1967 Mercury Cougar Xr-7 4.7l on 2040-cars
Enfield, Connecticut, United States
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For sale is my 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7. 289-4V ( A code ) C-4 Automatic, 9 inch rear with 3.25 gears and an Equal-Loc diff. Rear end comes from a 67' Cougar GT. Car has a 67' correct Transverse dual exhaust. Car was used to prototype the exhaust for a local reproduction exhaust supplier. Original 67' Styled Steel wheels, NOS trim rings ( still have boxes ) and repro center caps. Firestone Indy 500s P215/70/14. Power drum brakes that were updated with larger drums taken from the same 67' GT the rear end came from. Power steering. Engine was rebuilt by previous owner ( less then 20,000 on rebuild ). Stock manifolds and intake, Holley 600cfm carb, stock ignition. Runs strong, exhaust sounds good, in and outside of the car! I am the fourth owner of this car, and knew both the second and third owner. Car was mildly restored by the second owner ( have pics showing work done ). Third owner tried " hot rodding " it a bit, was bought by me before he could do any permanate damage . Tracked down 95% of the original parts and put the car back to stock. Have owned the car since 2003, need to sell to complete restoration on another project. Have driven car less then 5,000 miles since buying it. Would like to see it go to a good home! Any questions or concerns please ask!
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