In the 1967 model year, competition came to the hot “pony car” market that Ford had owned nearly 100% for the prior two years. The new faces on the scene were the Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, and Mercury Cougar. The latter was a larger, better-equipped version of the Mustang that was #1. The first generation lasted until 1970, after which the Cougar became a personal luxury car. The seller has a trio of early Cougars for sale, two from 1969 and one from 1970. Not much is known about each, but the collective package is “cheap wheels” at $2,000 OBO for the trio and some parts. Located in a field south of Eureka, California, this trio is available here on craigslist.
The Cougar received a facelift in 1969, making the car a bit more streamlined than the 1967-68 models. Besides the base entry, the XR7 was the luxury edition. With the market getting more crowded, Cougar sales dropped from 113,000 to 100,000 units in 1969. The two ‘69s the seller has are a “regular” Cougar with a 351-cubic-inch “Windsor” V8 and a 3-speed manual transmission, gray in color. The other is an XR7 with a 351 and an automatic transmission with green sheet metal.
Wrapping up the trio is a parts car (maybe all three are), a 1970 Cougar with no details. All three cars have clear titles in non-op status, and the seller has a spare 351 Windsor engine to throw into the package. Perhaps you can make one good vehicle out of the two ‘69s, borrowing pieces from the ’70 when they fit. If you’re a Cougar fan, is this too good a deal to pass up? Thanks for the tip, Tony Primo!
Suspiciously cheap. If real, would be an ambitious undertaking, but would be worth the effort
You’d probably be in over your head just dragging them home.
That’s a good reason for them to be so inexpensive. That area is pretty remote for California and the area can be very wet. The ad leaves more than a little bit to be desired, but a low price tends to negate that. Serious potential buyers will call, that’s how they pick up deals, they follow through when others don’t.
Steve R
Three sweet-spot Cougs for $2K? I get that they’re roasted, but it still breaks my heart. If only they’d been sold off years ago…one of them might still be cruising proudly.