1982 Mercury Cougar LS

1982 Mercury Cougar XR-7 LS, 1 of 1

Car is being sold locally and listing may endat any time.

(at Cars & Coffee, Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 15, 2021 - GREAT reflection!)

Description: Triple French Vanilla. Loaded. Rare. Collector-owned car. I've owned this car since May 2008. 16,867 1982 Cougar XR-7 s were produced. According to Marti, this is 1 of 1.

4.2 L/255 V 8. 4-speed AOD.

Halogen headlamps, Power brakes-front disc/rear drum, Power variable ratio rack-and-pinion steering, Mini-spare tire, Hybrid Mac Pherson front suspension coil rear suspension, Dual note horn, Viscous drive fan, Interior: Analog quartz clock, Twin Comfort Lounge Seats with dual recliners, 18-ounce cut-pile carpeting, Woodtoneappliques, Trip odometer, Glove box, ashtray and luggage compartment lights, Soft rear seat armrest, Decklid, upper bodyside and hood accent stripes, Rear pillar ornament, LS luxury door and quarter trim panels, Power windows, Electronic warningchimes, Luxury luggage compartment trim, Mirrors-Dual remote control, Autolamp, Rear defroster, Illuminated entry, Auto parking brake release, Speed control.Leather. NOS floor mats. NOS door switch woodtone bezels. Radio plays weakly out of the right side speakers. I've replaced the amplifier with an NOS unit, but that didn't make a difference.

Marti Report:

Dimensions:

Wheelbase 108.4 Length 200.4 Width 74.1 Height 53.3 Weight 3,152 Front Track 58.1 Rear Track 57.0 Front Leg Room 42.7 Front Shoulder Room 56.0 Front Head Room 37.7 Rear Leg Room 35.5 Rear Shoulder Room 55.6 Rear Head Room 36.7 Trunk 17.7

Mileage: 88,348. I am still driving the car so mileage will go up a pinch.

My repair/restoration history:

7/28/2008 Cooling

system flush, replace rear main seal, install exhaust hose at catalytic

converter, replace crankshaft bearings, alignment, intake manifold gasket,

replace front crankshaft seal, replace oil pan gasket, replace rack and

pinion bushings, replace oil pump screen, replace power steering pressure

hose, new oil pan drain plug, replace thermostat & housing, replace

distributor o-ring, replace belts 8/18/2008 New

headlamps, wiper blades and plug wires 8/29/2008 Headliner

and visor reupholster - labor 9/22/2008 Fusible

link, wiring splices 11/14/2008 NOS

grille 11/23/2008 New

battery 6/15/2009 Replace

front and rear u-joints (3) and centering ball 9/28/2009 NOS

rear defroster switch 10/4/2009 New

auto-lamp light switch 10/9/20092

under dash courtesy light sockets 3/25/2010 Thermostat,

Gasket, A/C Sealant 9/23/2010 Replace

power valve on carb flush power steering 11/16/2010 Parking

brake switch 1/25/2011 Auto-Lamp

Relay 1/27/2011 Flush

heater core, replace driver power window motor, replace driver door lock

actuator, replace autolamp relay 2/10/2011 Replace

blower motor and wheel 2/25/2011 Replace

brake caliper bushings, replace front brake hoses, replace outer tie rod. 9/3/2011 Replace

right rear quarter wheel opening molding 9/20/2012 Rebuild

stereo - fix cassette load. eject 11/13/2012 LED

bulbs for coach lamps 11/17/2012 Paint

job 11/23/2012 Unleaded

Fuel Only decal 12/3/2012 Radio

interference capacitor 4/2/2013 Adjust

timing 4-wheel alignment 4/30/2013 carb

upkick dashpot solenoid 4/3/20154

new tires 4/10/2015 New

Motorcraft battery 4/25/2015 Low

beam Sylvania H 4656 headlight 5/29/2015 New

muffler and tailpipe 6/8/2015 Washer

fluid lid sticker 7/21/2015 Thermostat

replacement 5/5/2016 Replace

power steering line, set ignition timing, repack rear wheel cylinders,

state inspection 9/16/2016 replace

fuel pump and oil sending unit 9/27/2016 New

radiator, hoses, thermostat gasket 10/8/2016 Door

power switch bezels - NOS 2/7/2019 New

oil pump new high pressure steering hose 6/1/2020 Replace

headliner with vinyl 9/1/2020 New

starter 3/11/2021 New

EEC, starter relay and voltage regulator (didn't need them, but I wanted

new shiny pieces under the hood - easier to replace than repaint them)

Neither car nor title leave my possession until after my bank says funds have cleared. That includes cash. 5/30/2021: Added a video of the car starting this morning. You can hear the melodic chimes as I start the car and then I open the hood where you can see a smooth engine (no vibrations) and a notice pinch of fast idle on a cold engine.

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