I am the second owner of this 1969 Ford mercury Cougar. I aquired the car from a mechanic who customized the interior, paint job and wheels. I bought the car, with all of the original manuals and paperwork of the first owner of the car, in mint condition, which will come with the car when sold. Then after owning the car for two years, I bought a $7,000 crate motor and had it installed with new parts and a custom exhaust. The motor has never gotten its timing set correctly, or had its racing Holley carbeurator tuned, just because I have not had the time or money to look into a mechanic who could perform these tasks. Although the timing is off, I have recently taken the car to a few mechanics and they are telling me the cars engine is still in great shape, it just needs a little tuning. The car runs currently, and has no history of accidents or car damage whatsoever. The valve stem seals should be replaced because the motor burns a little more oil than it should, but its an easy fix that I don't have the time for. The passenger door handle mechanism allows it to be opened from the inside, but not the outside (easy fix) and the paint is in great shape except for a few small cracks around the hood scoop. All 4 wheels are custom Mickey Thompson racing tires with unique rims, and even with a timing problem the car can still spin these high performance racing tires. We installed a new stereo system that looks original but has an auxillary output so you can listen to your ipod/phone, and the interior itself is in great condition! One thing I can think of that should also be done to the car is fixing the battery mount, but other than that, this car is in great shape, it runs good, it has a few minor things that need to be taken care of, but with a little time and effort, this car will be a great vehicle to have.

I am invested in this car $23,000, and I am selling the car to help pay for college as I do not have the time or money to work with the car myself.

Crate Motor Specifications: 351 Windsor/ 408 Storker Moter. Includes:

forged steel crankshaft and rods -forged aluminum pistons (10.6:1 ratio) -roller camshaft (525 lift) -roller lifters and roller rockers -aluminum air research heads (2:02 and 1:60 valves) -aluminum high rise intake AED (11:50 Carb) -aluminum radiator $500 value - aluminum racing fan/thermo -new starter -new battery cables -new alternator -new fuel pump -new water pump- high volume -new braided fuel lines
Car Specs Include:
-C4 transmission -9 bolt rear end (373 gears) -(Motor Dyno'd at 500+ HP at 6800 RPM) -(525 ft lbs of Torque at 5,000 RPM)

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eBay Find of the Day: Mercury Marauder two-door convertible

Wed, 31 Aug 2011

Never underestimate what you'll see on eBay Motors. Take this unique creation, for example. Near as we can tell, it's the same 2002 Mercury Marauder that was modified into a two-door convertible by Ford for the 2002 Chicago Auto Show. According to the seller, this car still boasts its Eaton supercharger bolted to a 4.6-liter V8 engine, and at the time of its debut, the engine was rated at a lofty 335 horsepower. We have a hard time believing that the extra ponies would do much to offset the weight of the additional frame stiffeners and top mechanism on the car, however.
The vehicle is currently offered for sale by a dealer in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, though the listing is mum on how the convertible managed to make its way from Ford's Windy City show stand into the seller's inventory. If you like what you see, the machine can be yours for the princely sum of $75,000 or best offer. Head over to eBay Motors to take a gander at the listing.

NHTSA will investigate some Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ models for power steering issue

Tue, 07 Oct 2014

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening an investigation into the 2010-2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ, the 2012 MKZ Hybrid and 2011 Mercury Milan because the agency has hundreds of complaints of electric power steering failure in these models.
According to NHTSA's data, it has received 508 complaints of the power steering allegedly suddenly malfunctioning and resulting in increased effort to turn the wheel. In four incidents, these failures resulted in loss of control and crashes. According to the reports, in some cases a power steering warning message came on as the fault occurred, and other times the system restored itself by turning off and then restarting the vehicle. NHTSA said it has also received further field report data from Ford, but that information hasn't been publicly released yet.
For the moment, there isn't a recall for this failure on these models. NHTSA is just investigating them to "assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of the alleged defect," and the agency says an estimated 938,000 vehicles could potentially be affected.

Jill Wagner retired as Mercury spokeswoman

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Jill 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!

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