1967 XR7 289 2V automatic car in Glacier Blue no vinyl top 8X,XXX original miles. The car has some pretty unique options with; Power Steering, Power Drum Brakes, Air Conditioning, Tilt-Away, and Speed Control. The car was bought about two years ago from the second owner. The first owner, who had the Cougar most of its’ life was a high school shop teacher who did a fantastic job of keeping the car original and keeping everything intact almost too good as it even still had the original fuel hoses with the crimp style clamps.
Work on the car that was completed prior to me purchasing it includes; having the front seats reupholstered in blue vinyl, new complete front and rear brakes, installing a rebuilt carburetor, and a small lf floor pan section repair. When I purchased it, it was a running driving car but had some oil leaks, smoked on startup (valve stem seals were non-existent) and some small rust bubble in front and behind the rear wheel wells but nothing major. My original intention was to fix the valve stem seals and oil leaks and drive it. I replaced the valve cover gaskets and stem seals then pulled the oil pan to replace the gasket, that’s when I found part of a cam bearing in the pan. Puzzling because I had just been out that morning driving it and the day before with no noise or oil pressure loss. With the engine have 8X,XXX miles and 50 years old I figured it would be best to just go through the whole thing and do it right, and that we did.
The engine block was honed as it had only about .001 wear in the bore all new; rings, bearing, gaskets, cam, lifters, double roller timing chain, water pump and the heads were reworked. Externally we replaced; all belts, reproduction radiator hoses, reproduction plug wire, cap & rotor, engine harness, power steering pump, all power steering hoses. The transmission was serviced and the tailshaft seal and transmission modulator were replaced as both were seeping. The car had an aftermarket dual exhaust which was replaced with a factory style dual exhaust with crossover muffler, yes I believe only a single was factory on a 289 2V car. New tires were also installed including the spare.
While the engine was out at the machine shop I really started looking at the car and thought if I am going this far I might as well consider having the rust spots repaired and paint touched up. Much like Don’s 68 that he has listed, this car had been parked in a carport and the rear quarters and trunk were slightly faded. After having my body guy look it over we decided the best and most appropriate way to do the car was a full repaint and minor rust repair. So once the engine was back in the car it went straight to the body shop.
At the body shop all of the minor rust was cut out and replaced with metal (I have photos of the repaired areas prior to paint if needed). All minor dings were repaired and a fresh coat of Glacier Blue 2-stage with clearcoat was applied. All of the exterior trim was polished, the bumpers are original and shine great, and new emblems door handles and rocker trim were installed. I have the four factory wheel well moldings which were in decent unbent shape but chose to use the 71-73 Mustang trim as Don outlines on the WCCC site which look great. I added a digital sequencer box and replaced the electric headlamp vacuum actuator and they open and close great.
So you ask, why after all of this is he getting rid of the car. About six months into the body work I had the opportunity to purchase a 428 GTE in need of restoration which I did. The garage has only so many stalls and lets just say there are now more cars that places to store them so I need to let one go. Someone is going to get a fantastic and unique car that they will have to do little to other than drive.
There are a few things I want a prospective shopper/ buyer to know as I don’t like the “oh, I forgot to tell you about that”. I flew to Baton Rogue one time to buy a car, the guy picks me up at the airport in the car and there is a key scratch to the metal from front to back and I get the “oh, I forgot to tell you about that.” First, At some point in the cars life it was hit in the left rear quarter, from the inside of the trunk you can tell they pulled it back out for the repair with minimal filler. From the outside you would never know of the repair on the inside it is obvious to some degree but not unsightly. Second, the speed control does not work but all of the parts are there. The switch on the dash appears to work and I have vacuum tested the control on the firewall at the throttle linkage and it works but am not sure of the issue. Third, there is a small leak at the drain plug that I discovered today after driving around. I have purchased a new plug I just hate to dump oil that has only 50 miles on it (it has already been changed once after the first break-in.)
I am asking 29,500 for the car and it is located in Charlotte North Carolina. I think I have covered most everything I can think of. Please call or email with any questions Kerry 980-621-8792 kljacobs@carolina.rr.com.
