1971 429 CJ 4sp Cougar XR7 ram air convertible

[429CJ_Registrar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very rare and super cool, but I personally don't think the value is there with it. Not the most popular of vehicles in the Ford/Mercury world. Concourse restored, I would think you would barely be knocking on the $45,000 door in my opinion. Lets see some pics of this rare beast!

-Matt</div></div>

Matt,
Of the 448 cars built, only 75 serial numbers have been located, of those serial numbers aprox 20% are cars that are known to have been parted out or destroyed. This leaves aprox 60 existing cars in all states of repair.

The record price for a 429CJ Cougar XR7 HT was 87,000.00 at the 2007 Florida Mecum Auction.
The record price for a 429CJ Cougar Conv (one of the blue show cars) was 97,900.00 was at the 2009 Scottsdale Russo &amp; Steel Auction.


So few of these cars go up for sale at auction, or even publically that it is hard to determin a value. The CPI price guide Nov-Dec 2012 lists a value of 50,900 for a 429CJ HT, It does not even list a value for the Conv

[Fast67VelleN2O]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 429CJ_Registrar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Matt,
Of the 448 cars built, only 75 serial numbers have been located, of those serial numbers aprox 20% are cars that are known to have been parted out or destroyed. This leaves aprox 60 existing cars in all states of repair.

The record price for a 429CJ Cougar XR7 HT was 87,000.00 at the 2007 Florida Mecum Auction.
The record price for a 429CJ Cougar Conv (one of the blue show cars) was 97,900.00 was at the 2009 Scottsdale Russo &amp; Steel Auction.


So few of these cars go up for sale at auction, or even publically that it is hard to determin a value. The CPI price guide Nov-Dec 2012 lists a value of 50,900 for a 429CJ HT, It does not even list a value for the Conv </div></div>

Wow I was way off the mark! Thanks for setting me straight on these.

-Matt

[429CJ_Registrar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 429CJ_Registrar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Matt,
Of the 448 cars built, only 75 serial numbers have been located, of those serial numbers aprox 20% are cars that are known to have been parted out or destroyed. This leaves aprox 60 existing cars in all states of repair.

The record price for a 429CJ Cougar XR7 HT was 87,000.00 at the 2007 Florida Mecum Auction.
The record price for a 429CJ Cougar Conv (one of the blue show cars) was 97,900.00 was at the 2009 Scottsdale Russo &amp; Steel Auction.


So few of these cars go up for sale at auction, or even publically that it is hard to determin a value. The CPI price guide Nov-Dec 2012 lists a value of 50,900 for a 429CJ HT, It does not even list a value for the Conv </div></div>

Wow I was way off the mark! Thanks for setting me straight on these.

-Matt</div></div>


Matt,

No worries, Again there are so few cars that do go up for sale that if you are not watching them you wouldn't know.

There are actually 3 going up for acution in January. The Blue Conv that sold in 2009 and Russo and Steele will be at Barrett Jackson, There is a yellow 429CJ 4sp Cougar GT at russo and Steele, and there is another 429CJ Cougar GT - one family survivor at the Kissemee Mecum auction.

Time will tell what the current market is.

Mitch

[lowmile]

It was just about to rain. I washed about 5 years worth of dust off of it.

[lowmile]

Well, I had some help cleaning it up.

[lowmile]

I found the Marti report in the trunk under a fender cover.

[442w30]

That's one seriously cool car. Nicely optioned too.

[olredalert]

----I agree, 442! Car is better than described and I think it has more value than some of you think. Maybe alot more!!!
----Oh,,,And the &quot;Caution Fan&quot; sticker just may belong on this Couger.....Bill S

[lowmile]

lol When I opened the hood I thought the same thing about the fan sticker.

[njsteve]

Somewhere a Camaro is sighing in relief. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]