Rare Wellington Blue 1968 Mercury Cougar S code 390 GT 68k orig miles marti repo
Condition: | Used |
Make: | Mercury |
Model: | Cougar |
SubModel: | GT |
Type: | Coupe |
Trim: | GT |
Year: | 1968 |
Mileage: | 69000 |
VIN: | 8R915503049 |
Color: | Blue |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Automatic |
Drive type: | RWD |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Milton, Washington, United States |
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Description of 1968 Mercury Cougar GT |
RARE WELLINGTON BLUE 1968 MERCURY COUGAR 390 GT A REAL 60's SURVIVOR WITH LESS THEN 69,000 MILES ON IT‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ HARD TO BELIEVEâ‰ï¸NOT IF YOU TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE CONDITION OF THE CAR IT IS AN AMAZING TIME CAPSULEâ€¼ï¸ INCLUDED IN THE PICS& IN THE SALE IS A FULL MARTI REPORT DOCUMENTING THAT THERE WERE ONLT 1797 COUGARS PAINTED THIS COLOR IN 1968â€¼ï¸ WHY? YOU MAY ASKâ‰ï¸I think the color was too "normal" for its era‼ï¸ðŸ˜œno slimey Limey or puke gold or crusty cream etc with matching🙊💩interior YUKKY😠THERE WERE LESS THEN 5000 1968 COUGAR GT's BUILT THE OPTION WAS PERFORMANCE ORIENTATEDALL GT'sCAME WITH: A 325 horse 390 BIG BLOCK 9 INCH REAR END FRONT DISC BRAKES DUAL EXHAUST with NO chrome tips FIRMER FRONT & REAR SPRINGS & SHOCKS FOR HANDLING THICKER FRONT STABILIZER BAR G T FENDER BADGING CORE SUPPORT HAD A RUBBER SEAL TO HELP COOLING SPECIAL 1/4 THICK PLATES ON THE SHOCK TOWERS PROTECTIVE BRACE/SHIELD TO PROTECT THE HEATER MOTOR CHROME VALVE COVERS AND AIR CLEANER TOP ðŸ¾â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸THIS CAT WAS BORN TO RUN‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ðŸ¾ THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A SURVIVOR WITH ONE BRAND NEW PAINT JOB I wish I could have saved the paint but the car was crammed in a single car garage where kids scratched up the sides with bicycles😱& the owners stacked stuff all over it which scratched the top surfaces all up😢 NOW I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I AM AMAZED THAT PEOPLE WITH THESE SO CALLED "RESTORED ORIGINAL CARS" ACTUALLY ARE PROUD OF THEIR CARS THAT HAVE: NEW QUARTERS FLOOR PANS TRUNK PAN NEW DOORS NEW FENDERS,HOOD,ETC, ‼ï¸HOLY💩‼ï¸THATS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BRAG ABOUT≠ï¸YOUR CAR IS HALF ASIAN‼ï¸â€¼ï¸WHY WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THATâ‰ï¸THATS NOT NOT GOOD OL AMERICAN🇺🇸STEEL‼ï¸over half of your car is asian built of inferior recycled steel made of crushed Huyundais & Kias‼ï¸ðŸ˜œI MEAN I AM GLAD U SAVED THE CAR FROM THE RECYCLE BIN BUT THAT IS CERTAINLYNOT AN ORIGINAL RESTORED CARâ€¼ï¸ PUTTING ON PARTS THAT WERE MADE JUST MONTHS AGO WITH THEIR CRAPPY FIT & FINISH IS NOT ORIGINAL WHY DONT WE START CALLING THOSE CARS WHAT THEY REALLY ARERE-INVENTEDâ€¼ï¸ BUT DONTEVER.THINKNOT EVEN FOR ONE SECONDTHAT YOUR CAR ISORIGINAL.OR ASSTURDY AND WAS BUILT WITHTHE SAME QUALITYAS THE FACTORY ORIGINALS WERE‼ï¸. HOW COULD THEY WITH ALL THAT THIN TIN. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME HOLD ANY FACTORY SHEET METAL PART IN 1 HAND & AN AFTERMARKET PART IN THE OTHER WOW‼ï¸â€¼ï¸WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT & QUALITY especially the aftermarket bumpers that you canACTUALLY TWISTâ€¼ï¸ SO IF YOU WANT A CAR THAT IS "ALL NEW" then this isNOT THE CAR FOR YOU‼ï¸on the other hand if you UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE how rare a true muscle car still wearing all of its 100% REAL STEEL -THEN THIS IS THE CAR FOR YOU‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ THIS BEAUTY STILL SPORTS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SEATS AND CARPET BUT HEY I CAN EVEN "one up that" HOW ABOUT A CAR THAT HAS MADE IT 47 YEARS WITH ITS ORIGINAL CHIP FREECARLITE WINDSHIELD🙀‼ï¸â€¼ï¸NO KIDDING THIS BEAUTY STILL HAS ITS CARLITE WINDSHIELD‼ï¸â€¼ï¸(& all of the other pieces of glassare CARLITE originals too) Here is theMASSIVELY HUGE LIST😉of new aftermarket parts that are on this COUGAR GT: New interior door sills new Cougar emblem that goes on the trunk key lock New door handles ( they just looked to dull against the new paint) New lower exterior polished sill moldings (1 was creased) New dash pad ( well you know why-they started warping in 1968‼ï¸) New chrome wheel opening moldings New spare tire cover HUGE LIST HUHâ‰ï¸ EVERYTHING ELSE IS AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY OVER 47 YEARS AGOâ€¼ï¸ HOW MANY TRUE MUSCLE CARS ( not just 60s cars but a car that came off the line with a 390 BIG BLOCK with 325 hp‼ï¸) CAN SAY THEY STILL SPORT 99% OF THEIR ORIGINAL OEM INTERIOR, XTERIOR,& RUNNING GEAR‼ï¸â‰ï¸the vast majority were beat on relentlessly THIS BEAUTY WAS BORN in SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA & SHIPPED TO LOVELY SUNNYALE CALIFORNIA this car spent most of its life in a dry environment AND IT SHOWS‼ï¸L👀K at the pics of the underside of this jewel WOWâ€¼ï¸ UNDERNEATH THERE IS LOTS OF THE ORIGINAL FORD RED PRIMER‼ï¸( with some kerosene & a LOT OF💪you could scrub off all of the old school oil based undercoating & allow the beautiful OEM prime red floor boards to show through‼ï¸it would look so beautifulðŸ˜»â€¼ï¸ YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ORIGINAL STRIPE MARKINGS ON THE DRIVELINE‼ï¸ðŸ™€ POP THE TRUNK & YOU WILL SEE QUITE AN AMAZING SIGHTâ€¼ï¸ ðŸ‘ORIGINAL TRUNK MAT WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD FILLERS ðŸ‘ORIGINAL TAR PAPER INSULATION BELOW THAT ðŸ‘A SHINEY ORIGINAL GAS TANK ðŸ‘IT EVEN HAS ITS ORIGINAL TAIL LIGHT CARDBOARD COVERS & THE ORIGINAL RUBBER PLUGS THAT CAME ON THE EMBLEMS‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ The spare tire cover is aftermarket I just like the look of the spare tire cover even though it hides a BIAS PLY SPARE TIRE‼ï¸ðŸ˜ƒ THE TRUNK LID UNDERSIDE STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL DECALS ANDPAINTâ€¼ï¸ IT WAS JUST TOO NICE TO REPAINT & I WANTED TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THE CAR AS I COULD WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR & LOOK INSIDE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT NOTICE THAT ALL OF THE DOOR WEATHERSTRIPS ARE ORIGINALIN FACT ALL OF THIS CARS RUBBERS ARE ORIGINALâ€¼ï¸ YOU WILL NOTICE: IT IS STILL SPORTING ITS ORIGINAL CARPET (check out in the pics what is below the carpet --> nice a clean blue floor pan with writing in paint pen from the original assembly line workers still on the seat risers‼ï¸) ORIGINAL FRONT & REAR SEATS (check out the pics of the non rusted undersides & the beautiful condition of the padding) ORIGINAL DOOR & QUARTERINTERIOR PANELS - in fact until I dismantled the car for paint the paper breeze protectors behind the panels had never been peeled off ORIGINAL SUNVISORS WITH CHROME THAT IS NOT HEAVILY PITTED & RUSTY --it's those little things that seperate this car from the BEATERS & theAFTERMARKET WHORES OUT THERE yeah I said itðŸ˜³â€¼ï¸ IT STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL HEADLINER ALTHOUGH IT IS STARTING TO SPLIT AT A COUPLE OF SEAMSALSO THIS CAR HAD HOLES CUT IN THE PACKAGE SHELF FOR SPEAKERS SO I JUST RE-CARPETED IT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THEY PUT AN AFTERMARKET RADIO IN IT & REMOVED THE DASH SPEAKER LUCKILY THEYDIDSAVE THE OEM AM RADIO SO I PUT THAT BACK IN BUT IT IS NOT HOOKED UP ( I PREFER TO LISTEN TO THE RUMBLE IN THE EXHAUST MYSELF) OH YEAH THE RADIO SURROUND IS AFTERMARKET. IN THE GLOVE BOX YOU WILL FIND A MINTNOT AFTERMARKETOWNERS MANUAL ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS CAR IS A ORIGINAL 1968 SERVICE MANUAL as well as couple of original 1968 SALES BROCHURES SOMETHING YOU WILL NOT SEE BUT IS NICE TO KNOW IS THAT BEHIND THE ORIGINAL BLACK & GREY HEATER BOX ( no the WERE NOT all black from the factory) IS A BRAND NEW HEATER CORE IT DIDNT LEAK BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICS I TORE THE CAR DOWN & CLEANED ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS, O WHY NOT ADD THE CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING THE CORE &ALLHOSES ARENEWâ€¼ï¸ POP THE HOOD -WITH EASE -I MIGHT ADD AS THIS CAR STILL HAS ITS RUBBER BUMPER ON THE HOOD PULL ON MOST OF THE COUGS THAT IS GONE & WHAT YOU GET IS A VICIOUS SCREEEE FROM METAL ON METAL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IS WELL TO USE THE SAME OLD CLICHE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS CAT: A 325 HORSE 390 WITH 427 lbs OF TORQUE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD IS ALSO ORIGINAL 1968 PAINT THE HOOD HINGES ARE THE ORIGINAL BARE STEEL NOT PAINTED BLACK LIKE MOST ARE THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS FIREWALL & CORE SUPPORT NUTS & BOLTS ( NO they did NOT come from the factory black‼ï¸) BESIDES THE BRAND NEW TIRES & WHEELS - UNDER THE HOOD IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE ONLY THINGSTHAT ARE NOT STOCKTHEY ARE: HEADERS,EDELBROCK CARB & AN EDELBROCK INTAKE (even though it's about 1000lbs lighter‼ï¸L.O.L it is not stock UNDER THE NEW BATTERY IS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY TRAY‼ï¸ðŸ™€no kidding‼ï¸THAT IS AMAZING USUALLY BATTERY ACID ROTS THOSE OUT EVEN ON RUST FREE CARSâ€¼ï¸ TURN THE KEY - PUMP THE PEDAL 3 TIMES AND THE CAR WILL FIRE RIGHT UP & EVEN MORE AMAZING IS A BIG BLOCK FORD THAT IS NOT COLD BLOODED‼ï¸THIS CAT JUST PURRSâ€¼ï¸ â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸I HAVE SO MUCH MORE I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS WELL - PRESERVED BEAUTY‼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸ IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION JUST EMAIL ME I AM NOT A BIG PHONE TALKER - SO *NO*‼ï¸I DO NOT WANT YOUR PHONE NUMBER‼ï¸PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PICS THEY REALLY