1977 Mercury Cougar Brougham 4-door

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  1. jwdtenn

    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    Auction over and reserve not met at $4250.

    Seller should have let it go for that.
     
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    Very nice!
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Much as I like the color, I'd only be interested in it for converting Babe to a Cougar front end, and sprucing up the interior, plus spare parts galore..
     
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    Spirited bidding once again. How high will it go this time?
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    At $3999 right now. I'm willing to bet the reserve is higher than $8K.
     
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    Hard to say from their website since every car they have listed is SOLD! :rolleyes:

    https://www.idahoclassicscars.com/inventory.aspx

    I'm just not feeling the love for this thing at $4k. Not a real desirable car in my opinion, but I'm not a fan of most mid-late 70's Fords.
     
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    Yeah, 77-79 Cougars just don't do well. Add 4-door to that, and well....

    I can't imagine this thing going for much more than $4k. I've got a friend who's been trying to sell a very nice XR7 for a while at $3500, with no luck.

    I finally sold my 79 XR7 for $1k. A rust-free excellent driver with nice interior with a 351W.

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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    For a thou, I would've tried to buy it if I had known it was for sale, as it would've given me the exterior and interior parts for Babe. Then I would've put the LTD II parts on the Cougar and made it my DD.
     
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    That thing looks pretty solid. If you were trying to sell it up here in the rust belt I imagine you could have easily gotten 2x-3x what you did. Rust free forty year old cars aren't real common up here.
     
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    Actually sold it to someone in Michigan who is having it transported.

    But, tried to sell for months. No one wants 77-79 Cougars. It's just the way it is...
     
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    Well being down south probably didn't help. If it were up here I think it would have gone faster for a better price.
     

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