A desirable collectible Cat - the only one of its kind known to exist.
Sale price: US $9,800.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1995 |
| VIN : | 1MELM62WXSH623327 | Mileage: | 25311 |
| Model: | Cougar | Options: | Leather Seats, Cassette Player, CD Player |
| Make: | Mercury | Number of Cylinders: | 8 |
| Engine: | 4.6L Gas V8 | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
| Fuel Type: | gasoline | Power Options: | Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats |
| Warranty: | Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty | Interior Color: | Tan |
| Exterior Color: | White | Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Trim: | XR7 | Body Type: | Coupe |
Paris, Texas, United States
Vehicle description
Everything recently inspected and in great running condition. Excellently maintained. Drive now in safety for long or short distances. Very quickly, if you have the nerve. This surprising cat is a truly unique “sleeper”. It is a completely original, special ordered – and the only known - ‘95 Mercury Cougar with Ford’s famous Police Interceptor setup , making it both a “classic” and a “muscle” car.
A one of a kind or one-off 1995 Cougar created a very special cat. Only one known to exist. Solid maintenance. Documentation, including the original window-sticker (never placed in window as vehicle was a special factory order) in the owner"s manual. The sticker shows the upgrades and prices. Good provenance confirms authenticity, originality and ownership history. Very special "indoor" cat - has been garaged kept by its non-smoking owner, and seldom driven in rain. Drive anywhere now safely. Backseat has been occupied for less than 300-miles, passenger seat for less than 7,000 miles, and they show it. The interior is in great shape, but driver"s side floor mat could use shampooing. Being a 200-plus pounder, the driver"s seat shows some wear from where I crawled in and out. And that"s about it for the neutral-tan leather interior; Pearl white exterior. Never in an accident; no major dings, but a few coffee-shop nicks on the corners of the front bumper.
Photos are recent (2020).
I purchased the car from the original owner’s estate, sometime in Spring, 2003, with 23,000 miles on it. The original owner, a retiring engineer, wanted a car that he could hitch his fishing boat to, and head for the lake, and one he could also drive to the local country club and his wife to church on Sunday. It was to be his retirement present to himself. He wanted plenty of power and heavy-duty suspension to get to a lake quickly, and his boat in-and-out of the water safely. So a family friend who owned the Steeplechase Lincoln-Mercury dealership - in the Anniston, Alabama area - ordered a few special packages on a top-of-the-line "95 Cougar for a special friend and customer. (Original owner died shortly thereafter from sudden and unexpected heart failure.)
I did not know (and neither did the owner’s estate) the true uniqueness of the car until after I purchased it and mechanics at my local Ford dealership began questioning me about the car. They recognized – and informed me – of the Police Interceptor standards. It"s estimated that confusi on happened because the dealer ordered a few special packages for his friend and customer. A common agreement among the mechanics was that Ford thought it was easier, quicker, cheaper, to slap on the Police Interceptor packages than to try and otherwise meet the similar requested criteria. Whatever the reasons, this Cougar benefited notably from upgraded suspension tuning and steering, a larger wheel and tire package, anti-lock disc brakes, traction control, and a heavy-duty cooling system and a towing packages. The original window-sticker shows a $1200 engine upgrade, and knowledgeable Ford mechanics and racing enthusiasts, who know the difference, have stated that the installed engine in not the standard one, but the "hotter" V-8 4.6 that Ford developed for use in the 1996 Mustang GT, which, reportedly, could reach 159 MPH.
Easy to make into a one-of-a-kind show car. As is, should be a good investment. 84-Yr old owner has realized that his pet needs an owner who can also appreciate the car"s uniqueness and the styling of the last big highway muscle cruisers.
Buy it now and have yourself a Very Merry Christmas. . . .
Even without the one-off status, it"s still just one of the total 60,201 Cougars manufactured in "95. But this surprising cat is a truly unique “sleeper”.
A one of a kind or one-off 1995 Cougar created a very special cat. Only one known to exist. Solid maintenance. Documentation, including the original window-sticker (never placed in window as vehicle was a special factory order) in the owner"s manual. The sticker shows the upgrades and prices. Good provenance confirms authenticity, originality and ownership history. Very special "indoor" cat - has been garaged kept by its non-smoking owner, and seldom driven in rain. Drive anywhere now safely. Backseat has been occupied for less than 300-miles, passenger seat for less than 7,000 miles, and they show it. The interior is in great shape, but driver"s side floor mat could use shampooing. Being a 200-plus pounder, the driver"s seat shows some wear from where I crawled in and out. And that"s about it for the neutral-tan leather interior; Pearl white exterior. Never in an accident; no major dings, but a few coffee-shop nicks on the corners of the front bumper.
Photos are recent (2020).
I purchased the car from the original owner’s estate, sometime in Spring, 2003, with 23,000 miles on it. The original owner, a retiring engineer, wanted a car that he could hitch his fishing boat to, and head for the lake, and one he could also drive to the local country club and his wife to church on Sunday. It was to be his retirement present to himself. He wanted plenty of power and heavy-duty suspension to get to a lake quickly, and his boat in-and-out of the water safely. So a family friend who owned the Steeplechase Lincoln-Mercury dealership - in the Anniston, Alabama area - ordered a few special packages on a top-of-the-line "95 Cougar for a special friend and customer. (Original owner died shortly thereafter from sudden and unexpected heart failure.)
I did not know (and neither did the owner’s estate) the true uniqueness of the car until after I purchased it and mechanics at my local Ford dealership began questioning me about the car. They recognized – and informed me – of the Police Interceptor standards. It"s estimated that confusi on happened because the dealer ordered a few special packages for his friend and customer. A common agreement among the mechanics was that Ford thought it was easier, quicker, cheaper, to slap on the Police Interceptor packages than to try and otherwise meet the similar requested criteria. Whatever the reasons, this Cougar benefited notably from upgraded suspension tuning and steering, a larger wheel and tire package, anti-lock disc brakes, traction control, and a heavy-duty cooling system and a towing packages. The original window-sticker shows a $1200 engine upgrade, and knowledgeable Ford mechanics and racing enthusiasts, who know the difference, have stated that the installed engine in not the standard one, but the "hotter" V-8 4.6 that Ford developed for use in the 1996 Mustang GT, which, reportedly, could reach 159 MPH.
Easy to make into a one-of-a-kind show car. As is, should be a good investment. 84-Yr old owner has realized that his pet needs an owner who can also appreciate the car"s uniqueness and the styling of the last big highway muscle cruisers.
Buy it now and have yourself a Very Merry Christmas. . . .
Even without the one-off status, it"s still just one of the total 60,201 Cougars manufactured in "95. But this surprising cat is a truly unique “sleeper”.