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The Mercury Cougar is a series of automobiles that was sold by Mercury from 1967 to 2002. The model line is a diverse series of vehicles; though the Cougar nameplate is most commonly associated with two-door coupes, at various stages in its production, the model also was offered as a convertible and a hatchback.
English: 1967 Mercury Cougar photographed at a car show in Boardman, Ohio. Finished in Cinnamon Frost Poly. Date: 15 June 2024, 15:22:06: Source: Own work: Author:
This 1967 Mercury Cougar is owned by me. It is a survivor car from the very first year Mercury made the Cougar to compete with the Ford Mustang. Most people agree that it looks better than a Mustang. Under the skin most of the parts are identical with the pony car.
From mid-year 1980 through 1982 the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar XR-7 used the 200 inline-six as the standard engine. The Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis, introduced in 1983 as the successors to the Granada and Cougar (non-XR7 models), carried over the 200 engine until it was replaced by the 3.8L Essex V6 for 1984.
Mercury Comet Fastback (1964) Mercury Comet Super Cyclone (1964) Mercury Concept 50 (1988) Mercury Concept One (1989) Mercury Cougar El Gato (1970) Mercury Cougar Eliminator (1999) Mercury Cougar S (1999) Mercury Cyclone (1990) Mercury Cyclone Super Spoiler (1969) Mercury D528 "Beldone" (1955) Mercury Escapade (1965) Mercury Fusion (1996)
For 1980, Mercury downsized the Cougar, erasing the previous size overlap between it and the Marquis. Pared down to the XR7 coupe, the Cougar was redesigned alongside the Ford Thunderbird as a long-wheelbase version of the Zephyr. Poorly received by critics and buyers, sales of the model line collapsed (to less than one-third of 1979 levels).
For 1974, the Mercury Cougar XR7 adopted the body of the Montego two-door hardtop, now the counterpart of the Ford Elite, the Cougar was repackaged as an intermediate-size personal luxury car. While the notchback roofline remained for the two-door hardtop (though rear side windows became fixed in place, with an opera window added as an option ...
The debut of the Ford Mustang in early 1964, and subsequent introduction of the larger, more upmarket Mercury Cougar, to compete with the similarly larger Dodge Charger – Chrysler's more upscale answer to Ford and G.M.'s pony cars [2] – began to erode the Thunderbird sales and drove it to still get larger, with Ford even introducing four ...