Ford Maverick (1970–1977)

Ford Maverick
Ford Maverick
	1972 Maverick Sprint
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford Falcon Maverick; (Mexico)
Production	1969–1977 (North America); 1973–1979 (Brazil); 1970–1977 (Venezuela)
Assembly	Claycomo, Missouri, U.S.; Milpitas, California, U.S.; Wayne, Michigan, U.S.; Talbotville, Ontario, Canada; Oakville, Ontario, Canada; La Villa, Mexico City, Mexico; São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil; Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela;
Designer	Eugene Bordinat
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
Powertrain
Engine	170 cu in (2.8 L) Thriftpower I6; 200 cu in (3.3 L) Thriftpower I6; 250 cu in (4.1 L) Thriftpower I6; 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8;
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

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.

The Maverick was also manufactured in Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and, from 1973 to 1979, in Brazil, where it did not achieve the expected success and was considered a failure.

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.