UP FOR BIDS IS A 1968 COUGAR MANUAL WITH T5 4 SPEED. I STARTED RESTORATION AND WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR PAINTING,THE ORIGINAL 302 WAS STOLEN WHILE THE ENGINE BAY WAS DRYING SO I LOOKED FOR SAME ENGINE BUT COULD NOT FIND A TRUE MANUAL ENGINE,ALL THE 302 I FOUND WERE EITHER FROM AN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL FROM A TRUCK, I FOUND A 1970 COUGAR WITH ORIGINAL 351 WINDSOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR SO I INSTALLED IT AND DROVE IT. BEFORE THE PAINTING,THE BODY HAS SURFACE RUST AND WAS SANDED AND PRIMED. I NEVER FINISHED INSTALLING THE NEW HEADLINER,THE CARPET IS DECENT, THE UPHOLSTERY NEEDED REPAIR DUE TO SOME IDIOT PUTTING HEAVY SHARP PARTS ON TOP OF THE SEATS AND RIPPING THEM,INSTALLED A NEW REAR VALANCE BECAUSE THE OLD ONE WAS STOLEN AS WELL,THE BUMPERS ARE DRIVER QUALITY,NOT RUSTED. I STRIPPED THE TRUNK FLOOR AND SPRAYED WITH BEDLINER.THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL BABY BLUE CAR. THE WHEELS ARE SLOTTED MAGS CORRECT ERA OPTION AND BRAND NEW TIRES. HAS LONG TUBE HEADERS AND CHERRY BOMB PIPES. I HAVE STARTED THE CAR HERE AND THERE AND MAY NEED TUNE UP, BASICALLY I JUST LOST INTEREST DUE TO STOLEN ORIGINAL PARTS LIKE THE DASH PANEL,THE EMBLEMS. THE TRIMS ARE COMPLETE THOUGH AND ,THE DASH PAD IS NICE ,TRANSMISSION HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES IN THE REBUILD. THIS IS ONE OF THE RARE MUSCLE CARS, THERE ARE A LOT OF COUGARS OUT THERE BUT ARE EITHER AUTO OR 3 SPEED,THIS ONE IS A FACTORY 4 SPEED . GLASSES ARE GOOD. MAY NEED A SMALL PART HERE AND THERE BUT NOTHING MAJOR. R DOOD WAS SCRATCHED BUT I REALLY LOST INTEREST IN FIXING.
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Translogic drives wood-burning Mercury Beaver XR-7
Sun, 31 Jul 2011You read the title right, we're talking about the Mercury Beaver XR-7. No, Mercury never officially built a car called the beaver. This is the brainchild of upstate New Yorker Chip Beam, who owns and operates Beaver Energy, LLC. It runs on gases created by wood pellets fermented in a 2,400-degree furnace and fed to a supercharged Ford 4.6-liter V8.
By all accounts, it gets down the road just fine, and has pretty close to full power. The best part is, you can grow the fuel yourself and avoid patronizing big oil, if that's your thing. The only drawback that we can see to the Mercury Beaver XR-7 is the PVC pipe jungle occupying the space that would be the trunk under normal circumstances.
Still, if you're willing to smell like a mountain man and look like a bad Back to the Future knockoff, this ride is right up your alley. Click past the jump to see Translogic's take on this modified Merc.
Junkyard Gem: 1991 Mercury Capri
Mon, Sep 19 2016Ford has gotten a lot of use out of the Capri name in the United States. First, there was the Lincoln Capri in the 1950s, followed by the Ford Capri Mk1 (which was sold by Mercury dealers in the USA but never actually badged as a Mercury). Then came the 1979-1986 Mercury Capri, built on the very successful Fox Platform and essentially a clone of the Mustang. Finally, in 1991, the Australian Ford Capri came to the United States. Here is an example of this rare car that I spotted in a Northern California self-service yard not long ago. Mechanically speaking, the 1991-1994 Capri was a Mazda 323 under the skin, complete with a member of the same B-series engine family that went into such cars as the Miata and Ford Escort. So, for a few years in the early 1990s, car shoppers who wanted a sporty Mazda convertible could choose between a Miata and a Capri. The Capri had front-wheel-drive, but could be had with factory turbocharging. These cars were reliable and fun, but had a tough time competing with the Miata in the showroom battles. You'll see the occasional example now and then, but most of the 1991-1994 Capris have met the same fate that awaits this one. Related Video:
Petrolicious shows Mercedes 280SL as architecture in motion
Wed, Jun 17 2015While still an absolute beauty today, the design of the pagoda-roof W113 Mercedes-Benz SL was revolutionary when it debuted. Moving away from the soft curves of the previous SL models, the all-new generation brought an upright, angular shape that was as much architectural as automotive. In the latest video from Petrolicious, owner and architect Daniel Monti expounds on the inspiration that he gets from his 1969 280SL's fantastic styling. The roof is the most famous design feature of this generation of SL. Look at the top from the front or back, and you can see a gentle, downward arc that evokes the look of a pagoda. That one styling element is also a fabulous counterpoint to a vehicle that is largely more angular than curvaceous. Petrolicious wonderfully illustrates how some of the SL's form-follows-function design aesthetic can be found in the architect's work in this video's heaping helping of mid-century modern goodness.