Blame the crappy comps. 
BTW, the new owner of your car is still elated with it.
I’ve been a Cougar nut since 1969 when I was a kid in LA and my dad bought a lime frost 67 XR7. But somehow I missed this movie and the cool red Cougar. Thanks for sharing it’s interesting history!
For those who might be interested, this is the Marti report for the one that was for sale and I hate to say, I almost 
bought in Sweden years ago.
Should these cars not have red carpet and floor mats?
Glad to hear it, that’s a great running car. If you speak to them, let them know I still have the original radiator (recored w/larger tubes) available. If I kept the car, my plan was to replace the radiator & fuel sender w/the originals, and install a Scott Fuller exhaust.
I contacted Bonham and they confirmed that this car is 9F94R 549292.
I understand that even though this was the third car ordered for OHMSS, this is the car (549292) that was used in the early scene filmed at the Hotel Palacio Estoril in Portugal.
I participated in a re-creation of that scene with a very-correct Aston Martin DBS and my (not really close substitute) 68 XR7 at the Fairmont Hotel in SF. The Fairmont was nice enough to dress up the front with international flags and allow stand in actors. Good fun!
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Would have been waaaaay better with the real 69 CJ!!!
More eye candy – cause i know you want it …
Photo Cred – Luigi Dionisio
Did you note the replica plates??
First off this is NOT a Bond car even though it has been portrayed as in in the past as discussed in many posts. That being said this has been a wonderful purchase.
£310 000!!!
(Nearly $420000)
Wow! I was high bid at $90k yesterday. Darn, guess I can quit the project of clearing out the space in the shop. The commission Bonhams charge is over 20%!!!
Just what you need Don another cougar.
I thought that was my Xmas present?
That is an incredible number. I would not have believed even half that. Is that the highest price ever paid for a Cougar?
It’s the highest number I am aware of for a Cougar.
Wow! I bet the seller is one happy camper.
This is the new high watermark for a cougar sale but not by as much of a margin as you would guess.
Didn’t the Thirst Eliminator bring a very big number many years ago?
It sold at auction - don’t recall which one. Nice car though!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70YKa0KMwPM
Sold for more than I was guessing by a long shot. Extra bottle of Champaign for the auction house…
It would seem that the movie provenance added $300k +/- to the car. I would like to suggest that the next Bond film involve time travel back to '69 with James borrowing a green, Q-code convertible for a collision-free chase scene.
My guess is that the fact that at least one was destroyed in the film helped increase the value of the best quality survivor. It can be hard to price the “best” offering if there isn’t a close alternative.