The Mercury Cougar was not merely a Mustang with fancy ... The Cougar lost its pony car identity when the third generation model arrived in 1974, and the Cougar nameplate became renditions of ...

In fact, the 1999 — 2002 Mercury Cougar was originally intended to be the 3rd-generation Ford Probe. It was decided by the powers that be at the carmaker that, as a Probe, the model would crowd ...

The first gen Cougar was viewed as a success, doing much for Mercury's image and dealers ... then soon a convertible. However, a third configuration—a four-door sedan that looked for all ...

Today, the most famous Mercury muscle cars from the division's glory years are the first-generation Cougar, particularly in GT or Eliminator guises, and the third-gen, Ford Torino-based Cyclone.