Hi, everyone. I’m a new guy here. I’m looking to purchase a late 60’s muscle car and stumbled on the ‘69 Cougar linked below. It’s obviously had some modifications, but it seems like a potentially interesting candidate. I don’t live near Sarasota, FL, so I am hoping that I can get some knowledge from this community based upon the photos to make a determination if it is worth a trip to see in person. Who knows, maybe somebody knows the history of this car. Thanks in advance.
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The dealer should display a Marti Report. An H engine code denotes a 2v 351 from the factory, the base engine in the ‘69 Cougar. Steering wheel is aftermarket Mustang.
There are some inaccuracies in the description - factory ram air only came with the R code 428 Cobra-Jet and 1970 was the last year of the first gen Cougar before the car grew in size in ‘71.
Among other things a Marti would tell you whether or not it is a factory 4 speed.
- Phillip
As Philip stated there are some inaccuracies in the description. If the dealer does not have or want to get a Marti report, a basic report is a inexpensive verification of how the vehicle left the factory. If you order one the correct vin is 9F91H536561 as shown in the dash vin photo. The dealer added an extra character in the listing. A google search of the vin shows it was previously for sale in NY.
Additionally it would help if the dealer would provide a picture of the data on the door plate. It should be located towards the bottom of the driver’s door below the latch. If you post that here we can decode it.
Great stuff, thank you both. Yup, I asked for the data plate as well.
The front seats are wrong- should have headrests. A/c is not stock or original. Says it has a floor mounted console, but it does not. Limited pics show solid floors. Would want some paint depth readings- suspect mud. Certainly more original cars in that price range have come up and will continue to.
We had a pretty good conversation about this car over on Barnfinds. There are a lot of modifications and somethings that the dealer claims but offers no documentation to back up those claims. There are also several short cuts that were made when putting this car together, like the bolts holding the rear license plate bracket in place and the screws along the lower edge of the door panel. When I see things like this it makes me question the workmanship on the rest of the car.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
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