Zogman
August 2, 2017, 2:26am
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Funny you should say that. My first G that I restored some 35 years ago I also put the barrel type hood locks on mine
Zogman
August 2, 2017, 6:10pm
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I bet you do Chris!!! Did you ever end up replacing the hood pins or find a side view mirror?
Through a friend, I found out that that pink G car is in Oklahoma. A friend of mine says that the guy has 2-3 XR7-G’s.
I met with the owner yesterday he is a really nice guy, and viewed the xr7g. He’s owned this car for many years, and it’s been off the road since 1974…Wow!
The up side to this rare Hertz Cougar is the sunroof looked to be in good condition, with no visible rust other than surface rust. The original g parts that are present on the car are the side badges, console, shift knob, xr7g tag on passenger’s side dash, locking hood pins with key, front and rear valances, hood scope, and the chrome valve covers. New g parts I saw are new exhaust tips exhaust trim rings, aftermarket side mirror, new repro badges, and a set of later model Lucas fog lights without covers.
This car however is not for the amateur looking for a project. This car will need everything gone through. It will need full floor pans, trunk sheet metal over the frame rails, lower part of the fresh air cowl, and the hood is rusted out and un-repairable. Driver’s side front engine compartment inner sheet metal and the radiator support will need to be replaced due to an impact in the front. I could also see the torque converter through a large hole in the casting on the top of the transmission. I didn’t try turning the motor to see if it would spin freely because the distributor hole was full of debris left by rodents living in the engine compartment. This is just the obvious stuff that you can see without removing anything to see what’s hidden
Unfortunately I did noticed none of this information is mentioned in the eBay listing and I hope potential buyers are asking these questions before they are bidding or they will be in for a big surprise. I hope this helps out potential buyer of the car. It’s always nice to have someone on the ground.
Anthony
Thanks Anthony for taking the time to view the car and provide information on the condition. It has to make one wonder why someone who describes themselves as a “Cougarholic” would not include photos or information about important aspects of the car. This is a great example of why buyers need to ask lots of questions before bidding. Otherwise they end up with a very expensive surprise. Neat car, but needs to be presented properly so the price is not overinflated. After all, it would be nice to see it get back on the road again.
With the info that has come to light on this car, it looks like it is bringing good money with a day left to go. $9,100 as of now.
I agree that is good money. Everyone might not have all of the information that’s been discussed here. It has had 31 bids also.
Zogman-never did replace the hood pins-they worked fine - just drove it and enjoyed it before we parted ways.
