1995 mercury cougar V8 was my first car. OMG did I love that damn car. I used to drift with it LOL. Great power and great handling. I had one with the spoiler, and I love the way that rounded squared-off styling looks. I'll never understand why people don't appreciate that beautiful car.
Ahh, the 1983 Cougar. I remember riding along in a test drive as a kid. My mother and I loved it, but my father liked the Chevrolet Celebrity. We ended up with the Celebrity, but my mother and I still talk about how nice the Cougar was.
I had 4 Cougars, one of the Fox, and three MN12. I absolutely loved these cars. Maybe I'll pick another one up one day when I have time to really take care of it.
Had a '69 droptop with the then-new 351 V8. My dad bought it in '74. He had gone to buy a new Comet 4-door (yuk!), but he saw the used Cougar and the Comet was instantly forgotten. The old man let me 'buy it' from him in '81. I let my brother drive the thing in 1987 and the damned fool wrecked it while showing off.
It's funny, about two hours ago, a friend of mine texted me a pic of a somewhat decent looking MN12, and we both mentioned that you don't see those too often now. In fact, I cantr remember the last time I saw on in the wild, they on the verge of extinction. And then I go on the computer and see My Old Car made a video on the Cougar!
I wish Mercury were still around, the same for the Cougar, imagine a modern Cougar going back to being an upscaled Mustang, maybe using the current Mustang platform, so yeah
I think it's over for sporty coupes. The Mustang and Challenger seem to be the only successful ones today. The Camaro is on the chopping block again. Trucks, SUV's are where it's at. Cars are falling out of popularity. Then there's the gradual move to EV's that's happening.
@@MisterMikeTexas I'm not so sure, the BRZ, supra and 400z are quite popular. There's still life in the sport coupe class, but I don't think the V8 is much longer for this world in them. With gas prices always going up, people want performance and fuel economy together
You know what Brad? I agree 1,000,000%! See, I can't help but believe in that old adage, "everything old is new again" that we North Americans seem to cling the hardest to. I believe the future still has musclecars (No, I don't like that P.O.S. Mustang Mach Eww or the GT version) and I think Ford should bring Mercury back and create fun, off the wall vehicles that young people would love, but with a Cougar luxomuscle couple and a Marquis sedan (I.C.E., hybrid and all-electric) for the few of us out here who want nothing to do with a C.U.V., S.U.V. or a truck. If Chrysler can successfully sell a Renault Premier platform that's heavily modified by Mercedes for seventeen consecutive years and with at least 35,000 units sold in fifteen of those years, then Ford shouldn't have any trouble doing the same. So, there! 🐰
@@1_Papa Umm, Edsel never had a market to fit in, and Ford and Lincoln overlapping into the center market helped make Mercury irrelevant, with less than 70K units sold in its last year. In spite of Cougar, Mercury was unable to shake the grandpa image. No youth would take the brand seriously, because of the grandpa stigma.
I had a 74 xr7 back in the early 90,s. It had the 460 engine but strangely enough was a column shift. No center console and floor shifter. They paid the money for the huge motor and the vehicle had a lot of options including the power moonroof, but was the only 74 XR7 that I ever saw without a console. It was a real powerful runner with astounding passing gear performance. I miss it, thanks for the video.
I had a 1976 Ford Torino Elite as well as a 1977 Cougar..... Virtually the exact same cars other than badging.... absolutely loved both of those cars..... Both rode as smooth as a Lincoln Mark or Thunderbird of the same era...
When I was in grade school, my best friends parents had an 88 Cougar Special edition. It was black with copper pin stripes and special edition badging. 87/88 is my favorite as far as Cougars go.
When I was a sophomore in high school, 1988-89, my buddy's Dad owned a '68 Cougar w/427 FE big block....one ride in that car made me LOVE big-block Ford's.....
To this day, my dad talks about his '67 Cougar, which was yellow with a black vinyl top. His younger sister wrecked it and it's been with him ever since. It really carried a lot of cache as a brand and a car.
Once again, beautiful job! The accuracy, the commercials, Farrah Fawcett, Cheryl Tiegs; you even got the "Ford Cougar" and "The Sign Of The Cat" references correct. Outstanding job, as per usual! 🐈 🚗! 🐰
My first car was a 2001 V6 Cougar with the manual transmission. Got it with 22 miles on it and sold it at about 96k. Loved it, it was a good handling car, just needed more power.
