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I am so impressed to see mention of Valley Clutch on this Forum!
I had the distinct pleasure of knowing both Frank and Pat going back to the Quonset Hut days on Arrow.
Those men live on to this day with the racers of the original Irwindale. Absolute classics! Esp Pat's legendary 'dead squirrel' toupé. Frank passed early and Pat closed up the new shop perhaps 20(?) yrs ago. But boy do they live on in bench-racing circles in these parts.
One of my cars (at 500hp) still has a 'gold' clutch, with numerous disc changes/surfacing and has never slipped. My GT-350 ran a solid roller B302 until recently, again w one of Pat's gold clutches, same, nary a problem and I'm thinking of putting that mid-80's long plate behind the recently stock spec'd original 306hp just out of a wierd 'nostalgic loyalty' (?). I can't come up w a reason why-not-to. Crazy.

I think it was Pat Esposito that helped me. I was carrying my CJ clutch and pressure plate, before I got to the counter he correctly guessed "428 Cobra Jet?" He explained that there were only a couple of industrial clutches that would stump him.
The Gold Clutch, is that with two different linings? One to grab the flywheel, and a slightly looser one to grab the pressure plate? That is what he recommended for my mostly stock application. Told me to come back in 90 minutes and they would be done.
I remember the toupee and constant cigarette he had going.
There will never be another generation of Men quite like his generation. He must have been a Veteran.

27 years ago I used Valley Clutch Company in Irwindale Ca. They did the original clutch and pressure plate for my R code 1969 XR7.

No web site, I think that they are still in business according to Google.

Valley Clutch
5396 3rd Ave.
Irwindale, Ca. 91706
626-962-8787

I have roamed that yard also, 20-25 years ago. Old man Turner let me roam after I asked if I could look for Cougar (and other) parts. I was even allowed to go into the tow storage yards directly across from the wrecking yard.
Neat old guy, he said it was probably time to cull out a bunch of worthless junk. He showed me his airplane, said that he wanted to fly it one more time before he died. He said there was an air strip on the property that got covered in junk cars. Reminded me of the Second Hand Lions movie.

The largest wrecking yard I was ever in was Pearson's, in Pearsonville. All crushed out now, they had couple of hundred acres in the desert. Cars dating back to the 1940's.

Can answer questions on that quarter panel. It is being sold by West Coast Classic Cougar.

Well there is easily $100k there in damages...

Including, or not including DV? Diminished value.

On the Youtube, it's all about content.

Won't be the first, or last time, that a rare car rises from the ashes. Potentially speaking.

It is the whole Steve Austin thing, we can build him better, with new components.

Check with Vic Yarberry.

http://thuntek.net/cougars_unlimited/

Twiggy, she might have weighed 90 lbs in 1966.

Paul Fix, the actor, was also the Marshal of Northfork. Fictional town of "The Rifleman".

Hold on. 1967 and 1968 XR7 door pull end caps, are different between the years.
1968 Cougar XR7 end cap woodgrain

It is actually a 'delay' wiper. One wipe, and wait.
Not an actual speed, more like a 'cycle'.

Sold $61,600.

1970 bucket seats

I do not think that there is anyone else on this planet, that has had as many adventures with a Cobra as Mr Hank Williams. It would be a shame to restore CSX2227. It is perfect the way it is.

If ACSCO Products created the originals, and then continued to create the emblems for the aftermarket. Wouldn't those emblems be virtually the same? Tooling wears out over time, so there may be less crispness in the later emblems.

I am not aware if anyone other than ACSCO Products, that has made reproduction emblems. Anyone know?

https://youtu.be/4ZfRtaCERnU?si=sINFx68StfwVulT8

Jack, at Dead Nuts On, was making the version in the OP's picture.
Since he moved to the East Coast, he lost his machinist. I gave him a lead, and that lead suggested another. Hopefully, Jack has someone soon to manufacture them.