Look at those prices.
Using an inflation calculator, $1,995 in today’s dollars is approximately $16,000.
Additionally, the median income in the US in 1970 was $9,870, which is about $82,000 in today’s dollars. This provides some perspective on just how much we’re being fleeced.
I came here to say the same thing. I didn’t check the average income part, but that makes it even more depressing. Let’s just say today’s Maverick runs around $30,000 with all the markups, which is basically double the price due to those markups.
I told my father-in-law that I had sold my old automobile and purchased a Ford Maverick back in 2022 when we were speaking.
In reply, he said, Wait? A Maverick Ford? from the 1970s? I informed him that it was a little pickup truck, brand-new for 2022. He was momentarily perplexed, supposing that I had purchased the vintage Maverick from decades prior.
Mustang priced under $20k inflation adjusted. I hope you are able to obtain that today.
It was a 1973 Maverick that I took driving lessons in and used to obtain my license in 1976. That car had a 302-V8 engine, and it was very powerful. It was a bad decision, looking back, to put me, sixteen years old, behind the wheel of an automobile like that. I had a lot of fun driving that vehicle.
Although I missed the first Maverick, I was taken aback when I saw one in person around the time Ford introduced the truckette. It’s like when Chevy decided to reimagine the El Camino as a CUV/SUV.
I believe Ford missed a significant opportunity to brand this trucklet as a modern Ford Ranchero. The current Maverick shares much more in common with the classic Ranchero than it does with the original Maverick.
There are two major differences, though: the Ranchero is lower to the ground, and the Maverick has too many doors. I’ve heard rumors about a remake of the Ranchero, but nothing concrete has come up.
In reality, the new Maverick is closer to being an Explorer Sport Trac than a muscle car. They could have also called it a Bronco Sport Trac.