SHOULD ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS I HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF PICTURES AS WELL AS CLOSE UPS OF THE MARTI REPORT ( why do people just show 1 far away blurry pic of their report? As well as just a bunch of far away pics of their cars ) WELL AS FOR THE CARS WE REALLY KNOW WHY - EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD FROM AFARâ€¼ï¸ AS FOR ME I AM AMAZED AT THE CONDITION OF THIS CAR, HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE & I WANT TO SHOW IT OFFâ€¼ï¸ JUST AS THE NEW OWNER WILL WANT TO SHOW OFF THIS WELL PRESERVED CLASSIC THAT IS JUST A STUNNER‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME & INSPECT THE CAR BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDSâŒNOT AFTERâŒ.AFTERWARDS YOU ARE AN OWNERâ€¼ï¸ This car is advertised else where and I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLYremember💰👄ðŸ‚💩ðŸƒâ€¼ï¸sodon'tfartaroundlikeEBAYbiddersliketodo I PROMISE NOT TO END THE AUCTION ONCE THE RESERVE IS MET SO BID IT TO WIN ITYOU WILL NOT BE SORRYYOU WILL BE THE ONE EVERY BODY GATHERS AROUND AT THE SHOWS AFTER ALL EVERY A$$ HOLE HAS A CAMARO & A MUSTANGðŸ˜œâ€¼ï¸ AND NOW FOR ALL THE SMALL PRINTðŸ´ðŸ’©â€¼ï¸ RULE, EGULATIONS & STIPULATIONS Well first of all if you have a bad rating or have only bought/ sold less then 20 items YOU MUST CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING if you do not I will just erase the bid It seems that every time someone bids on my cars with a bad rating or under 20 items I end up having to sell the cars twice!😤 Speaking of that COME ON MAN !! DONT TELL ME YOU BID BY ACCIDENT!!!😠IT ASKS YOU TWICE IF YOU WANT TO BID‼ï¸& I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR LIFE - JUST DON'T LET IT AFFECT MINE‼...ï¸IF I HAVE TO HEAR ONE MORE TIME...THAT YOU WANT TO BACK OUT AFTER BIDDING BECAUSE ...YOUR WIF, ...YOUR MOM, ....YOUR DAD,....YOUR DO, .........OR YOUR FAVORITE CHICKEN ...WONT LET YOU SPEND THE MONEY OR....IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MONEY ..... I SWEAR I AM GOING TO PUKE IN A BOX & MAIL IT TO YOU ....PRIORITY😡 $500.00 down on EBAY non refundable due immediately after auction ends The rest MUST BE SENT BY CASHIERS CHECK in a priority envelope📩must arrive💸at my mailbox📬within 4 days â—ï¸ABSOLUTELYPOSITIVELY NO EXCEPTIONS WHAT-SO-EVERâ—ï¸ I HAVE HAD PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE PERSONAL CHECKS & send itðŸŒMAIL really? REALLY‼ï¸IF YOU CANT AFFORD 5.99 for a priority envelope & can't purchase a cashiers check YOU SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING OVER $20,000 DOLLARS ON A CAR (reserve hint)😉 THE CAR WILL BE READY FOR PICKUP ONCE THE CASHIER CHECK HAS ...ONLY ONCE THE CHECK HAS CLEARED MY BANK âŒDONT SCHEDULE A SHIPPER UNTIL I LET YOU KNOW THAT THE COUGAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP⌠I WILL STORE THE CAR FOR UP TO 30 DAYS ...BUT PLEASE NOTE IT WILL BE STORED OUTSIDE - I LIVE DOWN A LONG GRAVEL ROAD & IT WILL GET DUSTY & DIRTY I AM SELLING THE CAR BECAUSE I NEED THE ROOM sorry for all the fine print this is all printed because of sales that have happened to in the past PLEASE don't do something to make me add more rules A LITTLE COMMON SENSE & COURTESY GOES A LONG WAYâ€¼ï¸ On