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    Posted: 03-December-2014 at 6:23AM
Jamie.  Central WI.  Retired Navy.
1968 Montego MX convertible.  AC/PS/power disk brakes, buckets with console.  J-code 302 with C4.
 
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Welcome to the board!
Griffin
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Welcome, Feel free to share your car story...along with pictures.
John 75Gran Torino 4spd
Tighten it down until it snaps and then back it off a half turn!
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Welcome to the forum
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welcome! and yes please share your story and any pics you have
JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
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Recently bought.  Pretty much stock/untouched.  101K miles.  Came CA.  WI winters killed most of these guys many years ago.

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Welcome to the forum, I will post your pictures below.
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Thanks Dave
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Your Welcome.
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very nice! can't say i've ever seen one of those, and i missed the convertable part, even cooler!
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Welcome. Nice ride.Thumbs Up
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Welcome! Beautiful Montego.
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Welcome from a fellow Montego lover.  Although, mine is a little newer.  I came very close to buying a '68 Montego convertible years ago, but ended up with a 69 Cougar convertible.
 
Great looking 'vert!!
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nice!
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Welcome Jaime, and that is a great looking Mercury.
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WELCOME to the family and as always, thank you Dave302 for helping out!
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Welcome, and BTW, nice car!
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