➔1972 FORD MAVERICK
I liked the article on the Maverick
(“Bull’s Eye”) in the July 2019 issue.
You don’t see many of these cars any-
more. I am 80 years old and also have
a Maverick that may interest you. It is
a 1972 that I bought as a driver with
only 62K on it. My son, grandson, and I
did a complete rotisserie rebuild and it
now has a 440ci Windsor, AOD trans,
9-inch NASCAR rear with truck arms,
and QA1 coilovers on all four corners.
—Tom Mattingly; Mount
Washington, KY➔1956 FORD
I bought a 1956 Ford in 1968 for my
daily driver and still have it. It’s had
a number of Y-blocks, 428 CJs, and
small-block Chevs. In 2016, engine
number 14 was an LT1 built like an
article in an old issue of Hot Rod. I
took it to Toronto Motorsports Park
for time trials. The car ran 14.0 at
99.7 mph with an open 3.00:1 rear.
I lined up next to an 11-second 1967
Plymouth. The rearend yoke on the
Plymouth blew off and hit my front
fender, leaving a big dent. Do I leave
the dent for track cred or fix it? LOL!
The dent gets lots of comments.
—Pete Birrell; Toronto, ON➔STUTZ WOODIE
This is a project I have built over
the last couple years. It started out
with a 1925 Stutz frame that was
dragged out of my neighbor’s field.
It has late-model Jag suspension
front and rear, a Ram pickup V10,
and a 47RE trans. All the sheetmetal
and wood I hand-fabricated, along
with the paint. It’s not real fast, but
it’s a cool and smooth cruiser. I am a
real low-budget builder; we have
about six grand in it, and we call it
the “Stutz Woodie.”
—Tom Redwine; via internet➔COYOTE CRATE
After reading the Coyote intake dyno shootout (“Coyote Crate,” July 2019), I
thought you might like to see my latest project. It’s a Gen 3 Coyote swap into a
1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. The Coyote is backed by a T56, full Maximum
Motorsports suspension, and Cobra brakes. More pictures can be seen on
Instagram at #coyotebird.
—“Coyote” Mike; via internet➔SEND STUFF TO CAR CRAFT!
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