The late Nineteen Seventies had been a time of opulence when private luxurious coupes had been all the fashion, and Mercury acquired in on the motion with a badge-engineered variant of the Thunderbird offered because the Cougar XR7.
The Decide of the Day is a low-mileage 1979 Mercury Cougar XR7 listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)
“A one-of-a-kind time machine,” the vendor states. “Bought from a personal household who had it in a group. Authentic like-new situation for the age, unique mileage, runs and drives like new.”
This automotive comes from the Cougar’s fourth era which first launched in 1977 in coupe, sedan, and station wagon physique kinds (the nameplate was shared throughout Mercury’s whole intermediate line, in spite of everything). It shared chassis parts with varied different Ford fashions and slotted within the hierarchy between the entry-level Monarch and the flagship Marquis. The XR7 identify was reserved for a private luxurious coupe that shared most of its engineering and design with the Thunderbird. One factor the Thunderbird didn’t get, clearly, was the unmistakable “cat’s head” hood decoration on the hood.
True to its “private luxurious” mission, the Cougar XR7 delivered customary lodging that had been high-end for the time, together with energy steering, energy disc brakes, walnut inside trim, opera home windows, and a continental-style trunk lid.
Exhibiting simply 28,329 miles on the odometer, this Cougar remains to be younger, and its energy comes from a 302cid V8 mated to a three-speed computerized transmission. The itemizing states that this automotive was “saved on carpet and coated, pushed a number of instances per 12 months on good climate situations.” The trunk has a John Wiese Ford decal, which helps the vendor’s declare that this automotive has been locally-owned since new. John Wiese’s web site (sure, the dealership remains to be open at this time) states that the dealership opened in 1975 and takes satisfaction in being an automotive useful resource for the center of Minnesota.
The cabin is a very powerful a part of any luxurious automotive, and the leather-based inside right here seems remarkably well-kept. Non-factory add-ons embrace an aftermarket CD participant, a middle console with cup holders, and Husky all-weather ground mats.
The asking value is $19,000 for this clear outdated Cougar. It will make the proper journey for a classy Sunday cruiser.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.
