Maverick/Comet Timeline – 1971 Mercury Comet & Comet GT introduced. 4-door model is introduced. December, 1970, 302 V8 production begins. V8 cars get extra shock-tower bracing as well as an engine crossmember and double-hump transmission crossmember. 5 lug spindles/axles are introduced on 250…

Shelby de Mexico By Eduardo Velazquez I first was involved with Carroll Shelby in February of 1965. I was then an automobile parts distributor in Mexico and I knew of the high quality and improved performance that Shelby’s Cobra parts…

Mavericks in Brazil By Ernesto Franzen Ford of Brazil was in a tight spot in 1970. It was making one of the most popular cars then, the Ford Corcel, a modified Renault 12. It also built the most prestigious and…