I don't like Ford. More of a GM fan but the Taurus was always one of my favorite Vehicles by them. it was such an iconic sedan and I remember being so mad when it got discontinued
I bought a 1977 Cougar as my first new car. I have a lot of fond memories and my son growing up in the back seat. I had the optional 400 C.I. engine, leather seats and turbine wheels. I loved that car. Thanks Pat for bringing back some fond memories.
Thank you. Thank you. I’ve been waiting for a video like this. My first car was a 1996 Mercury Cougar with 70k original miles. I miss it and have nothing but adoration for that machine.
The 1970 Cougar XR7 was a gorgeous vehicle... Had a great stereo system,, was very stylish ... I think this was the one with the taillights that pointed in the direction of whichever way you were going: Very Coooo00000l!
Had one too, 351 Windsor, all options except for sunroof. Had black leather twin comfort seats, standard hubcaps, whitewalls, in medium yellow with matching half landau top. First luxury car, loved the am/fm stereo radio with door speakers and rear ledge speakers.
Glad to see this put up! I currently have a 1968 XR7 model. The body is mostly stock but everything else has been upgraded. Stroked out 351w with an all MSD ign setup and a solid C4 transmission with a 9 inch rear with 370 gears. I've had the car coming up on 25 yrs. Bought it out of a field and put 25k miles on it with just a tune up on the original 302. This car has been very good to my family and will be passed on to my daughter in a few years.. Fitting because she was brought home from the hospital in this car after her birth.
Interesting and retrospective I always like the cougars. My mom did some ads for Ford and she had an 83 cougar and it was actually a pretty nice car. Did you notice Farrah fawcett majors at 4:45 on the ad yep. She also did some ads for mercury. Thanks for the walk down memory lane . 👍👍👍
Just a sidebar comment..Had a relative that appeared in a Nissan Sentra commercial in 2018. Spoke about 2 words and appeared for a few seconds. Received a check for $30,000.
Yep. Noticed her right away. It's a shame she died on the same day as MJ b/c the world was all about MJ (nothing against him) but stole her thunder on the day of her death. She appeared to have a giving soul and friendly demeanor.
What annoys me concerning the death of Farrah Fawcett is that they specify the fact that Farrah died of anal cancer. Couldn't they just say that she died of cancer?
My first car was a 1994 Dodge Colt ES, which i learned was a rebadged Mitsubishi - I believe the Mirage. I'd love to see those Mitsubishis that Chrysler had brought over under various names.
My aunt had a white Mercury Cougar in Costa Mesa, CA in the 70's and I loved that car. It was so sleek and mean looking, yet classy. My uncle had a Ford LTD. That thing was a boat.
I remember a high school aquaintence who frequently bragged about his parents' LTD. He mentioned it had the 460 4 barrel. I wouldn't mind having the last land yacht LTD from 1978, "The full size car that kept its size".
I’ve owned a 1968 Cougar for 45 years. Drove it thru High School and College. Now in my new shop mancave and will be restoring. Zero rust body as I’ve had it in storage last 32 years.
I love the mid 70's to mid 80's performance cars. I had a 86 Thunderbird turbo couple with a 5speed. And I absolutely loved it. And to this day, i absolutely regret ever getting rid of my 85 Dodge Daytona turbo Z. And all the cars I've had before-and-after, nothing compares to how much I loved that little car.
I had a 71 XR7 with a 351c 2V/ automatic that rolled off the line with drum brakes all around. It was pretty clapped out when I got it, but I had fun with it, fixed a few things, added some minor performance parts, and drove it hard. It became further clapped out and I sold it for $100 less than I paid for it (original price of a lofty $500). It would run at least 120 mph, though. The 1974 model was the last year that customers could get a 351C 4V in any Ford, and was an option in the Cougar. I think they’re pretty rare and if I could one at a good price that wasn’t a rust bucket, I might try to drag it home. The supercharged Cougar/T-birds I found were actually fast, great handling cars. I ran a T-Bird SSC and really appreciated its performance, handling, and braking. They had four wheel discs when the Mustang 5.0s still had to live with rear drums. Heavier cars then the Stang so straight line wasn’t as quick, but great overall performance for the era. A friend who was pretty destructive to cars had an 89 Cougar XR7 with the supercharged 6, and couldn’t manage to destroy it like he’d done previously to a Camero. Nice overall video covering the Cougar.
