In 1967 the
Trans Am championship came down to the final race in Kent Washington at
the Seattle International Raceway. Bud Moore Engineering prepared three
Cougars for 1967 and two of them were in the race: #98 driven by Dan
Gurney, and #15 driven by Parnelli Jones. When the final flag fell,
Team Cougar finished second behind The Mustangs and by only two points,
came in second in the Manufacturers Championship.
What If Team Cougar had won that last race in 1967
and become the Trans Am series cialis Champs?
It would have been difficult for Ford to pull the
plug on Team Cougar. Perhaps Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, and Ed Leslie
would have gone on to win again in 1968. We will never know of course,
but for certain, Mercury would have tried to make the most of the
victory, and the best way to do that would have been with a
commemorative vehicle.
This brings us to the G-Force Cougar and
Cobra Automotive.
The G-Force Cougar is the creation of Rocket, as he is known on MC.Net.
Rocket describes himself like this: Born Canadian car crazy, single, in
love with Ford racing, owner of one of the coolest collections of rare
Cougars anywhere. Rocket keeps his cat collection in Surrey, BC,
Canada. I think his work speaks for itself.
This is one man's vision of what just such a car
would have been. Even before the Cougar was introduced, a collection of
performance parts was assembled to "Sharpen the Cats Claws." These
parts were used to assemble a Group Two street Cougar that was tested by
both Road & Track and Motor Trend magazines.
The G Force Cougar features some of the most rare
Cougar parts imaginable: Weber downdraft intake manifold, XR7-G style
FUNCTIONAL hood scoop, and much more. In addition, Rocket created
custom versions of the grill and side marker emblems as well as the
trunk lock cover that all feature the XR7-G Force logos.
Look closely,
the emblems are so good that you will swear they must have come from the
factory. Read on for more details and pictures of this amazing Cougar
and for a catalog of
parts and accessories for restoring your Mercury Cougar.
