i love this maverick,so old school simple and one of the greatest underrated body styles of ALL TIME IMO

You just have to love this when old school whips a new hemi. And being a Ford makes it so much better

Ford Maverick for ever and ever. I'm glad this was one of the official Ford car releases in Brazil at 70 years! Nice and old times!

It takes 700 horsepower and 10 computers to keep up with 40 year old technology.

The body style of the Maverick gets cooler every time i see one.

Legend has it that the Hellcat driver wa bullied so hard on Facebook, he sold it and bought a Ford.

And this is why built horsepower is better than bought horsepower

Cool sleeper!!! Love Mavericks!! I had a 1969 first build but sold in 71. I slapped a hippo 289 in it and it ran 12.8's in a 1/4 mile witch to me in the mid 90's was fast for what I had put in it...

There is no substitute for old school muscle...

Smoked him like a cheap cigar!

My first car was a 1971 Maverick Grabber w/302 and the shifter on the floor. Paid $300.

That cat got the hell beat out of it.

700hp and it got its' ass kicked by a mild 351W. Gotta love it.

I remeber going on a family drive from Amarillo, Tx to Westland, MI for a family reunion in 1972 in a Maverick. I had to sit on the hump (middle seat in the back) every third stop (me, brother & sister). What a trip.

I absolutely love the ford maverick but the editing on the video made me feel as if I was watching street outlaws lol good job really no complaints

What a sleeper!!!! And I love the 70s style set of rims!!!!

Gotta love those old Fords

Love that Maverick!

That was fun to watch! A friend of mine had a green Maverick with a 302, two barrel, single exhaust that would smoke the rear tire for 100 feet! Funniest thing I ever saw!

Why do cars that lose a race have to keep running hard so they can pull ahead after the race is actually over. Happens a lot.

don't cry. I know the Mav driver. He was bating him for a run at the local track. The Mav is a sleeper. He never lost on the street to either a Hemi or a Chevy. And its a SBF.

You don't buy fast cars you make them here is clear proof🤣🤣😂😀😆😆😎😎

The Maverick weights 3200 the Dodge 4800 The Mav is set up for drag racing, (check out how the suspension works when the Mav does it's burn out) ….the Dodge is built to spin the wheels and look impressive..... too much power can be as bad as too little power.

"Peggy. You said if I ever sold the Maverick you'd devours me " king of the Hill.

Well, there's nothing like a small car with a big motor. 707 hp Hellcat? Wow! Even if it had drag slicks on it, it'd probably be in the jersey barrier. For some reason, every new high horsepower car I see a video of, Mustang, Challenger, Camaro or Vette, just can't seem to keep it straight on hard acceleration. It's all about horsepower to weight ratio, and traction. 1000 hp doesn't mean shit, if you can't get it to the ground.

2:48 Wow, The fast take off was amazing! I though it would catch it near the end.

Gotta love the power of them pony cars....the ford maverick one of the underated muscle cars.

I owned a 71 302 Maverick with just a few mods it had L60 14s Posi-trac-ion (anyone remember those tires) and was raised all the way around, it had great weight transfer off the line.

The car was great then and now

I know I'll probably never get an 1970 Olds 442, but I can't frigging wait to get my hands on a maverick or comet 5-10 years down the road.

Love it. His Maverick was quicker. Oh well.

My friend had a 1972 Maverick with a 3 on the tree, 6 banger. It topped out at 52mph. NOT KIDDING.

I would take the maverick over the hellcat any day!!

Bought a new 70 maverick grabber, yellow black stripes right out of the showroom for 3,125.00 total, fun car, like we all say, man I wish I had her now!

And this is why I love the Mavericks and still daily drive mine.

