1968 Mercury Montego Mx Cylone Clone Convertible Project Car on 2040-cars
Jackson, New Jersey, United States
Engine:302
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Exterior Color: Blue
Make: Mercury
Interior Color: Black
Model: Montego
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: Montego
Drive Type: V8 gas
Mileage: 96,000
Warranty: As is
Sub Model: MX
1968 Mercury Montego MX convertible in awesome restorable condition. Restoration already started, original engine fully rebuilt to factory specs with a hipo cam, brand new full dual exhaust installed accept for tail pipes ( they come with it new as well ), new carb, freshened c4 original trans, new power steering pump, water pump and more. Runs and drives with new brakes all around, rebuilt front end. Glass is all good, floors, rockers, frame rails and torque boxes are perfect. The guy who owned this car bought it from a family that lost there father of old age, the car was left in a dry garage when my friend bought it from him. He is an engineer and a machinist. He actually made many reproduction parts out of raw stainless, and made them better than Ford! He powder coated the hood hinges, hood lock and bracket, air cleaner and valve covers and more. Fabricated the center floor brace, factory style exhaust hangers, a piece that covers the parking brake cable on the floor, the engine pull brackets on each side of engine, the brackets that hold in the directional lamps, all out of stainless steel to perfection as the factory parts. Power top works like new, rag is shot, still has glass back window, parts of the convertible frame are powder coated. Doors and trunk en and shut perfect, windows go up and down perfect. No rust in trunk, a tiny spot starting where the trunk rubber rim inside the trunk ( easily repaired ). Left lower rear quarter was cut off perfect and welds drilled out, the guy made his own patch panel that is perfect, and made out of real steel, not Chinese tin. The passenger side and front fenders have already been welded in place, body work not finished. Have a gorgeous dash cluster that looks restored, paid big bucks for it, still have the original as well. Door panels clean and useable, dash pad just sticky, needs a good cleaning ( no cracks ). Bucket seats are pretty clean but need the frames blasted and recovered, back seat as well. The bad, I don't have a title, and it's missing the console, shifter is still intact. I have every piece of molding and trim for this car, some in double! This is an easy winter restoration project. Come and check it out, just e mail me, and we can get together.
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