Sep-26-15 at 08:21:49 PDT, eller added the following information: RARE WELLINGTON BLUE 1968 MERCURY COUGAR 390 GT IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE PHOTOS EMBEDDED ON THE PAGE USE THIS LINK: http://s103.photobucket.com/user/perfectionmotors123/library/68%20Cougar A REAL 60's SURVIVOR WITH LESS THEN 69,000 MILES ON IT‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ HARD TO BELIEVEâ‰ï¸NOT IF YOU TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE CONDITION OF THE CAR IT IS AN AMAZING TIME CAPSULEâ€¼ï¸ INCLUDED IN THE PICS& IN THE SALE IS A FULL MARTI REPORT DOCUMENTING THAT THERE WERE ONLT 1797 COUGARS PAINTED THIS COLOR IN 1968â€¼ï¸ WHY? YOU MAY ASKâ‰ï¸I think the color was too "normal" for its era‼ï¸ðŸ˜œno slimey Limey or puke gold or crusty cream etc with matching🙊💩interior YUKKY😠THERE WERE LESS THEN 5000 1968 COUGAR GT's BUILT THE OPTION WAS PERFORMANCE ORIENTATEDALL GT'sCAME WITH: A 325 horse 390 BIG BLOCK 9 INCH REAR END FRONT DISC BRAKES DUAL EXHAUST with NO chrome tips FIRMER FRONT & REAR SPRINGS & SHOCKS FOR HANDLING THICKER FRONT STABILIZER BAR G T FENDER BADGING CORE SUPPORT HAD A RUBBER SEAL TO HELP COOLING SPECIAL 1/4 THICK PLATES ON THE SHOCK TOWERS PROTECTIVE BRACE/SHIELD TO PROTECT THE HEATER MOTOR CHROME VALVE COVERS AND AIR CLEANER TOP ðŸ¾â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸THIS CAT WAS BORN TO RUN‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ðŸ¾ THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A SURVIVOR WITH ONE BRAND NEW PAINT JOB I wish I could have saved the paint but the car was crammed in a single car garage where kids scratched up the sides with bicycles😱& the owners stacked stuff all over it which scratched the top surfaces all up😢 NOW I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I AM AMAZED THAT PEOPLE WITH THESE SO CALLED "RESTORED ORIGINAL CARS" ACTUALLY ARE PROUD OF THEIR CARS THAT HAVE: NEW QUARTERS FLOOR PANS TRUNK PAN NEW DOORS NEW FENDERS,HOOD,ETC, ‼ï¸HOLY💩‼ï¸THATS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BRAG ABOUT≠ï¸YOUR CAR IS HALF ASIAN‼ï¸â€¼ï¸WHY WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THATâ‰ï¸THATS NOT NOT GOOD OL AMERICAN🇺🇸STEEL‼ï¸over half of your car is asian built of inferior recycled steel made of crushed Huyundais & Kias‼ï¸ðŸ˜œI MEAN I AM GLAD U SAVED THE CAR FROM THE RECYCLE BIN BUT THAT IS CERTAINLYNOT AN ORIGINAL RESTORED CARâ€¼ï¸ PUTTING ON PARTS THAT WERE MADE JUST MONTHS AGO WITH THEIR CRAPPY FIT & FINISH IS NOT ORIGINAL WHY DONT WE START CALLING THOSE CARS WHAT THEY REALLY ARERE-INVENTEDâ€¼ï¸ BUT DONTEVER.THINKNOT EVEN FOR ONE SECONDTHAT YOUR CAR ISORIGINAL.OR ASSTURDY AND WAS BUILT WITHTHE SAME QUALITYAS THE FACTORY ORIGINALS WERE‼ï¸. HOW COULD THEY WITH ALL THAT THIN TIN. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME HOLD ANY FACTORY SHEET METAL PART IN 1 HAND & AN AFTERMARKET PART IN THE OTHER WOW‼ï¸â€¼ï¸WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT & QUALITY especially the aftermarket bumpers that you canACTUALLY TWISTâ€¼ï¸ SO IF YOU WANT A CAR THAT IS "ALL NEW" then this isNOT THE CAR FOR YOU‼ï¸on the other hand if you UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE how rare a true muscle car still wearing all of its 100% REAL STEEL -THEN THIS IS THE CAR