In recent months, we’ve seen a flurry of Ford Thunderbird models from the ’80s and ’90s start to pop up at collector car auctions, many of them in excellent condition and with few miles showing on the odometer. That isn’t totally true of the T-Bird’s corporate counterpart from that era, the Mercury Cougar, but we have spotted a few nice examples of that larger coupe, too. That includes this 1989 Mercury Cougar XR-7, which was previously up for auction just around a month ago, and now, it’s already back up for grabs.
This 1989 Mercury Cougar hit the auction block in August with 50k miles on the clock, and wound up selling for a rather low price of $4,405. However, the winning bidder ultimately didn’t follow through on their commitment to purchase the vehicle, so now, it’s back up for grabs at Bring a Trailer for a second time in just a few weeks. That gives someone else the chance to score a great deal on what seems to be a nice vehicle, which in this case is finished in Oxford White paint with no flaws noted in the listing.
This Mercury Cougar XR-7 is also equipped with a body kit covering its lower flanks, giving the large coupe a sportier look, along with features such as tinted windows, a sunroof, a decklid luggage rack, and seven-spoke 16-inch cast aluminum wheels wrapped with 225/60 Michelin Symmetry all-season tires at all four corners.
Inside the cabin, one will find a very sanitary Current Red cloth interior with power-adjustable front sport seats, an AM/FM/cassette stereo, cruise control, automatic front seatbelts, a premium sound system, and power windows, locks, and mirrors, though the air conditioning system needs to be serviced.
Power comes from the supercharged 3.8L V6 that was factory-rated to produce 210 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque, and it’s mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The Cougar also features electronic ride control, an independent rear suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, to boot.
Though it has 650 supercharged horsepower.
And the potential weakening of emissions rules.
That site is going to grow yet again very soon.
It could make U.S. automakers 'immune' to tariffs.
It gets pretty close to the GT's torque figure, too.
That money could be going to both plants and new products.
