Ford Maverick was launched 45 years ago in the Brazilian market

Consuming the dream of many young people in the 1970s, the Ford Maverick is 45 years old. Its launch in Brazil took place in June 1973 (Autos & Motores was present at the event, which took place in Rio de Janeiro), but its life was shorter than the fame that the coupe wears up to 39. ;nowadays. Six years later, in 1979, he came out of the line. Today, it is one of the most popular vintage cars on the Brazilian market, reaching more than R $ 120,000


a car that is now very popular in our country, the GT version is the most prestigious

A little more than 100 000 copies were produced and marketed in Brazil

The owners of the model, José Ricardo Queiroz and Gregory Vaz emphasize the comfort provided by the model. Another owner, Juninho Fonseca says that he likes the coupe pulling a lot of personality.

The Maverick had three engine versions. At launch, he left the factory with a 6-cylinder 6-cylinder and 112 horsepower.

The most famous combination, however, was with V8 5.0 (code-named 302, referring to the volume of 302 cubic inches, or 5 cubic feet). (19659007) Memory
The history of the Ford Maverick automobile begins in the late 1960s in the United States. There, Ford wanted a compact model, to stay below the Mustang.

In Brazil, the positioning was quite different. It was placed between the charger, smaller model, and the Galaxy, bigger.

Alternate Versions
In addition to the more traditional FordMaverick body coupe, the model also had two variations. The four-door sedan had a larger wheelbase, but at one point, Brazilians did not prefer two-door models because they understood that four-door cars were confused with a taxi

. rare São Paulo dealer Souza Ramos made a change to the bodywork that turned the sedan into a station wagon. There is no estimate of the number of units produced.