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1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 351 Cleveland Marti-report 1 Of 1, Very Nice!! on 2040-cars

Year:1970 Mileage:112000
Location:

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
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UP FOR AUCTON IS A VERY SOLID 1970 MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR IN COMPETITION BLUE WITH A  BLACK DELUXE INTERIOR IN VERY NICE CONDITION, BEST COLOR COMBINATION,  SEEMS TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SOUTHERN CAR ACCORDING TO MARTI-REPORT AND PREVIOUS OWNERS. BRAND NEW HEADLINER JUST INSTALLED, SEAT COVERS ARE NEAR PERFECT, DOOR PANELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ONLY A FEW SCUFFS ON DRIVERS SIDE,, CONSOLE NO CRACKS, RIM-BLOW STEERING WHEEL NO CRACKS AND WORKS PERFECT, SEQUENTIAL TAILIGHTS WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD, HEADLIGHTS STAY SHUT EVEN AFTER LONG PERIODS OF TIME, NO LEAKS, THE ONLY LEAK IS THE POWER STEERING HOSE, THE ORIGINAL 351 CLEVELAND ENGINE LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN ALL REBUILT, VERY CLEAN AND PURRS LIKE A KITTEN WITH ALL NEW FLOWMASTER EXHAUST SYSTEM JUST INSTALLED., SOUNDS REALLY NICE, NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ISSUES, STARTS UP FIRST TRY EVERY TIME. NEWER MAGNUM 500 WHEELS, ONLY THE PASSENGER FRONT RIM HAS MINOR RUST WHICH SHOULD CLEAN UP FINE,  NEWER TIRES WITH ONLY 6000 MILES, BATTERY JUST REPLACED. ORIGINAL REAR QUARTERS WITH NO PATCHES OR RUST ISSUES, MINOR PAINT BUBBLES IN BOTH DOORS, VERY TYPCAL OF THESE OLDER COUGARS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER HAS A MINOR DENT, EASILY CAN BE FIXED WITHOUT ANY PAINT WORK, WILL NEED THE PS PUMP/HOSE FIXED, OTHER THAN THAT I CANNOT SEE ANY ISSUES, PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS OFFERS, A $1000 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS DUE AT AUCTIONS END AND THE BALANCE DUE WITHIN A WEEK WILL BE FINE, CAN HELP WITH TRANSPORTING THIS COUGAR TO ANYWHERE IN THE USA AT NEW OWNERS EXPENSE, GOOD LUCK

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Junkyard Gem: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR-7

Sun, May 24 2020

The story of the Mercury Cougar involves more plot twists and unexpected digressions than that of just about any other Detroit car, with successive Cougar generations based on the Ford Mustang (1967-1973), the Ford Torino and/or Thunderbird (1974-1979), various Fox Fords including the Thunderbird (1980-1988), the MN12 Thunderbird/Lincoln Mark VIII (1989-1997), and the Ford Mondeo (1999-2002). There were wagon and sedan Cougars for brief periods, just to confuse everybody, and the rakish XR-7 Cougars sometimes lived on different platforms from their ordinary non-XR-7 counterparts. I think the Late Malaise Era Fox XR-7s are among the most interesting of the bunch, so I was quite excited to spot this tan-over-gold '81 in a Denver yard. I tried to count the number of screaming-cat badges on and in this car and gave up once I hit a dozen. The steering wheel, door panels, C pillars, center console, and — of course — the hood ornament all boast snarling felines. Earlier Cougars had emblems showing full side views of stalking catamounts, but the Cougar logo for the 1980s showed just the head. This car got the optional center console, which I hear is quite a rarity. You had to pay $174 extra (that's around $513 in 2020 dollars) for an AM/FM/cassette audio system in the '81 Cougar, but at least the air conditioning was standard equipment. Believe it or not, thieves used to steal these radios. Kumpf Lincoln-Mercury still exists in Englewood (as Landmark Lincoln), and the yard that now houses this car can be found just 15 miles up Broadway on the north side of Denver.  The padded landau roof hasn't fared so well beneath the fierce Colorado sun, but overall this car seems very solid. Sadly, only the Mustangs and (once in a long while) Fairmonts get much love from the Fox Ford crowd these days. Three Mercury "wire wheel" hubcaps and one from a Lincoln. The base engine in the 1981 XR-7 was the "Thriftmaster" 200-cubic-inch (3.3-liter) straight-six, but very few XR-7 buyers would have refrained from checking the box for one of the two optional Windsor V8s. I can't tell if we're looking at the 255-cubic-inch (4.2-liter) version or the 302-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) one here, but real-world drivers might not have noticed the difference between the 120-horse 255 and the 130-horse 302, anyway. The non-XR-7 Fox Cougars had five-speed manual transmissions as base equipment (which nobody wanted), but all 1981 XR-7s had automatics.

Ford recalls Five Hundred, Mercury Montego sedans over fuel tank woes

Mon, 18 Jul 2011

Ford has announced through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it is recalling nearly 3,000 examples of its Five Hundred and Mercury Montego (pictured) sedans from the 2007 model year.
The action, which affects 2,945 vehicles, is due to potentially defective welds between the filler neck and the fuel tank, a condition that could result in a fuel leak or the smell of gasoline reaching the occupants. In the worst-case scenario, a leak could cause a fire. Cars with the affected fuel tank problem could see an illuminated dashboard warning light as a result of the evaporative emissions leak being detected.
Ford will inspect and replace the fuel tank at no cost to owners (those who have already had the procedure done at-cost can apply for reimbursement), and the Dearborn automaker will begin notifying Five Hundred and Montego owners beginning August 15. Check out the official NHTSA press release after the jump for further details.

What do you do with a fake Bugatti Veyron for $60k?

Tue, Mar 29 2016

Replica cars are a challenging labor of love because builders spend countless hours recreating a vehicle that people immediately compare to the real thing. Perhaps, the person behind this Mercury Cougar-based Bugatti Veyron should look for another way to pass that time. The coupe is currently for sale on eBay Motors for $59,900. The builder deserves some credit because the fiberglass body looks acceptable in the photos from farther away. The car might even fool a few people from a distance. However, the devil is in the details, and the closer you look, the worse this gets. The side intakes are especially rough. The red interior is atrocious. It's essentially the Cougar's cabin but in an eye-searing shade accented with lots of fake carbon fiber. The seller's eBay Motors ad really tries to market the look, though. "You slide in to [sic] this extremely comfortable leather interior and you feel like your bank account just quadrupled in size," the listing says. Don't expect to win any top speed titles in this Veyron replica, either. Rather than a mid-mounted quad-turbo W16, a 3.0-liter V6 from a Mercury Sable sits at the front. Thanks to an upgraded intake and exhaust, the seller claims, "It doesn't sound like your grandmas [sic] Sable." We wish the seller the best of luck, but the asking price of nearly $60,000 is probably too optimistic. We would still think twice about buying it even after taking a zero off that figure, but at least this thing is fun to look at. Related Video: