Mercury Cougar- show original title (1968)
for sale
Price: US $200.00
Price: US $200.00
Original, documented, numbers matching 390, close ratio 4 speed GT. All original, unrestored and
unmolested. This car was bought new in 1968 by a man in my home town. He was
killed in Vietnam in ’69, his father kept the car until his passing in 1982.
The car was then repainted and sold to another man in my town.
The second
owner only put 3, 000 miles on the car from ’82 to ’86. The car wasn’t driven
from ’86 to 2012 when I bought the car. The second owner stored the car in a heated
house garage for 30 years and I have the cared stored in a heated garage.
In 2012, I
replaced all the wheels, brake cylinders. I rebuilt the MIDLAND vacuum booster and
replaced the master cylinder. I replaced all the rubber hoses and belts. New
fuel pump. I had the Original HOLLEY carb rebuilt. New cap, rotor, points, plugs and wires. The car has run great
for the last three years. I take it to shows and cruise around in it. In the
last three years I have put 3, 000 miles on the car without fail.
All lights
and the sequential turn signals work as new. Wipers work. Glass is in great
shape. The body is solid with no rest patching. The floor boards, trunk, doors
unibody frame rails, spring shackles and spring eye pockets are solid with no
rust. The torque box on the driver side does have a hole in it, the rust is not
on the frame rail or the floor board it’s just on the back side of the gusset.
the passenger side torque box is solid.
What the car
does need:
*Fuel gauge doesn’t
work. I installed new sending unit and it still doesn’t work. I think it’s in the dash pod because
the gauge has always been at half tank.
* Radio doesn’t
work.
* Heater
blower works on all setting but it blows cold air only. I didn’t dig into it
because I only drive the car on nice days.
*Driver side
seat is torn. You can buy a repro cover from West Coast Classic Cougar for
350.00. But they told me not to replace it because the car is original.
I'm not interested in trades. Buyer is responsible for shipping or pick up. If you have any questions or need additional pics. Send a message and I will reply.
update: 2015-05-04
Condition: | Used | VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | 8F91S538722 |
Year: | 1968 | Engine: | 390 |
Make: | Mercury | Drive Type: | 4 SPEED |
Model: | Cougar | Mileage: | 79,000 |
Trim: | GT | Vehicle Title: | Clear |