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In 1967, the very first Cougar roared to life

Rust Valley Restorers

In 1967, the very first Cougarroared to life. Dubbed the "gentleman's Mustang,"the Cougar...

Rust Valley Restorers • S02E06 • 2018

In 1967, the very first Cougar
roared to life. Dubbed the "gentleman's Mustang,"
the Cougar offered a luxurious longer wheel base, topped with
its iconic electric shaver grille and hideaway headlights. To show off the Cougar's power,
Mercury hired stock car champions to race it throughout the 1967 season, and Motor Trend named it
their "Car of the Year". So, what's the story on this car?

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In 1967, the very first Cougar roared to life.

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Dubbed the "gentleman's Mustang," the Cougar offered

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a luxurious longer wheel base, topped with its iconic electric shaver grille

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and hideaway headlights.

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To show off the Cougar's power, Mercury hired stock car champions

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to race it throughout the 1967 season,

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and Motor Trend named it their "Car of the Year".

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So, what's the story on this car?

Duration

28 seconds

Views

27

Timestamp in Movie

00:05:07

Uploaded

Jun 19, 2025

Season

2

Episode

6

Genres

documentary, reality-tv

Production

Holly Hill Productions

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Movie Summary

Colorful, charismatic characters run a restoration shop and use their impressive skills and experience to restore, trade, and sell classic cars--transforming piles of rust into collectible car treasures.