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L_e_e
03-28-2019, 12:38 AM
No affiliation, Lots of potential for the $7000 asking price.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/inkster-69-cougar-xr7-convertible/6851487109.html

Text from the ad:
"69 cougar xr7 convertible . 428 cobra jet motor . 4bb c6 trans header . electronic ignition . new interior and top. Craiger ss rims .tilt wheel .delay wipers .full tac gauges."
luzl78
03-28-2019, 01:09 AM
its fun changing those spark plugs.
the427king
03-28-2019, 01:23 AM
Way too cheap....
luzl78
03-28-2019, 02:26 AM
Way too cheap....

I thought so also. Scam?
the427king
03-28-2019, 02:51 AM
...The 428CJ motor value out of the car plus the price of doing the interior and top are more than the asking price.
BOWTIE67327
03-28-2019, 03:51 AM
if I was a ford guy that would be the equivelant of a 69 Chevelle ss convert
L_e_e
03-28-2019, 01:36 PM
I doubt it's a scam, as I couldn't resist the temptation and I called and talked to the owners wife (nice lady) and I am going to see the car in a couple of hours.
I'll report back.
RST
03-28-2019, 01:50 PM
Nice people ….………………………. BUT …………………. its an original Hunter Green with a 390 motor, and the 428 in it is Thunder Jet, not a Cobra Jet motor …………..………….. priced correctly at 7000.00.
chevyandpontiac
03-28-2019, 09:11 PM
Still seems like a steal at $7000
69 Post Sedan
03-29-2019, 01:30 AM
its fun changing those spark plugs.

I believe you have to unbolt one motor mount and jack one side the engine up to change plugs.......just one of MANY reasons not to own a Ford. lol

I have to agree with Dan that $7000 still is a decent price for the car.

Kurt
SuperNovaSS
03-29-2019, 02:23 AM
I hope L E E buys it. I have not seen it but I think prices correctly it off base. I have a 69 XR7 very with a 351W and would not sell it for that.

Jason
CamaroNOS
04-02-2019, 11:08 PM
My buddy called on this ad and it was a hoax. Too bad.....

Paul
L_e_e
04-02-2019, 11:23 PM
My buddy called on this ad and it was a hoax. Too bad.....

Paul

What part of it was a hoax?
The people were real, the car was real.
Here's a pic from Google maps.
Jonesy
04-03-2019, 06:52 PM
Post has been deleted. LEE you must have scored this??
CamaroNOS
04-03-2019, 06:58 PM
The ad is a hoax.

I never said the car did not exist, it is just not for sale. The owner said it was a "scam, somebody in the area listed the car without him knowing about it" and now he is getting hammered with calls.

Paul
BOWTIE67327
04-03-2019, 07:58 PM
kind of wierd that LEE talked to the owners wife about the car
L_e_e
04-03-2019, 09:14 PM
Maybe that is what he told your buddy after realizing he probably listed it too cheap by the volume of interest it generated. But it was defiantly for sale, I passed on it.
CamaroNOS
04-03-2019, 09:54 PM
Thanks.....now we know the whole story.
RST
04-04-2019, 04:09 PM
Nice people ….………………………. BUT …………………. its an original Hunter Green with a 390 motor, and the 428 in it is Thunder Jet, not a Cobra Jet motor …………..………….. priced correctly at 7000.00.


I spoke to the wife and she said that its a 390 car and they made a mistake when they wrote the add …. it was supposed to say …. 428 added … hmmmm. As I said before, if this is indeed a 390 car, and a color change from Hunter Green to Gold, and needing a full restoration, 7000 is not out of line.

Just my 2 cents :)
L_e_e
04-04-2019, 04:11 PM
I spoke to the wife and she said that its a 390 car and they made a mistake when they wrote the add …. it was supposed to say …. 428 added … hmmmm. As I said before, if this is indeed a 390 car, and a color change from Hunter Green to Gold, and needing a full restoration, 7000 is not out of line.

Just my 2 cents :)


Correct, I was told the same as you.