We’ve featured these retro-weird imitations of 50’s Fords before, but they’ve all been built on Thunderbirds. This one’s on a Cougar. Okay, that’s pretty much the same car, but it does mean a different C pillar and backlight shape. This is perhaps even more awkward than the T-Bird variety.
Is there good news here? Well, at least this is a V8 car. For some reason, it seems a great many of these are built on boat anchor six cars. Also, this has relatively low mileage and a very nice (albeit stock) interior. We don’t know what the reserve it, but we hope the bidding is getting close at nearly $4K.
According to the seller: “model convenience of looks for today with a classic car.” Uh, yeah.
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Latta, South Carolina, USA
$3,650 with four bids and reserve NOT met (only five hours to go!)
Front end is pretty convincing – probably because this is where essentially all visible sheet metal has been replaced. The exception is the A-pillars and windshield. The spot lights are a nice 50s touch!
This rear does not look related to that front! I’m not sure why these kits fall apart at the rear. Maybe a chrome bumper would help?
Have I ever mentioned my longing for full-color automotive interiors? This is a tasteful blue and I dig the leather/corduroy combination.
These cars launched for the 1989 model year with no V8. The Supercharged six in the T-Bird SC and Cougar XR-7 was the performance option and wielded massive torque, but wasn’t available without a ride considered too harsh and looks considered too ‘flashy’ for the demographic (grandparents) who bought most of these personal luxury coupes. Ford/Mercury obliged and wedged the 302 into these before the 4.6L “modular” V8 came out for the 1994 model year (two years before Mustang got it!). Note the prominent Ford logo when you open the hood…I guess there was no point in hiding it on a Merc.
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1993 mercury cougar with a 1951 front and rear end.
model convenience of looks for today with a classic car.