Show Winning Mercury Cougar
Starting as a 1962 design proposal for the T-5 project ( the Ford Mustang ) Lincoln-Mercury sought to produce its own version of the vehicle. Following initial skepticism by Ford over both model lines, the Mercury version received approval in mid-1964, following the successful launch of the Mustang; the Cougar name was adopted from the winning design for the Ford Mustang.
Intended for a market position between the Ford Mustang and the Ford Thunderbird, the Cougar was intended as a luxury-type pony car. While offering more comfort and features than the Mustang, the model line was tuned for better road manners than the Thunderbird.
Internally designated T-7, the first-generation Cougar shared its chassis with the 1967 revision of the Ford Mustang. The Cougar has a longer wheelbase than the Mustang, extended 3 inches to 111 inches. Both vehicles derive their underpinnings from the rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon.
Our Show Winning 1967 Mercury Cougar 289 V8 is presented in factory Nordic Blue Metallic with Blue Crinkle Vinyl Bucket Seats and interior.
The subject of a full nut and bolt rotisserie restoration in 2017 and comes with a complete photographic record of the exhaustive restoration. This show quality car has been the recipient of several awards since the completion of the restoration with the trophy’s included as testament. There are approximately only 3000 1967 Cougars left in the world and opportunities to own such exceptional examples are even rarer. In fact this is our first in over 5 years.
Presenting in outstanding condition throughout and a better example of this very special car you would be very unlikely to find.
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