This Cat was found sitting in a backyard. I brought it home and started exploring. Inside I find the automatic floor shifter is from 67-68 Cougar. I was told his father & uncle had taken the drive train out in the 70’s.
I see a tilt steering column! The pedals seemed a bit weird though. Under the dash I can see an extra pedal under the carpet. The clutch pedal had been pushed to the floor & the carpet pulled over it. This is a manual transmission car!
So in trying to decode the VIN, I found the door sticker was painted over & the windshield VIN tag was covered in crud. The old emission sticker was the only easy place to find the VIN.
And now there is a problem. The 5th digit is for the motor size.
This one was a "0". This was a letter that Ford did not use...
The only other letter it could be was "Q".
The Marti report confirms it's heritage.....
1970 XR-7 428 Cobra Jet
4 Speed manual transmission.
With Ram Air!
Rough & worn
The owner had painted it with house paint & a roller!
Upside down removing old quarter panel
After a bit of cleaning & magic!