Yeah, and back then you could still buy a new Mercury when he recorded that song, nearly 30 years ago in 1992! I didn't like that song back then, but its grown on me, maybe a bit of nostalgia, both for the song and the car.
I had a 1970 cougar, red with a black vinyl top, cragar mags 351 cleveland engine when I was 19 years old 48 years ago. I loved that car. Think about it all the time.
My first car was a 1971 Cougar (not the XR7) that was white with a blue half vinyl roof that I purchased in 1978 for $1200 with 52k miles on it. I had it repainted metallic dark blue and replaced the half vinyl roof with a lighter shade of blue. It had the 351 Cleveland engine with a 2 bbl carburetor and made 240hp. I then replaced the single exhaust with a dual exhaust turbo muffler system with a nice deep note. I took it to a local drag strip and it clocked 16.24 in the quarter mile at 88mph. I really miss that car. Thanks, for the video!
I love the 8th gen cat-eyes one I've wanted one for a while and although they still actually been around $2,000 or less in my area, I'm i stubborn that I have it with a stick shift which is harder to find
My dad bought my mom two of these, a 1986 & 1994. He also worked at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant these were made in. I have fond memories of this car. It's the car I learned to drive in. I grew up with Ford Rangers and Mercury Cougars in the family!
11:11 a fun fact: Ford Europe sells the Kuga (sounds like cougar right?) as the Escape we have here in the states so I guess the name made its return to Europe but not here
Yep, the Kuga name is indeed inspired by the Cougar. Ford Europe also released a smaller crossover called the Puma, the name previously used on a smaller coupe that sold alongside the last generation Cougar.
My first car was an 84 Tbird and my second was a 99 Cougar. I know that last gen Cougars get a lot of hate, but that car was fun to drive. The 2.5l 24v DOHC engine was a rocket and that car handled like it was on rails. Fun fact: that Cougar (at least the 99 model) was the only car to use that specific tire. I went to buy tires for it once, and when they called their supplier to check on availability, when they told him the size he said "you have a Mercury Cougar dont you".
Mercury " Ride Engineered" badging right above the glove box. I remember that, my uncle had a grey 76 Mercury Grand Monarch Ghia with the 351W. Took my driver's test in that.
When I was a young teenager my dad and I restored a 73 Cougar hardtop together as a father/son project. Ever since then I’ve loved the Cougar. Although my favorite is still the 89-97 model. That was a beautiful car in my opinion. I never liked the final generation Cougar that went front wheel drive with Mazda derived drivetrain. The late 70’s was a rough era too. The big cat kinda lost its way for a few years.
My high school science teacher had the 1971 Cougar. She said she would never get rid of it. I wonder if she still has it? OMG! That SNL skit. I remember that!
My first car was a 1981 Cougar XR7. Not very fast, but very comfy to drive. Two tone silver over black it was a nice looking car. Great episode as usual. Thanks.
I had a 67 XR7 back in the mid 80’s. 289, sequential tail lights still worked, awesome car. Unibody had issues and it started breaking motor mounts as it slowly spread.
My first car was a 1987 Mercury cougar 20th anniversary edition in excellent condition with only 59k miles on in for $3600. One of the best cars I ever owned.
I bought a 74 Cougar XR7 with a blown 351 and put a 429 out of my wrecked 72 wagon that wagon was slow but that Cougar was fast and good looking on the inside with the luxury opinions and was one of my favorites it was the bronze color with two tone interior ✌🏽
When I was younger, my cousin had a 3rd generation Cougar while my mom and dad had a Thunderbird and Lincoln Mark IV from the same era… til this day I still have a thing for that Ford curved window behind the side glass
I had a 1974 cougar xr7 that had been my older brother's. It was a creamy yellow with white leather upholstery and black plush carpet. It was a beast with a continental stock 461 4 barrel engine. It left everything in the dust and sucked gas like water.
I had an 85 xr7 as my first car turbo 4 with a 5 speed and just recently picked up a 73 xr7 convertible with a 351 Cleveland I loved having a cougar so much I wanted another one and I'm 36.
