Advertising:

1972 Cougar XR7 Convertible. 2 owner car last titled in 1983. Still has the old brown New Jersey title signed and ready to go. Same owner for over 30 years.

This car started to be cosmetically restored by the owner but was later stored and has been there for over 20 years. It was recently rescued and received a full tune-up including a new gas tank and rebuilt carburetor from Steve’s Carburetor shop in Lyndhurst, NJ. Car runs pretty good with no smoke but since it hasn’t run in so long it will need some TLC and adjustments. I’ve only driven it around my neighborhood. The car is loaded with options: Air conditioning - not working, power front disc brakes (new rotors), power windows (front windows work fine, back do not), working power top with glass rear window, electric seat - not tested, power steering, AM/FM 8 track stereo and special XR7 options like extra gauges and tach. Very nice American Racing wheels with good tires included. The car has a strong 351 Cleveland engine with a 2 barrel carb and automatic transmission. Most electronics seem to work well but everything will need some attention since the car sat for so long. Everything is very dirty and needs cleaning or restoration. The interior door panels are included but are not that great, see photo. The seats look nice except for a small rip in the passenger front seat. The top works but is not in very good shape and will eventually need to be replaced. Frame and rockers are solid but the floors will need some patches, especially behind the front seats. Lots of scaly surface rust underneath and on other areas but still overall a solid car that can be made to look nice for very little money. The exterior body has no serious rust except for the driver’s side door, and it’s not bad, see photos. The rest of the body is solid and appears to have no bondo – I took a magnet around and it sticks everywhere. The nice thing about working on the Cougar is that most parts interchange with the Mustangs so parts are cheap and easy to come by. The exhaust is loud from some holes and will need to be replaced eventually but this is running, driving car that can be restored as you use it. A fun car for a very low investment. I can help load on a transport truck locally. Priced to sell quickly at $2,950. It’s hard to find a classic running convertible at this price.

Car is sold as-is. The time to inspect the car is prior to bidding, not afterwards. Remember that bidding and buying on Ebay is a legal agreement to purchase. I tried to accurately describe this car but it always best to inspect this car in person. Photos usually make the car look better than it does in person.

Auto Services in New Jersey

Vip Honda ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers

Address: 555 Somerset St, Fanwood

Phone: (908) 753-5020

Totowa Auto Works ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair

Address: 339 Union Blvd, Haskell

Phone: (973) 595-7709

Taylors Auto And Collision ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, Truck Service & Repair

Address: 7655 Queen St, West-Collingswood

Phone: (215) 233-3046

Sunoco Auto Care ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Gas Stations

Address: STATE Hwy 70 & Mercer Ave, Erial

Phone: (856) 665-7057

SR Recycling Inc ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Salvage, Recycling Centers

Address: 400 Daniels Road (Route 946), Stewartsville

Phone: (610) 614-0346

Robertiello`s Auto Body Works ★★★★★

Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Address: 149 W Broadway, Montvale

Phone: (973) 956-0387

Auto blog

Feds open investigation into Chevy Express, Ford Freestar rust issues

Wed, 28 Dec 2011

'Tis the season... for road salt. And with that, comes rust. And what does rust bring? Well, for Ford and General Motors, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation. According to The Detroit News, NHTSA is looking into potential recalls issues with Chevrolet Express vans and Ford Freestar minivans.
The feds have received five complaints that rust has caused leaking fuel filler pipes on 2003 Express vans. Separately, seven complaints have been filed over excessive rust in the rear wheel wells of 2004 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans. The Freestar and Monterey went out of production in 2007. Neither issue has resulted in any crashes or injuries, according to the report.

NHTSA will investigate some Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ models for power steering issue

Tue, 07 Oct 2014

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening an investigation into the 2010-2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ, the 2012 MKZ Hybrid and 2011 Mercury Milan because the agency has hundreds of complaints of electric power steering failure in these models.
According to NHTSA's data, it has received 508 complaints of the power steering allegedly suddenly malfunctioning and resulting in increased effort to turn the wheel. In four incidents, these failures resulted in loss of control and crashes. According to the reports, in some cases a power steering warning message came on as the fault occurred, and other times the system restored itself by turning off and then restarting the vehicle. NHTSA said it has also received further field report data from Ford, but that information hasn't been publicly released yet.
For the moment, there isn't a recall for this failure on these models. NHTSA is just investigating them to "assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of the alleged defect," and the agency says an estimated 938,000 vehicles could potentially be affected.

Report: Lincoln getting all of Mercury's ad dollars

Mon, 03 Jan 2011

Now that the curtain has closed on Mercury, Ford Motor Company will redirect all of its marketing dollars for the oft-overlooked brand to the Blue Oval's luxury outpost, Lincoln. In speaking to Automotive News, the chairman of the Lincoln National Dealer Council, Bob Tasca, Jr., said, "You'll see a lot stronger presence in the advertising of Lincoln in 2011."
Lincoln spokesperson Christian Bokich reminded AN that the automaker is "preparing the way for seven new or significantly refreshed vehicles" that will be launched over the next four years, and the largest ad blitz in 2011 will focus on the refreshed MKX crossover, as well as the MKZ sedan and its hybrid counterpart. Following that, Lincoln has plans to launch a completely overhauled version of its Navigator SUV, an all-new C-segment vehicle and the overhauled 2013 MKZ, which Tasca says will be "strikingly different from its Ford Fusion sibling."
[Source: Automotive News - sub. req. | Image: John Neff/Autoblog/AOL]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

1972 Mercury Cougar Xr-7 Convertible on 2040-cars

Mercury Cougar for Sale