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There she was, metallic blue, white top, white seats, PS, PB, manual windows,power top, AM radio, no A/C, with a beautiful 390 4V and a factory 4 speed. Numbers matching. She has 112k on her. I went to see her on Memorial Day outside of Philly and walked away needing another day to really feel this out. On Wed the trigger was pulled and I went back up on Sat to pick her up. I rented an auto transport and trailered her home with my Expedition. What a great trip home it was. Best 3 hour ride of my life in quite a while. It really was such a beautiful site looing back in the rear view and seeing her in all her glory.
My kids love her, my wife is going to need a little while longer to warm up to her, but she will. A friend stopped by last Mon after I came home empty handed and brought over his 1965 cherry red Mustang convertible and let me take it for a ride with my boys in the back seat. That was all I needed. My wife really liked the mustang. I like the uniqueness of the cougar. I also have a 2003 Marauder that is a garage queen of sorts too. That is another rare bird as well. Now the Mercury collection is complete. One old, one relatively new.
Attached are some pics. Thanks for reading/looking. I now need to find that cougar site for some parts I might need down the road. Example, the rubber boot around the shifter is torn. The rear seatbelts were never used. They still had the plastic on them. I can't get the "end" free to allow the buckle end to adjust. Pulling doesn't seem to be the answer. I might need to remove the rear seat bench or back. Any popinter on that one? I need to get an owners manual and some books to help me work on her. Any pointers/recommendations would be appreciated.