1970 Mercury Cougar

Convertible Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

0F94M525176

Gasoline

Numbers match. Original closed chamber 4 v heads come with the car and are good castings for reconditioning. New tires, new wheels, new brakes. Rebuilt FMX transmission. Professionally rebuilt original carburetor. Engine was rebuilt with forged pistons and has mid range miss which cause has not been identified. Hard to tell if its a timing or ignition issue. Power top mechanisms works well. Power windows operate but rears are slow. The car has been in the family since 1970. There were just over 1900 '70 XR-7 convertibles manufactured. This is a good base car waiting for someone who wants a rare potential driver, restomod or concurs '70 XR-7 convertible project. Comes with quite a few new accessories purchased with the intention of reconditioning the car myself. Serious bidders only. Buyer arranges and pays for shipping and I will help facilitate the coordination of shipping. On Mar-19-11 at 01:30:30 PDT, seller added the following information: Numbers match. Original closed chamber 4 v heads come with the car and are good castings for reconditioning. Car has open chamber 4v heads installed now. New tires, new wheels, new brakes. Rebuilt FMX transmission. Professionally rebuilt original carburetor. Engine was rebuilt with forged pistons and has mid range miss which cause has not been identified. Hard to tell if its a timing or ignition issue. Power top mechanisms works well. Power windows operate but rears are slow. The car has been in the family since 1970. There were just over 1900 '70 XR-7 convertibles manufactured. This is a good base car waiting for someone who wants a rare potential driver, restomod or concurs '70 XR-7 convertible project. The car has not been in a major accident. The front left quarter panel has the only accident damage hidden from the naked eye. It's still the original panel only restored with bondo. The paint suffers from numerous chips as it was painted with Imron in the mid 1980's. The box around the heater core is cracked and chiped so it needs a new heater box which are readily available. Read end is all original, doesn't whine, and the Traction-Loc still works like a champ. The headlight mechanism works well but leaks up over a matter of a few minute and the car is shut down. The car comes with these new items which have not been installed: radiator, fan shroud, sequential flasher unit, trunk vinyl, alternator, voltage regulator, shocks, rear lift springs, battery tray, and a handful of other small reproduction items such as a new chrome shift bezel. A Marti report is on the way and will be provided to the buyer as well. Serious bidders only. Buyer arranges and pays for shipping and I will help facilitate the coordination of shipping.On Mar-19-11 at 01:34:25 PDT, seller added the following information: