[1971-Chevelle]

GM had a chance to bring back a real Blazer (like Ford did with the Bronco), but they chose to put it on a lame soccer mom mobile instead. Well, now Ford has chosen to use the Maverick name on some lame tiny 'pickup'.

2022 Ford Maverick May Only Be Available In Four-Door Super Crew Body

Insiders say that the 2022 Ford Maverick is only coming with a four-door Super Crew body. It might be disappointing for folks looking for a two-door.

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[ZZ69chevelle]

Mavericks were always lame though.

 

[Derek69SS]

Soccer Moms buy a lot of cars.
Long-term, the Blazer will outsell Bronco.

 

[Chevelle_Nut]

Soccer Moms buy a lot of cars.
Long-term, the Blazer will outsell Bronco.

Bronco will be a brand name with lots of vehicle configurations.

 

[Capt Casey]

That EV Mustang may as well be a re badge name.... Man that is one ugly piece of plastic....Just my opinion and yes Maverick were always a turd even when they tried to make them look cool....
As a young man my eyes never went to a maverick because mainly the name...No one went wow did you see the cool maverick...never...Same as Bronco cowboy names for cars....??? El Camino beat Ranchero every time....

 

[shovelrick]

A friends wife had a Maverick Grabber in grabber blue with blk stripes, 302 4 spd and Cragars dual loud exh. and a bigger cam, I always thought that was a sharp looking car, 71-2 ?

 

[Ghaasl]

Kind of like Chevrolet’s Malibu since the late 90s.

 

[cherokeepeople]

my wife back in the late 70's had a pinto wagon,well about 6 yrs ago i came across a dirt cheap 2003 ford focus ztw wagon.i was out scrounging a local pick-a-part and come across a pinto.so i grabbed the emblem,stripped the focus ztw off the tail gate and made it a pinto wtf.

 

[68Chevele]

Looks like a Honda copy

 

[427L88]

Mavericks were always lame though.

Not if they're based on a tube chassis and set up for a BBC/Glide like my buddy's is. Its downright sinister ! Lame? not so much.

Casey I dont think the name is bad. I mean, heterosexual men drive " RAM" and "LONGHORN" trucks and they don't seem to mind, right?

 

[blm]

Doesnt make sense. The original Maverick was an ugly, cheap economy car. This is a pickup truck wanna bd.

 

[Dean]

Looks like a kids toy.

 

[SSR71]

Doesnt make sense. The original Maverick was an ugly, cheap economy car. This is a pickup truck wanna bd.

The original Blazer was a rugged full size truck. The current Blazer is a joke of an overgrown car.

Kinda shows how they've run out of ideas for naming vehicles - but at least it's not some STUPID NONSENSICAL LETTER/NUMBER COMBO!

 

[shovelrick]

Super Crew LOL put 4 240 lb. guys and 1 bag of Portland cement in that Super Crew and watch the wheels break off 🤣

 

[blm]

The original Blazer was a rugged full size truck. The current Blazer is a joke of an overgrown car.

Kinda shows how they've run out of ideas for naming vehicles - but at least it's not some STUPID NONSENSICAL LETTER/NUMBER COMBO!

I dont think recycling names has anything to do running out of names. I believe it has more to do with product association. Such as my parents had one or I remember those from when I was a kid. Even though the current vehicle is nothing like the vehicle of days gone by it is still a name that has been stored in their cranium for decades.

 

[Capt Casey]

Not if they're based on a tube chassis and set up for a BBC/Glide like my buddy's is. Its downright sinister ! Lame? not so much.

Casey I dont think the name is bad. I mean, heterosexual men drive " RAM" and "LONGHORN" trucks and they don't seem to mind, right?

Got it. Even the Ranger name sounded better. And well Dodge has always had some great names for Trucks...
They could have went with the tried and true number system and called a Tree Hugger 1.5 Now that would catch on with the veggie crowd...
Okay let's face it the geeks that count the beans will think of anything to trim an once off a car to please the Auto makers and choose a name that either brings back memories and makes you look like was said before Or to get you to buy nostalgia.
They just mad a lame duck...a Dead duck...LOL!
And yes the only way you could make a maverick anything but lame was to rebuild it into a car it was never Ever going to be.
History shows it being the re Unused name tossed aside for the Mustang and the design was supposed to look way better but the settled for the grocery getter. Hemming's had a series on the Cars that never were and maverick was one of those cars.
GM is no better with Nova...No Go in espaniol .... and made up names like Camaro...It's a nice car hey won't deny it but...not a real name until the car came along.

 

[blm]

Hey if the big three are willing to pay me $200 -$300K each ill supply them with a fist full of names that they can use for years to come.

 

[1971-Chevelle]

GM is no better with Nova...No Go in espaniol

I can not believe that this fairy tale/myth is still persisting to this day. It is not true.

Fact Check: The Nova did not sell poorly in Latin America due to...

Image via Old Car Brochures.

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[Capt Casey]

Hey if the big three are willing to pay me $200 -$300K each ill supply them with a fist full of names that they can use for years to come.

As long as it doesn't include the Canyonaro ala Homer Simpson
And no one caught the camaro meaning little friend in Spanish LOL or was it french Hmmm

 

[68-13427]

My first ever paint job was on my dads '74 Maverick, two tone light blue upper, dark blue lower. Dad says one Saturday morning, " I bought a Wagner Power painter, lets try it out." Well, I'm sure you all know how that went, it was the classic definition of orange peel. The whole car looked like a blue orange.