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Amazing how original that car looked - and still with the Koons decal. Like they garaged it soon after that article.

- Phillip

Super Stock & Drag Illustrated was headquartered in Alexandria Virginia next door to the graphics business where I worked.

Went out for lunch one day and there was a big dumpster filled with back issues as they were moving.

Spent lunch digging through and grabbing any Cougar related issues I came across.

- Phillip

LOL - Awesome!!!

- Phillip

You are welcome Pete - It is my aim to be a mindful contributor to this sight and to add useful information.

- Phillip

Last page - with ads 

- Phillip

2nd page.

1st page of article.

I will post the entire article later today.

They state that this car has a C6 with a standard 3.50:1 rear. Tires are plain-wall Goodyear E70-15's.

- Phillip

Don't believe this has been posted before?

Scanned this from my copy of the August 1968 issue of Super Stock & Drag Illustrated magazine.

It's the issue where "Dyno" Don wrings a 13.23 1/4 mile time out of a Cobra Jet 1968 XR-7 GT Cougar.

There is also a test of a '68 GT500 with this shot of the engine. Photo is printed small in the mag so I made a hi-res scan and enlarged it.

- Phillip

Holy crud - lots of stuff.

Too much really....

Vinyl, vintage Universal Monster stuff, original advertising and marketing materials for the Mercury Cougar plus Cougar racing paraphernalia.

Collected comic books from my childhood up through college. Sold all of those except for a few key issues.

At my age I am trying to slow down and even shed some stuff but it ain't easy....

- Phillip

I think that what eventually became the first Trans-Am Cougar was built at Dearborn Steel & Tubing and then sent to Bud Moore who further modified it.

- Phillip

Since you included a BME hauler earlier 

- Phillip

I follow several illustration FB pages, and someone posted this which I had never seen before.

Apparently it is from the "Ford Rotunda Christmas Book" published in 1961.

Artist is Richard Scarry who was well known for his holiday illustrations.

Happy Holidays!

- Phillip

Quote from: gt350shelb on December 11, 2023, 09:53:05 PM
i think by the end of the season the cars were pretty worn  structually

Without a doubt!