The Mercury Cougar was almost an instant hit, with the parent company building over 150K units in 1967. The XR-7 made no exception, accounting for over 27K units thanks to its performance upgrades.

Few people knew this, but one of the things that made Mercury overly optimistic about the future of the newly launched Cougar was the cars buyers traded in 1967. The Cougar was supposed to compete ...

For Motor Trend's Jan. '67 issue, John Ethridge tested a pair of 1967 Mercury Cougars. One was "equipped strictly for comfortable touring," he wrote, with a 390 V-8, automatic transmission, air ...

It's easy to criticize Ford Motor Co. for making Mercury cars that were too similar to contemporary Fords, but Mercury often stumbled when it strayed too far from its corporate siblings. In the ...

In late 1966, the editors of Motor Trend spent quite a bit of time evaluating Mercury's new Cougar. Some of the cars were equipped to bring out the "personal luxury" persona of the new cat, with plush ...

The 1960s were an exciting time for the American automotive industry, with brands taking part in their own space race to develop the most advanced and fascinating vehicles. This could be seen in the ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...