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The VIN numbers are intentionally kept random (actually not even viable as they include an extra digit, starting at 1,000,000) We do that specifically to keep these from being used to mislead people. For the real deal, Kevin Marti, Marti Autoworks, is the place to go. It's nice to be able to...

Hello folks from one of your Mercury Cougar cousins! You might be interested in a recent development in the Cougar Community, that may have some good implications for the Mustang community as well. We developed an online window sticker app that lets you spec out a 1968 Mercury Cougar and then...

Resurrecting this old thread... The Cougar Drawings and some related materials are now available online free at:http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com There are three documents that I think might be related to the California Special. They are titled mystery 1,2,and 3. Perhaps some of the CS...

You can also power this off the sta (stator) terminal on the back of the alternator. There is only voltage at this location when the alternator is turning. Hence, no problem with the key switch.

Caution: Wattage is equal to current times voltage. If you are running 60 watt bulbs, it would be 60 divided by 12 volts to give you 5 amps per lamp. In parallel, you would have 10 amps of current. I am pretty certain that the bulbs are at least 40 watts. Half an amp would indicate a power...

Response from the EPA After reading this thread I wrote AZ Senator John Kyl. He forwarded my letter to the EPA and they actually responded with some good news. It appears that they have now made an exemption to the rule to allow hobbiest restorers to paint two cars per year. From the EPA...

I received a bunch of the drawings today and I am pleased to say that the Marchal light is one of the drawings. I don't know if you guys need this one or not. I will be scanning these in and then putting the files on the internet for anyone that wants to see them.

Lucas lights were used because the XR7-G lights would have to be mounted up side down below the bumper. I have never held a Marchal in my hand so you will have to verify this, by I understand that unlike the Lucas, the lens, reflector and face plate can not be rotated to accommodate below the...

This time the dates might add confusion. By March 29th, the XR7-Gs were already being built. They must have been on pretty good terms to start building cars when the pricing was to be determined. Notice that AO Smith is NOT Shelby Automotive. AO Smith is clearly a vendor. I have heard...

Xr7s There has been a lot off debate in Cougar circles about the "S" Shelby makes as much sense as anything else. We do know that there were two built, and they both had 428's with dual 4V. Basically the Same engine as the GT500. One of the XR7S is still around, and was owned by HFII. And...

The California Special connection so far is in the names and the time line. Notice the first name in the "cc" group. Fred Goodell. Fred was the chief engineer for Shelby at the time. it is also interesting to note the period when this was occurring. Ford production was shut down by a UAW...

Note the time-line. Ford moved pretty fast back then. Hertz indicates interest on August 3rd Product definition is done by August 7th Tooling needs to be ordered on October 6th. Here is the request to cut PO's for tooling:

Okay, here goes. The Mercury marketing folks wanted to build a Shelby Cougar. They were trying to push the car up market. Mercury did not have a version of the Thunderbird. The idea was that a high feature version of the Cougar might fill the gap. The emphasis would be more on the luxury end...

Casey, I could not agree more. I think we need to share the XR7-G materials we have with the CS community. We don't know enough about the CS to know what is meaningful, and what's not. I would be happy to start posting scans of this stuff if it would not be an imposition on the CS board...

Hello folks! Another Cougar person here. My main interest is in the 1968 Cougar XR7-G and GT-E. Both of these cars are closely related to the the CS. Many of the parts for both cars were sourced through the same vendors and a few parts were shared. The cars all came into and out of...