Rare or, even better, unique cars are a delight not only for the collectors hunting for them, but also for the rest of us mortals, who find in these amazing machines a respite from all the modernity ...

Back at the end of August, as we were digging through the long list of goodies that were to go under the hammer during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Houston, Texas, we came across a rare 1969 Mercury ...

The Mercury Cougar XR-7 428 sat at the intersection of luxury and raw muscle, a car that tried to outgrow the Mustang’s shadow with more refinement and a bigger punch. When Mercury sold these cars new ...

In a technical sense this 1969 Mercury Cougar wasn't lost, but it was lost to us. You see, it was built atCar Craftmagazine—one of HOT ROD's longtime sister publications—in partnership with Dyno Don ...

While Mercury churned out roughly 100,000 Cougars in 1969, only a prestigious 504 XR-7 hardtops were lucky enough to be blessed with the legendary 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet Ram Air engine. Unlike its ...

"It was pretty high-dollar. I mean, he was asking $40,000 for a car that needed a complete restoration," Royce Peterson says. There were qualifiers. First, Cobra Jet Cougars are extremely rare. Just ...

The only James Bond film to have George Lazenby as its titular character also featured one of its most underrated cars: a lovely Candy Apple Red 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible, complete with ski ...

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