If you grew up in Southern California, you know the look: blue-and-gold plates, opera windows glinting in the sun, and just enough chrome to catch a passerby’s eye on Wilshire. This ’79 Mercury Cougar ...

WhatIs a Cougar XR7? During the model's 30-year lifespan nearly 3 million Cougars were produced, but the best ones were churned out between 1967 and 1970. Think of the Cougar as Mercury's luxury ...

When Ford joined the pony car market with the Mustang in 1964, the Plymouth Barracuda was the only competitor available. That changed three years later when GM jumped on the bandwagon with the ...

This custom 1968 Mercury Cougar as a fastback gives a glimpse of what could have been but wasn’t. Perhaps back in the day it ...