Use to have a 70 maverick back in the 90s people still remember be having that ole car still today

I love Maverick, bought a new 71 grabber med yellow gold with black int. Hi back BUCKET seats 302 V8 3spd man. on the floor. My dad worked 4 Ford with his emp discount cost $2,800.00 out the door 4 a brand new car. I did some beefing up 1.HOOKER HEADERS 2. AIR SHOCKS 3.CRAGER SS MAGS 4.BORG WARNER TOP LOADER 4 SPD. 5. HURST COMP. SHIFTER. 6.L-60 14 rear tires G-60 14 front tires 7. TRACTION BARS. She would slay 327,350 camaros&chevelles 340 dusters&darts all night long. 4th gear was like OD. SPEEDO Went 2 110 mph & @ 3000 rpm in 3rd the Speedo was clicking @ the finish line. Never ran on the track all-ways street racing. Looking back I must have been CRAZY. Sold the car 2 my little BRO in 1977 & he drove it 4 a couple years then parked it.Tear comes 2 my eye when I C her just sitting there.frozen in TIME. L8R

Maverick rules I had one when I was young and I miss it it was so beautiful.

Im restoring a 4 door 76 maverick at the moment man i love these cars

Omg! My first car was a '71 Maverick… Mine just had a little 170 in it with 3 on the tree lol.. We eventually converted it to the floor.

a 351 windsor & T5 can spank most newish cars with ease!! he who has the best power to weight ratio will be victorious!!

Bob Glidden did very well with a 351C in a Maverick. Light body.

I love how it launches up at the start of the race

Yell yea cool Mav looks good with thos slot mags

Mavericks were a cool body style with a midsize V/8 weighed in at 2950 God bless the child who built his own !

By now, this many years later you may have learned. Don't do your burnout IN THE WATER. Get the tires wet, pull out of the water and get some heat in them. Hold the car straight with the steering wheel during your burnout. Spinning in the water puts a bunch of water in your wheel well that rains down on your tires before you launch.

Damn makes me want to sell my 302 H.O block and get a 351 now lol sweet mav! I have a question. Your mav must have some mods to strengthen the body right? If so how much work was it? Since our mavericks are Unibody.

I got a 76 maverick a little over a month ago with a beefed up 302 but I think this one's a touch faster!

Major Mopar fan Maverick is lighterLove the hellcat but old school is always better at least you can fix it

Color reminds me of brand new '72 Mercury Comet GT my dad bought me because I made good grades in high school. 302, no A/C, no P/S, no P/B. All 302 ci's went to those poor tires in the rear. Ran it against '71 318 Cuda, '69 383 Road Runner, '67 390 GTO, '66 Tempest, '63 383 Belvedere (it was a small town). Outran a '73 Vette late one night on I-40 in Oklahoma. Never shamed me. Sold it in '75 because I was now "mature college man". Second biggest regret of my life.

F.O.R.D.=First On Race Day

i would love a 72 Maverick, i had one when i was young and dumb and gave it up

I'm a mopar man all the way, but I choose old school over new school any day. That maverick is badass!!!

IM really close to getting a Maverick i hope it falls through I love those cars ... AWESOME VIDEO

I remember back in '71 riding on the floor board of a maverick when my sister picked me up at the airport , what a wacko !

Poor little FIAT HellKitten. lol..

Que leyenda el ford maverick un super deportivo clasico en mexico

My uncle is giving me his maverick and I can't wait lol.

Just watching the front end (weight transfer) on the Maverick, coupled with the fact that it weighs 1/2 ton less, the outcome was easy to guess.

Gone are the days of these muscle cars. Loved the race and I am a diehard Mopar fan. I remember them well. Now we have Toyotas, Nissans, and Mitsubishis. These cars do not compare to these American made classics.

That's gotta be the worst reaction time I've ever seen!!! Lol Did the Challenger driver put the car in park, cut it off, and put the keys in his pocket? This is the main issue with "bought" horsepower vs "built" horsepower whether it be a Challenger, Camaro, or Mustang, while almost anyone who can afford one of these cars can buy one, very few actually know how to drive them. Its also hard to out- launch a 4- link and sticky tires. Most of the Hellcats came with pirelli p-zero radials which live up to their name...zero traction. I grew up in the eighties and I love the old school horsepower but some of these new cars I previously mentioned can be lethal with someone who knows what they're doing in them. That Maverick is a cool ass car and it looks like it's well built with its mild "Haha" 351

Old Ford never die the just go faster !

