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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969)
for sale

Price: US $3,000.00

Description:

This is a 1969 Cougar XR-7 Convertible it has a 351 2V Windsor motor, Auto trans., Power disc brakes, Power steering , Factory air, Tilt fly away steering wheel, AM 8 track tape player, Power windows, Tinted glass, Factory style steel wheels set of 4 , Rare !! Leather seat interior, All gauge dash, all the XR-7 lights and switches . This was the 1st year of the cougar convertible so most collectible year .So a little history about the car i bought the car in 1993 it had a rebuilt motor in it at the time when i bought it it now has 44, 000 miles on the engine , it was my daily driver for many years , Things i did to it when i bought the car in 1993 i had the transmission rebuilt, New rear leaf springs, New front end upper and lower control arms with new coil springs, New KYB shocks all around , power steering was rebuilt, New heater core installed that's a biggie !! . brakes were redone all this is now 25 years ago , Currently the car was stored for 10 years in my garage just had the carburetor rebuilt and a new fuel pump , car runs and drives things i noticed the power brake booster is leaking causing a hard brake pedal brakes do need service , Power top works fine as do the power windows, back windows are slow to work need grease , AM radio works tape player does not , AC needs recharge / service, compressor spins fine , Head lights stay down hold vacuum, Tilt wheel goes up and down but does not fly away it used to work fine, Engine has a ruff idle suspect a vacuum leak from the brake booster, Interior is all there but seats are worn see pictures Dash pad is beautiful straight and solid , Car is a west coast car from Washington state it was originally a dark Jade green metallic with the current ivy gold interior rare color combo. The underside floor boards and rockers / quarter panels are solid .The truck lid was replaced cause the mounting hinges were rusted. The top is 25 years old and stiff has a 1 inch tear and one of the bows is bent but can be straighten doesn`t effect top function. There is exterior rust which is typical on these cars please see photos worst part is in the back trunk drain channels nothing that can`t be fixed . The car is a restoration project and is being Sold AS-IS where is currently in Palm Springs Calif. clean title and road registered These Cars are getting hard to find and keep going up in value and a car loaded like this is well worth restoring !!

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