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!
The 1st picture is of the sister car to mine. Same color, but mine has a black interior. These are the latest pics, as it was just removed from storage after a 20 year sleep!
The Cat was painted orange by the previous owner when it lived in Las Vegas. The hood scoop was added along w/ hood pins. I have another non- ram air hood for it.
Original carb was taken off, but I have it. The Dist is the original correct #12127 C80f date code 9o3
Mileage is 110818.3
Dash pas in not cracked. Top weatherstrip was replaced w/ NOS and is still soft. Comes with 5 style steel rims w/ 4 blue center caps.
The “XR” for the trunk is is the center console.
I have a new white top, NOS side markers (all 4 w/ chrome bezels & lenses. A new blinker brain is also included.
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