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Is this a Maverick “Easter Egg”?

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It's a magic sigil that is said to ward off head on collisions

maybe?
 

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It's a magic sigil that is said to ward off head on collisions

maybe?
I'm in Texas. This reminds me of watching Texas Longhorn Cattle going through trees sometimes rather quickly. Even if their horns span more than 8 feet they can move their head rapidly to avoid trees that are much closer and miss all the trees. They also can stab a coyote if necessary.
 

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What comes to my mind with this is maybe it's a metal stamping registration mark.

For those who don't know what I mean here's a primer:

In metal stamping, registration marks are used to ensure accurate alignment and placement of the material, especially in automated, multi-stage processes like progressive die stamping.

In high-volume manufacturing, registration marks are used to precisely align metal sheets or strips as they are fed through a progressive die. This ensures that each operation—like punching, bending, and cutting—is performed in the correct position relative to the previous step.
 

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A few weeks back I noticed a stamping that looked like a stylish Maverick Logo. Made it my forum avatar because it looked neat.
Did not know what vehicle it was from or where on the vehicle.

Until today - F100Lobo showed a picture as he stripped the plastic trim under his back seat.
There it was! Serves no purpose other than looking cool. Is this considered an “Easter Egg”?


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Noise and vibration reduction feature designed by Engineer with a sense of humor ?
The alignment comment makes the most sense for robotic welding.
 

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What comes to my mind with this is maybe it's a metal stamping registration mark.

For those who don't know what I mean here's a primer:

In metal stamping, registration marks are used to ensure accurate alignment and placement of the material, especially in automated, multi-stage processes like progressive die stamping.

In high-volume manufacturing, registration marks are used to precisely align metal sheets or strips as they are fed through a progressive die. This ensures that each operation—like punching, bending, and cutting—is performed in the correct position relative to the previous step.
Kinda like the "Center of Balance"...
In the Mav Assembly video, you can see that the Roof sheet metal is the last to go on the body... Which makes cense with all the spot welds, there are....

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