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I am the second owner of this 1969 Ford mercury Cougar. I aquired the car from a mechanic who customized the interior, paint job and wheels. I bought the car, with all of the original manuals and paperwork of the first owner of the car, in mint condition, which will come with the car when sold. Then after owning the car for two years, I bought a $7,000 crate motor and had it installed with new parts and a custom exhaust. The motor has never gotten its timing set correctly, or had its racing Holley carbeurator tuned, just because I have not had the time or money to look into a mechanic who could perform these tasks. Although the timing is off, I have recently taken the car to a few mechanics and they are telling me the cars engine is still in great shape, it just needs a little tuning. The car runs currently, and has no history of accidents or car damage whatsoever. The valve stem seals should be replaced because the motor burns a little more oil than it should, but its an easy fix that I don't have the time for. The passenger door handle mechanism allows it to be opened from the inside, but not the outside (easy fix) and the paint is in great shape except for a few small cracks around the hood scoop. All 4 wheels are custom Mickey Thompson racing tires with unique rims, and even with a timing problem the car can still spin these high performance racing tires. We installed a new stereo system that looks original but has an auxillary output so you can listen to your ipod/phone, and the interior itself is in great condition! One thing I can think of that should also be done to the car is fixing the battery mount, but other than that, this car is in great shape, it runs good, it has a few minor things that need to be taken care of, but with a little time and effort, this car will be a great vehicle to have.

I am invested in this car $23,000, and I am selling the car to help pay for college as I do not have the time or money to work with the car myself.

Crate Motor Specifications: 351 Windsor/ 408 Storker Moter. Includes:

forged steel crankshaft and rods -forged aluminum pistons (10.6:1 ratio) -roller camshaft (525 lift) -roller lifters and roller rockers -aluminum air research heads (2:02 and 1:60 valves) -aluminum high rise intake AED (11:50 Carb) -aluminum radiator $500 value - aluminum racing fan/thermo -new starter -new battery cables -new alternator -new fuel pump -new water pump- high volume -new braided fuel lines
Car Specs Include:
-C4 transmission -9 bolt rear end (373 gears) -(Motor Dyno'd at 500+ HP at 6800 RPM) -(525 ft lbs of Torque at 5,000 RPM)

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Ford announces free brake pad offer if customers stop by dealers

Mon, 04 Aug 2014

These days, when you buy a new car, it's not unreasonable to expect a certain period of free maintenance to come along as well. Sometimes this is through the life of the warranty, in other cases a little less. But Ford Motor Company is going beyond those deals for at least one part of its cars. As of now, if you buy a set of Motorcraft brake pads for a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury model, you get free replacements for as long as you own the vehicle. The offer is good at Ford or Lincoln dealers and Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers.
"We will replace the pads for as long as you own the vehicle," said Elizabeth Weigandt to Autoblog. She did clarify that the Motorcraft pads are generally for models from the '90s or newer. Also, to take advantage of this program, a person must return to the same dealer each time to get the free parts.
Of course, Ford isn't just handing out brake pads to anyone who walks by; there are certain stipulations. First, the components have to be worn down to less than three millimeters to be eligible, and the buyer still has to pay for the labor to install them. If the model is used as a fleet vehicle for commercial purposes like as a taxi or limousine, this offer also doesn't apply; the same thing for racecars. On the plus side, if you recently bought a set of pads from one of the participating locations, you're still in luck. The deal covers parts purchased as of July 1.

Report: Last Mercury for retail business built on Sunday

Mon, 04 Oct 2010

Ford is already well into winding down its Mercury line, and the autoamker has announced that the very last of the soon-to-be dead brand's products built for retail sales was manufactured on Sunday, October 3. The final Mercury Mariner rolled off of the assembly line at the company's Kansas City facility, putting an end to a brand with over 70 years of history behind it.
Even after the Mariner heads off into the automotive sunset, Ford says that it will continue to manufacture a handful of Mercury models for fleet and government service for a while longer, though mum's the word on how long we can expect that practice to continue.
Interestingly enough, according to USA Today, most incentives on Mercury vehicles have all but dried up, even as the brand's August production increased by 120 percent compared to July's figures. Instead of cash on the hood, some areas are offering no-cost maintenance or similar programs. Even so, Mercury has continued to out-sell Lincoln right to the end - besting Ford's luxury arm's sales by nine percent in August.

NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe

Mon, 17 Dec 2012

According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"

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