1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 428CJ Ram Air Hardtop Coupe

Description

Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer a selection of vehicles from the SugarCreek Collection. This private collection in southeastern Ohio is supported by its own in-house restoration and maintenance shop, with a full-time staff of craftsmen. The garage is a true spectrum of car enthusiast dreams, ranging from unfinished restorations to the most recent SEMA-exhibited 1,000 horsepower 1962 Dodge Power Wagon. Sixteen select cars from the collection are being offered in time for the holidays. Whether awaiting restoration, preserved showroom stock, restored to like-new, or tastefully modified, these cars and trucks are truly SugarCreek quality.

After the runaway success of Ford’s Mustang, the other manufacturers joined the “pony car” party. But the Mercury Cougar was unique, where wild met elegance via a sporting luxury car with handsome European-inspired styling. The rich look started with the hideaway headlights to those cool sequential rear turn signals in back. A lengthy options list allowed buyers to choose whether they wanted to create a luxurious coupe, a potent muscle car, or a little of both.

An assortment of V8s were available, from the 351 cu-in V8 to this cat, which is powered by the fiery 428CJ. The Ram Air version of the 428CJ was known as the 428CJ-R, and it used a special air cleaner assembly that incorporated a trap door, which let outside cool air enter the carburetor whenever the gas pedal was floored. This 1969 Cougar XR-7 restored by the SugarCreek Collection is one of just 365 built with 428CJ Ram Air power; far rarer is the 428 CJ-R with factory Whisper-Aire air conditioning. Which is why Mercury reminded the competition that the Cougar XR-7 428CJ Ram Air was “Still the Top Cat!”

Highlights

• Offered from the SugarCreek Collection

• One of 365 1969 Cougar XR-7 with R-Code 428CJ-R Ram Air power and automatic transmission

• Extremely rare R-Code Cougar with Whisper-Aire air conditioning

• Powered by the potent 428CJ 4bbl engine with Ram Air producing 335 hp

• Equipped with floor shifted C6 Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission

• Restored by the SugarCreek Collection in the original Medium Emerald Metallic Paint over a Black leather bucket seat interior

• BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires

• The chassis number (9R93R504399) decodes as:

  • 9 – 1969 model year

  • R – San Jose, California, final assembly plant

  • 93 – Body series XR-7 Hardtop

  • R – CJ 428 Ram Air 4V

  • 504399 – Sequential production number beginning with 500001

• The Cougar’s Data Plate decodes as:

  • 65B – Cougar XR-7 Hardtop

  • 4 – Medium Emerald Metallic Paint, Ford #3230-A

  • 6A – Black Leather Bucket Seats

  • 2K – Scheduled For Build: October 22, 1968

  • 51 – Denver Ordering District

  • R – 3.25 Traction-Lok axle ratio

  • U – C6 Merc-O-Matic Transmission

Features

• 1969 Mercury Cougar production numbers:

  • Total 1969 Cougars – 100,085

  • 1969 Cougar XR-7 Hardtop – 23,914

  • 1969 Cougar XR-7 428CJ Ram Air – 504

  • 1969 Cougar XR-7 428CJ Ram Air Automatic – 365

• Glovebox mounted Sunpro auxiliary gauges

• Black Vinyl Roof

• OE Style Exhaust Manifolds & Exhaust System

• Traction-Lok Differential

• Ram Air Induction

• Full Console

• Power Front Disc Brakes

• Power Steering

• Factory Whisper-Aire Air Conditioner

• AM/8-Track Stereo Radio

• Tinted Glass-Complete

Known Imperfections

• No VIN tag on the dash, however the VIN on the title, door, and under the fenders match

• Small paint chips near driver’s door latch

• Paint chip on driver’s door

• Scratches in rear window

• Light scratch on driver’s side of hood

Included

• Marti Report

• Owner’s manual

• Fire extinguisher

• Jack and lug wrench

• Spare tire

Ownership History

This 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 428CJ Hardtop Coupe was built on 23 October 1968 at the San Jose, California, assembly plant, and sold through the Denver District Sales Office. This rare cat was acquired and restored by the SugarCreek Collection in 2009.

Additional Notes

A Broad Arrow Group Consignment Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle.

Contact: Matt Lowney Phone: 623.308.2640 email: mlowney@hagerty.com