The 1967 model year brought good news to the Cougar, as its production numbers surpassed the 150K-unit threshold. The XR-7 was now even more popular, with over 27K customers ordering this version ...
The 1967 Mercury Cougar wasn't cheap, especially if you wanted a maxed-out XR-7. The fully optioned configuration could be had for approximately $4,500, stepping into Thunderbird territory and ...
It's easy to criticize Ford Motor Co. for making Mercury cars that were too similar to contemporary Fords, but Mercury often stumbled when it strayed too far from its corporate siblings. In the ...
Going into the 1967 model year, Mercury was adrift. The model line had devolved into pale, redecorated Fords with awkward names like “Park Lane” and “Montclair.” Maybe there was some excitement in the ...
Life is full of compromises, and unfortunately project cars often are as well. Rather than pick a goal and just go for it with abandon, many rodders opt to try and build a performance-oriented muscle ...
POP! ZOOM! DAZZLE! It takes a zoom lens to give a camera, even our $1500 Nikon outfit, imagination enough to picture what we see in the new Cougar -- what made it our unanimous choice for Motor Trend ...