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Mercury Cougar XR7 (1972)
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Price: US $2,000.00

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Pony car & Hot Rod lovers delight , This 72 Cougar is ready to rumble, This fine Cougar has received new life from a Genuine 351 Ford Crate Motor, Fuel Pumped in by an external electric fuel pump, Jet coated header's feed exhaust through two magna flow mufflers and out through aluminum 2 3/4 inch one piece H pipes with oval tips, , Electric fans provide cooling air through a Griffin four row radiator , with an Edelbrock Victor Jr. aluminum high rise manifold fed fuel via Holly 670 CFM Street Avenger four barrel carb.Pump gas pumped in by an external electric fuel pump , Power grounded by a Dominator Jr.Ford AOD tranny , through a custom balanced Aluminum Drive line , Four good 15 inch tires on spiffy torque aluminum wheels complete the power distribution package.Out side , Paint shines as if new, Bikini top looks fine , no dents or rips outside or in.Interior looks as if never used.Speaker grills missing off of door panels but available .Front Bumper replaced , Triple Chrome , With a matching set wheels . Only 1200.o miles on car since build .The heim jointed serpentine belt system and gusseted shock towers lend support as well as classic under hood experience.Air conditioning compressor in place and finely attached but needs hose work to become fully functional.I hate to sell this car.a project of mine since 8/1/2001 , I have owned this car sense 6/102001, Previous history not researched , but this Cougar has all the look of a one owner garage kept survivor.My Cougar is listed with a reserve that's substantially lover than our very recent appraisal, also listed else ware , reserve the right to end auction early .
Wheelbase 112.0 in (2, 845 mm) For 1971, the Cougar was restyled, weighed less, and had only a one-inch-longer wheelbase than its predecessors (112 vs. 111 - which was similar to GM's intermediate-sized two-door models, such as the Olds Cutlass). The front end now featured four exposed headlights; the disappearing headlights were eliminated. The center grille piece was now larger, sharing its appearance with the 1971 Mercury Cyclone. The rear featured a semifastback with a flying buttress sail-panel. The convertible returned, as did the XR-7 and the GT package. The Eliminator package was dropped, but the Ram Air option remained. The engine lineup was revised for 1971, as well. Now only three engines were offered—the standard 240 hp (179 kW) 351 Windsor two-barrel V8, the 285 hp (213 kW) 351 Cleveland four-barrel V8, and the 370 hp (276 kW) 429 Cobra Jet four-barrel V8. 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 By 1972, the climate had begun to change as the muscle car era ended. No longer able to use gross power numbers, the manufacturers had to use net power figures, which dropped the once-mighty figures down substantially. Engines were shuffled around a bit with the 429 engine option no longer available. They were now the standard 163 hp (122 kW) 351 Cleveland two-barrel V8, or the 266 hp (198 kW) 351C four-barrel Cobra Jet V8. Other than that, the Cougar remained a carryover from 1971. Only minor trim details were changed in 1972. The big-block engines were gone for 1972 and 1973. The days of performance-oriented muscle cars were coming to an end. Aside from minor grille and taillight changes, 1973 would be largely a carryover year for the Cougar, but it would mark the last year of the Mustang-based Cougar, and the end of Cougar convertibles. (A light blue/white Cougar XR-7 convertible was actually the last convertible built by Ford Motor Company.) An automatic transmission and power front disc brakes became standard, though a 4-speed manual transmission was still available as a rarely ordered option. Many changes were scheduled for the 1973 models. Power figures continued to change, as new federal/ EPA regulations began their stranglehold on the V8 engines. The new figures continued to fluctuate, but engine options remained unchanged from 1972. The standard engine continued to be the 168 hp (125 kW) 351 Cleveland two-barrel V8. Optional was the 264 hp (197 kW) 351 Cobra Jet V8. The following years changed to the Thunderbird/Torino chassis. Additionally, an arguably little known trim style and certain mandatory options (e.g. hardtop) of Cougar was the Bronze Age edition made by Mercury in 1973 (also made for the models: Mercury Monterey, Mercury Montego MX, and Mercury Comet of that year). [8] [9] While it was marketed primarily in copper metallic colors, [10] it was also available in 6 other colors: ivy glamour metallic, green metallic, medium brown metallic, saddle bronze, medium yellow gold and white. Total Production: 1971: 62, 864 1972: 53, 702 1973: 60, 628

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