The Maverick was developed later in the 1960s as a sub-compact rival to some of the European and Japanese imports that were starting to give Detroit a headache, but also to fight the Chevrolet Nova and Dodge Dart from GM and Chrysler. The 1964 Mustang was based on the unit-body Ford Falcon introduced back in 1960, or more specifically on the Falcon Sprint of 1963. And it’s important to mention the Mustang because both cars share a common ancestor – the Ford Falcon. You’re looking at one of the most successful Ford models of all time, yet somehow the Maverick remains almost unknown on this side of the Atlantic.įord sold 579,000 of them in their first year, almost touching the Mustang’s record debut-year sales of 619,000, and more than doubling the total for Mustang sales in 1970.
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