1969 Mercury Cougar

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

DESCRIPTION & SPECIFICATIONS This is a wonderful running and driving Cougar XR-7. It has the 351ci 250hp V-8 with an automatic transmission. It has aftermarket wheels and tires but we have the original set of hub caps that came with the car. The paint has had some minor touch-up and looks really good. The engine has an aftermarket manifold and carburetor. The transmission has recently been rebuilt. The options and features include; Rare factory air conditioning, factory tachometer, power convertible top (that works great), AM/FM Cassette player, power steering and power brakes. The 26,000 miles shown are not actual miles. This XR-7 Convertible is 1 of just 4,024 produced in 1969. HISTORY When released in 1967, the handsome new Cougar was only available in notchback form. While some sources cite budgetary constraints, others detailed Mercury's desire to perfect build quality, which was easier with one single model. While the Cougar did share many basic design elements with the Mustang, indluding the definitive long hood and short deck layout, the Cougar rode on a wheelbase that was a full three inches longer. Other features included hide-away headlights and wide sequential taillights, along with an exstensive list of standard and optional features. Befitting its upscale market position, the Cougar carried a base price $350 higher than that of the Mustang. An immediate success, the Cougar was named Motor Trend's "Car of the Year " for 1967. In addition, the new Cougar was campaigned in the SCCA Trans-Am racing series by Bud Moore, and driven by Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, and Ed Leslie to several victories. A series of styling, power train ad trim revisions were made for the 1968 models. The big news for the 1969 Mercury Cougar was a trio of new models. The Mercury Cougar GT-E and the Mercury Cougar XR-7G were gone, but the hoped-for convertible arrived in standard arid XR-7 trim, along with the Eliminator hardtop, "inspired" by "Dyno" Con Nicholson's world-record-setting Cougar funny car.