Cougar lovers everywhere would love to read about your car.

The thing I hear most often from Cougar owners at car shows is that they are always disappointed that there are so few Cougars to look at.  For every Cougar article you see in the magazines, there are 1000 other “C” car articles: Camaros, Chevelles, 'Cudas, Chargers…  Well, we can’t do much about the car shows, but we can provide a place for the Cougar to get a bit of much-deserved attention.

Check out the first installment "Confessions of a Cougar-holic" contributed by James Wilson.

Mercury Cougar Introduction Program

April Fools day, 1966 marks the beginning of the Cougar story outside of Ford Motor Company.  I think many of our less Cougar afflicted friends and significant others may find some dark humor in the date, but for us it marks the beginning of an incredible story.

The story of how Cougar began is brought to you by the good folks of the Cascade Cougar Club, and in particular, Don Skinner Editor of the Cascade Cougar Club Prowler newsletter, with innumerable contributions from the collection of Jim and Elaine Pinkerton.  This material was previously published by the Cascade Cougar Club in printed form as well as on a CD that features two bonus articles that did not make it to print.  I am sure the entire Cougar Community shares my gratitude to this fine group of folks for assembling this information and making available to us here.

The Cougar Club of America held an informal meeting at the Carlisle all Ford meet earlier this month.  The result of that meeting has been summarized in this posting from the CCOA website:

 Opinion: ClassicCougar Community.Com

 The Cougar Community needs more resources, and a healthy active national club is a vital ingredient in the mix.  But the CCOA has not been able to fill this need for the past few years.  For many members, the quarterly club news letter, At the Sign of the Cat, was the main benefit of membership.  The newsletter has not been published in over a year.  The club has also faltered in its ability to provide support for regional and national shows.  Many have questioned whether the club, in accordance with its own bylaws, even continues to exist.

Follow the link for the rest of the story... 

Congratulations to the Carlisle All-Ford Nationals winning Cougars and their owners!

Why is it the owners get the credit when the cars have to do all the work?   Just kidding!  Lots of hours of painstaking effort goes into every car, and we extend our congratulations to all that made the show.

 The thing this article really needs is pictures!  If you have pictures of any of the winning cars, please send them to us so we can add them to this article.   

WINNERS LIST FOR ALL-FORD NATIONALS 2008

Y162 1967 - 1968 COUGAR STANDARD
486 SMITSKY, BRIAN 1967 MERCURY COUGAR FIRST PLACE
487 ESHELMAN, MARK & WANIETA 1967 MERCURY COUGAR SECOND PLACE
488 JONES, MIKE 1967 MERCURY COUGAR THIRD PLACE
Double Winner! Celebrity Pick Chosen by: Randy Goodling Ford Enthusiast

Y163 1967 - 1968 COUGAR XR7, XR7G,GTE,GT
489 PRATT, WILLIAM 1968 MERCURY COUGAR FIRST PLACE
490 KARAMANIS, JIM 1968 MERCURY COUGAR XR7-G SECOND PLACE
491 NORWICH, JIM 1967 MERCURY COUGAR XR-7 THIRD PLACE

Y164 1969 - 1970 COUGAR STANDARD COUPE/XR7
492 TERRY, SHANNON 1970 MERCURY COUGAR XR-7 FIRST PLACE
493 GARDINER, KLPH 1969 MERCURY COUGAR SECOND PLACE
494 MCMULLEN, BOB 1969 MERCURY COUGAR THIRD PLACE
495 NEMBROTTI, STUART 1969 MERCURY COUGAR *CELEBRITY PICK*
Celebrity Pick Chosen by: Steve Polansky Cougar Club of NJ

Y165 1969 - 1970 COUGAR STD CONV. XR7 CONV.
496 POLANSKY, STEVEN 1969 MERCURY COUGAR X47 CONV FIRST PLACE
497 ZORTMAN, VICKIE 1969 COUGAR CONVERTIBLE SECOND PLACE
498 GILL, CHUCK 1969 MERCURY COUGAR CONV THIRD PLACE

Y166 1969 - 1970 COUGAR ELIMINATOR
499 HORNBAKER, STEVEN 1969 MERCURY COUGAR FIRST PLACE
Double Winner! Celebrity Pick Chosen by: Barrie Poole Retired Legendary Racer
500 SOLSKY, BOB 1969 MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR SECOND PLACE
501 THOMAS, BILL 1970 COUGAR THIRD PLACE

Be sure to hit the link to see the rest of the WINNERS!