— SteemCN

1969 Cougar XR7 convertible. 351 Windsor, automatic, hideaway headlights, leather seats, power everything.

I got a free paint job when I got t-boned. Metallic Imron paint that kind of changed colors a bit depending on the lighting.
I changed out the Windsor for a Cleveland. Way more power!
Also air shocks and mag wheels, 60's on the back.
I decided to sell it, but a guy test drove and wrecked it. The insurance man thought I had already sold it and dropped the insurance day before. So, I got $500 scrap price instead of it's original $2k worth.
After I joined the Navy, I was headed to Hawaii. I happened to drive by the guy who bought this and he had repaired it. And put a Windsor back in it. ::rolling eyes:: I bought it, since it was perfect for Hawaii.
While there I put another Cleveland back in and got Cragar wheels with Mickey Thompson 50's on the back.
A few months after I got out of the Navy, I got a phone call. Your car caught fire when loading it on the boat to ship back. We will give you $x I forget and you can pick it up 1500 miles away from where I lived. With a trailer, since it didn't run any more, or we'll give you $x I forget. That's the option I had to go for. It was enough to purchase a dandy little 4 cylinder Monza hatchback. ::rolling eyes::

Yes, I would buy her back 30 some years later so I could restore her and drive her in parades... It was a very cool car.