1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 56210 Miles Burnt Orange Convertible 428ci V8 4 Speed Ma

The Mercury Cougar is a nameplate applied to a diverse series of automobiles sold by Mercury from 1967 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2002. While most examples were produced as two-door coupes at various times throughout its production life the Cougar was also sold as a convertible four-door sedan station wagon and hatchback. During its production life as was common practice within the Mercury division the Cougar shared much of its underpinnings with a Ford counterpart. At the time of its intro...duction it was based upon the Ford Mustang. As the Mustang was downsized and redesigned in 1974 the Cougar became based upon the intermediate Mercury Montego (itself based upon the Ford Torino) becoming the replacement for the Montego in 1977. As the Cougar XR7 became the equivalent of the Ford Thunderbird in 1977 the Thunderbird would serve as the Ford counterpart of the Cougar for two decades. After its initial discontinuation the Cougar emerged as a replacement for the Ford Probe sports coupe based on the Ford Contour "world car"; as such it was sold outside of North America as the Ford Cougar. GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 Convertible for your consideration. This is a fully documented Concours restored 1969 Cougar XR7 convertible 428 ram air with 4 speed 1 of 31 cars ever built. This car has had a complete nut and bolt restoration by noted restorer Arild Thu. Some critical features of this Cougar include; original build sheet original Ford invoice Marti-Report window sticker original VIN stamped engine (rebuilt) original carb ram air cleaner intake exhaust manifolds block heads internals oil pan fuel pump and radiator original RUG AE2 VIN stamped close ratio transmission including rebuilt original Ford shifter original rear end and housing (rebuilt) OEM Ford exhaust by Scott Fuller original restored door panels original restored seats using leather and vinyl to OEM standard original seat belts restored by Python all new date coded glass all new OEM wiring and original dash harness all original bright work polished and or rechromed including front grill rear tail light bezels and bumpers original styled steel wheels with reproduction Firestone wide oval white wall tires including spare and NOS wheel caps. This is a very highly optioned car including some rare options like the Immersion block heater and comfort steam ventilation. This vehicle truly has been restored to the highest standard and will not disappoint please call or email us for more information To see over 80 photos of this car including under carriage please visit our website