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It doesn't look like Brock to me - just a model Ford or the photographer hired I would think.

Considering the press it generated plus a model kit (which has even been re-released through the years), the Cougar II seems to be one of the '60s more successful show cars.

- Phillip

Here are scans of an original press release that I have -

- Phillip

Ok, I'm going to go out on a limb here and not go dig out and check my sources (too full of leftovers and lazy), but I thought I read in a interview where Fred Goodall said that he took some laps in the Supersnake after Shelby split.

- Phillip

And also the combinations of "dark stripes on a light car and light stripes on a dark car" are depicted.

Don't think the illustrator would have come up with that by him/her self. Willing to bet that was in the specs given to the artist for the job.

- Phillip

More than one original Shelby/Ford advertisement depicted a '67 with LeMans stripes.

Would be interested to know why? When I work with a client nothing gets printed until everything is proofed, approved and signed off on.

So it begs the question; was the artist allowed to take liberties just because they thought the cars looked cool that way? Were they told by the art director to put the stripes on? And if so, why?

As we've discussed before, most of the print collateral is created before actual production begins.

- Phillip

Thanks for the info and great pics Jeff - glad to know my memory isn't faulty in this instance.

- Phillip

I believe Coralsnake gave us the lowdown on newspapers.com in reply #12.

- Phillip

Thanks for posting those Pete - looks like Craig Keith's G and GT-E.

That's one of my decals on the G 

- Phillip

Would love to see what you've got Pete - feel free to email them to me or post here.

One of these days I am going to go to the MCACN show. My wife has lots of family in Chicago.

- Phillip

Nice video of the Bordinat Cougar II and Cobra show cars -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm_xlyhkZX0&feature=em-comments

I never knew the Cougar II didn't have an engine. The wiring hanging under the dash makes it look like a running vehicle.

- Phillip

Green Hornet looks awesome - and GREEN!

Can't wait to see more of it.

Thanks again to all the photos!

- Phillip

Very, very cool, thanks for posting.

Love those deep dish Borrani wheels.

I would imagine those would bring a nice price if the car is returned to it's original body work and wheels.

- Phillip

Thanks for posting all the pics deathsled.

- Phillip

Love that illustration -

Note the LeMans stripes though.

- Phillip

Hey!!! That is a new one on me.

Any additional info? I assume it's somewhere in Europe.

Looks to be '70s or '80s vintage.

Thanks for posting!

- Phillip