My mom had a 1970 Cougar and she still talks about how much she loved that car.
I've always thought the original 67 Cougar was one of the best looking pony cars. My favorite of all the Cougars, by far.
67 and 68, they ruined it in 69 with a line going down the door
1995 mercury cougar V8 was my first car. OMG did I love that damn car. I used to drift with it LOL. Great power and great handling. I had one with the spoiler, and I love the way that rounded squared-off styling looks. I'll never understand why people don't appreciate that beautiful car.
I own a 95 silver Cougar spoiler v 8 and leather 72,000 original miles
no rust. had it for 20 years.
Mercury Cougar came out in 67'
Everyone who's driven one appreciates the Cougar. Those who have never driven one prefer the Thunderbird.
My grandma had a green one
@@FosterCovers I have a very custom '94 chiliin in the garage I bought off the showroom floor just as the one depicted in this video.
Ahh, the 1983 Cougar. I remember riding along in a test drive as a kid. My mother and I loved it, but my father liked the Chevrolet Celebrity. We ended up with the Celebrity, but my mother and I still talk about how nice the Cougar was.
well at least your father had good taste in women
Ooof, he made a bad choice
I can't be the only one that thinks that the last generation cougar looks like a Mitsubishi Eclipse...
I thought the same back then. What a sad ending to a nice nameplate.
But it was reasonably priced at the time.
That was the point.
The last generation looked like a housecat
Now that you mention it, I can’t unsee it
Man, that first generation Eliminator was a true piece of art. What a fantastic machine.
Take a look at the Mercury Marauder some time.... Those too were badass.
I had 4 Cougars, one of the Fox, and three MN12. I absolutely loved these cars. Maybe I'll pick another one up one day when I have time to really take care of it.
Had a '69 droptop with the then-new 351 V8. My dad bought it in '74. He had gone to buy a new Comet 4-door (yuk!), but he saw the used Cougar and the Comet was instantly forgotten. The old man let me 'buy it' from him in '81.
I let my brother drive the thing in 1987 and the damned fool wrecked it while showing off.
It's funny, about two hours ago, a friend of mine texted me a pic of a somewhat decent looking MN12, and we both mentioned that you don't see those too often now. In fact, I cantr remember the last time I saw on in the wild, they on the verge of extinction. And then I go on the computer and see My Old Car made a video on the Cougar!
I wish Mercury were still around, the same for the Cougar, imagine a modern Cougar going back to being an upscaled Mustang, maybe using the current Mustang platform, so yeah
A sedan version of the Focus RS called the cougar would be really cool tbh, if they wanted to stick with the sports car route
I think it's over for sporty coupes. The Mustang and Challenger seem to be the only successful ones today. The Camaro is on the chopping block again. Trucks, SUV's are where it's at. Cars are falling out of popularity. Then there's the gradual move to EV's that's happening.
@@MisterMikeTexas I'm not so sure, the BRZ, supra and 400z are quite popular. There's still life in the sport coupe class, but I don't think the V8 is much longer for this world in them. With gas prices always going up, people want performance and fuel economy together
You know what Brad? I agree 1,000,000%!
See, I can't help but believe in that old adage, "everything old is new again" that we North Americans seem to cling the hardest to.
I believe the future still has musclecars (No, I don't like that P.O.S. Mustang Mach Eww or the GT version) and I think Ford should bring Mercury back and create fun, off the wall vehicles that young people would love, but with a Cougar luxomuscle couple and a Marquis sedan (I.C.E., hybrid and all-electric) for the few of us out here who want nothing to do with a C.U.V., S.U.V. or a truck. If Chrysler can successfully sell a Renault Premier platform that's heavily modified by Mercedes for seventeen consecutive years and with at least 35,000 units sold in fifteen of those years, then Ford shouldn't have any trouble doing the same. So, there! 🐰
@@1_Papa Umm, Edsel never had a market to fit in, and Ford and Lincoln overlapping into the center market helped make Mercury irrelevant, with less than 70K units sold in its last year. In spite of Cougar, Mercury was unable to shake the grandpa image. No youth would take the brand seriously, because of the grandpa stigma.
