Restoration Project Cars, 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Project
Here we found second generation of the Cougar, they was is one of the American muscle car, but not for this 1972, no more big block engine under the hood. We knows all vehicles models by Mercury always shared basic platforms with Ford models like on chassis, engine and technology except for exterior and interior. Also on the Cougar originally, this was the Mustang. But for 1972, the climate has begun to change as the muscle car era ended.
1972 the muscle car era ended. No longer able to use gross power numbers, the manufacturers had to use net power figures, which dropped the once-mighty figures down substantially. Engines were shuffled around a bit with the 429 engine option no longer available. They were now the standard 163 hp (122 kW) 351 Cleveland two-barrel V8, or the 266 hp (198 kW) 351C four-barrel Cobra Jet V8. Other than that, the Cougar remained a carryover from 1971. Only minor trim details were changed in 1972. The big-block engines were gone for 1972 and 1973. The days of performance-oriented muscle cars were coming to an end.
For sale 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7, nice body, some rust a/c car 351 c motor turns over have not tried to start it , automatic, 9" rear end.
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