Super Rare 1969 Cougar Xr7 428cj 4-speed One Of 32 Built Test Car Mustang Cousin on 2040-cars

Here’s a Super Rare Test Car, a 1969 Cougar XR7, 428 4-speed with 350 posi. One of Only 32 units built out of 100,185 Cougars made for the year 1969 and Only 5 made with this Rare paint / trim codes. Gorgeous gold metallic paint with white leather interior and green tinted glass. This car was ordered from the Home Office Reserve and built as a Test car for Mercury, As you know, most test cars get destroyed after testing. This one got away. After testing it made it’s way to the Ford Resale lot for employee purchasing. The Marti Report and the Original Ford invoice confirms this and shows it went to the Ford Pilot Plant manufacturing to the garage. This plain Jane XR7 had no vinyl top or markings (a sleeper) with the 428 CJ 4-speed. This is the only gold / white 428 CJ Cougar made (1 of 1). With the options of 428 4-speed with 350 posi, ps, pb, rare power ventilation (1 of 850), am/fm stereo radio, console, and disk brakes. A two year restoration to follow to original Ford specifications. Special thanks to Bob Perkins of Wisconsin for the information and consulting in the restoration process for this like new condition Auto. In the two year restoration, fresh with only 25 test miles ,the vehicle was completely disassembled, stripped of all paint and sand blasted, and ground up restored. The Cougar was re-painted completely apart in original gold metallic paint with clear coat and sanded and buffed to a laser straight mirror finish ($12,000 paint job). The drive train was completely rebuilt as well as other components and painted to all factory original specifications. All trim on the car is NOS - new - re-plated to better than original Ford. Approximately $6,500 h as been spent on All trim and Replating including $2,000 just to re-plate the complete grille. The interior of the XR7 a complete custom original specification design all s) leather interior was made in white. Absolutely stunning. All new interior consists of headliner, seats, carpet, trim, chrome metal or plastic re-plated, and new refinishing steering wheel with all new wood grain inserts. Excellent original gauges and dash pad completed the interior. The car has 97 % matching casting codes and date codes of the drive train throughout the car. Replaced windshield, tires, brakes, shocks, suspension, and aluminized exhaust system for the stagger shock setup. The only change to the vehicle was with 1970 Cougar side glass and added an electronic ignition. The 428 Cobra jet engine and Drive train is Rebuilt with 95 %  correct date and casting codes throught out the car with block-heads-aluminum PI intake-distributor-carburetor-water pump-exhaust manifold and bell housing. Trans is rebuilt, C9 code, big in and out shaft, with a center force clutch set up. Rear end Rebuilt - N case, date coded with new 350 gears-clutches. You can’t duplicate this car for the time and money spent and what it’s being sold for, a very reasonable price. A car of this Rarity and One of 32 4-Speeds out of 100.085 Cougars made for the 1969 Year --Just finding One in Original good shape would be like finding a needle in the hay stack !! How many can be left ??  --This would run at least 45,000 to find one and not including a Full restore at this Super QUALITY...I have a number of cars that I’m trying to finish and I'm thinning the Herd --more to follow.... I Don't have the time to bring it to the Auction. You the private party or Dealer have plenty of meat on the bone....room to make  Good $$  On this Car ,at any Big auction !!  This car could easily be sold up to or more than  $125,000 at the right auto auction house on a Saturday afternoon at a Mecum or Barrett Jackson auction. A very beautiful Stunning workmanship and Quality, Detailed, Execution Restoration as you can see. Not many 428 cars were built and few remain. This is a chance of a lifetime to own such a vehicle. Only 504 428CJ Cougars were ever built in 69 and Very Very  few came with BIG BLOCK 428CJ 4 - speeds ---And to top it off A   Surviving   TEST CAR  in a 1 of 1 Color Combo !!  Compared to the 69 Mustang, just a hair over 13,000 were built with the 428CJ. This 69 XR7 Cougar Test Car (Fords Factory Invoice)  is one of the Holy Grails 428 CJ 4- Speed of Cougars and will only increase in value because of it’s Rarity. This is Better Than Money in the Bank !!  Know One can take your money it away from you like they did it in the stock market. This is Why the auto auction market is still doing so good in the economy--- Which all the Big boys Know !!  A truly Collectible Piece of Ford History which can never be Replaced or Rewritten in Time is Priceless. Only 1 lucky person with vision will make money and profit from this Auto !! . Opportunity Knocks Once.....Car is sold with title and bill of sale - only a wire transfer to complete full payment.