NASCAR COUGAR http://nascarcougar.com Restoration of one of the few NASCAR Cougars Fri, 03 May 2013 01:26:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 She’s almost getting there http://nascarcougar.com/?p=167 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=167#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 01:26:38 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=167 Some updated photos of the old girl, including some very cool old-school rolled fenders. Getting ready to be raced for the first time in over 30 years at the 2013 Sonoma Historics.

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=167 0 New photos from 1974 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=163 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=163#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:46:58 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=163 Some very cool never before seen photos taken of the car back in 1974!

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=163 0 Update photos http://nascarcougar.com/?p=149 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=149#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:15:07 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=149 Lots of progress on the car. Shes almost ready for the body shop now. Starting to look like a mean ol’ girl even without her skin on.

 

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=149 0 Candid shots of the trunk sheet metal going in today http://nascarcougar.com/?p=141 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=141#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 03:26:21 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=141 Thank you to Madison and Stephen for all their hard work!

 

 

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=141 0 small update.. http://nascarcougar.com/?p=135 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=135#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 03:51:45 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=135 Continue reading →]]> Minor update today — car is well on her way to being done. Her first outing will be at this years 2012 Palo Alto Concour d’Elegance June 24th in Palo Alto, CA — you will remember my Impala (http://NASCARImpala.com) won the historic race car division. Lets see if the Cougar can do it this year!

Guys installing the firewall, motor and tranny, and the swaybar installed in original NOS Holman-Moody front clip.  More to come…

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=135 0 history of the car… http://nascarcougar.com/?p=124 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=124#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:25:22 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=124 Continue reading →]]> I finally found out the complete history of the Cougar – it had quite a life. It was raced continually from 1977 through 1984 in the NASCAR Winston West and Sportsman series. It raced with great success on oval, road courses, and even once on the streets of Las Vegas taking eleven top 10 and two first place finishes.

The car was re-bodied as a Ford Granada around 1979. Being restored today back to its original Mercury Cougar configuration this car has been driven by such west coast NASCAR greats as Harry Jefferson, David Pearson, Derrike Cope, and even Bobby Allison!

NASCAR Winston West Results (I don’t have any for Sportsman, Help?)

Date Finished Track/Event Driver
6/3/84 15 Riverside – Budweiser 400 Derrike Cope
11/27/83 5 Phonenix – Sands Chevrolet 250 Derrike Cope
7/31/83 5 Evergreen Speedway – Winston Evergreen 200 Derrike Cope
7/2/83 2 Yakima Speedway – Yakima Winston 150 Derrike Cope
10/9/83 12 Caeser’s Palace-  Las Vegas Street Course Derrike Cope
11/21/82 36 Riverside – Winston Western 500 Derrike Cope
7/8/81 16 Western Speedway – Juan De Fuca News 150 Derrike Cope
7/5/81 6 Portland Speedway – GI Joe 150 Derrike Cope
6/22/80 7 Laguna Seca – Winston Monterey 200 Bobby Allison
5/17/80 7 Stockton 99 Speedway – Stockton Winston 100 David Pearson
8/26/79 17 Evergreen Speedway – Evergreen Winston 100 Harry Jefferson
8/12/79 5 Sears Point – Winston Sears Point 100 Bobby Allison
6/24/78 23 Yakima Speedway – Winston Yakima 100 Harry Jefferson
8/13/78 17 Sears Point – Winston Sears Point 100 David Pearson
8/2/78 17 Yakima Speedway – Winston Yakima 100 Harry Jefferson
4/30/78 22 Shasta Raceway – Old Milwaukee 100 Bobby Allison
4/28/78 3 Stockton 99 Speedway – Stockton 100 Bobby Allison
6/26/77 1 Evergreen Speedway -  Winston Evergreen 150 Harry Jefferson
6/25/77 1 Yakima Speedway -  Winston Yakima 100 Harry Jefferson
7/4/77 5 Portland Speedway – Winston Portland 100 Harry Jefferson
]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=124 0 Day 725 + 1… Bumper, Brakes, misc. welding http://nascarcougar.com/?p=115 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=115#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:11:52 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=115 Continue reading →]]> Busy day working on the car. Welding up some last minute chassis items and putting the front bumper and grills in place.

Fabricated / beefed up lower control arm from a big 60s era Ford LTD

Big ol’ brakes! – Original NASCAR Grand National brakes and spindles from 1970s

 

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=115 0 Day 725, give or take… http://nascarcougar.com/?p=111 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=111#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:24:53 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=111 Welp, its been a long time coming but we finally started working on the old girl again. She’s got a new (old) set of clothes! Working towards finishing her by the end of April, wish us luck!

shaun

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=111 0 Updated photos 1977 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=99 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=99#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:46:40 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=99 Photos from 1977 Photo Credit Brent Martin

]]> http://nascarcougar.com/?feed=rss2&p=99 0 Video of my car 1977 Evergreen and Spanaway raceways WA http://nascarcougar.com/?p=64 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=64#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:30:50 +0000 http://nascarcougar.com/?p=64 Continue reading →]]> Videos of Evergreen and Spanaway in Washington State which show my 73′ Cougar. See in Video 1 at 5:18 into the video leading the heat and at 5:48s spinning out (note Harry checking to see if there is any damage) — you’ll see some colorful uh huhm interludes between heats hehhe

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