I had a 74 xr7 back in the early 90,s. It had the 460 engine but strangely enough was a column shift. No center console and floor shifter. They paid the money for the huge motor and the vehicle had a lot of options including the power moonroof, but was the only 74 XR7 that I ever saw without a console. It was a real powerful runner with astounding passing gear performance. I miss it, thanks for the video.
I had a 78 XR7 about 20 years and it was in near perfect condition. Absolutely loved that car
I had a 77 xr7 I loved it was a head turner had it fixed up pretty nice
I had a 1976 Ford Torino Elite as well as a 1977 Cougar..... Virtually the exact same cars other than badging.... absolutely loved both of those cars..... Both rode as smooth as a Lincoln Mark or Thunderbird of the same era...
When I was in grade school, my best friends parents had an 88 Cougar Special edition. It was black with copper pin stripes and special edition badging. 87/88 is my favorite as far as Cougars go.
had a red 88 XR7 👍
87 was 🔥 with the 5 liter.
Imagine one of these with the coyote under the hood.
When I was a sophomore in high school, 1988-89, my buddy's Dad owned a '68 Cougar w/427 FE big block....one ride in that car made me LOVE big-block Ford's.....
To this day, my dad talks about his '67 Cougar, which was yellow with a black vinyl top. His younger sister wrecked it and it's been with him ever since. It really carried a lot of cache as a brand and a car.
Once again, beautiful job! The accuracy, the commercials, Farrah Fawcett, Cheryl Tiegs; you even got the "Ford Cougar" and "The Sign Of The Cat" references correct. Outstanding job, as per usual! 🐈 🚗!
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I totally remember those "Sign of the Cat" commercials!!! Loved it too!
Dennis Hopper!!
U are right when u said : if u mention Mercury ppl will think of the Cougar, that’s the only car I remember from them.
My first car was a 1968 Mercury Cougar. Your video brought back to fond memories. Thank you for the video!
Ditto... Dan Gurney Special. What a car. 💜
My first car was a 2001 V6 Cougar with the manual transmission. Got it with 22 miles on it and sold it at about 96k. Loved it, it was a good handling car, just needed more power.
Still running my two 02 Cougars as daily drivers. They turn 20 in a few months. Thanks for the video.
3:19 The second generation 70s Mercury Cougar almost looks like an Edsel from the 70s with that vertical grille.
I know Edsel didn't make it to the 70s, but the second generation Mercury Cougar has a grille that is kind of vertical like the Edsel.
My grandfather had a white 68 and then a white 1991 5.0. So these cars bring back some Great memories.
Already know it’s gonna be a great vid! Maybe an idea how the Taurus was revolutionary and how it died out?
I’d like to see this
I don't like Ford. More of a GM fan but the Taurus was always one of my favorite Vehicles by them. it was such an iconic sedan and I remember being so mad when it got discontinued
I'm in agreement. The Taurus would be a great vid. I had one of all but the Cicada generation.
Definitely. The rise and fall of the Ford Taurus.
Look up Tofer car tales. He has an excellent short on how the Taurus was revolutionary. All of his videos are fantastic. Just like these
I bought a 1977 Cougar as my first new car. I have a lot of fond memories and my son growing up in the back seat. I had the optional 400 C.I. engine, leather seats and turbine wheels. I loved that car. Thanks Pat for bringing back some fond memories.
I was 17 and my first car was a 1979 Cordoba with "Corinthian Leather". Loved that POS.
Tell me you had the 360 rather than the 318 please lol
We all saw Farrah Fawcett, but the first commercial had another Charlie's Angels alumnus: David Doyle, who played Bosley in the TV show.
We had an 84. I loved that car and really wish we still had it.
I had a '69 for a long time in the '80s. I loved the sequential tail lights!
Thank you. Thank you. I’ve been waiting for a video like this. My first car was a 1996 Mercury Cougar with 70k original miles. I miss it and have nothing but adoration for that machine.
The 1970 Cougar XR7 was a gorgeous vehicle...
Had a great stereo system,, was very stylish
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I think this was the one with the taillights that pointed in the direction of whichever way you were going:
Very Coooo00000l!
Great stuff. Good memories! Id love to see a video on the so popular Lincoln Town Car. Loved the 80s Town Car. Absolute class
yes and the Lincoln Mark series
Had one too, 351 Windsor, all options except for sunroof. Had black leather twin comfort seats, standard hubcaps, whitewalls, in medium yellow with matching half landau top. First luxury car, loved the am/fm stereo radio with door speakers and rear ledge speakers.
