bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The ‘68 Mercury Cougar my 19 year old son imported back in the summer has turned out to be an excellent buy, it hasn’t needed much work so far with just a new brake master cylinder needed to pass an MOT, we also replaced the starter motor, alternator and voltage regulator to cure some starting and charging issues and it’s fine now. All said parts came off the shelf from UK suppliers and were keenly priced.The amazing thing is he’s managed to get insurance on it himself from a specialist broker for under a grand, so he’s spent plenty of time driving the car over the last few months and he loves it. He also managed too trace the grandson of the first owner of the car on the internets who remembered the car well and confirmed that his grandmother hardly ever drove it backing up the fact the car only has 48,000 miles showing....Being a California car there is no rust anywhere, the paint is a bit tired but my son is happy to leave it as is, he likes originality. Here’s a few pics... Scruffy Bodger, danthecapriman, JeeExEll and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 This is lush...I was wondering how it was going. Is that your Zody with the rare Webasto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 This is lush...I was wondering how it was going. Is that your Zody with the rare Webasto?Yep, been in my custodianship for 15 years now.... mitsisigma01, mercrocker, alf892 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hnnnnnn....Every time I see one I want another! bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ohhh thats nice looking! I hope its been rust proofed to an inch of its life! BTW I have noticed a lot of Yank tanks on US Style plates recently, is that legal now? I always thought you had to use UK spec plates regardless of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hummm, did I see that at a show near Dursley in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Ah, no, that was the similarly greened Riviera. Joloke and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great pics The one alongside your Zodiac is fantastic.A friend of my dad's had a Mk3 Zeff 4 with column change in same colour as your Zody. Off the road around 1975. Used it to tow trailers for his joinery business. Cougar reminds me of this. Early 70s Matchbox 68 Mercury Cougar in green. My one was an earlier version with different wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I love Cougars - are these basically a posh Mustang? Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Love that car Whats under the air cleaner 2 barrel or 4?I want to go back to the coporate blue covers on Shitey not a fan of the bling on mine at present.It’s a 4 barrel Edelbrock carb, the engine is a ‘J’ code high compression 302. She can shift a bit.... danthecapriman, JeeExEll, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 I love Cougars - are these basically a posh Mustang?It’s basically a Mustang with a diffent body style Rev, hence the great parts availability!... The Reverend Bluejeans, LightBulbFun and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 If the interior is as green as the exterior this is the car of a winner. JeeExEll, eddyramrod and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 It’s basically a Mustang with a diffent body style Rev, hence the great parts availability!...It’s the thinking mans Mustang! Gorgeous car, glad your son likes it. There’s one I’ve seen near here, it’s not as tidy as yours but still looks great, sounds the absolute sex too! Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 It's the Mustang for those with a college degree. barrett and D Spares & Tyres 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Looks fab.The cougar was to the mustang what the corsair was to the mk 2 cortina. Slightly upmarket. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ^^ Hit the nail on the head there Bren.Same windscreen is obv. Re Cortinas and Corsairs I could never understand why a UK V4 Cortina was never an option. In Mk2 or Mk3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 How do you find the Edelbrock?Need to change from my Summit (Holley Double Pumper Knockoff) and everybody keep recomending Edelbrock Yes very good, never have any troubles starting her. Even a couple days back with the temperature in single figures she fired right up! Haven’t even tuned the carb yet either, other than turning up the idle. Can’t really go wrong with an old Edelbrock unit I’d recommend it... Joloke and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 If the interior is as green as the exterior this is the car of a winner.It is. somewhatfoolish, LightBulbFun, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I have a nagging feeling that car could be more gorgeous, but buggered if I can see how! The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Looking at the interior shot it appears the seat back has offset hinging, allowing better access to the rear; an incredible element of ergonomics in an American car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Does any other 19 year old have a car as cool as this? Struggling to get my head around it tbh, when I was 19 I was riding round on a shitty old mountain bike ffs Ghosty, LightBulbFun, bigstraight6 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Does any other 19 year old have a car as cool as this? Struggling to get my head around it tbh, when I was 19 I was riding round on a shitty old mountain bike ffsYes the boy has done well, he and the car were featured in the Classic American car mag recently as it’s probably a given he’s the youngest owner of a Yank motor in this country, people can’t believe it when they see him behind the wheel! He worked and saved very hard to by his dream motor, and is continuing to slum it daily driving the £500 year 2000 1 litre VW Polo I bought him as a first car when he past his test, a car which he really respects and looks after. eddyramrod and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ohhh thats nice looking! I hope its been rust proofed to an inch of its life!LocationPlymouthI hope so too , looks lovely though LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 UNDER A GRAND? I think I need Junkman to find me a car. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Does any other 19 year old have a car as cool as this? Struggling to get my head around it tbh, when I was 19 I was riding round on a shitty old mountain bike ffsWhen I was 19 I was riding my Dad's mountain bike because I couldn't afford a bike... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 How do you find the Edelbrock? Need to change from my Summit (Holley Double Pumper Knockoff) and everybody keep recomending Edelbrock If you can wait a month or two I can give you more feedback on mine. First impressions are great - started easily and ran smoothly straight from the box, but not been able to drive it yet. Sorry for the thread tangent! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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