I hear about old Cougars for sale quite often.
Well a few months ago we were parked at a local cruise, and a couple walk up… stop me if you had this happen!
Anyway, they tell me about a Cougar they have for sale back home in Wyoming. I’m interested as always and give them a business card. A few weeks later I get an e-mail w/ a picture of “her” Cat. A standard drum brake car, driven for years in the snow, and showing its age.
Well, I’m not interested in the car, and politely tell them that. He tells me a friend has 2 of them and that he might be willing to sell them. “Let me know” …
I get another e-mail a while later w/ a phone # & a name, so I call hoping for the 2 things we all want.
A rare Cat and even rarer a great price.
So, how about a 1968 XR-7 GT, interested?
She’s been sitting for a long time…25 years
Out in a field in Wyoming.
Still interested? Well if not how about $500 for the whole car, minus the engine.
So, I asked for pictures…
I got this one.
Well it shows little of what we are concerned about, RUST!
A need for more pics. A few weeks later
Now I start to see what condition and what options she has. Care to guess what they are?
So, Saturday morning 5am we (my wonderful wife & I) head north to Sheridan, Wyoming almost 7 hours away.
Dark and a bit cold, we fire up the “Super Duty” and head North. Miles pass as the sun rise slowly lights the sky on my right… a few stops and few more hours later we arrive in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Following directions we end up at the couples house. After visiting for a while, the owner of the Cat shows up and we head over to see it.
She’s there sitting just like the picture. Waiting, for rescue. I don’t look very close, but really want to get her on the trailer, and home. We make short work of it, winching her to the trailer bed. I secure everything and we reverse our course heading South to Golden, Colorado.
The miles, and scenery pass hour after hour…
I swear I could see Indians looking down from cliffs. The stark landscape, looking very much like the old cowboys & Indians movies.
Pulling up to the house after dark, we left her strapped to the bed of the trailer till morning. At first light I peak out and see no one had taken my prize! Ok, a bit rough, but still a Cougar…
Part 2
The Discovery