The Cougar was the shining star for the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company, having sold just shy of 3 million units during its years in production, more than any other nameplate ever produced by the Mercury brand. In its early days, the Cougar was a derivative of the Ford Mustang and developed as a pony car, although it was a bit more luxurious than its Mustang counterpart. If you fancy the idea of owning a really nice first-year example, this 1967 Mercury Cougar might be a good car for you to take a look at. It is located in Dallas, Georgia, and can be spotted here on eBay with a current bid of $14,400. The reserve has not yet been met, and at the time of this writing, there are just under four days left on the auction.
Inside and out, this is one pretty sharp-looking Cougar. The seller says that the car has been in his family for over 10 years and is being sold due to one of his family members having surgery. Not a whole lot of specifics are given about the car’s prior history, but from what we can see, the body looks to be straight, and the paint appears to be in good condition, as does the interior. The seller mentions that he also has an extra trunk lid with a spoiler already painted to match the car and says for the right sale price, it will also be included, although there’s no mention of what that right price is. No word either on why the outside mirror on the driver’s side door is missing.
Under the hood, there’s a 289 cubic inch V8 paired with an automatic transmission, and the car is said to run great and can be driven anywhere. Although this Cougar is usually used for weekend fun, the owner says he recently drove it on a 6-hour trip at a constant speed of 80, and the car had no issues. All of the tires are new, including the spare, and all of the gauges, clock, and interior lights are working. The old vacuum pump headlight covers were converted to electric motors at some point, but now the motor on the driver’s side needs replacing.
There are no photos provided of the chassis or underside of the car, but the seller claims that this vehicle has no rust, and the inside area of the trunk certainly looks to be well preserved. What are your thoughts on this 1967 Mercury Cougar?
Did the Cougar share any sheet metal with the Mustang?
Maybe those hubcaps, but nothing else.
While the rally wheels on this car were shared with the Mustang, they didn’t come out till 69. 67-68 Cougars were available with a really attractive, 5 spoke, chrome wheel, similar to Magnon 500’s.
While the seller claims the car has “no rust”, if I was a buyer, I’d be a little skeptical of his claim. Seeing all the rust and corrosion on the brake booster, carb, valve covers, vac advance, strut tower supports, etc, I question how rust free this car could be.
On the exterior only the roof skin is the same as a Mustang coupe. They also share some structural pieces like the inner fender aprons, shock towers, torque boxes, firewall, and some floor sections.
AC needs a recharge:-)
Needs money for the family member surgery????
Those are ’68-’69 Mustang GT wheels, but I don’t think they were ever offered on Cougars. Cougars were using a non-chromed version of the 5-spoke ’67-’68 wheels as late as 1970.
The hood scoop was used on 1968 GT-E and XR-7G Cougars but no ’67s came with hood scoops, AFAIK.
Good to see an A/C car that still has its compressor even if it should be replaced with a modern rotary type.
VIN shows this car left the factory with the base 289 2-barrel but it now has an Edelbrock 4 barrel.
The headlight covers on these were operated by engine vacuum but there was no “vacuum pump” involved. Just vacuum motors and a canister that stored vacuum, IIRC.
The painted version of the GT wheels were the standard wheels for the 1969 Eliminator package. They used the no emblem center caps.
Correct, there was no factory hood scoop for a 67 Cougar. The GTE and XR-7G style hood scoops are slightly different from each other.
Correct, teh headlights worked off engine vacuum. There is no vacuum pump.
Been in our family for over 10 years, and does not know if the AC works??
Nice looking car,but before I,d pay out . I,d want to have it checked out good. The guy has n,t the right answers and sounds like he wants to dump it fast–due to surgery. The why the high price.? What happened to the water drainage below the wipers? Didn,t Cougars have them/? Lift the carpets up on the toe and floor area for rust. Look behind the front tires at the connection of the metal . They put sealer on it instead of welding it . Later on it fell out and caused rust in the floors. Good luck–look it over or have a respectable appraiser to .Before you buy. A friend on mine just got burnt big time. By buying on e-bay without looking at it. He took the salers words,but now they have SCAM LAWS that is a felony to lie about a car.Be careful and good luck. Ge sounds like a flipper.
The vents are still there in the cowl panel.
My brother purchased a 1967 Cougar GT new with a 390, 4 spd and factory air.
It was equipped with F70 Firestone Wide Oval tires with simulated chrome wheels that were wheel covers that looked like chrome wheels.
Very clean, solid looking Cougar! The A/C components are all there and still hooked up so it shouldn’t be too involved to get it blowing cool again. I grew up a GM guy with my dad but have always loved these ’67-’68 Cougars and Mustangs (along with Mopars, too). The seller was asking $20k in the description and the bidding isn’t too far away. $18,100 with a day to go. GLWTS!