1968 Mercury Cougar

1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 Fully restored completed in October 2014 and only 2100 miles since. Car was from Phoenix AZ and stored since 1986 prior to restoration, no rust anywhere and all original sheet metal. It has the original 390 cu in engine, C6 automatic transmission, and 9 inch rearend. The engine has been highly massaged with roller rockers, highly machined original heads with larger valves, period correct low profile 4 barrel intake manifold, and a Quick Fuel 660 CFM four barrel carb. It was balanced, blueprinted, ported, and polished. The stock style distributor was converted to HEI. It has HD Doug's headers with 2.5 inch exhaust and Summit Racing turbo mufflers...sounds pretty good with the comp cams spec'ed cam. Comp Cams used all of the engine builders data and calculated the HP at 420. It runs very good and very strong.The transmission was completely rebuild and a new stock torque converter used. The rearend was also disassembled and inspected and then reassembled with new bearings and seals. The drive shaft was inspected and new u-joints installed. The front end was completely rebuilt with new parts, The brakes are all new from the master cylinder out, except for a couple of lengths of steel brake lines that were like new. The wheel cylinders, drums (back), rotors (front), all hoses and like I said, the master cylinder and vacuum booster were replaced. The shocks are new gas units, the wheels are 15' American Racing units a bit wider in the rear. The rear leaf springs were recurved for a 2 inch lift that makes it sit just right with a slight rake from back to front with no shackles to see or air shocks to deal with. The ride is still stock feeling and it goes down the road nicely. In the interior the carpet and front seat material was replaced (to match the back seat) but the rest is all original and in outstanding condition, as you can see from the pictures.Trim: XR7Doors: 2