Topic: JPG #28 Solved : 1963 Ford Cougar Fastback Proposal

[Joćo]

What“s it?? 

[MG Manic]

Well, I'll state the obvious, but there is probably more to the story.........'65 Mustang 2+2 fastback?..........Shelby 350 GT prototype?

[Joćo]

No, Not a Mustang 2+2 Fastback or a Shelby 350GT Prototype ...It“s a prototype made for 1965 but not in 1965.

[MG Manic]

Ok, so were talking semantics here? The same wheels that are on this car were used originally on the Mustang II concept car built in 1963, so is this a Mustang concept built in '63? It obviously has the same lines as the 2+2 that arrived in 64.5.

[Joćo]

Ok, so were talking semantics here? The same wheels that are on this car were used originally on the Mustang II concept car built in 1963, so is this a Mustang concept built in '63? It obviously has the same lines as the 2+2 that arrived in 64.5.

The year is right! 1963 Prototype,but not a Mustang!!

[MG Manic]

So even further into the abyss..........the"Allegro" project. One of the early favorites had it as the Cougar. Are we there yet?

[Joćo]

So even further into the abyss..........the"Allegro" project. One of the early favorites had it as the Cougar. Are we there yet?

Yes! it“s the 1963 Ford Cougar Proposal 
Note the Cougar in the front!

[Ray B.]

The strangest thing is that we already had here several Ford prototypes called Cougar (in cluding two dated  1962 and 1963)...

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=6589.0
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8946.0
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=6737.0

... and yet this is not a repost.

[Otto Puzzell]

And the name ended up on a variety of Mercury production cars (the worst one was the station wagon). With Mercury going away, I suppose we could some day see another Ford Cougar.