'88 cougar in MM&FF February 09, 2006, 12:13:40 AM On page 228 of the march issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast fords There is a small article on a '88 xr7 cougar with an HO conversion and a 5 speed! Very nice looking car...rather amazed that MM&FF would devote any space at all to a non mustang fox.. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #1 – February 09, 2006, 12:23:58 AM yeah...its nice too see something in there http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=6715 Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #2 – February 09, 2006, 11:24:02 AM I'm stunned. I always laugh that they call themselves MM&FF when in fact it's rare they have anything other than Mustangs in there featured. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #3 – February 09, 2006, 11:26:37 AM have you ever submited yours? Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #4 – February 09, 2006, 12:37:54 PM Quote from: The HawkI'm stunned. I always laugh that they call themselves MM&FF when in fact it's rare they have anything other than Mustangs in there featured.That's because Mustangs are Fast Fords for the most part.Way to kill two birds with one stone. Yeah, have you ever submitted your car? It's too friggin sweet. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #5 – February 09, 2006, 03:54:34 PM QuoteThat's because Mustangs are Fast Fords for the most part.Way to kill two birds with one stone. Yeah, have you ever submitted your car? It's too friggin sweet.Yeah no kiddin' Hawk. That car belongs in a magazine. I'm not talking "Readers Rides" either, man. You could be a feature for sure. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #6 – February 09, 2006, 03:58:56 PM there are deffinetly a few cars around here that are feature material...if not, close.. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #7 – February 09, 2006, 07:02:56 PM I triied getting the awsome cars on here, some exposure in MM&FF, with a FOX VS MN12 shootout, but as far as I know nobody jumped at it. If they seen some of these cars, like the hawk, Erics, cougars2go, Blown306s, and the others, I bet they would be intrested in a feature car. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #8 – February 09, 2006, 07:06:40 PM Quote from: 1WLD BRDI triied getting the awsome cars on here, some exposure in MM&FF, with a FOX VS MN12 shootout, but as far as I know nobody jumped at it. If they seen some of these cars, like the hawk, Erics, cougars2go, Blown306s, and the others, I bet they would be intrested in a feature car.Yeah I read that...saw the 9? sec turbo coupe?Hot Rod had a '87 T-bird in thiers...and I've submitted mine to car craft... Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #9 – February 10, 2006, 10:43:06 AM Quote from: 1WLD BRDI triied getting the awsome cars on here, some exposure in MM&FF, with a FOX VS MN12 shootout, but as far as I know nobody jumped at it. If they seen some of these cars, like the hawk, Erics, cougars2go, Blown306s, and the others, I bet they would be intrested in a feature car.I thought they bit on that.....I know they emailed a few people on it and then they pushed the date back till after the winter....I know my buddy got an email from them....He has a 35th anny SC with autorotor S/C and other goodies i dont rememeber details on right now Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #10 – February 10, 2006, 10:45:54 AM QuoteGentlemen, We have decided to postpone the shootout until next year, as seven of thenine people selected have backed out due to various reasons, most of whichhad nothing to due with the relatively short notice of the event. It mostlycame down to bad timing and while we did come up with four well-roundedcontestants after including some of our alternates, we feel the TC, SC,Thunderbird and Cougar group would be best served by scheduling the shootoutsometime in March or April of 2006, when we could organize the event alittle better and hopefully produce a bumper crop of street beasts for thearticle.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, but we want youguys to be well-represented and feel this is the best option. Those who werechosen for this event will be automatically included next year, while wehope to also receive a few more entries from those who didn't hear about theevent, or couldn't make it because their cars were down. That being said, Iwill be saving the emails from those who were selected and will contact themwhen the event has been rescheduled. We will also be hitting the websiteforums and will announce the time of entry submission in the Horse's Mouthnews column, which is where we normally make note of shootouts.Thank You,SteveSteve BaurAssociate EditorMuscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine201-712-9300 ext. 627steve.baur@primedia.comFax 201-712-9899Primedia365 W. Passaic St.Rochelle Park, NJ 07662i found this on TCCoA....when my friend gets online ill ask him about it again Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #11 – February 10, 2006, 01:35:09 PM Quote from: shame302have you ever submited yours? I sent them stuff (and 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords) a couple years ago after the engine swap was done.....never heard a peep and frankly I'm not surprised. By and large it's a known fact that MM&FF won't go out of their way to do a feature on a car unless it's something they think is really special that the readership will be into.....they primarily only cover cars that are local to them or cars that happen to be at an event they are covering. I guy I know of who lives in my area got his car into 5.0 and the only reason it got featured was twofold:1)It was an exceptionally well done Mustang2)He happened to be in a car show at a FFW event they we're covering (Norwalk I believe) They did the photo shoot at the event. With that said: Sure I'd like to see my hard work and our T-Birds given some acknowledgement in a major mag but I won't lose any sleep over it or go outta my way to get it done (driving across country for example).....I'm perfectly content with the kudos I get from my fellow enthusiasts here on the forum, at the local cruise nights and Ford car shows because to me, they're the only people who have a valued opinion in my book and they're the ones I appreciate the most.BTW, thanks to all who feel my Bird is worthy of mag material...it's much appreciated.:bowdown: Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #12 – February 11, 2006, 12:03:16 AM We should be bowing to you. Layla will be lucky to be half as cool. Give Hemmings Muscle Machines a shout though. They've offered to come do my cars but wanted any exceptional TBirds/Cougars to apply as well. Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #13 – February 11, 2006, 12:17:32 AM Hawk have you ever dyno'd that thing? Quote Selected
'88 cougar in MM&FF Reply #14 – February 11, 2006, 09:16:38 AM Quote from: The HawkI sent them stuff (and 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords) a couple years ago after the engine swap was done.....never heard a peep and frankly I'm not surprised. By and large it's a known fact that MM&FF won't go out of their way to do a feature on a car unless it's something they think is really special that the readership will be into.....they primarily only cover cars that are local to them or cars that happen to be at an event they are covering. I guy I know of who lives in my area got his car into 5.0 and the only reason it got featured was twofold:1)It was an exceptionally well done Mustang2)He happened to be in a car show at a FFW event they we're covering (Norwalk I believe) They did the photo shoot at the event. With that said: Sure I'd like to see my hard work and our T-Birds given some acknowledgement in a major mag but I won't lose any sleep over it or go outta my way to get it done (driving across country for example).....I'm perfectly content with the kudos I get from my fellow enthusiasts here on the forum, at the local cruise nights and Ford car shows because to me, they're the only people who have a valued opinion in my book and they're the ones I appreciate the most.BTW, thanks to all who feel my Bird is worthy of mag material...it's much appreciated.Hawk, your car is as sweet looking as any Mustang, and I'm sure you could toast the majority of them too! --- Heck, I even rarely lose a race on street night at the track. Too bad the 20th is such a love it or hate it car in my case, though I might email them about the shootout since the thing is running like an animal since the forged slugs refresh & Flowzilla intake. But your ride would toast mine & most of the 'Stangs - like I said... Quote Selected