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About the Mercury Cougar
Mercury Cougars in General
- 10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Mercury Cougar (HotCars)
- 35 Year History Of The Mercury Cougar (Mustang 360º)
- 50 Years of the Mercury Cougar (Mustang 360º)
- Are you man enough for a Cougar? (Hagerty)
- Cool Cat: The History of the Mercury Cougar (Ate Up With Motor)
- Cougar-Smitten? Here’s How to Avoid Getting Bitten (Hagerty)
- Cougars Prowl Behind Ford WHQ as Part of 50th Anniversary Tour (Ford Performance)
- Mercury Cougar – Half a Century at the Sign of the Cat (Car Show Calendar)
- The Mercury Cougar Is An Unsung Pony Car Hero (Yahoo! Finance)
- Mercury Cougar Performance Heritage – Crazy About Cougars (Mustang 360º)
- Mercury Cougar: Was it actually a better Mustang? (Newsday)
- Overshadowed by the Mustang, 1967–70 Mercury Cougar interest is on the rise (Hagerty)
1967-68 Mercury Cougars
- 1967 Mercury Cougar: The Man’s Car (Autoweek)
- 1967-68 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar (SuperCars.net)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E (Hemmings)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G (Hemmings)
- All Signs Point to the 1967-68 Mercury Cougar’s Continued Popularity (Hemmings)
- And In the Beginning: Mercury Cougar Introduction Program (Classic Cougar Community)
- Behind the Curtain: How the 1967 Mercury Cougar Was Born In Ford’s Styling Studios (Hot Rod)
- Big-Block Beauty – 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT (Hemmings)
- Cars We Remember: Rare Mercury Cougar XR7-G and the legend of Dan Gurney (The Florida Times-Union)
- Cat Tale – 1967 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- The Cat That Swallowed a Cobra – 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E (Hemmings)
- Collectible Classic: 1967-1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Automobile)
- The History of the 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E (GT-E Registry)
- How the 1967 Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird joined the pony car fray (Hagerty)
- Gone, But Not Forgotten – Mercury’s Cougar Turns 50 (Hemmings)
- Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- Muscle Car Memories: 1968 Mercury Cougar (MotorWeek)
- Mustang in a Tuxedo: the 1967 Mercury Cougar (Mac’s Motor City Garage)
- One of Mercury’s Coolest Cats: The “Shelbyized” ’68 Cougar XR7-G (Ford Performance)
- Rare Rides: The 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 428 Cobra Jet (Steet Muscle Mag)
- Rental Refugees – 1968 Cougar XR7-G, 1969 Shelby G.T. 350 (Hemmings)
- The Sign of the Cat – 1967 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- Year, Make and Model – 1967-’68 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
1969-70 Mercury Cougars
- 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- 1969-1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Horsepower Memories)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar & Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator: Ford’s Alternative Power Choice (Ford Performance)
- The 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Was a Classy Mach One Mustang (Heacock Classic)
- Everything You Need to Know About the Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hot Rod)
- High-Performance Cat – 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- Leather and Torque – 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Quick Cat – 1970 Boss 302 Eliminator Cougar (Hemmings)
- The Other Boss 302: Mercury Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator (Drivetribe)
- Twice as Nice – 1970 Mercury Eliminator (Hemmings)
1971-73 Mercury Cougar
- 1971 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- 1972 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible – Pony Up From That Mustang (Curbside Classic)
- 1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: The Mustang Alternative (Gold Eagle)
- Balancing Act – 1971 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- Changing the Sign of the Cat – 1971 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
1974-76 Mercury Cougar
- The luxury and performance buyers craved meet up in the 1974 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Mercury Cougar (1974-1976) (Stevens Virtual Automotive Museum)
1977-79 Mercury Cougar
- 1977 Mercury Cougar (Motor Junkie)
- Big & Bold, and a Cougar (Hemmings)
- A Cougar for Cruising – 1978 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The First Thundercat (Curbside Classic)
- Junkyard Treasure: 1977 Mercury Cougar Sedan (Autoweek)
1980-82 Mercury Cougar
- 1981 Mercury Cougar – The Only Two Door Sedan Cougar (Curbside Classic)
- 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar (Curbside Classic)
- The Foxy, Boxy 1980-’82 Mercury Cougar was the Last of a Dying Breed (Hemmings)
1983-88 Mercury Cougar
- What happened to all the 1980s Cougars? (Hemmings)
1989-97 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 30th Anniversary Edition (The Auto Channel)
- What Was the Mercury Cougar Bostonian Edition? (The Daily Drive)
1999-2002 Mercury Cougar
- 1999 Mercury Cougar (Car & Driver)
- 1999 Mercury Cougar – First Drive (Motortrend)
- 1999 – 2002 Mercury Cougar (ConsumerGuide Automotive)
- 2000 Roush Cougar Technical Specification and Dimensions (ConceptCarz)
- The Last Mercury Cougar Was One of the Weirdest Ford Products Ever (Autotrader)
- Uncommonly Odd: 2000 Mercury Cougar Roush Edition (Daily Turismo)
Concept Cougars
- 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept Car Vintage Photos (Autothing)
- 1963 Shelby Cougar II Concept (Conceptcars)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Gets Modernized Rendering (AutoEvolution)
- 1999 Mercury Cougar S Concept “The Attack Cat” (Car Styling)
- 2011 Mercury Cougar Concept (Deviant Art)
- 2021 Mercury Cougar Based On New Mustang Is A Cool ‘What If’ Design Exercise (CarScoops)
- Could the stillborn Messenger concept car have saved Mercury? (Hemmings)
