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Junkyard Gems: 1972 Mercury Cougar XR-7

Starts with 1939 model and continue until 2011the rule in Dearborn is most Ford model will receive a brother and sister wearing clothes wearing the Mercury insignia (And Canadians even have Mercury F-100s and Econolines). When Mustang First hitting showrooms in 1964, the countdown to a Mercurized edition has begun. That car, the leopard liondebuted as a 1967 model marketed as a “men’s car.” Today gem dump is a heavily abused example of early 1970s Cougar, found in an auto graveyard in the San Francisco Bay Area some time ago.

Just like the Mustang Packing on weight and price as the 1960s turned into the 1970s, Cougar has even more gingerbread do the same. Because 1971 because 1973, Cougar is still based on the Mustang chassis but weighs a few hundred pounds more and is 7 inches longer. The curb weight of this car is 3,298 pounds, compared to 2,941 pounds for the lightest car ’72 Mustang coupe.

Yes, there’s a Mustang underneath that chrome! When Mustang has switched to a modified Pinto chassis starting with the 1974 model year, Cougar moves over ARRIVE mid-tier Torino platform and stay there until it rejoining Mustang on the Fox platform for 1980 (although the honor of being the Mustang’s twin went to Mercury Capri at that time). For the year 1989Cougar has become a Thunderbird MN12 brothers and sisters, where it is still through 30th anniversary of the establishment … and then Cougar took the ax. However, the Cougar story was still unfulfilled at the time, because the name was revived in 1999 with a version based on Mondeo lengthen until 2002 and bearing the difference is one of the few Mercury Models that do not have a corresponding partner have the Ford badge.

Along the way, Got Cougar sedan And even station wagonswith the weight of the heaviest Cougar ever reaching more than two tons (who won that honor was Cougar Villager wagon in 1977, expanding at a staggering 4,482 pounds). In 1972, however, all new Cougars were coupes or convertibles, and all of them were powered by the factory V8 engine.

The card building on this one tells us that it was assembled at River Rouge complex in Dearborn and sold through the Kansas City sales office. That tells us that someone drove this car to California after buying it in the Midwest; Ford also Build 1972 Cougars in San Jose, so California Mercury shoppers will buy locally made ones. It’s a top-of-the-line XR-7 with a Medium Bright Yellow paint job, with a Medium Ginger interior.

The engine was gone by the time I got there, but this sticker told us it was a 351 cubic inch (5.8 liter) Cleveland V8 with a two-barrel carburetor, rated at 163 net (not compounded) horse power. Junkyard shoppers still pick up the 351C engines as soon as they’re back in stock.

The build tag specified the transmission as a three-speed FMX automatic, and engine pullers left it alone. ONE three-speed guide To be base line.

The interior is almost clean by the Boneyard scavengers.

There’s a late 1990s parking sticker from Pioneer High School in San Joseand rusty California cars often have window rims.

The list price of this car is $3,323, or about $23,997 in 2022. This is almost as expensive as the most expensive 1972 Mercury MontegoGT.

ONE Cougars 1967-1970 in this condition it might be worth restoring, but not much hope for this car when it gets in scrap yard ecosystem.

Civilized like an elegant woman, savage (MEOW!) like a cat. I’ve always felt bad for the big chained (and presumably drugged) cats in the Cougar commercials of the 1970s.



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