1967 Mercury Cougar Xr-7 4.7l, Excellent Project on 2040-cars
Magnolia, Texas, United States
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67 Mercury Cougar XR-7 project car for sale. If you are a Cougar fan then this project is for you. What you are bidding on is a very complete highly optioned first year production Cougar XR-7. This car has always been a California and southern car and therefore has very little rust to worry about. Floors, aprons, doors, hood, deck lid, rockers, torque boxes, fenders all rust free. Car is overall about 95% rust free with the only issues some minor issues around wheel openings on quarters. The inner and outer wheel houses are rock solid and the quarters are most definitely salvageable. There is also one spot on the passenger side trunk drop. Other than that this car is bone dry. I purchased this car from a guy in Alabama with the intention of making a Gurney/Bud Moore Trans Am replica and after getting the car I have come to the realization that this car is too nice to chop up. First of all it is a highly optioned car with the XR 7 package, power disc brakes, A code 4bl 289, A/C, and Power steering. The previous owner completely dissembled the car and every part that he removed comes with the car with most parts very organized and tagged. He also took about a hundred pictures of the disassembly as this was his first restoration attempt. I remember doing this too about 30 cars ago! The car was a running, driving car when he took it apart. There was a 302 in the car when he took it apart but was intent on restoring the car to original so he found a correct date coded 289 4BL that is currently sitting in the car. In addition to the parts removed from the car there are a number of new and reconditioned parts that will come with the car. There is a completely refurbished wood grain XR 7 dash for example. There is even a few NOS parts like chrome moldings etc. The car retains a lot of the original Lime Frost paint and as I have said is straight and solid. The interior is Dark Ivy leather and the seats need recovering. Door panels, rear trim are in very good condition. Dash pad is toast and will need a headliner. It will come with two working AM Cougar radios and an assortment of new in the box trim parts. I am sure I have forgotten something so feel free to ask questions. I will have everything that you see (and don't see) packed in the car for shipment. The car is located outside of Houston TX about 25 miles north of the airport. In summary this is a great project for just about anyone including a novice since there is so much documentation to the tear down. More importantly the staring platform is a very good one being rust free and highly optioned. I will be happy to speak to bidders directly if you will send me your number. Good luck!
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Ford finally issues recall for 230K minivans over rust problems
Sun, 10 Mar 2013The 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.
Automakers tussle over owners of 'orphan' makes
Thu, 10 May 2012When General Motors put down several of its brands in recent years, it also let loose thousands of brand-loyal customers who will eventually need another car.
R.L. Polk Associates estimates there are more than 18 million cars from 16 discontinued makes on the road today. Those "orphan owners" have sales-hungry competitors seeing dollar signs. GM is offering Saturn owners $1,000 cash toward a Chevy Cruze, Cadillac CTS or a GMC Acadia. Ford is giving its Mercury lease customers a chance to get out of their contracts with no early-termination penalty and offering to waive six remaining payments if they drive off in a Ford or Lincoln.
Edmunds.com research shows the efforts are paying off somewhat for GM, with 39 percent of Pontiac owners, 37 percent of Hummer owners and 31 percent of Saturn owners taking delivery of another GM-branded vehicle. But that leaves as much as 69 percent of owners going elsewhere. Ford, Honda and Toyota seem to be attracting many former GM owners.
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The report indicates that corrosion of the lower intermediate steering shaft could cause a "loss of steering," presumably because of a partial or complete failure of the part. The report points out the dealers will inspect and replace the offending steering component for recalled cars, and may also secure a lower steering column bearing and replace the upper intermediate steering shaft as needed. The company is unaware of any reports of the faulty part causing any accidents or injuries.
Ford helpfully lists states in which corrosion is more likely to have taken place, mostly in the Snow Belt, as you might guess. Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia are listed.