FOR YOU‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ THIS BEAUTY STILL SPORTS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SEATS AND CARPET BUT HEY I CAN EVEN "one up that" HOW ABOUT A CAR THAT HAS MADE IT 47 YEARS WITH ITS ORIGINAL CHIP FREECARLITE WINDSHIELD🙀‼ï¸â€¼ï¸NO KIDDING THIS BEAUTY STILL HAS ITS CARLITE WINDSHIELD‼ï¸â€¼ï¸(& all of the other pieces of glassare CARLITE originals too) Here is theMASSIVELY HUGE LIST😉of new aftermarket parts that are on this COUGAR GT: New interior door sills new Cougar emblem that goes on the trunk key lock New door handles ( they just looked to dull against the new paint) New lower exterior polished sill moldings (1 was creased) New dash pad ( well you know why-they started warping in 1968‼ï¸) New chrome wheel opening moldings New spare tire cover HUGE LIST HUHâ‰ï¸ EVERYTHING ELSE IS AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY OVER 47 YEARS AGOâ€¼ï¸ HOW MANY TRUE MUSCLE CARS ( not just 60s cars but a car that came off the line with a 390 BIG BLOCK with 325 hp‼ï¸) CAN SAY THEY STILL SPORT 99% OF THEIR ORIGINAL OEM INTERIOR, XTERIOR,& RUNNING GEAR‼ï¸â‰ï¸the vast majority were beat on relentlessly THIS BEAUTY WAS BORN in SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA & SHIPPED TO LOVELY SUNNYALE CALIFORNIA this car spent most of its life in a dry environment AND IT SHOWS‼ï¸L👀K at the pics of the underside of this jewel WOWâ€¼ï¸ UNDERNEATH THERE IS LOTS OF THE ORIGINAL FORD RED PRIMER‼ï¸( with some kerosene & a LOT OF💪you could scrub off all of the old school oil based undercoating & allow the beautiful OEM prime red floor boards to show through‼ï¸it would look so beautifulðŸ˜»â€¼ï¸ YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ORIGINAL STRIPE MARKINGS ON THE DRIVELINE‼ï¸ðŸ™€ POP THE TRUNK & YOU WILL SEE QUITE AN AMAZING SIGHTâ€¼ï¸ ðŸ‘ORIGINAL TRUNK MAT WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD FILLERS ðŸ‘ORIGINAL TAR PAPER INSULATION BELOW THAT ðŸ‘A SHINEY ORIGINAL GAS TANK ðŸ‘IT EVEN HAS ITS ORIGINAL TAIL LIGHT CARDBOARD COVERS & THE ORIGINAL RUBBER PLUGS THAT CAME ON THE EMBLEMS‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ The spare tire cover is aftermarket I just like the look of the spare tire cover even though it hides a BIAS PLY SPARE TIRE‼ï¸ðŸ˜ƒ THE TRUNK LID UNDERSIDE STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL DECALS ANDPAINTâ€¼ï¸ IT WAS JUST TOO NICE TO REPAINT & I WANTED TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THE CAR AS I COULD WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR & LOOK INSIDE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT NOTICE THAT ALL OF THE DOOR WEATHERSTRIPS ARE ORIGINALIN FACT ALL OF THIS CARS RUBBERS ARE ORIGINALâ€¼ï¸ YOU WILL NOTICE: IT IS STILL SPORTING ITS ORIGINAL CARPET (check out in the pics what is below the carpet --> nice a clean blue floor pan with writing in paint pen from the original assembly line workers still on the seat risers‼ï¸) ORIGINAL FRONT & REAR SEATS (check out the pics of the non rusted undersides & the beautiful condition of the padding) ORIGINAL DOOR & QUARTERINTERIOR PANELS - in fact until I dismantled the car for paint the paper breeze protectors behind the panels had never been peeled off ORIGINAL SUNVISORS WITH CHROME THAT