Here’s a nice photo of the Taxi taken by Bruce Nelson. Maybe the 1974 Pop Rods?
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Great shot of the red Gapp & Roush Maverick
This shot was posted on the Nostalgia Pro Stock Facebook group by Rick Rusk. He noted that the image was probably taken @ Columbus in 1972.
Wayne Gapp and the first Maverick
Here we see a fairly rare picture. This is a picture of Wayne Gapp and the 1971 Maverick. He tells me that he and Bill Jameson built just before Roush came on board.
During this time WG was the Ford’s lead engineer for the Boss 429 in NASCAR and Drag Racing applications.
1974 Gapp and Roush Ford Maverick at Englishtown Summernationals
This picture comes from Drag Racing USA’s October 1974 coverage of the SummerNationals at Englishtown. Result: Runner up to Larry Lombardo.
ex Gapp & Roush Taxi in action
Tyler Wolf, archivist at the Roush Collection, sent me this image of the ‘Taxi’ in action when it was owned by “Marino & Vitalee’.
Great shot.
Wayne Gapp, the Taxi and a Motor Wheel ad
MotorWheel ad featuring Wayne Gapp. Looks to be 1974.
Wayne Gapp and the Taxi – 76 Winternationals
This picture was taken at the 76 AHRA Winternationals at Beeline (Thanks Cary!). The Cragar Super Tricks are the give away that this was 1976.
What’s interesting is that most people think the ‘Taxi’ ran in one season: 1975. Nope.
Introduced mid-season 1974 and final NHRA race was 1976 NHRA Winternationals.
Anyone know who took this picture?
Wayne Gapp – The ‘Taxi’ at U.S. Nationals as a photo of the week.
Check it out here.
This is a picture of the 1975 U.S. Nationals Pro Stock final round. Wayne Gapp vs. Richie Zul.
If you dig around on CompetitionPlus.com you can find the video of this race.
The ‘Taxi’ – Gapp and Roush – Image by Dan Williams
This is an image of the 4 door Maverick taken by Dan Williams in 1974 at Indianapolis…the ‘Big Go’.
A few small things have changed on the car since it was introduced earlier in 1974.
The hood scoop is different and interestingly the name as well. The vehicle started off named the ‘Tijuana Taxi’ and then ‘Juana Taxi’. Those names didn’t last long as the car took on the name of ‘Taxi’ from just before this race to the end.
Wayne Gapp – Now booking the Boss 429 Maverick!
Any takers?
