1972 Mercury Cougar Xr7 351cj Q Code 4 Sp Very Rare 1 Of 156 - Like Mustang 72 on 2040-cars

1972 Mercury Cougar 351 Cobra Jet Factory 4sp. 3.25 Posi Rear End. Very nice car. Completely documented .... Marti Report, Original Ford Invoice, Window Sticker (reproduction from Kevin Marti) ..... Factory Silver (Pewter Metallic), Black Vinyl Top and Black Leather. 99% Rust free ..... very solid. Southern Car it's whole life.  The car was sold new in South Carolina and has been in Florida for the past 8 years.  It has always been garaged.  The car has excellent frame rails and floorboards which are all original and have never been fixed or patched. I rebuilt the transmission and put in a new clutch when I got the car 7 years ago. The rear end has been serviced and has new bearings and lube in it. I replaced the gas tank and sending unit. The rubber brake lines have been replaced. The interior is real nice and the seats have no rips in them. The headliner is original and is in good condition but has one small hole it is above the from windshield about the size of a dime.  The drivers side door panel has a very small crack in the vinyl by the door lock button. The carpet is original but still looks good (I have a brand new carpet set that goes with the car). The motor runs good and has a Holley Carb on it now but I have the original Ford 4310 carb that the car came with. The exhaust is all new with Hooker Headers which have been Jet Hot coated.  Besides the Headers the rest of the exhaust is all original and the tail pipes exit just like they did from the factory.  I have the original exhaust manifolds that go with the car. The car sounds excellent with a very performance sounding exhaust note. There are a few very minor dents and scratches in the car from 42 years of use but nothing major. The A/C is all complete and hooked up but it is still an R12 system and either needs R12 put back in it or it needs to be converted to R134. The Radio is a factory AM FM stereo and it works perfect.  This car has no cut wires behind the dash and has never had any type of aftermarket radio or electronics installed in it.  The dash pad is perfect and has no cracks in it. The steering wheel is the 'rim blow' type of steering wheel which has a few cracks in it but is in over-all good condition for its age. The tach works. All of the window roll up and down like they should. The body 'buck' tag is still on the core support (see picture). I am the third owner and I've had the car for 7 years.  This car is just a nice running and driving original car that can be driven now just the way that it is.  Every time I take this car to a car show or a cruise it always gets lots of attention because most people don't know that Mercury put manual transmissions in Cougar's.  Also, for the weight of the car the 351CJ motor really makes this car jump.  The 351CJ engine was the most powerful engine that you could get in a 1972 Cougar.  It is very excelerating to drive and always gets lots of 'thumbs up'.  If you want something different than everyone else and something that has lots of class and performance you should check this car out.  In the 7 years I've owned the car I've never seen another '72 4sp. 351CJ Cougar like this one.  A very rare and interesting car!!!  For more info - Curtis 813-seven 3 two -six 0 six 8. I have a lot more pictures on my Photobucket page ..... Ebay won't let me post the link here to my Photobucket page .... if anyone wants to see those pictures email me and I can send you the link.