1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Body Shell on 2040-cars
Smithville, Ohio, United States
Engine:351 4 barrell Windsor Missing
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Exterior Color: Blue
Make: Mercury
Interior Color: Blue
Model: Cougar
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: Eliminator 2 Door
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 87,665
Here is a 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator body shell with some of the Eliminator parts including the hood scoop, the original rear plastic spoiler and the original fron chin spoiler. Both spoilers are damaged but could possibly be repaired. This car was delivered in North Carolina and has a clear North Carolina title and the original owners manual. It was a blue blue car with an automatic and a Windsor four barrell engine. It has been hit in the passenger quarter and fixed at one time and also got a bump in the rear. I used to restore Mustangs and Cougars but got burned out when prices went nuts. This car is shell only and what you see is what you will get. I will not in any way ship this car. You will have to pick it up. I will not sell any parts away from this car and I will not do a buy it now. It will need a full restoration and a lot of parts but for what I am starting this at the hood scoop is worth more. It will need at very least a passenger quarter, two doors,a hood and trunk lid and an engine and tranny and all the glass and all the interior. I have a bunch of small leftover stuff for Mustangs and Cougars that will go with it.Nothing really valuable just stuff. I have the Marti Report for this car also. It has been stored inside for over 10 years and now it is outside so it is time to go. It is a restorable car but is pretty beat up. Remember that I will not ship this and it must be picked up. It can stay where it is at for a month and then it must go.
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NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
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.'"
NHTSA advances investigation of Ford Crown Victoria headlights
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Junkyard Gem: 1991 Mercury Capri
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