Monthly Archives: April 2010

Video of my car 1977 Evergreen and Spanaway raceways WA

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) … Continue reading

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Other great NASCAR Cougar’s

Here are some photos of other rare Merc Cougar NASCAR’s Dave Dion’s 1971 (?) Cougar # 29 and Tiny Lunds #16 Baby Grand National Cougar More information about Dave Dion’s car – “The car ran mid to late 70s. The … Continue reading

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Bud Moore Intake and Donor car teardown

Pictures here document the tear down of a 1971 Merc Cougar donor car and also show the super rare Bud Moore mini-plenum intake for our 351 Cleveland

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Tear down of the Granada

Here are some picts of us removing stuff from the Granada to make into a Cougar. Also included a picture of the car when it raced as a Granada

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The arrival

Here are some photos of the car before, during and after its first day arriving. Note the car was rebodied in about 1979 from a Merc Cougar to a Ford Granada. Its wheelbase was shortened from 115″ to 110″ as … Continue reading

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The saga begins!

Hello folks. This is my first of hopefully many postings showcasing the restoration of my 1973 Winston West NASCAR Mercury Cougar originally driven by Harry Jefferson. Here are some pictures of the car racing back in the day

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