![]() ![]() The models were distinguished by an exterior ranging in degree from grilles and lighting components to nearly the entire exterior, the Cougar shared its platform with Ford vehicles throughout its production.įor its first two generations, the Cougar was derived from the Ford Mustang. Overview Mercury Cougar emblem (1970 Cougar Eliminator)ĭuring much of its production, the Cougar followed tradition within the Mercury division, marketed as a Mercury counterpart of a Ford vehicle. Cat-related nameplates were adopted by the division such as the Bobcat and Lynx.ĭuring its production, the Cougar was assembled at the Dearborn Assembly Plant (part of the Ford River Rouge Complex) in Dearborn, Michigan from 1967 until 1973, San Jose Assembly ( Milpitas, California) from 1968 into early 1969, Lorain Assembly ( Lorain, Ohio) from 1974 until 1997, and at Flat Rock Assembly ( Flat Rock, Michigan) from 1999 through 2002. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Cougar was closely tied to the marketing of the Mercury division Mercury advertised its dealers as "The Sign of the Cat" with big cats atop Lincoln-Mercury dealer signs. With 2,972,784 examples produced, the Cougar was the highest-selling nameplate produced by the Mercury brand its 34-year production is second only to the Grand Marquis in the Mercury model line (made for 36 years). While the nameplate is associated with two-door coupes, at various times during its production, the Cougar was also marketed as a convertible, four-door sedan, station wagon, and a hatchback. Mercury Cougar is a nameplate applied to a diverse series of automobiles sold by the Mercury division of Ford from 1967 until 1997 and from 1999 through 2002 model years. Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1999–2002) If you have more info on the history of this car, stories, or perhaps some old photos, please add them here to this post, hopefully we can shed some more light on the history of this Bird.Front-engine, rear-wheel drive (1967–1997) It now is missing the chrome bars grille that can be seen in the smaller photos, but otherwise it is very much the same as it was when built, all of the lights and voice control is still working on the dash, hard to believe after all these years.Īnybody knows any history of this wild T-Bird Custom? Everything is done in steel, and no cracks or signs of shrinkage or stress fractures. The work that has gone into this has to be a well known or at least very skilled builder. I had found an old Craigslist ad from 2o07 saying it was a Barris built car for Eddie Leon from the Leon furniture shops across the states (his name all over car including badge on bonnet and on dash also says build one of one she is called the scorpion). The owner leo lived and ended up in vacaville in 2005 Indicating it was an Southern California owner. The trophy was best Custom Car 1968 San Mateo. It has a trophy in boot (trunk) best custom 1968, so it must have been created pre 1968. I estimate the horsepower to be very near 450 which isn’t bad for a low (9.5:1) cruiser. In 1975 a set of ported and polished 1966 (C5AE) Medium Rise heads (2.19 intake / 1.73 exhaust) were added. The car was completed in the early 1970’s with the installation of a 1963 427 Ford Top Oiler or Center Oiler engine. Leon through the end of the 1960’s after seeing Ford’s Caravan of Cars in 1965. The car is a rust free California car with 98,000 original miles. After the original owner passed away it sat for several years It is a 1963 George Barris Ford Thunderbird comissioned by Los Angeles furniture store owner Eddie Leon. This is a piece of American Automotive history. I hate to give this car up but here goes. In an old craigs list ad from 2007 the car was called the scorpion in gold letters above back window ![]() ![]() The car is unrestored and all steel modifications so well done that 50 years on still very good same Egyptian themed interior with lights and gizmos. It then had at least two new owners in a 2 year period then sold to Glen Jenning who is a big car collector here in Australia, then to me. A rodder friend over here in Australia has put me onto this site for some help.Īs I have purchased this custom 1963 T-Bird and now trying to track down who it was built by in the late 60’s. ![]()
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