁 Funny thing is even today after 51 years, if they build the Grabber exactly as it was, I’d still buy one! (Mind you I wouldn’t pay $80,000 for it like it would be priced today). 🇨🇦👍🏼
My Maverick drove like 5 "stewardesses" put it together, too.
But at least they where home grown USA
Two friends of mine had those Mavericks. So poorly built that they spent more time being repaired than being on the road.
Pretty cheap cars, in quality.
That was good
@@jwbjpb1338 Our original 1970 Maverick was wrecked *twice*; rolled over the first time, spun out in a heavy wind/rain storm the second. Managed to rebuild it the first time, drove it home after the second. Simple to work on, had as much power as a 6cyl Mustang of the time (same chassis design, you could do Mustang-type mods on it). It's major failing was it was bad in crosswinds.
Would love to have one now, except I'd have to garage it in the winter, as I'd treat it more like a "collector's car" rather than an everyday beater.
Wish they still make cars like these
1970s cars were so cool!
Now i wanna buy a Thunderbird.
A friend of my Dad's still has his 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in Black Jade.
I bought my '77 Maverick for $700 in 1982. Took me to school from Ohio to Colorado a few times until it went to the scrap heap. Next car was a MGB convertible.
Are you still buying crap cars?
I remember that Maverick commercial , I was 5, I though those cars you had to put it together. My dad bought a pick up at the dealer and we drove it home!
I would have seen it that way also.
Not sure
What country you from mate?
I have a 1971 maverick grabber and it runs great we went to the beach and the motor sounds like a monster its just beautiful we sold one it was blue so now we have 3 mavericks and also i love watching these commercials
Maverick 1995.00 extra 32.00 for white wall tires ....thats a deal breaker
Tell the dealer you want one with a 429 and a 4 speed for the extra $500.00.
Dealer would show you a Mustang. 302 biggest in Maverick, and spark plugs at shock towers hard to change.
The Mav! New for 1970! Assembly required! lol
Love these!
@ 0:30 when the avg person could work on their cars. those were the days....
Love the pedestrian-goring nose on the '70 T-bird!
@ 1:31 that old man walking down the steps to his mustang is "old blue" from the movie "Old School" with Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson! And he looked old back then, lol!
Oh and he was in Bubble Boy too!
The stewardess that said "please fasten your seatbelt" was actress Charmian Carr (Liesl from Sound of Music)...she passed away recently.
I thought that was Liesl!
cde1968 - most in those 1970 commercials have passed away..
My Mom bought a '70 Maverick brand NEW in '70. It was her 'go to work' car. Then she sold it to me in '73 after I joined the military. Always enjoyed driving it from MI to OK and back. Unfortunately, I traded it in for a Jeep CJ5 soft top. I kick myself over & over for doing that. Oh, well...
CJ5? Seems like a good move.
I own a 1970 ford thunderbird here in Australia and finally it is on UA-cam no one knows about the thunderbird anymore as it is the "lost muscle car" of 1970
More like the luxury sports car.
Ford put 460s in them also.
'65 through '72 you could put nearly every engine Ford made into any of their cars.
People won't believe it, but I met an older gent. who's '65 mustang had a 427 from the factory. The normally 289 V fender badge was 427 badge. I asked how he got ford to put that engine in and he said, "I asked." Loved growing up then watching new models every year.
Personal luxury car never a muscle car
It wouldn't fit, would have taken complete redesign of entire car. Like they did with the later models.
My favorite Thunderbird. Put an Ecoboost 3.5 in that baby.
Love these videos can’t get enough of them I have a 73 transam with 32k miles it was like 4200 new so much more character then today’s cars
3:50 he looks like he is sitting in economy with that seat position . LOL
At 3:20. The tan maverick was a scale model made for ford i sent away and got one. In mail free😊😊 in april 1969
This is a great upload...fantastic color! you should split it up into individual uploads!!! Fantastic seriously!
That yellow with black Maverick pretty nice......👍
Our driver's ed cars were the '69/'70 Galaxy. The Maverick was my Mom's favorite car to rent. But every one I ever saw seems to have come from the factory pre-dented. A couple years ago an ex-neighbor had a '70 Bird in very nice shape. One night, he got into a drunk shouting match with his wife. He took off in the Bird and came back the next morning with that nose crunched. Still drivable, but now it more closely matched his personality.
I am so obsessed with the creepy low voices in these retro commercials.
Had two Mavericks, 1st one was a 1972 Grabber with 302. Got it cheap around 1980 because the idiots who had been abusing it couldn't get it started. Paid 300 dollars and adjusted the points, the rubbing block had worn down and had no gap. Drove it to Florida and back, no problems, but steering bad, ball joints I think. 2nd was a 1970 six 200 I got for wife for around 200 dollars in 1986. It was a decent car too.
I really enjoyed my 70 Torino GT with its premium fuel 429 yes it was peppei.
And thirstei
These commercials were terrible! But still better than most of today's commercials.
6:46 narrator claims you can get a "351 4 valve V8". Sure would have been ahead of its time! Marketing folks must have thought that 351-4V meant four valves instead of four venturi's.
And most Important Ford needs to watch own add on 70 Torino, like why are they not building one? Talked with alot of people who agree Mustang OK but no back seat, seems to me Chargers are doing fine, Build a modern mid-sized car a TORINO, Fairlane or Cyclone with 600-700hp and I guarantee you will sell them. If you agree put thumbs up please and I'll show Ford dealer.
