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    1973 Ford Maverick Sedan

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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Early Malaise Ford
    Six cylinders of fury
    Headlight spots squirrels
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Maverick sedan?

    Never seen one, even junked.

    Ooh! Studebaker!


    How's the Chevy truck in front of the Lark doing, anyway? That looks borderline-eligible. Late '70s, early '80s?

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    12/30/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: Based on what can be seen of the nose of the Chevy in the straight-on rear view of the Mav, we can eliminate everything past 1980 (still has vertical, not horizontal side marker-lights).
    Further straining my eyes, it appears the grille is made of 3 tiers of rectangles, not 4, which eliminates 1973-76. Can't tell from this angle if the truck has the heavier trim around the front parking lights that integrated them with the grille/headlights, but I don't think so. If I'm right, that eliminates 1979 & '80 as possibles.. I'll take another look.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/30/08

    @Slantsick: You know too much about this. I just looked at the bed and said "Okay, '77-'82 or so."
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    12/30/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: Well, based solely on the bed, my answer would be 1973-'87- unchanged for the duration, I believe.


    And what can I say, I'm a car(truck)geek. I've read my copy of The Standard Catalog of American Light Duty Trucks several times, and no doubt will again.

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    I love it. It's a clean, almost European design.
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    Image of wafflechocolatbeer wafflechocolatbeer
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    don't laugh with the next question ( i'm european)
    is it Alámeda or Alaméda?
    and how about Taladega?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/30/08

    @wafflechocolatbeer: I'm no expert but I think it's more AlaMEda but without much emphasis on the accent.

    Tall-a-DE-ga but again, very little emphasis on the emphasis. If you know what I mean.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/30/08

    @wafflechocolatbeer: al-uh-mee-duh and tal-uh-day-guh (spelled Talladega, BTW) What part of Belgium do you hail from?
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    Image of wafflechocolatbeer wafflechocolatbeer
    12/30/08

    @Mike the Dog:
    thanks!
    the way you spell them out phonetically makes them sound like a southerner would say it?
    i live just south of the city of Gent.
    like 40 miles east from Brussels
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/30/08

    @wafflechocolatbeer: Well, Talladega being in Alabama, that one's a natural. If I had easier access to special phonetic characters I would have used them, but between my post and Novaload's, I was pretty sure you'd get it. It must be nice to live in a place where they do two of my favorite things (beer and chocolate) so well. The waffles? Not so much. I hear Ghent (as we spell it here) is a very nice town with many historic and interesting buildings. I hope to visit there one day.
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    Image of El Ojo El Ojo
    12/30/08

    @wafflechocolatbeer: The name Alemeda comes from Spanish, so the pronunciation would follow Spanish rules. Talladega, on the other hand, is a Muskogian (Creek Indian) word, so you're guess is as good as anyone else's.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/30/08

    @El Ojo: "The name Alemeda comes from Spanish, so the pronunciation would follow Spanish rules." In a perfect world, I would agree with you, but in reality you must go with the pronunciation that the people who live there use. As an example, I once unthinkingly corrected a Lima, Ohio resident's pronunciation of the name of her town. I suggested it should be pronounced Lee-ma (like in Peru) instead of Lie-ma (as in the bean), she set me straight fairly quickly. The city of Alameda is in California, So I'd go with California rules. When in Rome and whatnot.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/31/08

    @wafflechocolatbeer: It's pronounced California-style: Al-uh-MEE-duh, not the Spanish Ah-la-MEH-da. Anyway, the gringos picked out that name in the 1850s, no doubt for marketing reasons; the Spanish called the place Encinal.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    One-eyed red gangrene

    Improbable survivor--

    How much for the Lark?
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Wow. I haven't seen a Maverick this elderly and decrepit since the election.
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    12/30/08

    @boosted-lego-wagon: Good one.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    12/30/08

    @MarywithChristmasisoyesterday: Kick 'em while they're down, that's my motto.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/30/08

    @boosted-lego-wagon: Hell yeah, they're less likely to kick back;-)
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Oh, and other than that, I would proudly drive this car (I looked at a Comet variant about ten years ago, but it already had terminal tinworm infestation), and the 200 6 would do just fine until I shoehorned a 300 in there.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Did this guy learn his body "skills" from the Volvo guy, or what?

    Sorry guys, but you FAIL. Ducttape (DUCTTAPE! say it with me) would have earned a barely-pass D- , but I'd expect you to apply yourselves a lot more next time. Tear all that crap offa there, and go scrounge some combo of metal L-shaped shelf brackets, self-tapping screws, roof-flashing and rivets, and try again. Your final will consist of sculpting a reasonable facsimile of the stock fender end-cap out of bondo and/or fibreglas mat.
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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    12/30/08

    @Slantsick: That is not duct tape in your picture, it appears to be painters masking tape. On the Maverick, it might be blue duct tape.

    Still it isn't as good as gaffer's tape. Gaffer's tape is the best!
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    12/30/08

    @Triborough: I know, that was my point. On the other hand, at least he used some kind of hardening goop to hold the lens in place. So, D+ for Volvo Amazon guy.


    @TurboWeasel: I don't know, I just can't see it as "grim determination".. I'm a staunch believer in doing things half-assed (just ask my perfectionist dad), but multiple applications of tape is like half-half-assed, y'know?

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/30/08

    @Triborough: I've used duct tape for over a year to hold the headlight/signal light assembly in place on the Camry--it's all getting replaced today because the apply/reapply was getting tedious and even duct tape can only hold off gravity for so long. Virginia state inspection requires headlights be firmly in place and adjustable. I didn't even bother to get matching color duct tape, either--classic silver. Because, you know, it's classy.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    12/30/08

    @Slantsick: This is exactly how the tailight was held on on the Tunachucker LeMons car before we got ahold of it. Hang on, I'll get a picture from our website...


    [tunachuckers.googlepages.com]


    There you go.

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    Image of junkman junkman
    12/30/08

    @Slantsick: I tried to learn bodywork on my sister's Maverick sedan in the early eighties. The tapework on this car is Pebble Beach quality work compared to my misguided efforts...
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Wow, I've never seen a Maverick sedan before. I didn't know they existed, actually.
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    Image of MaxSmart32 MaxSmart32
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Is it just me, or does anyone else see some Ford Cortina in the rear half of this beast?


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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/30/08

    @MaxSmart32: And in the hubcaps.
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    Image of blogenfreude blogenfreude
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Wheel covers off a Cougar? I can't tell ...
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/30/08

    @blogenfreude: Nope, stock Maverick units, if you go to the 1280 pics, you can see the Longhorn logo on the centers.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Looks like a representative specimen of the 'Hard Times Visit Elm Street' story. Sad old Maverick. Taped up and battered. Rusted, but still trying to work. Losing infrastructure, but keeping it together.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    It's "Down On The Street"

    Maverick is looking rough

    Aren't they all that way?
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    Image of BLS BLS
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    Lark is for sale. How much?
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    Image of OctaneBoaster OctaneBoaster
    12/30/08

    @LS: You can have it for a song.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/30/08

    @OctaneBoaster: But you have to get up at the break of day.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/30/08

    @BLS: I believe it's $1,600, but will need to go check.
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    Image of BLS BLS
    12/30/08

    @Murilee Martin: That would be tempting if I weren't in Ohio.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    12/30/08

    @BLS: There's no shortage of cheap (and rusty) Studes here in Northeast Ohio...
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    12/30/08

    In reply to 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan
    The plate frame spells HAIKU backwards.


    Mav'rick on the street
    Tape-sealed beam and rusty hood
    Got the baby blues

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