Vehicle Description
1969 Mercury Cougar Convertible
It's restless, civilized, challenging, serene.. It's a Cougar, and
it's like nobody else's car. Queue Farrah Fawcett to hug the cat on
the roof! "The Sign of the Cat" was the ad slogan that brought
Mercury back to life in the late 1960's.
For consignment, a mildly upgraded drop top version of the Mercury
Cougar right out of 1969. Sporting a cosmetic restoration performed
at some time in the past with clean upholstery, some upgrades on
the suspension and engine, and our consignor states it probably
wears the original top, along with a full ownership history and the
original dealership invoicing, this cat surely won't last, so hurry
up and grab it by the tail before someone else does.
Exterior
The Cougar is quite different from the Mustang in the realm of
styling. Most noticeable was the front end "electric shaver" split
grille treatment with concealed headlights. At the rear, it came
with sequential taillights. Yellow covers the panels which show
some usage, which consistent for its age. A few stone chips are
noted and some bubbling of rust over prior body work is noted on
the rear quarter panels and doors. A black canvas top, quite
possibly the original, is now aged and has become a fine color of
charcoal but overall, the condition is good with no tearing or seam
separation. A 2-piece glass rear window is on the top and remains
clear and clean. Chrome bumpers and all trim retains its shine and
shows very little wear. Dual exhaust with chromed tips peek out the
back at the bottom of the chassis and just above are full length
sequential taillights stretching across the back of the car.
Mercury 14-inch styled steel wheels with a blue cougar badge on the
hub, are wrapped in BFG Raised white lettering radial T/A's. Cue
the cat growling.
Interior
Swinging one of the two doors open we are met with 2 sporty black
vinyl covered wide tuck and roll buckets with accompanying
headrests. The driver's bucket, while in nice shape, shows some
minor tearing and seam separation. In back is a matching bench
stretching across to smooth vinyl covered panels. This holds true
for the doors as well which are in very nice condition as is the
applique insert with chrome stalking cat. This car sports the
standard package, which includes much of the XR-7's Cougar's Euro
theme. The dash front is covered with burled walnut applique. In
front of the steering wheel within full view of the pilot, a lineup
of 4 round gauges 2 of which are a speedometer and a clock and the
others being warning light clusters, the temperature gauge, and
fuel indicator. This applique panel is within a smooth black vinyl
dash top and front which is in very good condition. Below is
another black horizontal panel that has a few knobs and the
ignition. In the center dash is a cascade of black which starts
with a quad of warning lights and underneath the AM/FM radio are
the temp sliders just above the floor. Adding to the European
flair, in front of the passenger is an oval panel wood applique
dash front which has an inset COUGAR in block lettering, and below
is a black covered glovebox. Providing the backdrop for all of this
is clean black carpeting with black carpeted mats. I'm running my
paws and nails through this stuff.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is an original and patinaed engine bay which shows
well. Shoehorned in its center is the star in the form of a blue
block and aluminum intake topped 351ci Windsor V8 which is original
to this car. It is topped with an Edelbrock intake and a Holley
4-barrel carburetor, and a surrounding Ford Motorsport chrome air
cleaner covering. Valve covers are polished aluminum from Ford
Motorsport and are nice and shiny and a 1 piece export brace ties
things all together. A M6250-A-332 camshaft with Crane lifters was
installed along with a new timing set and the cylinder heads were
gone over and resurfaced in 1990. On the back is a C4 3-speed
automatic transmission. Backing this up is a Ford 9-inch 2.75
conventional rear axle. One wild cat and a beauty to boot.
Undercarriage
Some surface rust is seen, particularly around a new stainless
steel fuel tank. As we move forward this rust mostly clears up and
we see some spotty surface rust on the floor pans and framing,
along with some road dirt. A 1" drop via 620lb springs has been
performed to the independent coil spring front suspension as well
as new control arms, urethane bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends,
radius arms, and a 1" sway bar. In the rear we see a leaf spring
suspension with newer leafs, dual Turbo muffler equipped exhaust is
on and power disc brakes for the front, and power drums for the
rear.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter and very smooth runner with acceleration aplenty
just push foot further to floor. Bias free braking, and good
handling make this a luxury drop top muscle car much more upscale
than the Mustang, and more powerful.
Essentially a survivor with some upgrades both aesthetically and
mechanically, showing a little age but in good overall condition.
Also, plenty of paperwork for this cool cat to include the
dealership invoice, order form, brochures as well as repair
receipts and a full ownership history. Additionally, all the parts
that have been changed out are included with the purchase should
you want to take this roaring kitty back to factory stock. Hurry
into our Hallowed Halls and you can have yourself a proud cat with
a lethal roar!
VIN DECODE
9F92H583366
9-1969
F-Dearborn, MI Assy Plant
92-Cougar Convertible
H-351ci V8
583366-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 76A-Cougar Convertible
COLOR W-Yellow
TRIM 2A-Black Vinyl
DATE 20F-June 20th
DSO 16-Philadelphia
AXLE 2-Ford 9" 2.75 Conventional
TRANS X-FMX
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
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Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
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