Cool collection of 1970 Ford Commercials including Maverick and Grabbers

I ran across this collection of 1970's Ford Commercials. There are several different ones for the Maverick and the Grabber Maverick. Did the black paint on the rear panel and the back of the spoiler only last through 70 or were the Grabbers still painted that way in 1971 (i.e. on the spoiler too and not just the tail panel)? I had a deck lid and end caps I pulled off of a Grabber Green car that was painted black on the back of the spoiler. - Matt

 

Cool!

Just the '70 Maverick Grabber's had the entire tail panel painted black.

 

And the back of the spoiler

 

I thought I read that the tail light trim stayed shiny and the black just went to the bottom lip of the trunk lid and the little lip on the end caps I wonder how they really came

 

Thanks

 

Often those commercials were made of prototypes before actual production began so it's not unusual to depict things that were changed/added/deleted...

There's one for a '69 Cobra Fairlane that has at least four or five inaccuracies, biggest being one filmed had red interior that was not available in Cobra... In actuality that car was a '68 Torino GT that exterior had been updated to be a '69 Cobra(the '68 shifter was also shown)... Also grill blackout was incorrect and no '69 Cobra used the cartoon snake decals that were std in '70 & '71... All production '69 Cobras used the chromed snakes that were used on Shelby Mustangs...

 

That is what I was talking about, but you might have made it more clear.

 

Very cool commercials!!! Thanks for sharing Matt!

I do agree with Tom about pre-production units being used in advertising and promotional uses.

On cars with BLACK rear panels...

1970 Grabber:
Rear of Spoiler -BLACK
Rear of Quarter Extensions - BLACK
Taillight Panel - BLACK
Taillight Trim - CHROME

1971 Grabber:
Rear of Spoiler -BODY COLOUR
Rear of Quarter Extensions - BODY COLOUR
Taillight Panel - BLACK
Taillight Trim - BLACK

1972 Grabber:
Rear of Spoiler -BODY COLOUR
Rear of Quarter Extensions - BODY COLOUR
Taillight Panel - BLACK
Taillight Trim - Chrome

Here is MY 1971 Grabber. All original paint, with 19,000 miles on the car when the picture was taken...

 

Paul, your car didn't have the black pinstripe around the lower edge of the 1/4 extensions and the lower part of the decklid?

 

If five stewardesses can assemble that many pieces of our cars in a matter of minutes, what does that say about us?

 

My 1972 Grabber had black taillight trim from the factory.

 

Were just procrastinators! - Matt

 

We're spending more time lookin' at the honeys than working on our cars???