1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7

Personal luxury powered by 1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7 engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two-door six-passenger personal-luxury coupe

Configurations Cougar XR-7, Cougar XR-7 Sports Group

Engine range 255 V8 with available 302 V8

Chassis Fox-platform strut front, four-link coil rear, and power front discs

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7

The 1980 Cougar XR-7 family combined two-door six-passenger personal-luxury coupe with Cougar XR-7, Cougar XR-7 Sports Group configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The first Fox-platform XR-7 paired small-block V8 choices with automatic drivetrains. Engine, induction, emissions equipment, transmission, axle, Sports Group chassis, dates, and records must agree. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The downsized Fox-platform XR-7 used front struts and a four-link coil-sprung live rear axle. Sports Group chassis, wheel, tire, and steering equipment must be evaluated together. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

4.2-liter V8 255 cu in small-block V8 with two-barrel induction · Regular XR-7 path · engine assembly / specification
5.0-liter V8 302 cu in small-block V8 with two-barrel induction · Optional XR-7 path where listed · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three-speed automatic transmission
Factory transmission Four-speed automatic overdrive by application

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

SPORTS-GROUP XR-7 Sports Group factory · performance · Body, blackout treatment, chassis, steering, wheels, tires, cabin, dates, and records must agree.
5.0-V8 5.0-liter V8 factory · performance · Engine, induction, cooling, exhaust, transmission, axle, emissions equipment, dates, and records must agree.
AOD Automatic overdrive transmission factory · other · Transmission, controls, cooling, axle, dates, and records must agree.
TRACTION-LOK Traction-Lok differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records define one installation.

Paint

A Black factory · solid
M White factory · solid
B Dark Red Metallic factory · metallic
D Medium Blue Metallic factory · metallic
F Medium Green Metallic factory · metallic
I Gold Metallic factory · metallic

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7 family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1980 Cougar XR-7 VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1980 Cougar XR-7 production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.