“70 XR-7” is the front Missouri license plate on this 1970 Mercury Cougar XR-7 convertible owned by snowbirds Wayne & Bonnie Settlemeyer from Wildwood, Missouri. The Cougar is Mercury’s luxury version of the sporty Ford Mustang from that era, and was available in both coupe & convertible models. The equipment list includes a 300-hp 351 4-V Cleveland V-8 engine, a Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission, and the red exterior is enhanced by deluxe wheel covers, whitewall tires, sport mirrors and a white accent stripe.

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