We have a soft spot for the Ford Maverick and it’s fraternal twin, the Mercury Comet. You can look at it as a small Japanese fighter, yet another sporty re-skinning of the original Falcon, or one of the “junior supercar” greats. You’d be dead-accurate no matter which way you choose. They’re deceptively light, just as modifiable as any Falcon or early Mustang, and can be as mild or as wild as your heart and wallet decide. I know, I’ve got some fantastic memories involving a wound-up Comet GT from back in the day.
We love running Petrolicious videos because their films are second to none. They know how to make any car look stunning, from a Ferrari 250 GTO to some ragged out rally rocket that wears it’s scars with pride, like an old warrior who has lived through some major conflicts and still stands on top of the mountain. But a Ford Maverick? That seems a little bit out of their scope, doesn’t it? Ferrari, Lancia, Facel-Vegas…that seems more appropriate than a Maverick. So why did the story of this beastly little Ford catch their eye? Hit play to find out the story of Miss Maverick.
Please, please God, smite the Philistine that decreed that a Chevy cowl hood goes on everything. It was a good looking hood. On older Camaros and Chevelles, etc. Now, it just denites a lack of imagination. Make one change on that Maverick- put a factory Ford hood scoop on it, and suddenly that car has a soul. I like a 69-70 Boss 429 scoop on a Maverick. Especially a raunchy one like this.
Oh please, it’s a freakin’ hood, who cares? It’s a race car not a fashion statement. If you want to have a shiny, too much chrome, too much wax, too much foof, numbers matchin’, factory perfect, show car, you can have lots of lame ‘fun’ driving on a sunny Sunday to some local parking lot and everyone can sit on their fat asses in their lounge chairs next to their lame ass show cars and talk about how great their Brand-X cars are. Race cars don’t give a damn about what matches what, it’s all about performance. If you need a hood that fits your engine setup, you find a hood that fits. You like the look, even better. She ain’t building it for you. Who gives a damn if it’s not correct for that make or model. C’mon, Ford Mavericks were little cheap ass shit boxes when they were built, but like any car, you can turn them into serious monster race cars like this girl did, and this one is freakin’ awesome. Complaining that the hood is not a Ford hood is like, well, I’ll spare the colorful inappropriate adjective… I’ll just say, RACE CAR…
Exactly! Not sure what’s more awesome her or the car! I think the hood looks great on that car. It’s her car and the only one like it.
I agree! The scoop overpowers the sleek lines of the car and it\’s also a bit predictable and boring from a design perspective. Otherwise, it\’s a really wonderful car.
Good article although it was clear written for non drag racers. It could have been a little boring if not for the owners good looks, especially the multiple gratuitous boob and cleavage shots. Hey, I’m not complaining. I may be old but I ain’t dead. Oh yeah, the car. A well packaged race and street car. I also always liked the looks of the Maverick/Comet and enjoy seeing them at the track amongst the sea of Fox bodies and Camaros. I will say that if indeed she is running a stock block 302 Ford it is only a matter of time before the blocks splits down the middle. There are some after market bolt in strengthening devices (which I suspect she must be using) but at the power level she is running that block is a ticking time bomb.