What If Team Cougar had won that last race in 1967 and become the Trans Am series Champs? It would have been difficult for Ford to pull the plug on Team Cougar. Perhaps Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, and Ed Leslie would have gone on to win again in 1968. We will never know of course, but for certain, Mercury would have tried to make the most of the victory, and the best way to do that would have been with a commemorative vehicle.

The Mercury Cougar interior color section of the 1968 Mercury Cougar Dealer Guide. You can download a PDF copy of the Mercury Cougar section of the Dealer Guide here.

Photos from the 2008 Cougar Club of America Nationals. Click/tap a thumbnail to view a full-sized image.