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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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Jim Halloran and The PBR Boss 429 Maverick

Now… this site is called ‘Gapp Online’. Why in the world would I put someone else’s car here?

Because I can.

Let’s start off with the fact that it’s a Boss 429 powered Maverick.

What’s it say on that fender….?

Oh yeah. “BOSS 429 by Gapp & Roush”. Good enough for me…

but wait..there’s more!

The car is the 2nd (Red) Gapp and Roush Maverick. It was sold to Jim Halloran and repainted in the PBR livery.

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Rumors of a 4-door “Limousine” and a first ‘sighting’…

These are from National Dragster’s ‘Bits from the Pits’ in various issues leading up to the intro of the car.

Item 1

One of the biggest mysteries in Pro Stock circles surrounds the 4-door Maverick rumored to be sprung on the competition by Ford exponents Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush. The troops are wondering where, when, and if “The Limousine” (as it’s humorously referred to in the trade) will hit the strip. At Columbus?

Item 2

There’s a strong rumor floating about that Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush are preparing a Maverick 4-door for the Pro Stock wars. Seems that Gapp & Roush are intrigued with the 6.45 weight break for longer wheelbased cars, and feel that the Maverick in itself is aerodynamically superior to the smaller Pintos and Mustang II’s. This combination, which is said to be targeted for completion by the Springnationals, could prove to be most interesting!

Item 3

The long awaited debut of the Gapp & Roush 4-door Maverick occurred this past weekend at Maryland International Raceway, when NHRA World Champion Wayne Gapp stole the show at the NHRA Pro Stock Circuit race at the Budds Creek facility. Gapp hit an off-the-trailer 8.92, 154-mph effort with the “taxi”, and proceeded to win the entire meet, whipping Richie Zul in the final, 9.03 to 9.07.

First Sighting.pngMILAN, MICHIGAN — First photos of Gapp and Roush 4-door Maverick Pro Stocker. Using a 366 ci. “Boss” Ford engine went 892 – 154 at legal weight on only its 8th pass.