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Old Fart
03-02-2021, 11:45 AM
https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/ringbrothers-gave-this-once-crusty-cougar-a-coyote-transplant/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Monday_DailyDriver

https://i.postimg.cc/ZYFsrV9S/DSF0918.jpg
Zippy
03-02-2021, 02:20 PM
Ultra cool ride
ZR
03-02-2021, 03:36 PM
Man oh man that car is sexy.
fast Ed
03-02-2021, 08:08 PM
Beautiful car, makes me pine for my old 68 a bit (although it was a turd compared to this one). IMO a different choice of wheel style would be more suitable. I had 18" on my car, but they were a basic chunky painted 5-spoke with a polished lip that didn't look so obviously modern.

Also think that either Hagerty or Ringbrothers have some details wrong though, a 10R80 out of a Raptor (Ecoboost only) isn't going to bolt up behind a Coyote I don't believe.
ZR
03-02-2021, 08:33 PM
Agree on wheels.
Normally look at a RB car and can't find any fault, kinda surprised.
Quicksilver
03-03-2021, 02:36 PM
Always liked the 67-68 Cougar. A more sophisticated look than a Mustang. I dreamed of one as a convertible, but, alas, Mercury never made one.
I always appreciate the Ring Brothers and their almost over-the-top details, but surprisingly this one is very subdued. Love it anyway, and emerald green is one of my two favourite colours.
fast Ed
03-03-2021, 08:36 PM
There have been a few 67-68 Cougars modded in to soft tops, I knew of a few through the Cougar Club of America when I was an owner and member. At Carlisle in 07 there was a gorgeous one in dark green with a tan top and interior, stunning car.
Old Fart
03-03-2021, 10:42 PM
I miss my cougars...I want another one!!
ZR
03-03-2021, 11:50 PM
https://oldercougarchat.my-free.website/x/cdn/?https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-34532376/images/5be066b60b4dfNAnSNaQ/older-cougar-chat-5.gif
Old Fart
03-04-2021, 12:18 AM
That's funny :goodone:
bluetoy
03-04-2021, 08:51 AM
Very nice car. Agree, lose the 5.0 badge. Which ever Ford designer came up with that hideous flat engine cover needs a kick in the head.
ZR
03-04-2021, 09:19 AM
^ Can't wait to pull the engine cover off mine. Makes it look so very odd under the hood.
Uncle Buck
03-04-2021, 09:29 AM
One of my favourite Hagerty commercials. In love with a cougar


https://youtu.be/U8haxS5opic
Quicksilver
03-04-2021, 10:09 AM
There have been a few 67-68 Cougars modded in to soft tops, I knew of a few through the Cougar Club of America when I was an owner and member. At Carlisle in 07 there was a gorgeous one in dark green with a tan top and interior, stunning car.

Two questions: are there pictures anywhere, and I wonder how much it would cost to do the conversion.
Quicksilver
03-04-2021, 10:13 AM
Two questions: are there pictures anywhere, and I wonder how much it would cost to do the conversion.

Found it on pinterest. Gorgeous
ZR
03-04-2021, 10:24 AM
What a Kindigit car costs.
Fasten your seat belt, it thats asking price, imagine what actual cost to build was.

https://www.kindigit.com/sale/
bluetoy
03-04-2021, 10:52 AM
The 72 Blazer for 150k seems to be a bargain compared to the rest. If I had the coin that Lincoln would be in my garage. That thing is a work of art.
fast Ed
03-04-2021, 08:04 PM
Found it on pinterest. Gorgeous

The green and tan one that comes up on Pinterest is the car I was referring to. The resto and conversion was done by a CCOA member in his home workshop in NY state. I believe he used 67-68 Mustang parts as a starting point for the top mechanism, and took it from there. No idea how many $$ he had invested in the project, I met him and the car the one time through an acquaintance in the Great Lakes chapter of the Cougar club.