Glad to see this put up! I currently have a 1968 XR7 model. The body is mostly stock but everything else has been upgraded. Stroked out 351w with an all MSD ign setup and a solid C4 transmission with a 9 inch rear with 370 gears. I've had the car coming up on 25 yrs. Bought it out of a field and put 25k miles on it with just a tune up on the original 302. This car has been very good to my family and will be passed on to my daughter in a few years.. Fitting because she was brought home from the hospital in this car after her birth.
We had an '86 cougar. I loved that car so much! Had it 'till '93.
Interesting and retrospective I always like the cougars. My mom did some ads for Ford and she had an 83 cougar and it was actually a pretty nice car. Did you notice Farrah fawcett majors at 4:45 on the ad yep. She also did some ads for mercury. Thanks for the walk down memory lane
. 👍👍👍
the other short haired brunette angel also did a couple of cougar commercials.
Just a sidebar comment..Had a relative that appeared in a Nissan Sentra commercial in 2018. Spoke about 2 words and appeared for a few seconds. Received a check for $30,000.
Yep. Noticed her right away. It's a shame she died on the same day as MJ b/c the world was all about MJ (nothing against him) but stole her thunder on the day of her death. She appeared to have a giving soul and friendly demeanor.
What annoys me concerning the death of Farrah Fawcett is that they specify the fact that Farrah died of anal cancer. Couldn't they just say that she died of cancer?
My first car was a 1994 Dodge Colt ES, which i learned was a rebadged Mitsubishi - I believe the Mirage. I'd love to see those Mitsubishis that Chrysler had brought over under various names.
My aunt had a white Mercury Cougar in Costa Mesa, CA in the 70's and I loved that car. It was so sleek and mean looking, yet classy. My uncle had a Ford LTD. That thing was a boat.
I remember a high school aquaintence who frequently bragged about his parents' LTD. He mentioned it had the 460 4 barrel. I wouldn't mind having the last land yacht LTD from 1978, "The full size car that kept its size".
@@MisterMikeTexas < Those old Mid 70’s LTD’s with 460’s were quick in their day.
It’s amazing how all the premium/mid level brands died, like Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Mercury; with Buick being the oddball sole survivor.
And even an entry-level car company like Saturn.
In 1987 I bought a brand new Mercury Cougar LS. Beautiful burgundy red exterior and interior, V6. Loved that car.
Have owned many Everybody knocks 71-73, but there my favorite. They drive super. 351C power, can't be beat. Love them!
The early Cougars were beautiful!
I’ve owned a 1968 Cougar for 45 years. Drove it thru High School and College. Now in my new shop mancave and will be restoring. Zero rust body as I’ve had it in storage last 32 years.
My folks had an 88 I believe. Mom called it her "pretty kitty." She loved that car, it was like we were rich when they bought it!
I had a 77 cougar xr7 from 1985-90. I really enjoyed having it. Power door locks,windows, v8 and 8 track cassette!
Had a 1977 Cougar! Black with wine 🍷 leather interior! Fantastic car.
I love the mid 70's to mid 80's performance cars. I had a 86 Thunderbird turbo couple with a 5speed. And I absolutely loved it. And to this day, i absolutely regret ever getting rid of my 85 Dodge Daytona turbo Z. And all the cars I've had before-and-after, nothing compares to how much I loved that little car.
I had a 71 XR7 with a 351c 2V/ automatic that rolled off the line with drum brakes all around. It was pretty clapped out when I got it, but I had fun with it, fixed a few things, added some minor performance parts, and drove it hard. It became further clapped out and I sold it for $100 less than I paid for it (original price of a lofty $500). It would run at least 120 mph, though. The 1974 model was the last year that customers could get a 351C 4V in any Ford, and was an option in the Cougar. I think they’re pretty rare and if I could one at a good price that wasn’t a rust bucket, I might try to drag it home. The supercharged Cougar/T-birds I found were actually fast, great handling cars. I ran a T-Bird SSC and really appreciated its performance, handling, and braking. They had four wheel discs when the Mustang 5.0s still had to live with rear drums. Heavier cars then the Stang so straight line wasn’t as quick, but great overall performance for the era. A friend who was pretty destructive to cars had an 89 Cougar XR7 with the supercharged 6, and couldn’t manage to destroy it like he’d done previously to a Camero. Nice overall video covering the Cougar.
