![]() Like he has more sports bikes then I have underwear. The kid I'm buying it from said he has had it about a year and just lost interest in building it and is ready for a new bike. All of which makes this ’72 model we spotted for sale on. It was a tidy looking package, one that we don’t see a lot of today. For 19, the Ford Maverick Grabber also came with a special dual dome hood. The heads are off now - and the cylinders all look amazingly clean with very little ring ridge. The Grabber trim package came along in mid 1970, and offered unique graphics and trim, larger tires, and a rear spoiler. It was getting into deep 10 and 11 territory. The storey behind the engine is it came out of an older truck that was built for the strip. ( Perfect because I can pick my - intake - dizzy - and such. It comes with a long block that is needing all the bolt ons. It was in the process of having a 351 dropped in. The price 500$ and it had a clean title and was recently tagged. I ran across the car by total mistake on cl. ![]() In my experience when building a project car I always stumble across a new issue that isn't listed in previous forums I have read. Mostly to see if everything I have read lines up properly. However I like to always start a fresh post when taking on such a project. I have spent several hours search through Google on the Mav. My personal preference is the 1/76 scale because they are the smallest.Let me start by saying that I am aware of Google being my friend. 1/76 would be slightly smaller than the 1/72 but hardly noticeable. The snorkel hood was only available in 71 and 72. The Maverick was offered in the US until the end of the 1977 model year but they were produced in Brazil until 1979. ![]() Finally 1/72 scale also known as 00 gauge, the Mini in 1/72 would be approx 50mm long, 24mm wide, 20mm high. The 1970 Maverick Grabber didn’t have the twin-snorkel hood like the 19 models had and this beauty benefits, at least visually, from having small bumpers. 1/64 scale isn’t a lot different from 1/56. Now the same car in 1/64 scale will be approx 60mm long, 28mm wide, 23mm high. A new BMW made Mini Cooper, in 1/56 scale the Mini is approx 65mm long, 30mm wide, 25mm high. For those not familiar with scales I will give you an example. Of course I do have my own car keyring and as its always in my pocket rattling around with the keys and loose change etc so it does get chipped / scratched in every day use! THE SIZE The cars come in 4 main sizes / scales. The can be used just for show or as actual keyrings. So in summary they are brand new model cars that have been neatly converted into keyrings EVERY DAY USAGE The keyrings are novelty items. The ring is then soldered for added strength. MAKING INTO KEYRINGS Once sourced they are then made into keyrings by a small discrete hole being made at the rear of the car and a jump ring fed through the hole and a proper keychain with a lever ring attached. The cars have diecast metal bodies and the mostly have plastic undersides. THE CARS All my keyrings are model cars that have been sourced from manufacturers such as Cararama, Realtoy, Corgi, High Speed, Matchbox, Auto Art, Oxford Diecast, Schuco, plus others. PLEASE NOTE:- I do not post items to ITALY. SCALES:- 1/87 scale is the smallest, then 1/72, then 1/64, then the largest size is 1/56. ![]() All vehicles sourced from manufacturers such as Cararama, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, High Speed, Real Toy etc. Jump ring attached to back of vehicle with quality lever style keychain attached to jump ring. ![]() FREE POSTAGE ON UK ORDERS COLOUR:- RED SIZE:- 1/56 Vehicle model made into Keyring. ![]()
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