The Mercury Cougar Sports Car Was Born On the Nascar Auto Racing Circuit
You may also have thought that the Mercury Cougar auto origins of the Mercury Cougar auto that is nothing more than a whale middle version of simple Ford Thunderbird car. But many are surprised that the history and evolution of this classic American sports car rather was that the the NASCAR legendary Mercury "Pony Car" that are nothing but "butt" on the Trans-Am race car track entered.
Originally Lincoln-Mercury (at the time when theLuxury segment of Ford Motor Corporation), had developed the idea of developing, designing and marketing a small sports car had. The germ of this idea as early as February 1963 with the idea in the works of these smaller sports type vehicle within the North American car market be sold, started.
But it was the success of the Ford Mustang product that finally the Pedal To The Metal (or the design and marketing staff is in order and budgeting of departmental project funding).It is said that nothing drives a project of the automotive industry as the potential of excellent sales and profitability is. Even the name of the vehicle product "Cougar" is not unique. Cougar is in the same style as "Mustang" – both lean fast racing animals.
Although the Cougar was on a 111 cm wheelbase as the Mustang sports car built, the Cougar was rather three inches and half inches shorter than its cousin – the Thunderbird. UnderThe elegant brass of the Cougar was a Mustang, so to speak. In reality, the Cougar shared with its cousins – the sporty Mustang, and the dour family vehicle – the Ford Falcon (the Canadian market as well as the Ford Frontenac product was known. The Ford Mustang was the greatest happiness, born from the Ford Falcon product . Mustang enthusiasts owe a debt of gratitude obliged to make a so-called "Compact" family "car. The Ford Falcon allowed both theMustang car project as well as the Cougar car product development of fast, cheap to produce, as well as a proven and durable base platform. Even the dash of the early Mustangs was a direct copy of the Falcons.
Amid all the splendor of its elegant sheet metal the Cougar car was a Mustang, with the exact same Falcon front suspension and a solid rear axle with four leaf springs. A base 289 cubic inch V-8 made 200 hp (gross), but the real action came in theForm of a 390 cubic inch V-8 that made 320 hp. A GT option included a performance handling package and power disc brakes that replaced more standard front brake drums. Finally special GT wheels complete the package.
It has been said that Lincoln Mercury's chief designer of the Cougar as an elegant European sports car was introduced, 2 along the lines of the Jaguar Mark How was it that the Cougar went racing?
In 1967 Lincoln Mercury turned to Bud Moore to the point, manfor a shot at the SCCA Trans-Am championship. Cougar team consisting of driver, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, Formula 1 driver Peter Revson and NASCAR driver Dave Pearson came in second team Ford Mustang. Then, in 1968 under the aegis of Moore, the driver walked DeWayne "Tiny" Lund to capture the NASCAR Grand Touring Championship.
So, where and how the Cougars had to go wrong and end to a rather not wishy washy bloated luxo sort of sports car defined by the end of hisAutomotive production life? What proved to be a question and projects downfall was the lack of real understanding of the direct Mercury and Ford employees and managers, what the car's was clearly the market. It can be said that the best they were disinterested and at worst clueless and greedy. This lack of focus on market, and without knowing, and the perception of the needs and desires of potential customers Cougar market proved to be the Cougar's undoing.By product launch in 1969 the Cougar was a little longer and slightly wider. From then on it was only a short decent into Landau roofs as well as the opera window type styling and options of the day. Once started this downward spiral, and the Cougar was inevitable. The happy years of early Cougar – specifically the early years of the Cougar model 1967-70 remain a time when the Cougar roar echoed by dual exhausts and the sign of a car that has some biteit.
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