When introduced in 1969-70, the Maverick was Fords first really cheap, 'disposable' car, accompanied by the Pinto. I worked on a ton of both, and they were sturdy, well built, solid cars that were an excellent value at the time and tended to last a long time. Ford didn't actually build REAL disposable cars until the Grenada and Monarch came along around 1975. Those cars were vastly inferior to the Maverick and even the Pinto, which made a great road-racer/auto=crosser due to it's rear drive, wide track, and decent power.
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