1977 Mercury Cougar

2 Door

351W

FMX Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

Up for sale is this fine example of a 77 Cougar. I purchased it from the original owner who bought it in 1977 from a dealer in Columbus Ohio as a weekend car. When I got it it had only 9500 miles, and now has a bit over 10,000. The car runs and drives like new and shows very well. The previous owner made a few changes to the car from original. A Holley 4 bbl. and an Edelbrock manifold were installed, as well as dual exhaust. I have the original cast iron 2 bbl that goes with the car but I do not have the original carb. He also added a chrome alternator and had the exhaust manifolds Jet Coated which are now a bit rusty. When I got the car, age had taken its toll on the all white interior. Some of the interior parts had yellowed badly. I removed the interior and refinished the badly discolored parts to a blue that matches the factory blue of the dash. That change made a huge difference in the appearance of the interior, and in my opinion should have been the way it was trimmed originally. I replaced the leaky heater core and the deteriorated polyurethane flex joint in the steering column. Also replaced were the heater hoses and the heater control valve. The master cylinder which was leaking was also replaced, but the car still retains its original "like new" brake pads and shoes. I repacked the front wheel bearings and serviced the caliper slides on the front brakes. The rear brake mechanisms were checked and cleaned as well. The trunk still holds the original unused General HR78-15 spare but the other 4 have been replaced, probably because of age. The car even has its original wiper blades. The paint shows some defects and there are some gravel chips behind the wheels, but is quite nice for a 37 year old car. The vinyl top is flawless and soft and the original Polycast wheels are like new. If you have any questions, please ask. Thanks for looking!