IS NOT HEAVILY PITTED & RUSTY --it's those little things that seperate this car from the BEATERS & theAFTERMARKET WHORES OUT THERE yeah I said itðŸ˜³â€¼ï¸ IT STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL HEADLINER ALTHOUGH IT IS STARTING TO SPLIT AT A COUPLE OF SEAMSALSO THIS CAR HAD HOLES CUT IN THE PACKAGE SHELF FOR SPEAKERS SO I JUST RE-CARPETED IT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THEY PUT AN AFTERMARKET RADIO IN IT & REMOVED THE DASH SPEAKER LUCKILY THEYDIDSAVE THE OEM AM RADIO SO I PUT THAT BACK IN BUT IT IS NOT HOOKED UP ( I PREFER TO LISTEN TO THE RUMBLE IN THE EXHAUST MYSELF) OH YEAH THE RADIO SURROUND IS AFTERMARKET. IN THE GLOVE BOX YOU WILL FIND A MINTNOT AFTERMARKETOWNERS MANUAL ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS CAR IS A ORIGINAL 1968 SERVICE MANUAL as well as couple of original 1968 SALES BROCHURES SOMETHING YOU WILL NOT SEE BUT IS NICE TO KNOW IS THAT BEHIND THE ORIGINAL BLACK & GREY HEATER BOX ( no the WERE NOT all black from the factory) IS A BRAND NEW HEATER CORE IT DIDNT LEAK BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICS I TORE THE CAR DOWN & CLEANED ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS, O WHY NOT ADD THE CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING THE CORE &ALLHOSES ARENEWâ€¼ï¸ POP THE HOOD -WITH EASE -I MIGHT ADD AS THIS CAR STILL HAS ITS RUBBER BUMPER ON THE HOOD PULL ON MOST OF THE COUGS THAT IS GONE & WHAT YOU GET IS A VICIOUS SCREEEE FROM METAL ON METAL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IS WELL TO USE THE SAME OLD CLICHE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS CAT: A 325 HORSE 390 WITH 427 lbs OF TORQUE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD IS ALSO ORIGINAL 1968 PAINT THE HOOD HINGES ARE THE ORIGINAL BARE STEEL NOT PAINTED BLACK LIKE MOST ARE THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS FIREWALL & CORE SUPPORT NUTS & BOLTS ( NO they did NOT come from the factory black‼ï¸) BESIDES THE BRAND NEW TIRES & WHEELS - UNDER THE HOOD IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE ONLY THINGSTHAT ARE NOT STOCKTHEY ARE: HEADERS,EDELBROCK CARB & AN EDELBROCK INTAKE (even though it's about 1000lbs lighter‼ï¸L.O.L it is not stock UNDER THE NEW BATTERY IS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY TRAY‼ï¸ðŸ™€no kidding‼ï¸THAT IS AMAZING USUALLY BATTERY ACID ROTS THOSE OUT EVEN ON RUST FREE CARSâ€¼ï¸ TURN THE KEY - PUMP THE PEDAL 3 TIMES AND THE CAR WILL FIRE RIGHT UP & EVEN MORE AMAZING IS A BIG BLOCK FORD THAT IS NOT COLD BLOODED‼ï¸THIS CAT JUST PURRSâ€¼ï¸ â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸I HAVE SO MUCH MORE I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS WELL - PRESERVED BEAUTY‼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸â€¼ï¸ IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION JUST EMAIL ME I AM NOT A BIG PHONE TALKER - SO *NO*‼ï¸I DO NOT WANT YOUR PHONE NUMBER‼ï¸PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PICS THEY REALLY SHOULD ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS I HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF PICTURES AS WELL AS CLOSE UPS OF THE MARTI REPORT ( why do people just show 1 far away blurry pic of their report? As well as just a bunch of far away pics