Had a 83, 92, 95 loved them even know I was buying & selling cars at the time but 83 was my favorite out of these three
I bought a brand new 1976 Cougar XR7 when I was 19.
My 3rd car and how I loved that car!!!
“I’m going to buy me a mercury and cruise it up and down the road. “
-Alan Jackson.
Yeah, and back then you could still buy a new Mercury when he recorded that song, nearly 30 years ago in 1992! I didn't like that song back then, but its grown on me, maybe a bit of nostalgia, both for the song and the car.
Before Alan Jackson, Steve Miller Band...
And originally by K.C. Douglas in 1948.
I loved that last cougar.
Wonderful video, I love to see the lesser known cars 👏
Dang, James Earl Jones did Cougar commercials too! Love his voice in anything.
I had a 1970 cougar, red with a black vinyl top, cragar mags 351 cleveland engine when I was 19 years old 48 years ago. I loved that car. Think about it all the time.
I had a 79 XR7, black with a sunroof. Then I bought an 84 XR7 Blue. I loved those two cars. I wish I had them today.
I owned a 94 Cougar with the 4.6 engine and really enjoyed it. Would buy another or a 94+ Thunderbird.
My first car was a 1971 Cougar (not the XR7) that was white with a blue half vinyl roof that I purchased in 1978 for $1200 with 52k miles on it. I had it repainted metallic dark blue and replaced the half vinyl roof with a lighter shade of blue. It had the 351 Cleveland engine with a 2 bbl carburetor and made 240hp. I then replaced the single exhaust with a dual exhaust turbo muffler system with a nice deep note. I took it to a local drag strip and it clocked 16.24 in the quarter mile at 88mph. I really miss that car.
Thanks, for the video!
I have 78 cougar, 38,000 miles, 351W. The Murcury Cougar Cougar head on the front, says it all...Awesome ride still today...
Love to see an episode on the Lincoln Mark VII LSC.
I love the 8th gen cat-eyes one I've wanted one for a while and although they still actually been around $2,000 or less in my area, I'm i stubborn that I have it with a stick shift which is harder to find
Same, I'd love to pick one up some day
i had one as my first car :( just stopped driving it about a month or two ago
as other cougar owners here, had a 70 convertible and a 84 coupe. a friend had a 71 xr7. fun cars for sure.
I always had its big brother the TBirds but the 80s and 90s were its heyday. The few Mustang twins you see at shows always are head turners.
My dad bought my mom two of these, a 1986 & 1994. He also worked at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant these were made in. I have fond memories of this car. It's the car I learned to drive in. I grew up with Ford Rangers and Mercury Cougars in the family!
11:11 a fun fact: Ford Europe sells the Kuga (sounds like cougar right?) as the Escape we have here in the states so I guess the name made its return to Europe but not here
Yep, the Kuga name is indeed inspired by the Cougar. Ford Europe also released a smaller crossover called the Puma, the name previously used on a smaller coupe that sold alongside the last generation Cougar.
where is the fun?
I had a 71XR7 convertible 351Cleveland. Kept it for 35 years. Great car.
My gran had an 88 in Cabernet and then upgraded to a 96 in an iridescent purple/pink colour. I loved that 88!
I had a brand new loaded 1997 Thunderbird. I loved that car and wish I still had it. The 1997 Thunderbird and Cougar were beautiful cars.
Growing up, my aunt had a 69 XR7 , amazing car she drove for 20 years
Please do the ford Aerostar
And also other Ford minivan siblings
Back in the early 80's I had a 1978 Cougar Sport Package. Beautiful car!
My first car was an 84 Tbird and my second was a 99 Cougar. I know that last gen Cougars get a lot of hate, but that car was fun to drive. The 2.5l 24v DOHC engine was a rocket and that car handled like it was on rails. Fun fact: that Cougar (at least the 99 model) was the only car to use that specific tire. I went to buy tires for it once, and when they called their supplier to check on availability, when they told him the size he said "you have a Mercury Cougar dont you".
