Mercury Cougar XR7 Convertible 1970.
Mercury Cougar XR7 Convertible 1970
måndag 25 februari 2013
The Joker.
Did you know that the Hit song from 1973 "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band was written sitting on the hood of a Mercury Cougar?
fredag 22 februari 2013
My reflections about,,,,
Sometimes i think about this Cat. Its a true low mile car, its obvious when you take a look at the under carriage. No dents or rust, everything is in place etc.
On the other hand the motor, trans and interior is swapped. What i think happened is that someone somewhere needed/stole the motor etc. to install in maybe a Mustang. A low mile motor everyone wants.
Probably this happened in the early eighties and maybe the Cat wasnt much worth. Later someone bougth the car w.o. motor and acquired a motor and transm. from somewhere, it happened to be a 351C-4V and a Hurst-Toploader.
The motor got a overhaul 1986, i have a thick bundle of recepies of that. That person was very eager to get it right i believe. Everything is replaced with the right parts. Probably was the white interior also gone or in someway not ok. A black interior was installed.
The car has also somwhere down the line got a respray, looked like a low budget paint. Probably caused by a minor parking accident or just that the owner wanted a red car.
One other thing that proves that this is a low mile car is that the plastic lenses in the instrument clusters have no detoriation.
The "California Highway Patrol" inspection 1974 decal at the windshield proves that this car havent been driven very much.
When i bought the car it had a bad repaired minor parking accident in front. Bad respray and bad alingnment of the left front end panels.
When i heard of this car it was already half way by ship over here to Sweden. The Swedish contact in CA did a overhaul of the carb, swapped the carpet and gas tank. Also the conv. top was replaced.
The top had been folded down in a garage for about 20 y. and couldnt be saved.
Unfornately they did installed a black top instead of a white as original.
Im very happy with the Cat and it runs strong, handles well, some parts had giving up during the few miles i have driven it. The power steering cylinder, master brake cylinder, thing that easily breaks when a car sits for a long time.
What ive done to the car is a respray to original color, swapped all rubber and bushings, a new set of wheels and tires. Some minor things is still to be refurbished or replaced, but nothing is really bad.
On the other hand the motor, trans and interior is swapped. What i think happened is that someone somewhere needed/stole the motor etc. to install in maybe a Mustang. A low mile motor everyone wants.
Probably this happened in the early eighties and maybe the Cat wasnt much worth. Later someone bougth the car w.o. motor and acquired a motor and transm. from somewhere, it happened to be a 351C-4V and a Hurst-Toploader.
The motor got a overhaul 1986, i have a thick bundle of recepies of that. That person was very eager to get it right i believe. Everything is replaced with the right parts. Probably was the white interior also gone or in someway not ok. A black interior was installed.
The car has also somwhere down the line got a respray, looked like a low budget paint. Probably caused by a minor parking accident or just that the owner wanted a red car.
One other thing that proves that this is a low mile car is that the plastic lenses in the instrument clusters have no detoriation.
The "California Highway Patrol" inspection 1974 decal at the windshield proves that this car havent been driven very much.
When i bought the car it had a bad repaired minor parking accident in front. Bad respray and bad alingnment of the left front end panels.
When i heard of this car it was already half way by ship over here to Sweden. The Swedish contact in CA did a overhaul of the carb, swapped the carpet and gas tank. Also the conv. top was replaced.
The top had been folded down in a garage for about 20 y. and couldnt be saved.
Unfornately they did installed a black top instead of a white as original.
Im very happy with the Cat and it runs strong, handles well, some parts had giving up during the few miles i have driven it. The power steering cylinder, master brake cylinder, thing that easily breaks when a car sits for a long time.
What ive done to the car is a respray to original color, swapped all rubber and bushings, a new set of wheels and tires. Some minor things is still to be refurbished or replaced, but nothing is really bad.
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