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Overview of Classic Cougars |
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Written by Mark MacPherson
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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Mercury breathed life into the first Cougar for the 1967 sales year and a legend was born. Designed with sleek styling and plenty of power the Cougar took the automotive world by storm and won Motortrend's coveted "Car of the Year" for it's inagural season.
Follow the links below for more specific information regading each year of the cars:
- 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974
Cars by specific model:
- Standard Coupe - Convertable - GT - GT-E - XR7 - XR7-G - Dan Gurney Special - Eliminator
Engines by CID:
- 289 - 302 - 351 windsor - 351 cleveland - 390 - 427 - 428 - 429
Engine casting numbers: - Casting number chart -
The 3 Bore Spacings of Ford Engines in the last half of the 20th century --- SBF MBF BBF
| Small Block | | | Medium Block | | | Big Block | |
| Spacing | Displacement | AKA | Spacing | Displacement | AKA | Spacing | Displacement | AKA |
| 4.38" |
239 in³ |
Y-Block |
4.63" |
317 in³ |
Lincoln |
4.90" |
383 in³ |
MEL |
| 4.38" |
256 in³ |
Mercury |
4.63" |
341 in³ |
Lincoln |
4.90" |
410 in³ |
MEL |
| 4.38" |
272 in³ |
Y-Block |
4.63" |
368 in³ |
Lincoln |
4.90" |
430 in³ |
MEL |
| 4.38" |
292 in³ |
Y-Block |
4.63" |
332 in³ |
FE |
4.90" |
462 in³ |
MEL |
| 4.38" |
312 in³ |
Y-Block |
4.63" |
352 in³ |
FE |
4.90" |
429 in³ |
385-series |
| 4.38" |
221 in³ |
Windsor |
4.63" |
360 in³ |
FE |
4.90" |
460 in³ |
385-series |
| 4.38" |
260 in³ |
Windsor |
4.63" |
390 in³ |
FE |
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| 4.38" |
289 in³ |
Windsor |
4.63" |
406 in³ |
FE |
| 4.38" |
302 in³ |
Windsor |
4.63" |
410 in³ |
FE |
| 4.38" |
351 in³ |
Windsor |
4.63" |
427 in³ |
FE |
| 4.38" |
351 in³ |
Cleveland |
4.63" |
428 in³ |
FE |
| 4.38" |
351 in³ |
Cleveland M |
4.63" |
361 in³ |
FT |
| 4.38" |
400 in³ |
Cleveland M |
4.63" |
391 in³ |
FT |
-source - wikipedia
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 January 2008 )
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