C7XR7 > 1967 Mercury Cougar
1967 Mercury Cougar
| Owner: |
C7XR7 (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
Rocky Mountains, CO, U.S.A. (Other registries in CO) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1967 Mercury Cougar (Other Mercury Cougars) |
| Avatar: |
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| Nickname: |
Quick Silver Cougar |
| Mileage: |
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| Engine: |
Original 289 was destroyed - replaced with a 350hp 302 crate motor. Roller cam and rockers. 650 cfm Eddie carb and performer aluminum heads. Tri-Y headers. |
| Drivetrain: |
C4 Tranny, Shift kit, standard 8" rear end 3.55 gears. |
| Notes: |
Purchased in 1989 this Cougar was my daily driver for a couple of years. On one fateful trip home from work the brakes failed leaving me to cautiously drive home using only the emergency brakes. Before I could make it home however the heater core also failed and hot water was pouring out of the car through the A/C condensation drain. With no time to take on these repairs the Cougar was parked for nearly a year before I had time to attempt to replace the heater core and repair the brakes. As is usually the case with these things, one thing led to another and before long the restoration journey had begun. 12 years of collecting parts, traveling the country to various swap meets and the eventual coming of age of the internet as a parts source the restoration was completed in the summer of 2005.
I plan on keeping the car through the 40th anniversary of the Cougar in 2007 - perhaps attending the 2007 Cougar Nationals in Denver Colorado. It remains a very fun car to drive and I enjoy it on those occasional warm spring, summer and fall weekend drives in the surrounding mountains.
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| Last Updated: |
6/25/2007 |
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2006 - Classic Front Grill - Cripple Creek Car Show.
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Interior shot - saddle tan leather.
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A drive in the park.
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The engine installed and running.
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The engine installed and running - 302ci
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2005 - A drive in the Park.
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2005 - A drive in the park.
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2005 - Dyno Day. Walt and Chip Hane tune the 302 to perfection on the chassis dyno.
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2006 - returning home after an evening cruise.
100_0321.JPG
1091 hits | 55.53 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
Interior shot - saddle tan leather.
3441100_0323a.JPG
975 hits | 56.86 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
2005 - A drive in the Park.
3441gog4.JPG
784 hits | 33.16 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
2005 - A drive in the park.
000_0007.JPG
783 hits | 43.76 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
2006 - returning home after an evening cruise.
Dyno1.jpg
760 hits | 49.86 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
2005 - Dyno Day. Walt and Chip Hane tune the 302 to perfection on the chassis dyno.
06CATC_42bw.JPG
735 hits | 52.96 KB | Posted: 9/24/06
2006 - Classic Front Grill - Cripple Creek Car Show.
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724 hits | 31.17 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
2006 - returning home after an evening cruise.
gog1.jpg
719 hits | 69.66 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
A drive in the park.
Engine_side.JPG
711 hits | 68.11 KB | Posted: 9/23/06
The engine installed and running - 302ci
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