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The Ford design studio ultimately produced the winning design in the intramural contest, under Project Design Chief Joe Oros and his team of L. David Ash, Gale Halderman, John Foster, and George Schumaker. This design was called the Cougar by the design team. [11] [12] [7] Oros states: I then called a meeting with all the Ford studio designers.
In contrast to the Mustang, the Cougar was initially released solely as a two-door hardtop. Priced $284 more than the equivalent Ford Mustang, the base price of the Cougar was $2,854 ($26,801 in 2023 dollars [4]); a fully-optioned Cougar XR-7 was $4,500 ($42,258 in 2023 dollars [4]), essentially matching the base price of the Ford Thunderbird. [2]
A 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I and a P-51 Mustang. Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane, is credited by Ford with suggesting the name. [10] [11] Najjar co-designed the first prototype of the Ford Mustang known as the "Ford Mustang I" in 1961, working jointly with fellow Ford stylist Philip T ...
The Ford Cougar is a D-segment coupé that was produced and sold in the European market between 1998 and 2002, and sold in Canada and the United States from 1999 until 2002 as the Mercury Cougar. The car was originally intended to be the third generation Probe , but after rationalization of the three coupés available in the United States , the ...
The Cougar underwent an extensive mid-cycle revision (sharing only the doors with the 1986 body); in a break from the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, the Cougar XR7 was fitted with a standard 5.0L V8 engine. The Capri was discontinued; though more popular than the 1980 XR7, the 1986 model line was outsold nearly 10 to one by the Ford Mustang. [26]
Ford Mustang: 1979–1993 Ford Mustang II: Ford Mustang (SN-95) 100.5 in (2,553 mm) Ford Mustang SVO: 1984–1986 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra (1993) Ford Mustang with 2.3 L turbocharged engine and suspension, brake, and bodywork modifications. Ford Mustang (SN-95) 1994–2004 Ford Mustang: Ford Mustang (S197) 101.3 in (2,573 mm) Mercury Capri: 1979 ...
The Ford Boss 302 (formally the "302 H.O.") is a high-performance "small block" 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8 engine manufactured by Ford Motor Company.The original version of this engine was used in the 1969 and 1970 Boss 302 Mustangs and Cougar Eliminators and was constructed by attaching heads designed for the planned 351 Cleveland (which debuted the following year) to a Ford small block. [1]
The Cougar II was showcased at the Chicago Auto Show that same year and the following two years at the New York World's Fair exhibition. Using the frame of the Shelby Cobra, the Cougar II housed a V8 engine, fiberglass body, and retractable headlamps. Ultimately, it was never manufactured because it was determined to be too costly for Ford. [9]