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Ask our younger audience what a Ford Maverick is, and they'll likely tell you it's a pickup. After all, this model is found in the Blue Oval's family, sharing its construction with the Bronco Sport, Escape, and Focus. But this wasn't the first time the Dearborn automaker used this moniker on a vehicle, as the original Maverick is something rather different.
Introduced in 1969, it was a compact car that came to life at multiple factories all over the United States and in Canada, Brazil, and Venezuela. Related to the era's Granada, Lincoln Versailles, and Mercury Comet, it featured a front-engine and rear-wheel drive layout, and for the design, Ford borrowed some cues from the Mustang.
Due to its compact proportions, the original Ford Maverick wasn't classified as a muscle car, though some people think it was. It had a 103-inch (2,616 mm) long wheelbase in the two-door coupe body style, which was offered alongside the sedan, and measured 179.4 in (4,557 mm) from bumper to bumper. The engine family comprised three straight-six units and a V8, and this model remained in production until 1977 in North America and 1979 in Brazil when the auto firm replaced it with the Fairmont.
Not many stories are dedicated to the classic Maverick anymore, as it seems to have been forgotten. But this cute old-timer is now back under the spotlight courtesy of a few renderings that bring out its inner sexiness. Far more exciting to look at than the real deal, the CGIs imagine the coupe with a pair of new LED headlights that feature incorporated DRLs. The chromed bumper was swapped for a cleaner-looking piece, and the artist messed around with the grille and hood and gave it a significant apron.
The digital redesign continues further back with the ultra-fat wheel arches and a pair of side skirt attachments. With the modern LED lighting signature, deleted bumper, diffuser-like piece, and massive ducktail spoiler mounted on the trunk, the back end of the car barely looks like the original anymore. A pair of central-mounted dual exhaust tips contribute to the enhanced CGI styling, and the shaved door handles, custom paint finish, large wheels wrapped in sticky tires, and privacy windows complete the digital redesign of this classic model, which also sports modern brakes and some chassis enhancements.
To be complete, it would need a serious modern-day V8 under that bulging hood, and the Coyote seems like the first choice, paired with a manual transmission to deliver the thrust to the rear axle. It's clear that we're fans of the digital redesign, and we hope someone sees it and decides to give a similar makeover to their original Ford Maverick, but what's your take on it? Would it be a yay or a nay to you?
Due to its compact proportions, the original Ford Maverick wasn't classified as a muscle car, though some people think it was. It had a 103-inch (2,616 mm) long wheelbase in the two-door coupe body style, which was offered alongside the sedan, and measured 179.4 in (4,557 mm) from bumper to bumper. The engine family comprised three straight-six units and a V8, and this model remained in production until 1977 in North America and 1979 in Brazil when the auto firm replaced it with the Fairmont.
Not many stories are dedicated to the classic Maverick anymore, as it seems to have been forgotten. But this cute old-timer is now back under the spotlight courtesy of a few renderings that bring out its inner sexiness. Far more exciting to look at than the real deal, the CGIs imagine the coupe with a pair of new LED headlights that feature incorporated DRLs. The chromed bumper was swapped for a cleaner-looking piece, and the artist messed around with the grille and hood and gave it a significant apron.
The digital redesign continues further back with the ultra-fat wheel arches and a pair of side skirt attachments. With the modern LED lighting signature, deleted bumper, diffuser-like piece, and massive ducktail spoiler mounted on the trunk, the back end of the car barely looks like the original anymore. A pair of central-mounted dual exhaust tips contribute to the enhanced CGI styling, and the shaved door handles, custom paint finish, large wheels wrapped in sticky tires, and privacy windows complete the digital redesign of this classic model, which also sports modern brakes and some chassis enhancements.
To be complete, it would need a serious modern-day V8 under that bulging hood, and the Coyote seems like the first choice, paired with a manual transmission to deliver the thrust to the rear axle. It's clear that we're fans of the digital redesign, and we hope someone sees it and decides to give a similar makeover to their original Ford Maverick, but what's your take on it? Would it be a yay or a nay to you?
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