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Another shot of the Taxi…

This one comes from Daryl Huffman who did the restoration of the ‘Gate Job’ Comet.

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Nice shot of the Gapp & Roush 4 door Maverick…

Must be early 1975?

Cool shot of the ‘Color Me Gone’ funny in the background as well.

I had to lighten the image up a little bit to bring out some the detail.

4door Maverick

Wayne Gapp Edelbrock Ad – Insanairity! and the Pop Rod race

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The ad is as it appears. The creator stretched the ‘Taxi’ to get the effect.

The Gapp related highlights of the ad are the following:

Sanair – GrandNational Molson event

Pro Stock Winner – Wayne Gapp

New Pro Stock ET Record – Wayne Gapp

Popular Hot Rod meet at US-131

Pro Stock Winner – Wayne Gapp

Pro Stock Top Qualifier – Wayne Gapp

35 Years ago the Gapp and Roush Taxi was the Pro Stock Winner at Indy

From Hot Rod, November 1975

“They all laughed when Gapp & Roush first fielded this 4-door Maverick, but not anymore. Wayne Gapp drove it to his third straight NHRA Pro Stock title of the season after qualifying with a 8.85 for third sport, beating Lamar Walden, Reid Whisnant, Lee Edwards, Low Qualifier Wally Booth and Richie Zul’s fantastic big-block Camaro on the final, 8.83 to 8.95.”

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Drag Shoes Ad…

 

DragShoesAd.pngI wouldn’t mind ordering a couple of these. Too bad they couldn’t spell Roush’s name right.

 

1320 Notes – May 1976 Super Stock and Drag Illustrated

 

A rat motored Maverick? Hmmm…. See what the rules drove people to? This is rumored to have been a 427.

Agent 1320 spotted Gapp & Roush in a motel parking lot the day after Pomona and snapped this flick of the Ford boys putting an honest-to-goodness big block Chevy between the rails of their 4-door Maverick.

After track tests were delayed first by a water leak, then bent pushrods, and finally five straight days of rain (ending LA’s longest dry spell in 20 years), G & R decided to call it quits and returned home to ready their new Pinto for Florida. Gapp said they’d renew their rat motor wringout after the IHRA race in Miami.

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Firestone Ad – Congrats to 1974 Driver of the Year

Drag News readers voted WG the ’1974 Driver of the Year’.

The image below is one of several congratulating him.

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1975 U.S. Nationals – Program Cover

From late 1973 to late 1975 WG was on a roll. Won this race. 
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Anyone want to buy a ‘Taxi’?

I can see it now. “Get this crap out of here!”

My guess is that this is late 1975.

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1974 4-door Maverick

Another great shot of the Maverick showing the front and doors off.

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