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Going across the block today. No reserve!
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=IA0712-132826
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=IA0712-132826
Frankly, I am not surprised after viewing the photos. The reason Brian Aust's car brought so much was not just because 2 bidders wanted a rare GTE. It was also because it was done right. This car, while not a GTE, is still rare. If this car belongs to anyone here, I apologize, but just from the pics, here are a few of the things that are not right:
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-Screw holes in fire wall (did this car have cruise?)
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I agree when someone wants over 40k for a car I would want that car to be perfect. The things you mentioned, except the left apron which should have been done at the body shop, needed to be done correctly.Frankly, I am not surprised after viewing the photos. The reason Brian Aust's car brought so much was not just because 2 bidders wanted a rare GTE. It was also because it was done right. This car, while not a GTE, is still rare. If this car belongs to anyone here, I apologize, but just from the pics, here are a few of the things that are not right:
-Wrong shifter handle
-Radiator not FoMoCo
-Pitted left fender apron
-Screw holes in fire wall (did this car have cruise?)
-Vacuum hoses routed over and not under shock tower
-Wrong air cleaner snorkle
-Upper radiator hose not stamped
-Smog tubing painted incorrectly
-No Autolite battery
-Mercury 428 sticker missing from ram air
-leftover plastic grommet stuck in underside of hood
I'm writing this to make a point. $2500-3000 in parts and a weekend of proper attention would have turned a 41K bid into a 50K+ bid, IMHO. The market is not as soft for rare muscle done well as some say- Brian's car proves that. This car is not done well, and shows little if any attention to the details that make the narrow market segment of buyers for rare Cougars take notice. It says "sell it but I don't care to even spend $275 for an Autolite battery- the Costco one is OK". Didn't it cost more in time and effort just to detail and enter the car?
Are you talking about the area where intermittent wipers should have been? It looks like it had the box at one time and it was removed.
I think you are right. My mistake. Cruise would likely have been on the other side of the fire wall?
I was talking about intermittent wipers. Not speed control. I do know speed control was a rare option. I would think with the (six?) neat/special 69-70 cars you have, at least one would have the intermittent wipers in the spot where there are two holes on the car were are talking about. After AC, intermittent wipers are a favorite option of mine. My car was my daily driver from 1980-1993. It was nice to have after I finally got it.None of my cars has the speed control option. In 69, it was pretty rare with only 658 XR7 HTs so optioned of the 100,085 total Cougar production. According to Cougar...by the numbers, Speed Control was an option 67-69, but it is not listed as a 1970 option.
IIRC, Intermittent wipers were not available from the factory in 1969. 1970 was the first year, which is why a '69 should not have holes or the dimples in the cowl for the control box.I was talking about intermittent wipers. Not speed control. I do know speed control was a rare option. I would think with the (six?) neat/special 69-70 cars you have, at least one would have the intermittent wipers in the spot where there are two holes on the car were are talking about. After AC, intermittent wipers are a favorite option of mine. My car was my daily driver from 1980-1993. It was nice to have after I finally got it.