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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2018, 07:38:36 AM »
It takes a special Cougar to fetch big money, and the only ones that will are the rare high performance versions. But when they do sell they break 100K easily.
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2018, 07:56:23 AM »
Just like every other make, there are high dollar Cougars that change hands privately.

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2018, 09:24:27 AM »
It's rusty, but not un-restorable.

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2018, 12:29:54 PM »
It's rusty, but not un-restorable.

 Whats goin to be left after all the sheet metal replacement ? Would you be able to find old rust free parts ?

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2018, 12:52:17 PM »
Anytime you get a …(0) bidder on something like this its usually a ringer, to run up the number.  :-

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2018, 12:59:52 PM »
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I like it, can we make a convertible?

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2018, 01:45:34 PM »
Whats goin to be left after all the sheet metal replacement ? Would you be able to find old rust free parts ?

I would find a rust-free donor car and cut out/replace whatever pieces were needed.  Doubt there is much NOS Cougar sheet metal out there?
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2018, 03:17:18 PM »
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I like it, can we make a convertible?

Yes
And we can make it a Tucker.
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2018, 02:02:12 AM »
The story about finding the car has been going on for a little over a month on the Classic Cougar Community forum.   

Here is the thread:  https://classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9780

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2018, 11:28:45 PM »
Yes, we can make a convertible.
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2018, 09:18:06 AM »
 Back YEARS ago Kevin Marti made his hardtop cougar into a convertible & it was on display at cougar 50th dearborn show at fords (glasshouse).

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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2018, 04:30:30 PM »
So sad, but cars have been made from tags and stamped parts cut out before.
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2018, 11:05:47 AM »
I know nothing about Cougars..  What am I missing here?  If this is a 200K car done why is it only bid to 17k as of this morning with 9hr left?  I would expect at least over 50k.

If this was a rusted out big block Shelby, crazy people would bid it over 50k without a doubt IMO.


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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2018, 08:36:40 PM »
That’s a hard piece to restore.
It’s a rusty car.
It’s a Cougar and that’s fine but fewer buyers of those.

Don’t try to compare it to a Shelby
Compare it to a Mustang....
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Re: 1968 4 Speed Cobra Jet Cougar
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2018, 09:21:36 PM »
I only used a Shelby as a reference point because of its reported potential value of $200K +.  There are no mustangs worth that.  Other than B9's.

But yes, you are right, the market is much smaller for a cougar.