1949 Mercury 4 Door New Paint Original Flathead on 2040-cars
Valley Springs, California, United States
Engine:original flathead V8
Drive Type: 3 speed trans
Model: Monterey
Mileage: 93,372
Trim: original
I am listing this 49 merc for a friend , selling do to a death in the family, speedometer reads 93,372 ( We believe this to be the original milege ) runs great ) it was purchased about 15 years ago from the original owner. It is garage kept (as was when the original owner had it too). Driven only a few times in the last 4 or 5 years, currently on a non op,I just put a new 6 volt battery in it , one water pump on pass. side has a bad bearing and is leaking water , that's the only thing keeping u from driving it home, I'm sure it could use a littleTLC from sitting , this is a true barn find un molested 49 merc. still has the original mohair interior, drivers seat does have some tares ,this is an original car has a couple very small dings in moldings. never wrecked to my knowledge. I was told no bondo other than a skim coat, no rust damage was done or needed when painted, So here is the recap.,all original with flathead V8 , 3 speed on column, dash including steering wheel all original , original interior, cherry 1957 caddy hubcaps,51 merc. skirts, dummy spots, working lake pipes, beautiful car !!!!! I WILL NOT SHIP or do any passing of money to shipper, but will be there to help a transporter to load if needed. Cashiers check must clear my bank before car leaves. I believe it also has a overdrive transmission there is a OD handle on dash ? like I said I'm listing for a friend and have tried to list the best I can 1950 1951
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Junkyard Gem: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR-7
Sun, May 24 2020The 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.
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Jill Wagner retired as Mercury spokeswoman
Wed, 17 Nov 2010Jill Wagner has officially given up her crown as the queen of Mercury. With the Ford middle child on its way to the scrap heap, Wagner no longer has any automotive hardware to promote. Given her varied talents, we wouldn't be surprised to see her pick up where she left off with another automaker.
And here you thought you'd never be upset about Mercury's passing.
Thanks for the tip, Gregg!