That Maverick Grabber is pretty damn sexy.
NIce Torino Brougham !!
Torino was a great car.
Those hostesses did a fantastic job of getting those panel gaps straight! Not an easy job.
They were good at looking at crackes.
Interesting Ford Maverick tv ad, the Ford Thunderbird too was interesting. That's 2 so far with airline companies in an ad, American Airlines & Pan American Airways.
@3:50 Man drives a Thunderbird like no man ever.
The Maverick was just the car for those who like simplicity!
I had a 1974 LTD with a low serial number. It had a several non-standard parts on it that were phased out later in the production run, and a few that were LTD only and not common with the Galaxie. Every time I went to NAPA and found out that they didn't have what I needed they'd say "Oh, that's one of Ford's BETTER IDEAS." I had to go to a dealer and order some things. Galaxies got the same C-6 transmission that other full sized cars and pickups had. My LTD had a Borg-Warner Cruise-O-Matic and a "W-E-R" rear end. Had to wait a week for a stinking brake line once!
FORD HAD THE BEST COMMERCIALS
Those flight attendants appear to be dressed for work at Shakey’s Pizza. Background music is appropriate too.
Back when 2 door body styles were available in every model and actually advertised.
super nice, I like american retro cars.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
2024 and the Mustang is still the king
I actually drove a maverick once with a 351 in it.
What a dangerous bomb that was.
I had a 70 maverick with a 351 Cleveland in it. Was a lil sketchy when I opened it up, but nothing could beat me. Those were the days.
Great ads
Wow. Wow.
I had a Maverick and when it was time to go to the Ford dealer in the sky , I was asked to donate the engine to the local automotive trade school because the engine ran so quiet and smooth. I remember showing it to my Dad and running it with a glass of water on the hood. Always loved Fords. 63 Galaxie 500 XL. , 63 German Taunus , 72 and 74 Torino. The Military Police in Berlin , Germany all used German Fords , and the Intelligence people all used specially modified Fairlanes and Galaxies when patrolling East Berlin and the Autobahn.I personally drove one of those supercharged , armored Galaxies across Freedom Bridge (same one in Bridge Of Spies w/Tom Hanks) It received a few bulletholes from our Russian "allies" during the time of the Wall. Good Times.
Incredible if true
To prove its really the simple machine, we asked 5 stewardesses to put it together... that would not fly today. Pun intended 😂
My favorite Mustang is the 67 Shelby GT500. My sister and husband bought one new in 67
It had the rare engine option
427 daul 4 barrel Holley s
I was 10 the 1st time I rode in it.
Years later I became a Shelby dealer as a result of that first ride
I had 2 Shelby's, a Cobra 427 S/C
and 2007 Shelby Mustang CS.
Loved them both.
Nice story kid but you dont have to tell lies on the internet to make friends.
Love clean Americans. Was a beautiful place!
I like how even in the maveric commercials they have to tell people that it's crap. "Sure it's crap bit look at these colors!"
My 2002 Focus ZX3 still going strong.
Does anyone remember the 70 1/2 Falcon? You could order that with a 429 super cobra jet. A friend of mine has one.Black on black with a shaker hood scoop.
I'd love any of them but a Maverick with a 351 Cleveland what a sleeper.
I have a T-Bird but its yet to take me to the mile high club 3:48
I miss my Maverick. Candy apple red, 3-on-the-tree, no power steering, brown plaid cloth and vinyl upholstery, but it did have after market air conditioning. Comfortable riding car and it looked great.
ddoyle11 what happened to her 😞
Back then Stewardesses wore table cloths for uniforms ✈️
... and tightened non-existent bolts, lol 0:43
I used to run over shopping carts in my four banger '74 Maverick as a sport. Points made when the carts snapped their wheels off. I somehow didn't get arrested. Only one DUI. Ah the good old days. The Maverick had a seriously strong bumper that would completely wreck any car on the road today. I'm in the market if anyone has a new one for $1995.99. Hell I'll take two!!!
Ford is bringing back the Maverick ( Truck only) next year.
I want a 70 mustang with 6 banger fastback and 4 speed.
That thunderbird is more like a boat! I like the Maverick grabber better.
A boat with a beak!
ScreamingGoat43 - They weren't really that much bigger than today's Dodge Charger... T-Bird: 115" WB on the 2-dr; 117" on the 4-dr, with lengths being 212.5" for both. Charger is 120.2" WB, and a length of 198-201". Being a LOWER design makes them look bigger.
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Great classic Ametican ads.
I love the ‘70 Mustang ad that claims now available with a four valve V8!!! Now That would have been the going thing!😅
Fastest on race day, found on roadside dead, for off road driving. Just a few choice one's. Loved my mark VIII now MKX and several before
Missed the Maverick ad with the cocktail waitress replacing the grill. When asked if she had ever done that before "No I always worked in the lounge" ah yes when ad humor wasn't pure drivel.
Remembering the days when American automobiles were distinctively American in their style, silky smooth ride and the theory that 'There is no replacement for displacement'. Everything coming out of Detroit today looks like a Japanese/German mix... nothing American about them! RIP American Automobiles, you are truly missed.