Click/Tap to View PDF What would a classic Cougar be without functioning sequential taillights? Frustrating, that’s what. Classic Cougar Community member coachJack has come to the rescue with his thorough guide “Everything You Wanted To Know About the ’67 Cougar Sequential Taillights.” According to coachJack, he started with Steve Citrone’s “Sequential Signals of the 67/68 Cougar,” which provides comprehensive information about the system. Next, he added the “Sequential Turn Signal And Emergency Flasher Systems” which contains essential information, working diagrams, wiring diagrams and a troubleshooting flowchart.

Click/Tap to View PDF On October 17, 1913, Henry Ford launched the first moving automotive assembly line at the Ford Highland Park Plant, the birthplace of modern industrial mass production. Line workers earned $5 per day, twice the average industrial wage at the time, and sufficient to allow the workers to purchase the product they produced, the Ford Model T. The American middle class was born. The beautiful buildings comprising the Ford Highland Park Plant were dubbed the “Crystal Palace” due to the openness and natural light afforded by the huge windows.

The information contained in this article is summary information taken from the 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E Registry maintained by Jim Pinkerton, and used with his permission.

Modified Classes – Overview All classes will require that the vehicle be currently registered, tagged, and insured. Modified (Stock) Any Cougar with more than 3 changes from original factory configuration while retaining a stock appearance. This class is intended for clones or tribute cars with factory-appeariing upgrades. A Marti report will be required for entry into this class, which will be judged according to Street Stock standard pertaining to the model being cloned.

Team Cougar In 1967 the Trans Am championship came down to the final race in Kent Washington at the Seattle International Raceway. Bud Moore Engineering prepared three Cougars for 1967 and two of them were in the race: #98 driven by Dan Gurney, and #15 driven by Parnelli Jones. When the final flag fell, Team Cougar finished second behind The Mustangs and, by only two points, came in second in the Manufacturers Championship.

So You Want to Find Yourself the Perfect Cougar? Fear not friends, there is hope for you yet. Buying a classic collector Cougar isn’t hard, but getting the right car for what you want to do with it is a little trickier. Before embarking on this great adventure you want to arm yourself with some knowledge about the cars you are looking to purchase. You should have a solid grasp of the various models and option packages of each production year your are considering purchasing and have a general idea of the values that each option or optional package adds to the vehicle.

I’m only 35.. err 36 hmm wow time sure flies, but I remember my high school days pretty vividly still. (If you ask my wife she will tell you it’s because I never really grew up) Everyone driving around in cool muscle cars laying burnouts all over the place, me in my parents 4cyl Chrysler New Yorker.. meh.. A friend of mine in high school, well more of a friend of a friend at the time had a thing for Cougars.

So here I am writing my first journal entry for the Classic Cougar Community site. Just days ago none of this even existed. What a huge sense of satisfaction it is being a part of this push to rekindle public awareness for our cars and our great hobby. There are so many great Cougar hobbyists on the net with so much more knowledge than I have about these cars that I jumped at the chance to give a little something back to the community by assisting Bill Basore bring this site to life.