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The combination of "Playboy Playmate" and "Cougar" didn't have the same connotations in 1967.

- Phillip

That is very, very cool!!

I just love that sort of stuff - thanks for sharing.

- Phillip

Thanks for posting that - I have never seen that before, very cool.

- Phillip

Mmmmm, was restored at some place....Cobra Automotive, Corvette Automotive... something like that.....   

- Phillip

I've got a mountain of Cobra/Shelby books and reference materials including old registries but I'm feeling lazy and don't have time right now to thumb through them. Plus I know the Hugus story has been illuminated lately so -

The Cobras that remained in the U.K. - did they go to US/Shelby and then back to the U.K. (can't remember)?

Or were the engines, transmission, etc., shipped over for installation at AC?

- Phillip

Not sure, but maybe the original poster is asking about the Cobras that remained in the United Kingdom and Europe which got the COX, COB, etc. prefixes?

- Phillip

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is go ahead and join a local Cougar club if there is one near you and the Cougar Club of America.

Being active and socializing among fellow Cougar enthusiasts is a great way to hear about cars before they even hit the market.

Attending some of the upcoming shows would be good too -

https://www.midamericaclassiccougars.com/single-post/2018/08/17/Classics-at-the-Drive-In-is-in-full-swing

Carlisle and a big show in Auburn have already happened -

https://www.catsccc.com/auburn-indiana

My club (the Delmarva Cougar Club) along with the Cougar Club of NJ/PA and the Cougar Club of New England will be hosting a National convention in Pennsylvania sometime next year - probably late summer early fall.

- Phillip

Hi there Thomas -

If you haven't already, also post your request here:

https://classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1

And be sure to check here:

http://www.cougarclub.org

I own a '68 XR7-G, good luck!

- Phillip

Are these no longer available?

https://www.holden.co.uk/p/square_8_foglamp_lucas_licenced_reproduction_

Website says they are in stock but I know nothing about them - never inspected one personally.

From what can be seen from the photo on the website wrong glass, grommet and nut but I would think the nut and the glass could switched out.

- Phillip

So, so sorry deathsled.

Lost a sister and mother to cancer....

- Phillip

With Nancy Sinatra?

- Phillip

Since I'm on a roll here with the Bud Moore Cougars - R.I.P. David Pearson, one of the greatest race car drivers of all-time.

- Phillip

I believe that pic is from the 1968 Sandhill 250 (Rockingham) so the #16 should be "Tiny" Lund and the #15 would be Swede Savage (love that name).

But I bet the tire situation is a similar deal to Gurney and P.J. during the '67 Trans-Am season.

One of these Cougars is for sure an ex TA Cougar, but Bud did build at least one dedicated Cougar for the NASCAR Grand Touring division.

Cougars finished 1, 2, and 3 that day.

- Phillip

If some is good then more is better....

- Phillip

I've always loved that '60s NASCAR look with the cubic inches on the hood - plus those painted steel wheels.

- Phillip