This wonderful example of Malaise Era engineering is my 1976 Ford Maverick with the uncommon 302 V8 on board with all the goodies such as power steering (which never worked) along with the barely functioning power brakes and air conditioning.  I picked it up at auction not knowing if it would run but thought it would make a fun challenge for me and my son.  Well, we got lucky and the engine wasn't seized up.  After some tinkering and some money, we got the original engine to run and had a nice little cruiser that everyone loved but nobody wanted to own.  We would visit the local car shows and everyone has a Maverick story such as "my aunt had one..." or "that was my first car...".  With all my other distractions and projects, I never had time to make this car 100%.  I have been trying to sell this thing for about a year and someone finally claimed it as their own.  So the old Maverick is off on new adventures with its new owner. ... View more