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Selling a 1969 Cougar XR-7 project car. This was a daily driver when purchased in 2000 and parked in a shop. It has not been moved since. I put a battery in it and some gas in the carb, and it fired right up. SHOULD be a runner/driver as nothing has been removed or changed, but I am selling it as-is as a non-operable project.

Clear title. Loaded car including tachometer and gauge package, courtesy light group, leather interior, bucket seats and console, power disc brakes, power steering, more. Dash is in beautiful condition without any cracks. Gauges look good; tachometer works. Console great, too. Back seat and side panels are excellent, passenger seat could be dyed and used, driver's bucket has some damage. Headliner is partially down and damaged. Door panels are nice both sides; d/s is off to lube up window regulator; working fine now. Glass good all around. Engine is original and untouched other than wrong air cleaner lid. It had A/C originally, but the compressor is no longer present.

The car overall is pretty darn straight. There is one small dent in the lower d/s front fender where it meets the door. There is surface rust where the repaint has failed as shown in the pictures. The only apparent rust-through is at the lower edge of the rear window channel. Trunk looks solid and floors feel solid, rockers are sound, etc. Original color was light blue; current is a repaint in darker blue.

You may call me at 360-936-9257 with any questions you may have. While every effort is being made to describe the car accurately, it is in fact a 45-year-old vehicle and being sold as-is, without warranty or guaranty expressed, written, or implied. Payment is due within 3 days of auction's end via cash, paypal, or bank wire transfer. Shipping is the full responsibility of the buyer. I will make myself available for loading.

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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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The Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis might be long gone as new models in showrooms, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration might check them out yet again for a potential problem. At the urging of North Carolina Consumers Council, the agency may open another investigation into the front lighting control module on vehicles from the 2003-2005 model years, and NHTSA estimates the issue could affect 517,945 vehicles. If the module stops working, it can cause a complete failure of all forward lighting, including the headlights. NHTSA previously investigated the issue in 2008 and 2009 but found no need for a recall, according to Bloomberg. Ford also extended the warranty on the part to 15 years or 250,000 miles. To prompt this new request, the North Carolina Consumers Council received a letter from a woman experiencing the module's failure. Upon further investigation, the council found 604 complaints of this problem on NHTSA's website, including seven crashes. Furthermore, the group has alleged that dealers told customers that the parts to perform the replacement weren't available, despite the extended warranty. According to the government agency, "A defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and make a grant or deny decision." Ford spokesperson Kelli Felker tells Autoblog via email, "We will cooperate with NHTSA, as we always do." You can read the council's complete letter to the Feds in PDF format, here. INVESTIGATION Subject : Loss of headlamp/exterior lighting Date Investigation Opened: APR 01, 2015 Date Investigation Closed: Open NHTSA Action Number: DP15002 Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING All Products Associated with this Investigation Vehicle Make Model Model Year(s) FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2003-2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 2003-2005 Details Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company SUMMARY: The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received a petition from the North Carolina Consumers Council, Inc. requesting a defect investigation of an alleged defect condition resulting in headlight and/or exterior lighting failure on 2003-2005 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles. The petition letter is attached for review. The petitioner alleges a defect in the lighting control module that powers the headlights which can result in the loss of vehicle headlights and/or all exterior lighting while driving. ODI has previously investigated this issue under PE08-066 which was closed without a defect finding.

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