Ok, it actually wasn't in the ground, and this was about a week ago... but anyways he finally tore down the ol' shed we used to play in. He cleaned it out to see if there was anything good before he took the bulldozer to it. He found this:

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s212/slythorne/toys/purpMAV.jpg

Not too bad for being in the shed for 20 years....

Way to go Dad!
I like this casting & have a few in my collection.

Mighty Maverick from 1970. Check the name on the base, supposedly some of those slipped through before the name change.;)
Great find/save.

Sweet!

Mighty Maverick from 1970. Check the name on the base, supposedly some of those slipped through before the name change.;)
Great find/save.


Very few have slipped but that and black roofs are the ones for scarcity.

Mighty Maverick from 1970. Check the name on the base, supposedly some of those slipped through before the name change.;)
Great find/save.

Nah, regular ol' Mighty Maverick. Used to have a black racing stripe on the roof :D

There is no such thing as a junker R/L, only well played with.

Especially if the 'well played with' was played with by you.

Nice time capsule find!!:thumbsup: