I had always wondered why they did that, now I know, thanks Mazodue
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IIRC, the Mavericks were generally offered at a higher spec than the same Patrol. Mainly cosmetic. There are a few tales going around dealers of times when Nissan dealers were having difficulty filling orders and it was not unheard of for them to 'raid' Ford stocks and swap badges at the dealership to satisfy waiting customers.
Go the MAV, its a pretty blue anyways ;P
I havenīt seen those badges on pictures, do they fit like stock only with Ford logo. Can you guyīs send me a link so I can see the prices. Would LOVE to have a set of those on my GQ, Iīm a bit of a Ford fanatic and badging the Patrol up as Ford would be so funny, ecspessially since they donīt exist as Fords any where but Aussieland :)
I have a Maverick - I always refer to it as a Nissan Patrol - people tend to be less confused that way. My mechanic calls it a Patrol too. Hope the Maverick badge doesn't get me booted from the group.
Something to do with the 80s fluro clothes effecting the brain matter
Nissan patrol - Ford maverick
XF Falcon ute - Nissan XFN ute
Holden barina - Suzuki swift
Then holden had the RB30 nissan donk (best 6 pot holden ever used )
Ah the 80s has alot to answer for
Also the Toyota Lexcen - VN Commodore.
It was all part of the government's button car scheme.