Ford Maverick (1970–1977)
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The Ford Maverick is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1970–1977 in the United States, originally as a two-door sedan employing a rear-wheel drive platform original to the 1960 Falcon — and subsequently as a four-door sedan on the same platform. The Maverick replaced the Falcon in most of the world, but Australia kept selling and developing the Falcon.
Ford Maverick | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Ford |
Also called | Ford Falcon Maverick (Mexico)[1] |
Production | 1969–1977 (North America) 1973–1979 (Brazil) 1970–1977 (Venezuela) |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact |
Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Ford Granada (North America) Lincoln Versailles Mercury Comet Mercury Monarch |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
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Transmission | Ford C4 transmission in automatic models |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 103 in (2,616 mm) (2-door) 109.9 in (2,791 mm) (4-door) |
Length | 179.4 in (4,557 mm) (2-door) (1970–1972) 187 in (4,750 mm) (2-door) (1974–1977) 193.9 in (4,925 mm) (4-door) |
Width | 70.5 in (1,791 mm) |
Height | 53.5 in (1,359 mm) (2-door) 53.4 in (1,356 mm) (4-door) |
Curb weight | 2,909 lb (1,320 kg) (2-door) 3,011 lb (1,366 kg) (sedan) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Ford Falcon (North America) |
Successor | Ford Fairmont |
The Maverick was also manufactured in Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and, from 1973 to 1979, in Brazil, where it did not achieve the expected success and was considered a failure.
The name "maverick" was derived from the word for unbranded range animals, and the car's nameplate was stylized to resemble the head of Longhorn cattle.[4]