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31/08/2011 2:25 am
Car show pic of the day - Wednesday 1967 Mercury Cougar.
I would LOVE a diecast of this one exactly as it sits.
31/08/2011 2:27 am
Love the '67 , but I think I'd want a different color on a 1:24.
31/08/2011 2:31 am
Yup!
31/08/2011 2:54 am
Oh yeah, now yer talkin'!
31/08/2011 3:02 am
I'll take one too.
31/08/2011 4:38 am
PIC (1:1) Spent some time in California in 1970 driving one that looked just like this '68........
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It was an XR-7 and tho' not a GT, it WAS a four speed car. I didn't know how rare THAT option was back then, but have found out since.
31/08/2011 8:10 am
Gene how do these ride? Are they soft? fairly firm?
I always admired these cars and wondered what they rode like. My late uncle Peter had a 1967 Mustang and I can only it rode just about like the Stang. Am I correct?
31/08/2011 8:11 am
GOD I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a 1:24th diecast of the 67-8 Cougar
I was hoping that Brian Denning would eventually move to FoMoCo products and make one of these but he didn't 🙁 I am sure his version would have been a masterpiece!
31/08/2011 9:54 am
Yeah, that's about right, Phil, altho' the Cougar has a few inches more in the wheelbase.........
and a little more weight, so it's marginally smoother. That's assuming neither car has the heavy duty suspension option, of course. It was a TON of fun to drive.
P.S. It was owned by my girlfriend at the time....
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SIGH!
31/08/2011 10:11 am
Yeah, it was just about the equivalent of any Mercury compared to a Ford.
Mercury's were just a notch above in virtually every respect. Same with the Cougar as it was a bit more luxurious.
31/08/2011 10:12 am
Phil, yes for sure! Brian once told me that it was unlikely that he could do a Ford...
... because they wanted 5 times the money for licensing.
31/08/2011 10:37 am
The one I drove also had the optional disc brakes so it would whoa as well as go. It really was fun.
31/08/2011 11:00 am
I would take a Cougar in 1:24 in any color.
31/08/2011 9:31 pm
Same here but im partial to them in Lime Gold, The soft buttery yellow
Maroon, Britney Blue, and white. They look great in the period Army Green Met too! 
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