of their cars ) WELL AS FOR THE CARS WE REALLY KNOW WHY - EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD FROM AFARâ€¼ï¸ AS FOR ME I AM AMAZED AT THE CONDITION OF THIS CAR, HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE & I WANT TO SHOW IT OFFâ€¼ï¸ JUST AS THE NEW OWNER WILL WANT TO SHOW OFF THIS WELL PRESERVED CLASSIC THAT IS JUST A STUNNER‼ï¸â€¼ï¸ PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME & INSPECT THE CAR BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDSâŒNOT AFTERâŒ.AFTERWARDS YOU ARE AN OWNERâ€¼ï¸ This car is advertised else where and I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLYremember💰👄ðŸ‚💩ðŸƒâ€¼ï¸sodon'tfartaroundlikeEBAYbiddersliketodo I PROMISE NOT TO END THE AUCTION ONCE THE RESERVE IS MET SO BID IT TO WIN ITYOU WILL NOT BE SORRYYOU WILL BE THE ONE EVERY BODY GATHERS AROUND AT THE SHOWS AFTER ALL EVERY A$$ HOLE HAS A CAMARO & A MUSTANGðŸ˜œâ€¼ï¸ AND NOW FOR ALL THE SMALL PRINTðŸ´ðŸ’©â€¼ï¸ RULE, EGULATIONS & STIPULATIONS Well first of all if you have a bad rating or have only bought/ sold less then 20 items YOU MUST CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING if you do not I will just erase the bid It seems that every time someone bids on my cars with a bad rating or under 20 items I end up having to sell the cars twice!😤 Speaking of that COME ON MAN !! DONT TELL ME YOU BID BY ACCIDENT!!!😠IT ASKS YOU TWICE IF YOU WANT TO BID‼ï¸& I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR LIFE - JUST DON'T LET IT AFFECT MINE‼...ï¸IF I HAVE TO HEAR ONE MORE TIME...THAT YOU WANT TO BACK OUT AFTER BIDDING BECAUSE ...YOUR WIF, ...YOUR MOM, ....YOUR DAD,....YOUR DO, .........OR YOUR FAVORITE CHICKEN ...WONT LET YOU SPEND THE MONEY OR....IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MONEY ..... I SWEAR I AM GOING TO PUKE IN A BOX & MAIL IT TO YOU ....PRIORITY😡 $500.00 down on EBAY non refundable due immediately after auction ends The rest MUST BE SENT BY CASHIERS CHECK in a priority envelope📩must arrive💸at my mailbox📬within 4 days â—ï¸ABSOLUTELYPOSITIVELY NO EXCEPTIONS WHAT-SO-EVERâ—ï¸ I HAVE HAD PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE PERSONAL CHECKS & send itðŸŒMAIL really? REALLY‼ï¸IF YOU CANT AFFORD 5.99 for a priority envelope & can't purchase a cashiers check YOU SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING OVER $20,000 DOLLARS ON A CAR (reserve hint)😉 THE CAR WILL BE READY FOR PICKUP ONCE THE CASHIER CHECK HAS ...ONLY ONCE THE CHECK HAS CLEARED MY BANK âŒDONT SCHEDULE A SHIPPER UNTIL I LET YOU KNOW THAT THE COUGAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP⌠I WILL STORE THE CAR FOR UP TO 30 DAYS ...BUT PLEASE NOTE IT WILL BE STORED OUTSIDE - I LIVE DOWN A LONG GRAVEL ROAD & IT WILL GET DUSTY & DIRTY I AM SELLING THE CAR BECAUSE I NEED THE ROOM sorry for all the fine print this is all printed because of sales that have happened to in the past PLEASE don't do something to make me add more rules A LITTLE COMMON SENSE & COURTESY GOES A LONG WAYâ€¼ï¸ On Sep-26-15 at 08:29:20 PDT, eller added the following information: The AD repeated itself so I added: IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE PHOTOS EMBEDDED ON THE PAGE USE THIS LINK: http://s103.photobucket.com/user/perfectionmotors123/library/68%20Cougar |