sometimes collector value doesn't matter if its a fun car to drive, mavericks are nice and light and with a 302 they pack quite a punch, i prefer cars with a frame instead of a unibody, but i used to have a 73 maverick with the straight 6 and that thing was pretty damn fast, even with the c4 tranny, with everything factory it was topping out at 125. mavericks are pretty fun cars, not high on the collection value, but definately fun, and i must say, trying to kill that car took me 3 1/2 years, i started driving it when i was 16 didn't know any better than to beat the crap out of it, it was only a $300 and it was still running alright when i got rid of it