UP FOR BID IS A SUPER CLEAN RARE 1972 MERCURY COUGAR CONVERTIBLE, BLUE ON WHITE LEATHER AS ORIGINAL. NADA GUIDES PRICE REPORT AS OF 9/19/2015 IS $42,510. IT SHOULD ONLY CLIMB IN VALUE...TWO KIDS IN COLLEGE..GOTTA DO IT. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 1991, AND HAVE GONE OVER THE CAR PRETTY MUCH TOP TO BOTTOM OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING SUSPENSION, BUSHINGS, TIRES, BRAKES, CARPET, UPHOLSTERY (MAINTAINING AS MUCH ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE), TRANSMISSION, ETC. MOTOR IS ORIGINAL 351 WINDSOR. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SMOOTHLY, CAR CRUISES LIKE A BOAT. ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS GREAT. ELECTRIC WINDOWS, FACTORY AIR CONDIITIONING, AND I BELEIVE ORIGINAL MILES. SEQUENTIAL TURN SIGNALS.... CAR ALWAYS GETS LOOKS, AND THUMBS UP. OWN AN AMERICAN CLASSIC...VERY RARE ONE OF 1,929 XR-7 CONVERTIBLES MADE IN 1972 CAR WAS ASSEMBLED IN DEARBORN, AND IS THE XR-7 CONVERTIBLE. BADGES HAD BEEN LEFT OFF THE CAR WHEN IT WAS REPAINTED FOR A CLEANER LOOK, BUT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE CAR. CAR IS BEING SOLD HERE IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND IS SOLD AS-IS WHERE IS....BUYER IS WELCOME TO SCHEDULE INSPECTION....CHECK OUT MY FEEDBACK, AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE.