When the Mercury Cougar debuted for the 1967 model year, many observers assumed they already understood what it was. After all, the car shared much of its underlying architecture with the wildly ...

Ford Motor Company has hit the nail in the head and struck gold, oil, and the competition (all in one blow) with the pony car of the sixties. The Mustang was (and still is) the epitome of that segment ...

In late 1966, the editors of Motor Trend spent quite a bit of time evaluating Mercury's new Cougar. Some of the cars were equipped to bring out the "personal luxury" persona of the new cat, with plush ...

For the 1967 model year, Ford Motor Company released its second pony car, the Cougar from the Mercury Division, paring General Motors’ Chevy Camaro – Pontiac Firebird duo. Essentially a souped-up ...

Following the success of the Mustang, Ford quickly moved to produce an upscale new version for Mercury dealers called the Cougar. The 1967 Mercury Cougar was offered in three flavors: XR-7 hardtop ...