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67 Mercury Cougar XR-7 project car for sale. If you are a Cougar fan then this project is for you. What you are bidding on is a very complete highly optioned first year production Cougar XR-7. This car has always been a California and southern car and therefore has very little rust to worry about. Floors, aprons, doors, hood, deck lid, rockers, torque boxes, fenders all rust free. Car is overall about 95% rust free with the only issues some minor issues around wheel openings on quarters. The inner and outer wheel houses are rock solid and the quarters are most definitely salvageable. There is also one spot on the passenger side trunk drop. Other than that this car is bone dry.

I purchased this car from a guy in Alabama with the intention of making a Gurney/Bud Moore Trans Am replica and after getting the car I have come to the realization that this car is too nice to chop up. First of all it is a highly optioned car with the XR 7 package, power disc brakes, A code 4bl 289, A/C, and Power steering. The previous owner completely dissembled the car and every part that he removed comes with the car with most parts very organized and tagged. He also took about a hundred pictures of the disassembly as this was his first restoration attempt. I remember doing this too about 30 cars ago!

The car was a running, driving car when he took it apart. There was a 302 in the car when he took it apart but was intent on restoring the car to original so he found a correct date coded 289 4BL that is currently sitting in the car. In addition to the parts removed from the car there are a number of new and reconditioned parts that will come with the car. There is a completely refurbished wood grain XR 7 dash for example. There is even a few NOS parts like chrome moldings etc.

The car retains a lot of the original Lime Frost paint and as I have said is straight and solid. The interior is Dark Ivy leather and the seats need recovering. Door panels, rear trim are in very good condition. Dash pad is toast and will need a headliner. It will come with two working AM Cougar radios and an assortment of new in the box trim parts.

I am sure I have forgotten something so feel free to ask questions. I will have everything that you see (and don't see) packed in the car for shipment. The car is located outside of Houston TX about 25 miles north of the airport. In summary this is a great project for just about anyone including a novice since there is so much documentation to the tear down. More importantly the staring platform is a very good one being rust free and highly optioned. I will be happy to speak to bidders directly if you will send me your number. Good luck!

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