wanting to relive my childhood I chased down one of my 1st cars, it went off the road in 1977 wrecking the right front. then put in a barn with cows until 2003 when it was purchased for parts. Mike who I bought it from found it to be in better shape then expected so started to restore it. at some point it got put on the back burner in life then put up for sale. thats when I enter into the picture. having a 1969 cougar back in my high school days, thrashing my small town. this car caught my eye and bought it, I kinda picked away on this car from time to time without much filming as l just wanted to get lost in the process, but will show what l did film in the next couple of vids, special thanks to mike for the car and his work on saving it,
Great sound from river!
son must have pissed dad off bad for him to sell/give everything to you Mustie!!!!!
I like these 70s Mercs
If you mentioned the engine, I must have missed it … according to Wikipedia and my memory, these cars could be had with one of 7 engines: a 289, 302, 351 Windsor, 351 Cleveland, 390, 427, or 428. I was wondering what this had in it …
Mike is definitely my kind of car guy, and he's pretty skilled seeing what he's done to this Cougar. Very nice quality rare parts stash that is going with the car. Wonder if this car has a 351 Cleveland engine ? The 351W has three bolts attaching the valve covers on the exhaust manifold side, while the 351C has four. I think the 351W has the timing cover bolted to the block. We'll see!
My dad has the exact car just red it’s been in the family since my grand father bought it brand new in 1970
What pure hearted man this seller is
This guy has a lot of knowledge on this car Mustie 👠hope you show him it after your finished ! 🤗🤗🤗
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They ate everything. The little bastards. lol
1970 had a lot of beautiful muscle cars.
Gonna comment further down the line.
If the price is right I'd bring that car home too. nice find Mustie nice find….seems like he's got everything that you need. no bull crap, no wonder your taken that one home. I'd jump on it too. appears like everything just about ready to assemble the baby together…you must be drooling at the bit. The more I see the more I'm falling in love with this find. Your scored…by the sounds of it. bro. of course it all depends on the price though right. The hood looks fantastic! Some nicks and orange peel, a bit of sanding and couple touch ups and buffing her up some and she should be ready to go. should be able to take care of most all the nicks and dings without painting since he repainted the car their should be lots of paint to be able to sand out those nicks and scratches and all like I said, you scored.
Sweet!
I prefer the '65 Mustangs but that is a really sweet find.
Mercurys are another Fallen Flag car make, getting rarer every day.
Amazing that the car wasn't repaired by the original owner but was left to sit all those years, the damage done to it wasn't anything really serious.
The white car sure shows up all the dirt dust and crud on my laptop screen
I love this guy, he reminds me of my dad except he's a ford guy. My dad is the exact same except replace the Ford's with Chevys. Attitude and love for the cars and the way he speaks and has his parts stashed. So similar to my pops. Loved this video! He loved that car, I can tell he was comfortable selling it to you. Almost like he was passing it down.
Oh my god. Can I buy it?
You didn't find this in a barne, more trend word click bait.
One word for this seller. "Passionate"
Water in the gas?🥴
What does the "Vacuum" mean? I am assuming as it is a car part, they not referring to a normal vacuum.
Oddly enough, I had a 1969 Cougar XR7 with a 428 Cobra Jet and a 4 speed Trans! I blew up the 428 and put in a HO 390. But life changes and so did the chapter of my 69 Cougar and myself! Enjoy grasping the glory days and memories! 🙂
People use the term "barn find" much too loosely.
What a nice guy.