Ford Maverick (1970–1977)
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This article is about the 1970s compact car. For other uses of the name, see Ford Maverick.
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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The Maverick was also manufactured in Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and, from 1973 to 1979, in Brazil.
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]