1971 Mercury Cougar Convertable 351 Cleavland 4 Barral Nice Car!!! on 2040-cars
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sweet! Where do I start with this super cool car!! First off before reading any farther please take a minute out of your time to read my feedback!! In doing so you will see that I am and honest guy and do care!! I take my feedback serious. That being understood what we have is a pretty nice 1971 Mercury Cougar convertible. I have a clear title in my name free of any leans for the car. This car from what I can tell started life in New York. I have the original owners manual with the first owners name in it and also have the mercury brochure for 1971 that goes with the car! The person that I bought the car from owned it for the last seven years and kept it in a garage and drove it on sunny days. He spent a bit of time and money and had the following done to the car. The original engine which was a 351 cleavland 2 barrel was using some oil but still running and he was going to have it rebuilt but stumbled across a factory 351 cleavland 4-barral engine that was at the machine shop already rebuilt with a small cam as well. That engine was installed professionally along with the original fmx transmission that he had rebuilt at the same time. A new carb and electronic ignition was also done at the same time along with a new heater core and radiator! Very very nice. Everything looks in place with the hood up and nothing out of the norm, It also received full dual exhaust with no headers. Sounds very very nice and no exhaust leaks! He also installed new brakes all the way around with the proportioning valve and a new master cylinder as well. So when I got the car the drivetrain was pretty darn nice and has approximately 5,000 miles on it. This car must have 3.23 gears or so because you can squeal the tires or cruise all day at 75 mph down the freeway. Nice. I drive this car everywhere! I have done 5 hour roadtrips one way with no problems!! I just stuck a boatload of money in this car to finish it off!! a few of the things that were just recently done are as follows. Brand new Magnum 500's with BFG radial tires. All new door and trunk weatherstripping. Rechromed front and rear bumpers.New wheel well molding. Some new emblems. Convertible parade boot. Reproduction Mercury Cougar GT hoodscoop. New Pioneer CD player with smart phone I pad hookup along with four pioneer speakers. And the list goes on! Just had new base coat clear coat paint job. Very NICE! Done at Anderson Customs of Menahga Minnesota. Feel free to give Mike the owner a call at 218-564-5164. Nothing to hide on this one! This car was on the hoist and Mike was impressed! Solid Rockers and torque boxes along with the rest of the car! This car is a keeper!!!! Car was originally a dark green and had one repaint to resale RED. YUCK!! I went with 1999 Ford jalenpenyo green pearl Mett effect. There was app a quart of paint left over and you may have this if you wish. ALL parts were removed in order to do a nice job including the doors and entire front clip and anything bolted on! The top itself is in fair condition with a few small tears, however is fuctional and gets the job done but of course would look better black in my opinion!! The powertop works as it should. I drive this car all over the place without hesitation!! A few things what works for sure!! The blinkers, brake lights,headlights both high and low, interior cluster lights, speedometer, windshield wipes etc.... A few items do not work that I know of including the gas gauge, the factory tach, the factory temp gauge and oil light. However there is a aftermarket oil pressure gauge and temp gauge. This car pretty much runs 185 degrees all the time. It is equipped with factory front disc brakes and stops well. It drives down the road rather nice for a 43 year od car. Trailer queen no. But one heck of a head turning driver. The trunk has also been done properly to include. Painting. Trunk mat. Factory jack mounted correctly along with spare tire. Jack instruction decal. I bought the correct rim blow steering wheel and had a new switch installed. At the moment no horn for some reason could be a fuse as the wheel has a new $100 switch professionaly installed by the guys who helped with this car. WEST COAST COUGARS. Great people with decent prices!! I would entertain a Mopar prefer B body up or down trade for this car. My heart I'm a Mopar guy this car was done I believe in my dads memory. And hey I do really like it!! The doors open and close like they should and all body gaps are what I consider very nice! Please do not hesitate to have this car preinspected if you wish. Not a problem! Also DO NOT hesitate to call me directly with intelligent questions. But please if you are not serious do not waste either of our time! I am pretty sure for the money you can not build a car this decent! I am not one of those idiots who do not have a buy it now hoping to get rich or have a ridiculous buy it now price. Most of my auctions end with the buy it now feature. I price my stuff below fair market value and in this economy that's what sells!! This car is for sale locally. I reserve the right to cancel or end this auction at any time. THIS IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION!! Bid to win and if you do bid please have your funds in order!! Buy it now price includes pickup at Fargo North Dakota Airport along with a full tank of gas! Fly in and drive home! I would not hesitate to drive anywhere! And yes the heater works to! If you would rather ship you can hit the buy it now and deduct $125.00 off the buy it now price. The interior is not perfect however it is very presentable. I would say the seats and carpet were done some time ago along with the dash pad. The top also has the rear glass window. The engine compartment looks very presentable as well and everything looks done correctly and not out of place. If your shipper will work with you you certainly can have the numbers matching 351. It of course does need a rebuild and is somewhat torn apart. Windsheild has no cracks is not hazy and has one bullseye that appears to have been professionally repaired. All windows crank up and down as they should. KEEP IN MIND THIS CAR ATTRACTS ATTENTION!!! You will not hide from your wife while in this car and four ladies just stopped me at the gas station and asked if they could get in it and have me take a photo. And NO I'm not kidding! The color green although not original looks period correct and POPS!! Door locks and trunk lock work with keys as they should!! Probably one of the best deals on Ebay and priced lower then it should be! Again up or down on a Mopar B body possible. Or the right A body. Oh yes the side marker lights also work. Judging from the underneath of the car it was probably garaged most of its life I would guess. I am 50 years old and fairly fussy, you will like this car and can think of it as and investment that you can enjoy and per say is like money in the bank just better!! More photos and description soon! Good luck and don't hesitate or this beauty will go to someone else............
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