http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/86-Mercury-Cougar-Convertible-Very-Rare-1-of-89-Built_W0QQitemZ250477047584QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item3a51986f20&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245
yet once again i got to pass up on my dream car...
Alan
Wonder why it has the 83 door interior panels (and the cougar emblems pulled off and placed on the trunk lid)?
Otherwise, very nice!
CoogarXR
Crazy mish-mash of badges on the tail of that cat!
I've already owned a conversion convertible... I don't think I'll own another.
Neat car though.
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
Eww, somebody hit that car with the "gaudy" stick...
1989 asc/McLaren convertible. The top mechanism was almost well designed... but not quite.
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
Hmmm... 3.8/C5. Guess it qualifies for C4C :hick:
I'd love to have that (of course that pretty much goes without saying). It's in such good shape I could even forgive the 3.8...
Glad mine doesn't look like that.
first thing i would do is pull that stupid looking thing off that trunk. i mean the same day i would bring it home. i wouldnt drive anywhere with that thing. then i would swap in a 5.0. i remember how much of a slug my 86 3.8 was, it was slugish but fun to drive. but i cant imagine how a much heavier convert would drive.
Alan
Nice color.
Just because something can be added doesn't mean it should be added. (V6 badge, leaping Jag, other badges, dummy tire, etc.)
Less would have been more in this case.
Those same style base door panels were used from 1983-86 on GS models. There are a few subtle differences over the four model years (1983's have the Cougar emblems in the center, 1984's do not, 1985-86 door pull straps have plastic end caps, etc.) but otherwise they had the same appearance.
What...you don't enjoy cowl shake? ;)
this is the 22 one i have seen online. had i found this a year ago before i lost my job i would have grabbed it.
i have pics of 19 those i found online. this is actually in nice shape compared to the others.
Alan
Actually, asc did a pretty good job on keeping cowl-shake to a minimum. It was the poor weatherstripping, and the many Mickey Mouse ways in which much of the conversion was doen, and the asc conversion was VERY expensive!
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
I hear you on the weatherstripping part. Then again, you can't expect perfection when the company grafts a Buick Riviera convertible top onto a Mercury...
LOL, I keep a bucket in the back just in case. :hick:
I dont know why, i just cant get into the verts on these cars.
I think an 87/88 vert might have more appeal.
They are at their best when the top is down though, but in this case, that dingle berry hangin on the ass needs shook off.
I hate driving a convertable. My freinds 89 cavilier really changed my mind on that one.
I'm sportin' no wood on this one.
i think what makes the "aero" cougar stand out is the rear side windows, their odd backwards shape, as compared to other car windows, and the straight up and down back window.... all the styling, in my opinion, starts there..... take that away, and it's just another mid 80's "box" car...
Hmmm.... I always thought it was because the curves on the panels and roof that made it an aero car. side glass is just side glass.
compare the original look of the cougar compared to a vert, and you'll see something very familiar as far as side glass. It's my favorite part of a vert because it ties in the classic look of the cougar with the modern look it's become
(http://www.musclecarcalendar.com/PP70Cougar22.jpg)
(http://www.teethgrinder.com/my67stang/upload/Cougar-origineel.jpg)
Although not as sloped forward as the earlier cars, it still has the feel of the older cars when you look at it.
But that's my take on the non standard look on the verts. ;)
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/85%20Vert/IMG_5721.jpg)
Now, myself, I've always thought that a Fox Cougar without the upside down quarter glass is, well, a Fox Thunderbird :mullet:
yep, as it always has been. The birds and cougars always had similar 1/4 windows until the aero.