My elderly neighbor up the street, ONLY drove Fords. From what I remember, he had a Ranger pickup, '66 Mustang convertible, triple Black, Mercury Marquis wagon, '61 Ford Falcon, and last-but-not-least! A '70 XR7 convertible! White, Black top, Black interior. My neighbor is gone now, RIP, but his car was the first Mustang I had ever seen, and I had loved them ever since! Keep these wonderful videos coming...
My father in law passed away a few years ago so we ended up with his 1967 Cougar that was partly taken apart. It sat for some time in our shop before I made some time to put it back together. I am almost done and after hours of working on it I am 90% sure this is the Cougar. As soon as this is back on the road I will be finishing up a 1967 convertible Mustang. Thanks for the video.
Don, I've been a Mustang guy since I was a little kid. Now owning my 2nd XR7, I've learned SO MUCH about COUGARS! Clever, the interactive "links" embedded in the video. PLEASE keep this stuff coming!
I do not own an old Cougar (yet) but very much enjoy your videos. Your presentations are very informative, soft-sell, and the pace is not too fast or slow. Thankfully, there is no irritating music. My cub scout den mother had a blue STRIPPED '69 Cougar with stick shift and little else. She looked a little like Farrah Fawcett and I always think of her whenever I see an old Cougar. She looked so cool driving that car. My mother had a '68 Mustang for nearly 12 years and that car exhibited a lot of the same issues as old Cougars do. Sadly, these cars typically rusted and wore out quicker here in the upper midwest than in other warmer parts of the country. Anyway, keep up the good work! Mike
Yupp next junk yard build i'm doing I'm finding me a Cougar and i'm going to stuff the 390 into one. To me that is the best engine that was available in these cars. I've fallen head over heels for Cougars first Gens that is.
Boy, I would kill to have someone like yourself / co. doing some GM Firebird stuff, this is great. I spent a ton of time correcting a bunch of stuff that the "professionals" did, on my wifes 77. Very enjoyable viewing.
Bought 2 1157 red plasma bulbs for my Hayabusa tail light. They are better then I expect to be. Super bright and very noticeable between tail and brake light!!!
I love the 67 and 68 cougar. My parents purchased a new 67 cougar in the fall of 1966 for 3800.00 dollars. I then purchased myself a 67 cougar XL in 1974 when I was age 18. Those cars were the definition of the most dependable cars in the world. Nothing is more dependable than the 289-302 V8 application and ford and lincoln used the 302 in all the lincolns from 1980 thru 1991. One thing I disagree with the video host about is the front being lower than the rear.. NO NO..Front is to be higher than the rear on those cars for a reason. They rode like luxury cars on the highway and that was part of the reason. That is why all of the Cadillac's and Lincoln were higher in the front than the rear is because of the geometrics when on the highway for periods of time. Not everything is based on appearance preference, but is based on handling and ride. And those cougars look better higher in the front because it gives them the JET appearance and even though those cars were sporty, they were also highway MERCURYS I owned a 66 mustang and a 67 mustang and the mustangs did not have the thick doors and highway smoothness as the cougar. The best car you could compare to the 67 cougar as of 1985 was the Lincoln markV11 which drove and handled about the same. Heres something else. Barbara Eden drove a 1967 cougar in the movie harper valley PTA. Her and the cougar looked fabulous
You could swap out your trunk lid for a 1967-68 reproduction secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/17541/31648/rear-deck-/-trunk-lid-repro-1967-1968-mercury-cougar.html or a good used 67-68 one if you can find one. The 67-68 should bolt right up. The biggest differences in those trunk lids are that the 67-68 has the correct holes for the hidden trunk lock assembly and on the 69 the support ribs were relocated to accomodate putting the spoiler on the 69 trunk lid. We really would not recommend drilling the holes needed to add the hidden lock mechanism if you have a good original 69 trunk lid, those are getting hard to come by. If you look at our listing for the 67-68 reproduction you can see the holes that would be required and check out our video on the 67-68 trunk lock assembly: th-cam.com/video/2qvBUCNFf1I/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps.
My elderly neighbor up the street, ONLY drove Fords. From what I remember, he had a Ranger pickup, '66 Mustang convertible, triple Black, Mercury Marquis wagon, '61 Ford Falcon, and last-but-not-least! A '70 XR7 convertible! White, Black top, Black interior. My neighbor is gone now, RIP, but his car was the first Mustang I had ever seen, and I had loved them ever since! Keep these wonderful videos coming...
My father in law passed away a few years ago so we ended up with his 1967 Cougar that was partly taken apart. It sat for some time in our shop before I made some time to put it back together. I am almost done and after hours of working on it I am 90% sure this is the Cougar.
