Hello everyone, my name is Kevin and I’m new to the forum. I wanted to share a little about myself and what recently happened to me the last few days. I’ve always been a life long fan of Ford and seem to always come back to the Blue Oval family with my vehicles except my old work truck. I have time and time again always wanted to have classics and have had great success in succeeding in that goal. It started with a love for Galaxie’s and moved to Torino’s, Fairlane’s, GTO’s, Roadrunner’s, and so on. Each time I always longed for the Ford again, not that the others didn’t have qualities I enjoyed.
Anyway I had to sell off my 1978 Ford Bronco XLT after my wife needed surgeries and moving into a house. It was the responsible thing to do, but I just had to have another classic. Which is where the Cougar comes into play. I work nights and often I browse looking for something that would fit the bill, Cougar’s have long been what I wanted as I never had a chance to own one. I came across a fairly obscure ad with a dirty car and a little description of the story. I was captivated but I thought, nah, I shouldn’t and tried not to look. Well long story short I just had to see the car and setup a time to meet with the man selling it off.
First off he is probably one of the most stand up individuals I’ve had the pleasure to deal with and all around great guy. He tells me that he bought the car with his dad well over 20 years prior and that they wanted a good solid foundation to build on. They purchased it from a private party and everything was moved over to the location it sat. Well life got in the way and before long the Cougar remained in that same spot as the years ticked by. The Vinyl top is all but gone, the antenna is broken off, and a small dent on the roof line from a branch falling. But… He washed the car before I came and I was in love. It needed work but it was complete, everything was there and the story made sense. It just seemed like I needed to have the car and bring it back to life. We negotiated on a price and shook hands with a big smile as I was a proud owner and he was happy to see the same desire he had so many years ago.
The cat in question? Here is a little info that I have and there will be more to come
Year: 1968
Assembly Plant: San Jose, California
Body Type: XR7 2 Dr Hardtop
Engine: 302-2V
Consecutive unit number: 23325
65B = Body XR7, 2Dr Hardtop
M= Polar White
6F=Trim: Med. Saddle Levant Grain Vinyl and Med. Saddle Leather
30U=Scheduled Build Date: July (2nd Year) 30, 1968
52=DSO / RC: Los Angeles, CA
5=Axle: 3.00 Non-locking
W= Transmission: C-4 Automatic
Pics will follow soon, I have to load it up this weekend and bring it home. I’m beyond excited and will start a thread on the work I plan to do. I’m eager to learn what I can on the Cat’s and finally able to say I’m a proud owner of one!
Pics are attached now. It was washed down quickly and that’s about it. The old tarp was removed and I ll have to dig in this week to get it cleaned up some more. It sat in that very spot until I found it. Tired held air so I could move it to load this weekend, guess it’s ready to move 