Love it! I had a 71 Grabber in the 80s. The only guys beating me had spent real money on their cars. Mine was a K code 289 in a 302, Toploader and a 3:55 posi. Should have never sold it…

i got to say man, you have one badass mav'. I have a 71 myself and I am in the process of dropping a 289 hipo engine. How well built up is your 351w? Is it a stock or mild build?

I'm digging old Mavericks lately for some reason. Having a 1400 to 1500 weight advantage kind of helps on launch. Given the distance, this race was over before it started. Had the race been longer, the Hellcat would have eventually freight trained the Maverick. Good race though.

Love It! Thank you!

I like those old Mavericks. Cool name too.

Old muscle cars are proven drag kings. They can run up and down all day. New cars are too touchy for my taste.

my dad drag raced a mav with a 302 boss it would scare the kids

Dam I got a maverick I feel honored to be driving an old school that can beat a new school . Good shit

Fo Mo Co baby!

I knew the ford maverick would win for one its lighter and its got way more of a jump but then challenger srt8 has it so when your racing you can do burnouts but when you get to going all wheel drive kicks in which is why at they end of the race the challenger srt8 caught up to the ford maverick

LMAO..........The excuses i hear Hemi lovers use, don't matter how many times a Ford leaves behind, the driver has a lot to with Drag Racing, but show me a Factory Muscle Dodge Product driven everyday with a 100,000 and still pull it out the Garage, start'r up and run with the best. NO it has to sit there barely be Driven to even start, Ford you can drive everyday, everywhere and still 10 yrs down the road sounding and running strong.

THAT MAVERIC TOOK OFF LIKE A JET ON A STEAM CATAPULT !!! HOLARIOUS !!! GREAT JOB.

at the end of the day racing is about knowing how to cut a light and drive a car.knowing when to shift,what rpm to launch.ive seen old high horsepower cars get killed by imports too

That's awesome! I just picked up a Maverick myself. How bad was the T5 swap to do?

Great Maverick and great video. What ET and speed does the Maverick run in the 1/4 mile?

I don't care if the Maverick lost I would still want the ford Maverick

There is no school like old school.

Old school or No school! 💪😎🏁

Keep it old school!! Anybody can buy a new car but nothing like vintage!!

My car is not fast but can get 41mph hwy 36mph city and with air conditioner on. It has 169000 miles. I drive a 2000 Saturn sc1 5 speed. This is one dependable vehicle. Had it since it was a baby and I treat her right. Hard for new cars to compete it seems.

God I love my Maverick

My first car was a '71 with the Grabber trim package, and a lot slower than this one! Nice race!

hey dude, what kind of engine do you have in the Maverick? is a 351w a 351 Windsor?

La vieja escuela ,simplemente lo mejor de lo mejor👍

Dale like... si lo adelantaste hasta empezar la carrera.. saludes desde honduras

Incredible race. Of course, the Maverick may be 1,000 lbs lighter and may have 4:11 rearend. Still incredulous.

Ford, rules.

Boss Maverick. Crazy to make the racers back up that far.

Had a 70 Maverick Grabber i built that would run 11's as a daily driver all day with a 302,C-4,9" with 3:89 trac loc diff

this video is the reason I'm pulling the 306 out of my maverick and going Windsor!

is this a 351w roller motor or hydraulic flat tappet? what year motor. ? any modifications to make it fit in the engine bay?

Yeah! Had a '72/302 in high school. Suprised a lot of people. But it tried to fly over 110mph

I had a Maverick with the 302 in it. I like the Mercury Grabbers to.

I am an GM fan but love the maverick the look is right even for to day mean cars of the past still mean to day

Go little Maverick

As far as looks, I choose the Maverick. I think it could use some more ponies under the hood though.

I wouldn t car if Maverick was the slowest car ever,I love Mavericks,make mine a 2 door V8 1976 or 1977....they were beautiful. Next to a 1969-1971 Mustang,nothing looks better...I ve always had a crush on them 3 cars.

Maverick Grabbers were kick ass