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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.
In 1973, Hubert went to a small block powered, Paul Harvey Ford sponsored, Ford Pinto Pro Stocker. This Pinto was another in the line of Platt’s great looking Georgia Shaker cars. He raced this car until 1977 when he retired from drag racing after finally tiring of all the traveling.
The Ford Maverick is a four-door, compact pickup truck manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company. It was unveiled on June 8, 2021 as Ford's smallest truck, slotted below the mid-size Ford Ranger .
In 1969 at the US Nationals at Indy I was helping Hubert Platt. We were at Paul Harvey Ford, Hubert handed me a license plate and said put in on that black Maverick and take it to my house in Atlanta. I stopped for gas an checked the oil, it was a V8. …
15 sie 2024 · The Ford Maverick was designed to compete with other small, economical cars of the 1970s. While it wasn’t as successful as Ford had hoped, it was a reliable, affordable option for many drivers. Its unique history, particularly the Subtropolis story, gives it a distinct place in automotive lore.
Hubert asked me to drive a new 1970 V-8 Maverick prototype from Paul Harvey Ford in Indianapolis to his house in Atlanta. Next, I drove Hubert’s F-350 car hauler with his 1969 SOHC 427 Mustang from Dallas for a long trek to New Hampshire to witness history firsthand.
In 1969 at the US Nationals at Indy I was helping Hubert Platt. We were at Paul Harvey Ford, Hubert handed me a license plate and said put in on that black Maverick and take it to my house in Atlanta. I stopped for gas an checked the oil, it was a V8. …