As soon as this is back on the road I will be finishing up a 1967 convertible Mustang.
Thanks for the video.
Don, I've been a Mustang guy since I was a little kid. Now owning my 2nd XR7, I've learned SO MUCH about COUGARS! Clever, the interactive "links" embedded in the video. PLEASE keep this stuff coming!
I do not own an old Cougar (yet) but very much enjoy your videos. Your presentations are very informative, soft-sell, and the pace is not too fast or slow. Thankfully, there is no irritating music.
My cub scout den mother had a blue STRIPPED '69 Cougar with stick shift and little else. She looked a little like Farrah Fawcett and I always think of her whenever I see an old Cougar. She looked so cool driving that car.
My mother had a '68 Mustang for nearly 12 years and that car exhibited a lot of the same issues as old Cougars do. Sadly, these cars typically rusted and wore out quicker here in the upper midwest than in other warmer parts of the country.
Anyway, keep up the good work!
Mike
Yupp next junk yard build i'm doing I'm finding me a Cougar and i'm going to stuff the 390 into one. To me that is the best engine that was available in these cars. I've fallen head over heels for Cougars first Gens that is.
Don - just purchased a '68 XR7 after wanting one since high school. Great job on the highly detailed and informative videos.
Boy, I would kill to have someone like yourself / co. doing some GM Firebird stuff, this is great. I spent a ton of time correcting a bunch of stuff that the "professionals" did, on my wifes 77. Very enjoyable viewing.
Bought 2 1157 red plasma bulbs for my Hayabusa tail light. They are better then I expect to be. Super bright and very noticeable between tail and brake light!!!
I love the 67 and 68 cougar. My parents purchased a new 67 cougar in the fall of 1966 for 3800.00 dollars. I then purchased myself a 67 cougar XL in 1974 when I was age 18. Those cars were the definition of the most dependable cars in the world. Nothing is more dependable than the 289-302 V8 application and ford and lincoln used the 302 in all the lincolns from 1980 thru 1991. One thing I disagree with the video host about is the front being lower than the rear.. NO NO..Front is to be higher than the rear on those cars for a reason. They rode like luxury cars on the highway and that was part of the reason. That is why all of the Cadillac's and Lincoln were higher in the front than the rear is because of the geometrics when on the highway for periods of time. Not everything is based on appearance preference, but is based on handling and ride. And those cougars look better higher in the front because it gives them the JET appearance and even though those cars were sporty, they were also highway MERCURYS I owned a 66 mustang and a 67 mustang and the mustangs did not have the thick doors and highway smoothness as the cougar. The best car you could compare to the 67 cougar as of 1985 was the Lincoln markV11 which drove and handled about the same. Heres something else. Barbara Eden drove a 1967 cougar in the movie harper valley PTA. Her and the cougar looked fabulous
my fav car since i was kid in 67
I love your interactive video.
I would love to own a 1970 Cougar!
Looking forward to the 1969 video
Nice video,very thorough
Wish someone could start making '67-'69 T-bird parts!
I agree! I need parts for my 69 bird!
Love those FORDOR Landau Glamour Birds.
Good Job
Can a trunk Cougar badge "key hider" be put on a 69 that only has the key circle for the trunk? Way to change those out?
You could swap out your trunk lid for a 1967-68 reproduction secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/17541/31648/rear-deck-/-trunk-lid-repro-1967-1968-mercury-cougar.html or a good used 67-68 one if you can find one. The 67-68 should bolt right up. The biggest differences in those trunk lids are that the 67-68 has the correct holes for the hidden trunk lock assembly and on the 69 the support ribs were relocated to accomodate putting the spoiler on the 69 trunk lid. We really would not recommend drilling the holes needed to add the hidden lock mechanism if you have a good original 69 trunk lid, those are getting hard to come by. If you look at our listing for the 67-68 reproduction you can see the holes that would be required and check out our video on the 67-68 trunk lock assembly: th-cam.com/video/2qvBUCNFf1I/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps.
Looking for louvers for 1969mercury Cougar rear window any suggestions
Summit sells one for the 69 Mustang, so they may be able to special order you one for the Cougar.
Why not get a sport steering wheel from a 66' 7 Litre Galaxie, that padded thing looks awful?
I would have been more honest :) damn that was a great video though
Can you help find me a car. Been looking for a long time to no avail
You might want to check out this site: forum.classiccougarcommunity.com/c/the-marketplace/classic-cougars-for-sale/23
HOW TALL ARE YOU ? WHEN YOU SIT UP STRAIGHT YOUR HEAD IS HITTING THE HEADLINER
Don is about 6'4"