I've been browsing a couple of my favorite artistic related websites to see if FoMoCo is just concentrating it's efforts on cafepress (see calendar thread for details) or everyone in general. In the process I ran across a couple artistic renditions of the Mercury Cougar based on the S197 Mustang. Not sure if these are reposts but I figured I would share anyways...
2008 Mercury Cougar
http://tsoedill.deviantart.com/art/2008-Mercury-Cougar-67272058
2010-up Concept
http://tsoedill.deviantart.com/art/2011-Mercury-Cougar-Concept-67451361
http://tsoedill.deviantart.com/art/2010-Mercury-Cougar-Board-68832811
http://tsoedill.deviantart.com/art/2011-Mercury-Cougar-Concept-67451361
Thoughts?
Blah!! There was a MUCH better photoshop picture in a ford mag awhile ago.
the forst one is okay. the concept car isnt doing it for me.
the rear fenders on the first one looks too chevy to me, and the concept is waaaaay to chevy lookin to me.... chevy seems (to me at least) more aggressive with curves (retro mustang vs retro camaro is a KEY example)
I find the 2010 concept to be ULTRA-bad ass! I like it!
I dont see the resemblence to any camaro ever built. That car is 100% cat... I say build it as is!
found it!
This is much better IMHO
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c384/boss3512/4581concept.jpg)
Yeah Thats it Boss !!
I like all three of them boss's and ethers.
Those look good.
I'm rather fond of these:
i mean how theres so many curves on the body... reminds me of chevy post 70's with all the bulbous curves.. i mean it looks good, just not very ford.. i like the last 2 posted tho
I like em all as well, but I definitly prefer the later. I realy can't see why Ford doesn't let Mercury build em'. They could be built on the same assembly line as well. I don't even think it would cost a whole lot for them to make at least 25,000 of em'. All they need is a little cosmetic work.
Keep dreaming
It would be dumb for ford to do it it’s the camaro and firebird problem there competing against each other.
Then in a few years they will discontinue both.
I’m a fan of bringing it back but it has to look a lot different then the mustang.
I like them all but we wouldn't get them up here in canada anyways as Mercury is a dead name up here.
Sorry I don't have photoshop, but I hacked up a cougar in Paint a while back and thought it should look like this.
The point being to preserve the best of all Cougars, ie the houndstooth pop up headlights. and the rear quarter window of the 80's.
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1420/2009cougarprototypeaw3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Wow! I like it! The grill could use some Retro Cougar treatment but I definately like the roofline/window look.
I think it's still got too much Mustang in it to have a shot as a unique Mercury Product. The Giugiaro chop looks more like it, IMO. If you're going to build a rehashed Mustang for Mercury, you may as well call it a Capri.
I can't see Ford announcing "The all new CAPRI!!!!' (the crowd goes wild, critics faint). If they did that, everyone would just say, "Why didn't you name it the Cougar?"
Weren't its origins Mustang based?
Yes the cougar was originally a corporate Twin to the Mustang.
But was never an obvious reface, as the Capri was.
I don't care, I just want one.
I always like the Shelby because it used Cougar/TBird tailights - thought it was the coolest combination available. I've been tempted to buy the one for sale I see driving up the highway in my area from time-to-time - it's purty. Not $30k purty though :D
If i had the money, I would be very tempted to make a Cougar out of a stang, maybe someone like saleen, roush or the company that does the boss would do it. I know everyones got thier own preferences, but at least a performance package you could order would be pretty cool as well. Nice thought anyway.
:burnout: :cougarsmily: