" The younger was a rich kids program no doubt about it. But even a little limousine like the Cougars couldn't escape the most part. Almost before the break in period was over on the first few Cougars Mercury. We had mounted a serious trans am raising effort. In the hands of bud Moore and Dan Gurney and others the transit and Cougars gave everyone a taste of the cat scratch fever."

" Everybody had a mustang and I school. And I was always somebody who wanted to have some of them and so the fact that. -- the people that were my heroes Dan Gurney isn't part -- Jones and endlessly that drove them. That that's what was my interest from the fact that it was something different."

" Thanks for the trans am series the cougar got -- great visibility and some much needed respect on the street from the muscle car draft. But what really put the cougar on the map performance wise we're two optioned back. In mid year 1967. The XR seven back it was offered and it was more appearance that performance story. Still though the force being treading in the wood grain dash the upgraded interior and special XR seven medallions and -- the cars forty appeal of an option. The XR seven was all sizzled in the Gigi back it's what the state. Cougars TDs game reports reliable 320 horse pre nine before barreling. My performance suspension lower restriction -- why don't hold white walled tyres our -- breaks at a limited slip rear end. If you missed getting his 67 cougar -- you've got another chance in 1968. The cat was back largely unchanged X ever since I've Marco likes. Since the cougar was doing so well with a country -- Mercury decided that it wouldn't hurt to do something nice but the street races this year. And back a little more punch under the hood. I knew performance back it was offered -- GT. That was aimed at people who were serious about going fast now in addition -- three outfield -- and four -- motors and the venerable pre ninety's. You get up report no compromise and decide whether or 27. But in a little garlic that cougar GTE. And NASCAR were 27 with a whole another year."

" When you trop on a four point -- teachers best total. That you -- hold on and security in that direction it's almost like having a firm. That because of her career because want to goes off it really goes off."

" Still even put all our racy parts most people still bought the cougar -- luxurious ride and status symbol image. Less than 3% of all 68 Cougars were still with the force V transmission. And most rolled off the showroom floor loaded to the max with high dollar options --"

" power -- air conditioning test some of us go to. Tilt -- Trimble points rid of process. Remote trunk release."

" This cap per -- seats and electric windows. And power C. Remote mears. And AMA track radio. Power windows and air conditioning in a power. Convertible growth."

" He could you know not only -- the car are you wanted to could end up being a very nice car you know as nice as -- Lincoln. But -- have all powerful former U running -- of of our mustang. You know you don't see that these days of course for the it's -- made the Cougars extremely unique and in the history -- the muscles --"

" The most rare -- other option was a little known special artifacts called fix -- seventy. Cashing in on the Cougars trans -- success that -- Dan Gurney and this is an access seven. Which came what is good -- tends -- Special hood scoop is sentenced to. Down here you have -- Lucas five laps which is unique to the -- seventy do you have -- The Senate caps I would say XR seven G we have the tell that racing America. And it hasn't all night shift and over these are console is completely different excess seventy here you augmentation is a little bit different. Yeah via X seven G. -- here. He's us tips but within a plate and in the balance. Problems puzzle here."

" Glory in the 1969. The cougar head garb itself the unique niche in the automotive world. It was at -- a race car a luxury car a huge sporting you run about. But this year it would become something else and eliminating. Stick around for that and more in the American muscle -- continues."