1968 Mercury Monterey

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

Gasoline

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 1968 MERCURY MONTEREY CONVERTABLE. HAS 390 V8 WITH C6 3 SPEED AUTO TRANS. POWER STEERING AND rare in dash A/C. (compressor is missing) THIS IS AN OLDER RESTORATION AND NEEDS A LITTLE TLC. RUNS AND DRIVES ALTHOUGH THE REVERSE GEAR WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I WAS TOLD BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC THAT IT PROBABLY NEEDS THE FLUID CHANGED AND LINKAGES RE-ADJUSTED. HE SAID THIS IS ABOUT A $200 REPAIR. COMES WITH A RECENTLY REBUILT C6 (NOT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE).THIS WAS IN STORAGE FOR A FEW YEARS BUT IS PRETTY CLEAN. POWER TOP WORKS BUT NEEDS A NEW COVER, EBAY HAS TOPS FOR AROUND $200-$300 WITH THE REAR WINDOW INCLUDED. INTERIOR FAIR. FLOORBOARDS ARE SOLID, FRAME IS SOLID (STILL HAS MOST OF THE FACTORY UNDERCOATING), BODY IS STRAIGHT AND SOLID, TRUNK HAS ABOUT A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN IT OTHERWISE VERY SOLID. WE INSTALLED NEW BATTERY, STARTER, SOLENOID, ROTOR, PLUGS, AND COIL. RUNS WELL. STAINLESS DUAL EXHAUST. CHROME AND STAINLESS ARE NICE. SPEEDO, WIPERS, LIGHTS, HORN ALL WORK WELL. COMES WITH 4 GOOD WHITE LETTER 70 SERIES TIRES ALSO. VERY RARE CAR AND A BLAST TO DRIVE. $500 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AUCTION END. AS ALWAYS PLEASE DON'T BID IF YOU CAN'T PAY. NADA LOW BOOK IS OVER $5000 WITH A RESTORED VALUE OVER $15,000, CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF AT NADA.COM YOU CAN DRIVE THIS ONE WHILE YOU ARE RESTORING IT!! I HAVE CLEANED THE INTERIOR SINCE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD NOW. I HAVE TRIED TO DESCRIBE THIS VEHICLE THE BEST I CAN. I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING I MIGHT HAVE MISSED. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE BIDDING. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID.On Jun-25-11 at 17:08:55 PDT, seller added the following information: I JUST FOUND THAT THIS IS ALOT RARER THAN I THOUGHT. http://www.mercurystuff.com/$1968 shows production of only 1,515 convertibles for the 1968 production year. here are the data plate codes 76A=CONVERTIBLE M-COLOR=WHITE 76B=TRIM=BLUE 20M=DATE=DECEMBER 51=DSO=DENVER 1=AXLE=2.75:1 RATIO U=TRANS=C6 AUTO XPL SPECIAL VIN DECODER SHOWS 8=1968 Z=ST LOUIS 45=2 DOOR CONVERTIBLE Y=390 V8 2BBL AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IR SUPER RARE AND IS GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE A REALLY NICE RIDE.On Jun-25-11 at 17:16:08 PDT, seller added the following information: SORRY THE WEBSITE IS www.mercurystuff.com/#1968