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1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 Convertible 1 of 1 Marti Report Southern Car

Sale price: $25,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sale type: Fixed price listing

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Year:
1970
Mileage:
108,771
Engine:
351
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1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 Convertible 1 of 1 Marti Report Southern Car for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 526 votes
Godspeed is selling 1-1970 Cougar XR7 Convertible (Rare) 1 of 1 Built. This car is completely restored and is one of the best restoration jobs that I have seen in years. The car has new red Paint. New Front Suspension. and has a brand new Black Leather interior new springs in the seat. upper dash. and door panels. Wood Grain Steering Wheel (Shelby Style) after market radio. All new trim inside is classic cougar. Now for the outside this car looks like a Cougar Eliminator with the Chin Spoiler. Hood Scoop. Rear Spoiler all Cougar Eliminator Parts. Brand New Black Power Top. All the outside has new chrome trim. Wheels are correct and freshly restored. The only bad thing is that the drivers side floor pan has been repaired. But I would replace the pan at the time of the restoration floor pans were not on the market for this car. I have discounted the price of the car because of the floor pan repair. This car also has had the speedo and Tach rebuilt. the repair guy said that this is a cougar eliminator 8K tach. The marti report states that this car is a XR7 and nothing about the 8K tach. So we think that ford ran out of the 6K tachs and ford just put the 8K tach. That is just one more plus to this very rare car combo. This car was ordered in Georgia and we have a clean Georgia title. This car was ordered with a Pastel Blue Paint #921-A paint code. with a Medium Ginger Leather interior. and a white top. As you can see the car is a better color choice in this combo. but is still a 1 of 1 Car Build. Motor is in great shape new carb. wires. hoses and filters. The Paint is a 8 out of a 10 and is a super nice job. You could not build this car for the asking price. I do have the Marti Report. Call Godspeed Motorsports at 864-304-2658. We have the Peace that you need. The Cougar Story: First generation (1967–1970)First generation
1967 Mercury CougarModel years1967–1970 (1969–70 are the second body shape)AssemblyUnited States: Dearborn. MichiganBody style2-door hardtop coupe
2-door convertibleLayoutFR layoutEngine289 cu in (4. 7 L) Windsor V8
390 cu in (6. 4 L) FE V8
302 cu in (4. 9 L) Windsor V8
351 cu in (5. 8 L) Windsor V8
428 cu in (7. 0 L) FE V8
427 cu in (7. 0 L) FE V8Wheelbase111 in (2819 mm)RelatedFord Mustang

The introduction of the Cougar finally gave Mercury its own pony car. Slotted between the Ford Mustang and the Ford Thunderbird. the Cougar would be the performance icon and eventually the icon for the Mercury name for several decades. The Cougar was available in two models (base and XR-7) and only came in one body style (a two-door hardtop). Engine choices ranged from the 200 hp (149 kW) 289 in3 two-barrel V8 to the 335 hp (250 kW) 390 in3 four-barrel V8. A notable performance package called the GT was available on both the base and XR-7 Cougars. This included the 390 in3 V8. as well as a performance handling package and other performance enhancements.

The 1967 Cougar was based on that year's refaced first-generation Mustang. a rel="nofollow" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Mercury_Cougar#cite_note-3">[3] but with a 3-inch-longer (76 mm) wheelbase and new sheet metal. A full-width divided grille with hidden headlamps and vertical bars defined the front fascia—it was sometimes called the electric shaver grille. At the rear. a similar treatment saw the license plate surrounded on both sides with vertically slatted grillework concealing taillights (with sequential turn signals). a styling touch taken from the Thunderbird. A deliberate effort was made to give the car a more "European" flavor than the Mustang. at least to American buyers' eyes. Aside from the base model and the luxurious XR-7. only one trim package was available for either model: the sporty GT. The XR-7 model brought a wood-grained steering wheel. a simulated wood-grained dashboard with a full set of black-faced competition instruments and toggle switches. an overhead console. a T-type center automatic transmission shifter. and leather or vinyl seats. The GT package. meanwhile. supplied a much larger engine. Ford's 390-in3 (6. 4 L) FE-series big block to replace the small-block 289-in3 (4. 7 L) standard powerplant. Along with this came an upgraded suspension to handle the extra weight of the big engine and give better handling. more powerful brakes. better tires and a low-restriction exhaust system. The Cougar was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1967.

