SquareLeft
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2015
- Messages
- 586
- Location
- Southern Ohio, USA
- Car(s)
- 2019 Mazda6 Sport, 2002 Subaru WRX, 1961 Morgan
How about a Cougar station wagon?
What? Ford didn't make Cougar wagons??
Well, for one glorious (?) year (1977) they sort-of-did. In an attempt to recover some interest in the Torino/Montego twins, Ford renamed them "LTD II" and "Cougar". A wagon was part of that duo and the Cougar name got transferred onto the Mercury version. There was the 'base' Cougar wagon and the upmarket 'Villager' with fake wood side panels. The wagon only lasted for one year.
I had forgotten that these things even existed until this showed up for sale a couple of miles from our home:
Yeah, it needs quite a bit of TLC, but just imagine showing up at the Club in such an exclusive motorcar!
SL
What? Ford didn't make Cougar wagons??
Well, for one glorious (?) year (1977) they sort-of-did. In an attempt to recover some interest in the Torino/Montego twins, Ford renamed them "LTD II" and "Cougar". A wagon was part of that duo and the Cougar name got transferred onto the Mercury version. There was the 'base' Cougar wagon and the upmarket 'Villager' with fake wood side panels. The wagon only lasted for one year.
I had forgotten that these things even existed until this showed up for sale a couple of miles from our home:
Yeah, it needs quite a bit of TLC, but just imagine showing up at the Club in such an exclusive motorcar!
SL