1968 Mercury Cougar Base 5.0l on 2040-cars
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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For sale: 1968 Mercury Cougar with the Dan Gurney Package which consists of a 302 V8 230HP engine with 4 bbl carb. The restoration was started before 1993, I purchased the car spring of 2010. The car has 61,940 actual miles & is a #'s matching car with a V8 302, Merc-o-matic transmission, Air condition, Power steering, Power brakes. The Cougar was in storage for a while so the gas tank & all lines were replaced as well as the complete brake system & cooling system. The car is all original except for the new parts listed below, I don't believe the intake or heads have ever been removed, and the car runs & shifts like new. The inside has original head liner, seats (except the fronts which have been covered with correct covers) door panels, dash, carpet, seat belts are lap & shoulder both sides. The outside is just immaculate, went to first car show 7-12-14 & won top 20 trophy, had lots of positive comments about the paint & where can they get a paint job like that. I have a 12 minute video of the car that I can email if interested, plus my grandson is making one for utube, I am sure it will be better than mine. I possibly can help in getting the car (within reason) to a terminal for shipping. I will work with the buyer. It also has the original sequential tail lights that works fine as well as the flip up head lights.
LIST OF NEW PARTS INSTALLED: Front disc brakes, rotors, calipers, all brake lines, rear drums, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, brake booster, master cylinder, front wheel bearings, upper & lower ball joints, tie rods, center link, sway bar bushings, Michelin radial tires, Rage wheels, spare tire rim painted to match, radiator & all hoses, battery, heater core, ac dryer, fuel tank & all gas lines, front shocks & rear air shocks, exhaust from H pipe back,speedometer cable,distributor cap. Motor & tranny pulled to detail engine compartment & paint engine, while tranny was out it was taken to shop for all new seals & end bearing, door handles, front & rear fender lip chrome strips, factory front seats covered, rear seat original also new trunk mat. The frame was cleaned & undercoated (as per previous owner) and the body was exceptionally solid and needed only two small holes patch welded & fixed.The car was sanded epoxy primed, sealed, painted with three coats of Fairway green metallic & six coats of clear than sanded & buffed to a mirror like deep shine. The car inside & out is just outstanding as the pictures show. Its very hard to find a solid car that is 46 years old and needed very little body work. Inside of the fender lips are solid with no repairs as well as the bottom of the doors. This is a #'s matching car with factory AC, PS, PB,AM radio, & Auto transmission with the original carpet. I looked up the prices 7-01-2014 in NADA Guides.com & found low retail is $13,992, average retail $26,390 & high retail is $47,995. If you read the description for high retail it fits the car to a T. This car has had all the nickle & dime parts replaced. This car is listed locally so early sale cancellation possible. $ |
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Sun, 10 Mar 2013The rust issue in the rear wheel wells of 2004-2007 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans has finally led to a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began an investigation into the matter in 2011, said investigation being upgraded to an engineering analysis a year later while NHTSA tried to figure out how many model years should be included in the assessment.
Ford has decided to recall all of the 230,000 minivans potentially affected, namely those sold in salt-belt states and countries like Canada. The excess rust in the rear wheel wells was also able to prevent the third-row seats from locking to the floor of the minivan. To repair the problem, owners can take their minivans to dealers, and the dealers will place new panels in the wheel wells, replace the third-row seat mounting brackets and relocate the latches to an area away from any corrosion.
Ford says it will begin notifying owners during the last week of March.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011Ford has announced a recall of certain Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles after an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A total of 128,616 2010 and 2011 models equipped with steel wheels may have been manufactured with wheel studs that could crack and split over time. If that happens, the vehicle may experience a wheel separation.
According to The Detroit News, the company is aware of a total of 30 wheel separation incidents, one of which occurred on the front of the vehicle. Even so, no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect.
The problem apparently stems from the fact that the mounting pads on the vehicles' steel wheels may have been faulty from the factory. In addition, the wheel mounting face on rear disc brakes may not have been installed properly. Ford will inspect the rear disc face and replace them as necessary. In addition, the company will replace all of the vehicle's wheel studs free of charge. Head to the NHTSA website for more information, and click past the jump to view the full recall notice.
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On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"