1970 Ford Maverick Grabber

1970 Ford Maverick in The Man Who Fell to Earth, Movie, 1976

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Alessandro58 ◊ 2012-01-12 16:07
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-01-12 16:19	1970 Ford Maverick Grabber.
carobserver ◊ 2012-01-12 17:11	Maverick Grabber appears until 1971, isnt?
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-01-12 19:23	It did introduced in 1970 model year. In this case the 1971 model had nostrils on the bonnet which this specimen did not have.
Ingo ◊ 2012-01-12 19:27	Very odd name for a car http://www.dict.cc/?s=grabber ...
Ingo ◊ 2012-01-12 19:28	P.S. The light blue VW in the basckground is a 1970 only (due the colour) 1500 (due the flat front) Convertible (due the black openable roof).
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-01-12 19:30	ingo wrote Very odd name for a car http://www.dict.cc/?s=grabber ... Indeed, it is an odd name for Ford Motors Company to put up with this fancy sport trim. Perhaps this tires 'grab' the road to make it go!
Commander 57 ◊ 2012-01-12 19:36	Perhaps it was based on the period expression "how does that grab you"?
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-01-12 19:56	It surely grabs your attention, eh?
APS221 ◊ 2012-01-15 11:08	Yes, I always thought they were called "grabber" because they came in bright colors that grabbed your attention.