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1971 Mercury Comet Two Door All Original Gt Bucket Seats Like Maverick on 2040-cars

Year:1971 Mileage:114074 Color: Yellow /
 Black
Location:

Riverside, California, United States

Riverside, California, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:U/K
Engine:3.3L 3277CC 200Cu. In. l6 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
Year: 1971
Interior Color: Black
Make: Mercury
Number of Cylinders: 6
Model: Comet
Trim: Base
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 114,074
Options: factory am fm radio, bucket seats
Sub Model: coupe
Exterior Color: Yellow
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"running and registered"

 1971 Mercury Comet, 200 six, auto trans, 8 inch rear end

This car was my sons daily driver for the last few years
we rebuilt the engine and transmission 7000 miles ago
including: rebuilt radiator, new heater core, water pump, hoses ect.
last month we did the front brakes, wheel cylinder and front shocks
back brakes were still good and were done including wheel cylinders when the
engine was done

The body has plenty of dings and small dents but is for the most part all original
I have straight rust free fenders and a door that will go with the car.
All the trim is very straight including the headlight bezels.
The bumpers are faded but fairly straight.
The valance panels are straight as well.

floors are very solid , no rust. the only rust is one spot at the right
rear quarter panel as seen in the pictures

Glass is all good
All electrical works including back up lights and heater
Tires are 50 %

Upholstery is in good shape but needing a headliner and the dash has some cracks.
As you can see it has factory bucket seats that were upholstered last year.
Has a factory AM FM radio

Now the bad news , the transmission is going out  starts to whine after it is warmed up and
the fluid  smells burned. Still drivable but I would not drive it very far.
also the passenger side upper a arm busings have the typical creaking and need replacement.

would not take much to make it a daily driver or a great car to restore. You will not need
to find any parts for this car. The car it is complete and all original, never modified in any way.

I live in Southern California  zip code 92509  one hour East of Los Angles., Three and one half hours south of Las Vegas

No reserve auction, the car is registered and the engine runs great

500 non refundable deposit by PayPal with in 2 days of close of auction

balance to be payed with in one week of close of auction

car to be picked up with in two weeks of close of auction. If car is not picked
up I will refund your money LESS the deposit

cash payment is fine but NO CHECKS OF ANY KIND
Paypal is also fine for paying the balance

E-mail me with any questions , thank you



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Junkyard Gem: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR-7

Sun, May 24 2020

The story of the Mercury Cougar involves more plot twists and unexpected digressions than that of just about any other Detroit car, with successive Cougar generations based on the Ford Mustang (1967-1973), the Ford Torino and/or Thunderbird (1974-1979), various Fox Fords including the Thunderbird (1980-1988), the MN12 Thunderbird/Lincoln Mark VIII (1989-1997), and the Ford Mondeo (1999-2002). There were wagon and sedan Cougars for brief periods, just to confuse everybody, and the rakish XR-7 Cougars sometimes lived on different platforms from their ordinary non-XR-7 counterparts. I think the Late Malaise Era Fox XR-7s are among the most interesting of the bunch, so I was quite excited to spot this tan-over-gold '81 in a Denver yard. I tried to count the number of screaming-cat badges on and in this car and gave up once I hit a dozen. The steering wheel, door panels, C pillars, center console, and — of course — the hood ornament all boast snarling felines. Earlier Cougars had emblems showing full side views of stalking catamounts, but the Cougar logo for the 1980s showed just the head. This car got the optional center console, which I hear is quite a rarity. You had to pay $174 extra (that's around $513 in 2020 dollars) for an AM/FM/cassette audio system in the '81 Cougar, but at least the air conditioning was standard equipment. Believe it or not, thieves used to steal these radios. Kumpf Lincoln-Mercury still exists in Englewood (as Landmark Lincoln), and the yard that now houses this car can be found just 15 miles up Broadway on the north side of Denver.  The padded landau roof hasn't fared so well beneath the fierce Colorado sun, but overall this car seems very solid. Sadly, only the Mustangs and (once in a long while) Fairmonts get much love from the Fox Ford crowd these days. Three Mercury "wire wheel" hubcaps and one from a Lincoln. The base engine in the 1981 XR-7 was the "Thriftmaster" 200-cubic-inch (3.3-liter) straight-six, but very few XR-7 buyers would have refrained from checking the box for one of the two optional Windsor V8s. I can't tell if we're looking at the 255-cubic-inch (4.2-liter) version or the 302-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) one here, but real-world drivers might not have noticed the difference between the 120-horse 255 and the 130-horse 302, anyway. The non-XR-7 Fox Cougars had five-speed manual transmissions as base equipment (which nobody wanted), but all 1981 XR-7s had automatics.

Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line

Wed, 05 Jan 2011

The signs have come down and retail production ended back in October of 2010. Now, the very last Mercury model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a Grand Marquis reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the Ford Crown Victoria and Lincoln Town Car for fleet and livery duty.
St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the Panther platform is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the fish memories.
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Ford finally issues recall for 230K minivans over rust problems

Sun, 10 Mar 2013

The rust issue in the rear wheel wells of 2004-2007 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans has finally led to a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began an investigation into the matter in 2011, said investigation being upgraded to an engineering analysis a year later while NHTSA tried to figure out how many model years should be included in the assessment.
Ford has decided to recall all of the 230,000 minivans potentially affected, namely those sold in salt-belt states and countries like Canada. The excess rust in the rear wheel wells was also able to prevent the third-row seats from locking to the floor of the minivan. To repair the problem, owners can take their minivans to dealers, and the dealers will place new panels in the wheel wells, replace the third-row seat mounting brackets and relocate the latches to an area away from any corrosion.
Ford says it will begin notifying owners during the last week of March.