Mercury " Ride Engineered" badging right above the glove box. I remember that, my uncle had a grey 76 Mercury Grand Monarch Ghia with the 351W. Took my driver's test in that.
every day i look up videos for my car :) thank you for this! i drive a 95 xr7 with the night cat trim package love it more then i can explain!
76 xr7 was my first car! Thanks for the flashbacks! Loved the video...
I had a 1994 Mazda MX6, pretty much the same car as the 94 Ford Probe, but the Mazda was a more classical look. Love to see a video on the MX6.
My dad had a 74 Cougar back in the day. In the 80s and 90s he turned to the Thunderbird. I own a pristine 89 Thunderbird Supercoupe.
My first car was a ‘88 mercury cougar blue max edition with a v6. I loved that car.
My first car in ‘89 was a ‘77 Cougar sedan. It was in our family since ‘80 after being salvaged with Thunderbird parts. Lasted till ‘98. Good 👍 car.
When I was a young teenager my dad and I restored a 73 Cougar hardtop together as a father/son project. Ever since then I’ve loved the Cougar. Although my favorite is still the 89-97 model. That was a beautiful car in my opinion. I never liked the final generation Cougar that went front wheel drive with Mazda derived drivetrain. The late 70’s was a rough era too. The big cat kinda lost its way for a few years.
For me they should've kept the Cougar a Mustang base, I would've loved to see the Modern Cougar with a 500 HP 5.0L Coyote V8 in it.
President of the Hawaii Cougar Club here.
Great segment on the cougar brand 🤙🏝
My high school science teacher had the 1971 Cougar. She said she would never get rid of it. I wonder if she still has it? OMG! That SNL skit. I remember that!
Learned how to drive on an 82' Cougar wagon.In late 90's I had an 87' XR-7 for a beater for a year or so.Both were good cars!
My first car was a 1981 Cougar XR7. Not very fast, but very comfy to drive. Two tone silver over black it was a nice looking car.
Great episode as usual. Thanks.
Absolutely love your videos. But please, make them longer.
I owned two 1967 Cougars, and one 1975. The 67 was and will always be my favourite version. In my opnion Ford really messed up a great car.
I had a 67 XR7 back in the mid 80’s. 289, sequential tail lights still worked, awesome car. Unibody had issues and it started breaking motor mounts as it slowly spread.
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I have a 1997 RX7 that was my dad's love the car it has 172,000 miles on it still runs great black with gray leather seats 4.6
in 84 I took delivery of a new Cougar it was two tone grey with wire wheels, a great looking car.
I had a 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 and loved it. Could fit 8 people in that car.
My first car was a 1987 Mercury cougar 20th anniversary edition in excellent condition with only 59k miles on in for $3600. One of the best cars I ever owned.
I owned a ‘78 Cougar. Loved that thing.
I owned a 1993 Cougar a 1984 Tbird 94 Tbird , a 95 Tbird and lastly a 1997 Tbird Southern States edition. I loved these cars.
I always like the look of the eighties Cougars and preferred the upright roofline to that of the T bird.
Very nice commentary and show case. One correction Mercury did not end in 2010 - they ended in 2011, as I have a 2011 Mercury Milan.
Being a lot person at a Lincoln mercury dealer in the late 80’s was………….heavenly!
Another good video from a great channel!
I bought a 74 Cougar XR7 with a blown 351 and put a 429 out of my wrecked 72 wagon that wagon was slow but that Cougar was fast and good looking on the inside with the luxury opinions and was one of my favorites it was the bronze color with two tone interior ✌🏽
I have a 89 cougar xr7 sc. it’s the supercharged v6 and man does she go. Drifting in the snow is so fun as well
When I was younger, my cousin had a 3rd generation Cougar while my mom and dad had a Thunderbird and Lincoln Mark IV from the same era… til this day I still have a thing for that Ford curved window behind the side glass
I had a 1974 cougar xr7 that had been my older brother's. It was a creamy yellow with white leather upholstery and black plush carpet. It was a beast with a continental stock 461 4 barrel engine. It left everything in the dust and sucked gas like water.
I had an 85 xr7 as my first car turbo 4 with a 5 speed and just recently picked up a 73 xr7 convertible with a 351 Cleveland I loved having a cougar so much I wanted another one and I'm 36.
This is such a good channel
My first car was a 1967 Cougar . I'm still looking for one now .