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Up for auction is a 1970 XR 7 Cougar convertible, there were less than 2000 XR7 convertibles made. The restoration had started back in 1993 and all the bodywork was done at that time. The car was completely disassembled and all the rust repairs were made. The fenders, doors , hood , trunk deck were all stripped and primed on both sides even the door are primed on the inside in. You can see where the rear quarters were repaired. What's nice about this is you can see exactly what you're getting nothing's been mudded over. The entire front clip has been cleaned primed and painted. The front end has been totally rebuilt new ball joints, tie rod ends, power steering cylinder everything looks like new yet. The only thing in front and that hasn't been rebuilt or replaced are the just dics brake calipers and rotors, this is an extremely well options Cougar. The rim blow steering wheel does not have any cracks in it which is very unusual. It also has a tilt steering column, air-conditioning, power disc brakes, the deluxe Interior with the console and the original high-back bucket seats, the dash pad is in excellent condition, it does have a tach dash with a clock, power convertible top, I have taken pictures of all the parts that are included with the car. As you can see all the hardware is very neatly packaged and marked. The underside of the car has solid frame rails and floors look good as well I do see four areas that will need rust repair but I'm thinking that all it will need is the for small patches which won't be too bad at all. The original numbers matching 351 Windsor 2 bbl with an automatic are just sitting in the car not hooked up. The motor turns over and I was told it was running when they removed for restoration. This cougar only has 90,000 miles. This would be a great car to finish especially with all the neat options it has and most of the hard work has been done. This also has power windows and does have the tinted windows. All the windows are included with the car and are very usable. The stainless steel trim on the front windshield and the rear convertible boot are in very nice condition. Originally a yellow car with the white interior. I would say that this car is most likely 90% complete but remember it's been totally dismantled and was in the process of a full restoration. I've taken a lot of pictures and if you like any specific pictures in any area please e-mail me and I'll be more than happy to forward them to you. I truly believe this car is worth restoring and will make somebody a very beautiful cougar convertible. Shipping is the buyers responsibility but I will help in anyway possible. If you're local I would urge you to come and look at the car and see for yourself what a nice project this will be this is a structurally sound vehicle and well worth restoring. The car is located in Green Bay Wisconsin.

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Jill Wagner retired as Mercury spokeswoman

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Jill Wagner has officially given up her crown as the queen of Mercury. With the Ford middle child on its way to the scrap heap, Wagner no longer has any automotive hardware to promote. Given her varied talents, we wouldn't be surprised to see her pick up where she left off with another automaker.
And here you thought you'd never be upset about Mercury's passing.
Thanks for the tip, Gregg!

NHTSA investigating Ford's solution to May 2014 power steering recall

Tue, Apr 7 2015

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a complaint that Ford's response to a May 2014 recall of the 2008 to 2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner doesn't quite go far enough to solve a troubling power-steering problem. Roughly a year ago, Ford recalled nearly a million vehicles after it was found that a problem with the torque sensor's communication with the power steering control module could cut steering assistance for drivers. While manual steering would still be available, the problem was enough to ask drivers to report in to have the PSCM inspected, and if necessary, replaced (along with the torque sensor, or in dramatic cases, the entire steering column). That would only happen, though, if trouble codes were being thrown. If there weren't any problems, dealers were told to simply update the PSCM's software so that any issues between it and the torque sensor would simply throw a visual and audio warning – power steering would still be maintained. The petitioner claimed that following the recall work, he still experienced a problem with the torque sensor. According to NHTSA, a claim was made that Ford didn't go far enough in its solution to the problem, and that "the software update itself may in fact cause further issues with the affected vehicle's power steering, causing it to fail, and ultimately requiring replacement of the torque sensor or entire steering column." The petition was filed in early February and is now officially being looked into by NHTSA.

NHTSA will investigate some Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ models for power steering issue

Tue, 07 Oct 2014

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening an investigation into the 2010-2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ, the 2012 MKZ Hybrid and 2011 Mercury Milan because the agency has hundreds of complaints of electric power steering failure in these models.
According to NHTSA's data, it has received 508 complaints of the power steering allegedly suddenly malfunctioning and resulting in increased effort to turn the wheel. In four incidents, these failures resulted in loss of control and crashes. According to the reports, in some cases a power steering warning message came on as the fault occurred, and other times the system restored itself by turning off and then restarting the vehicle. NHTSA said it has also received further field report data from Ford, but that information hasn't been publicly released yet.
For the moment, there isn't a recall for this failure on these models. NHTSA is just investigating them to "assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of the alleged defect," and the agency says an estimated 938,000 vehicles could potentially be affected.

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