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S197 Mercury Cougar?

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?
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S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #1 –
Blah!! There was a MUCH better photoshop picture in a ford mag awhile ago.
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I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
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S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #2 –
the forst one is okay. the concept car isnt doing it for me.
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S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #3 –
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)
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:america: An American Restoration. :birdsmily:
1987 Ford Thunderbird Sport (resting)
1993 Mazda Miata 1.6l (daily driver)

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #4 –
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!
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #5 –
found it!
This is much better IMHO
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #6 –
Yeah Thats it Boss !!
1985 Thunderbird TC
2.3l .03 over,Ported and polished Head and E6 Manifold, LA3, T3/T4 Hybrid Turbo, Stinger FMIC, Forge BOV, Full 3" Exhaust, Essy Timing Gears & UDP's, BBK 255lph Fuel Pump, Kirban AFPR, Kirban Short Shifter, K&N Cone, Forced4 VC Vent Kit, PA Performance 3g Alternator, Energy Suspension Bushings throughout, CHE LCA's, SFC's [/LEFT]

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #8 –
Those look good.
 
I'm rather fond of these:

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #9 –
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
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:america: An American Restoration. :birdsmily:
1987 Ford Thunderbird Sport (resting)
1993 Mazda Miata 1.6l (daily driver)

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #10 –
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.

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #11 –
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.

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #12 –
I like them all but we wouldn't get them up here in canada anyways as Mercury is a dead name up here.

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #13 –
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.

 

S197 Mercury Cougar?

Reply #14 –
Quote from: xjeffs;196238
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 houndstooth pop up headlights.
 

Wow!  I like it! The grill could use some Retro Cougar treatment but I definately like the roofline/window look.