- Lost & Found (Hemmings)
- Reborn Mercury Cougar Eliminator Brings Quirky CGI Details to Avoid Mach 1 Vibe (autoevolution)
Stories about Cougars
1967-68 Mercury Cougar
- 1967 Mercury Cougar Found Hiding in Residential Backyard (MotorTrend)
- 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Black Magic (Mustang 360º)
- 1967-68 Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar Has Been Off the Streets for 30 Years, Need Some TLC (autorevolution)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar – Kathi’s Cool Cat (Mustang 360º)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 – No Apologies (Mustang 360º)
- 1968 Mercury Cougar – Unforgettable (Mustang 360º)
- 750-HP 1967 Mercury Cougar Is One Badass, Street-Legal Drag Racer (autoevolution)
- Alive and Kicking – Mercury Cougar (Hemmings)
- Captive Cougar (Hemmings)
- Car of the Week: 1967 Mercury Cougar (Old Cars Weekly)
- Cougar number one coming to Carlisle in June (Hemmings)
- Family Feud (Hemmings)
- “Fast Eddie” Schartman (NHRA)
- First Ever Cougar to Star at 2017 Carlisle Frod Nationals (Fox Sports)
- Mercury-Risen: Brian Van Winckel’s ’68 Mercury Cougar (Street Muscle Magazine)
- Neko Case On The Charity Drawing For Her 1967 Mercury Cougar . . . (Village Voice)
- The Other Gurney: 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G (Hemmings)
- Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E Has Someone Impressed Enough to Pay $132K for It (AutoEvolution)
- Rare cat spotted in Maine: a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E with a 428 Cobra Jet and a four-speed (Hemmings)
- Restoring a 1967 Mercury Cougar (Fender Bender)
- Say Hello to the First Mercury Cougar . . . Ever (Motor Authority)
- SLC man’s love of Mercury Cougars prompts him to buy 7 (KSL)
- Substitute with a Surprise – 1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Super Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427 Found In Storage (Ford Authority)
- This 1967 Mercury Cougar is a True Survivor (Road & Track)
- This Mercury Cougar Scratched His Nostalgic Itch (The Wall Street Journal)
- West Coast Cougar (Hemmings)
- A work of art on wheels: Cars that impacted American society on display in Toledo (10 WBNS CBS)
1969-70 Mercury Cougar
- 1969 Mercury Cougar 428 Cobra Jet – Mercury Missiles (Mustang 360º)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar – Calculated Cat (Mustang 360º)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar – Cat Balue (Mustang 360º)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar – Leave It To Clevor (Mustang 360º)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar – Reincarnated Cat (Mustang 360º)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 428 SCJ at Barrett-Jackson Houston (Ford Authority)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Convertible – Executive Order (Mustang 360º)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator: Part 2 (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Boss 302 (Hemmings)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator – Collectible Cat (Mustang 360º)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator – Eliminating The Competition (Mustang 360º)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Is a Bad Boy, Price Not for the Weak of Heart (AutoEvolution)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator – Marital Mercury (Mustang 360º)
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator – Naughty Kitty (Mustang 360º)
- Bond femme’s Cougar XR-7 melds muscle with Euro flair (Hagerty)
- Drop-Top Cat With Claws (Hemmings)
- Eight Lives – 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- Eliminator – 1969 Mercury XR-7 Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- James Bond Mercury Cougar sells for a record $481,000 in London (Hagerty)
- One of two Boss 429-powered Mercury Cougars heading to Carlisle Ford Nationals (Hemmings)
- Persistent flogging – 1969 Cougar Eliminator (Hemmings)
- Ragtop Rumble – 1969 Mercury Cougar 428CJ, 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 HO (Hemmings)
- This or That – Season 2: 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Boss 302 or 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302? (Hemmings)
1971-73 Mercury Cougar
- 1971 Mercury Cougar GT 429CJ (Hemmings)
- 1973 Mercury Cougar (Jalopik)
- Best of BS 2017: John Ammer’s 1971 Mercury Cougare is a Roaring Beast (BangShift)
- The Big Cat (Hemmings)
- Mike Simmons’ 1971 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Mooresville Tribune)
1974-76 Mercury Cougar
- Cat On The Prowl, 1976 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Turns Heads (Coast Mountain News)
1977-79 Mercury Cougar
- 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Classy Cougar – 1979 Mercury XR-7 (Hemmings)
- Dollar a pound: Galaxie 500 or Cougar? (Hemmings)
- EXCLUSIVE: 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Barn Finds)
- Junkyard Find: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (The Truth About Cars)
- Junkyard Treasure: 1977 Mercury Cougar Sedan (Autoweek)
1980-82 Mercury Cougar
- Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercury Cougar GS Two-door Sedan (The Truth About Cars)
- Junkyard Gem: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (AutoBlog)
1983-88 Mercury Cougar
- Eye Candy: 1986 Mercury Cougar GS (Wheels.ca)
- Sunday Stories: “Where It’s Due” By Jack Baruth (The Truth About Cars)
1989-97 Mercury Cougar
- 1-of-1 Barris Kustom Cougar woody is every bit as bizarre as it sounds (Hagerty)
- Cale Yarborough’s 1993 Mercury Cougar (Racing Reference)
- Eighties muscle in formal attire: 1989 Mercury Cougar brochure (Hemmings)
- George Barris 1998 Mercury Cougar “Woodie” 2050 Is Looking For a New Owner (AutoEvolution)
1999-2002 Mercury Cougar
- 2000 Roush Cougar (ConceptCarz)
- Junkyard Gem: 1999 Mercury Cougar in its final parking place (AutoBlog)
Miscellaneous Mercury Cougar Articles
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