The Cougar continued to be a Mustang twin for seven years. and could be optioned as a genuine muscle car. Nevertheless. it gradually tended to shift away from performance and toward luxury. evolving into something new in the market — a plush pony car. The signs were becoming clear as early as 1970. when a special edition styled by fashion designer Pauline Trigereappeared. complete with a houndstooth pattern vinyl roof and upholstery. A reskinning in 1971 saw the hidden headlights vanish for good. although hidden wipers were adopted. Between 1969 and 1973. Cougar convertibles were offered.

Not much changed for the Cougar in its second year. The addition of federally mandated side marker lights and a collapsible steering column were among the minor changes. but the biggest changes were under the hood and in performance for the XR-7 model. A 210 hp (157 kW) 302-in3. two-barrel V8 was the base engine on all XR-7s and early standard Cougars. Three new engines were added to the option list this year: the 230 hp (172 kW) 302-in3. four-barrel V8; the 335 hp (250 kW) 428-in3. four-barrel V8; and the 390 hp (291 kW) 427-in3. four-barrel V8. In addition. the 289-in3 engine was made standard on base cars without the interior decor group midway through the model year. Mercury was serious about the Cougar being the performance icon for the company. The XR7-G. named for Mercury road racer Dan Gurney. came with all sorts of performance add-ons. including a hood scoop. Lucas fog lamps. and hood pins. Engine selection was limited only to the 302. 390. and 428 V8. A total of 619 XR7-Gs were produced. and only 14 Gs were produced with the 428 CJ. The mid-year 7. 0-L GT-E package was available on both the standard and XR-7 Cougars and came with the 427 V8. The 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air was available in limited numbers on the GT-E beginning 1 April 1968. [4]Conservatively rated at 335 hp (250 kW). the 428 Cobra Jet could produce much more (306 kW (410 hp)) from the factory. A total of 394 GT-Es were produced. 357 with the 427 and 37 with the 428. [5] The GT-E came with power front disc brakes as standard. [6]

1970 Cougar1969 Cougar

The third year of production. 1969. brought several new additions to the Cougar lineup. A convertible model was now available in either standard and XR-7 trim. These highly anticipated soft tops proved quite popular and today are considered. by many. among the most desirable of the '67-'70 production run. On the exterior. the grille switched from vertical bars to horizontal bars. and a spoiler and a Ram Air induction hood scoop were added as options. A new performance package appeared and several disappeared. The XR-7G and the 7. 0-L GT-E disappeared. but the 390 and 428 V8s remained. The 290 hp (216 kW) 351 Windsor V8 was added to the engine lineup. The Eliminator performance package appeared for the first time. A 351-in3 four-barrel V8 was standard under the hood. with the 390 four-barrel V8. the 428CJ and the Boss 302 available as options. The Eliminator was the new top-of-the-line performance model of the Cougar lineup. It also featured a blacked-out grille. special side stripes. front and rear spoilers. an optional Ram Air induction system. and a more performance-tuned suspension and handling package. It also came in a variety of vibrant colors. such as White. Bright Blue Metallic. Competition Orange. and Bright Yellow. Only two Cougars came with the Boss 429 V8. making them the rarest Cougars ever built. Both were factory drag cars built for "Fast Eddie" Schartman and "Dyno" Don Nicholson.

The 1970. the Cougar appearance was similar to the 1969 model. but numerous changes were made inside and out. It now sported a new front end which featured a pronounced center hood extension and electric shaver grille similar to the 1967 and 1968 Cougars. Federally mandated locking steering columns appeared inside. and the aforementioned new nose and taillight bezels updated the look on the outside. The 300 hp (224 kW) 351 "Cleveland" V8 was now available for the first time. though both the Cleveland and Windsor engines were available. if the buyer selected the base model two-barrel motor. The 390 FE engine was now dropped. and the Boss 302 and 428CJ soldiered on.

Total production: 1967: 150. 93 1968: 113. 20 1969: 100. 60 1970: 72. 43

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