GTP Cool Wall: 1969-1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

1969-1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

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TheCracker
Plus points for not being a mustang (not that I dislike mustangs, because I don't) but this particular one looks too Australian. Meh.
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It is a Mustang. This is the luxury version on a longer wheelbase.


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I won't bore you all on the power ratings though :lol:


This is one of the better Cougars IMO. Always loved the bold styling etc. Definitely cool. Just so you guys know the "aero" parts were totally optional. Not all of the Eliminators had them. Parts came based on what you ordered.

Though a Cougar Boss 302 or Boss 429 would have been Sub Zero.
 
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Oh. And the sound. Pretty much all the engines listed sound like this. This particular car as a 351C-2V. The street version unfortunately. Heavy wheelspin through the first 2 gears.

 
To the people complaining about the name: ...seriously?
To the people complaining that it's not subtle enough: Sorry, but you're completely missing the point of a muscle car and displaying a high degree of snobbery in the process.
To the people wondering why the more boring versions weren't nominated: because it's the fast, "tacky" versions everyone wanted, and still want.
 
White & Nerdy
To the people complaining that it's not subtle enough: Sorry, but you're completely missing the point of a muscle car and displaying a high degree of snobbery in the process.
To the people wondering why the more boring versions weren't nominated: because it's the fast, "tacky" versions everyone wanted, and still want.
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THIS. 👍

It should be noted that Eliminators are HIGHLY sought after.
 
>Primarily owned by old guys
>Sees more guys in their 20s-30s with them
 
Slash
THIS. 👍

It should be noted that Eliminators are HIGHLY sought after.
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Not nearly as much, nor will it ever be as a GT-E

White & Nerdy
To the people complaining about the name: ...seriously?
To the people complaining that it's not subtle enough: Sorry, but you're completely missing the point of a muscle car and displaying a high degree of snobbery in the process.
To the people wondering why the more boring versions weren't nominated: because it's the fast, "tacky" versions everyone wanted, and still want.
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No it's not what everyone wanted...maybe now it is because as Slash pointed out they're worth money (though not as much as a Boss Mustang). Also I find it funny the same stuff you've complained about European and Japanese cars for being "tacky" (paraphrasing) and thus uncool, this gets a pass on. I guess consistency is too much to ask for
 
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No but this model sure just a good job of avoiding that.


The difference between the GTE and this is that this is actually attainable.
 
I tend to be leery of muscle-car people who specifically want the understated or rare sports versions. Hot rodders get the fast ones, or they just buy whichever one is most advantageous for the mods they're considering and make it go fast. People who specifically want the understated versions tend to be the kind of person who would gladly buy numbers-matching air for their tires, which is seriously, seriously uncool.
 
White & Nerdy
I tend to be leery of muscle-car people who specifically want the understated or rare sports versions. Hot rodders get the fast ones, or they just buy whichever one is most advantageous for the mods they're considering and make it go fast. People who specifically want the understated versions tend to be the kind of person who would gladly buy numbers-matching air for their tires, which is seriously, seriously uncool.
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Wow for once a thought from you that isn't off the wall...well all but the part about number matching air which doesn't exist but I'll say that was hyperbole
 
If you are going to buy a muscle car, you have to be smart about it. Especially if you can do your own work.

It will literally save you thousands of dollars.
 
Famine
Yes.

Imagine you have the best car in the world - whatever that means to you. Now imagine it's called the Fairypansy Girly Anus.
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You have got to have the most whacked out reasoning of anyone on this forum :lol:
 
White & Nerdy
Compared to that, my comment about numbers-matching air was almost accurate.
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That's a cool name is it?
Slash
You have got to have the most whacked out reasoning of anyone on this forum :lol:
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Names can make or break cars.

I'm sure you know the apocryphal tale of the Nova in Hispanic areas, the MR2 in France and the Mitsubishi Pajero? The Ford Probe would have sold probably an order of magnitude more in the UK if it didn't sound like a rectal procedure (and to this day people still call them "the Anal Probe").

Cougar Eliminator sounds like a very specialised pest control or the aforementioned anti-milf scent. The fact it looks like a bucket of arseholes compared to the regular Cougar too doesn't harm the "uncool" case.

Oh, regular Cougar by the way? Cool.
 
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LMSCorvetteGT2
Wow W&N syndrome hit you hard, I thought this was a joke but then I saw who it was.
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Not sure how I'm anything like W&N seeing as I don't outright hate muscle cars for whatever inane reason. Primarily these types of cars are owned by guys with grey hair trying to relive the glory days when they used to cruise to the burger joint and street race down Main St., that's not cool to me. Also, every redneck I've ever come across think it's all about MURICA V8 F YEAH! when it comes to muscle cars, that sentiment isn't cool in any way.

To clarify, I don't mind muscle cars and I do like quite a few of them, but none of them are what I would consider cool. Cool != Good, Liked, Special, etc.
 
Famine
That's a cool name is it?Names can make or break cars.

I'm sure you know the apocryphal tale of the Nova in Hispanic areas, the MR2 in France and the Mitsubishi Pajero? The Ford Probe would have sold probably an order of magnitude more in the UK if it didn't sound like a rectal procedure (and to this day people still call them "the Anal Probe").

Cougar Eliminator sounds like a very specialised pest control or the aforementioned anti-milf scent. The fact it looks like a bucket of arseholes compared to the regular Cougar too doesn't harm the "uncool" case.

Oh, regular Cougar by the way? Cool.
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Well in its defence in 1969 I don't think cougars were considered pests and cougar in the MILF sense is a modern day term nobody knew of then. So in 1969 it was probably a decent name.
 
It looks very good on the picture, and I suppose it'd be a real fun thing to drive. Like any muscle car, it should be no slouch and straight-line shenanigans are only truly epic when done with a proper Detroit sled. Being underrated is a plus, and it does look really good from the front.

But sorry, it's uncool. Not seriously uncool, but it's not cool or meh either. Can't imagine how you could pull up to pick Kristin Scott Thomas and not look like a buffoon. Still, I'd get behind the well of it in a heartbeat.
 
Joey D
Not sure how I'm anything like W&N seeing as I don't outright hate muscle cars for whatever inane reason. Primarily these types of cars are owned by guys with grey hair trying to relive the glory days when they used to cruise to the burger joint and street race down Main St., that's not cool to me. Also, every redneck I've ever come across think it's all about MURICA V8 F YEAH! when it comes to muscle cars, that sentiment isn't cool in any way.
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Okay well Rednecks may think C7 vettes are cool does that mean you'll spout off how they all drive them? And many guys buy many vintage old cars to live the glory days this one isn't any more special from the others across the globe that get that treatment.

I say this because you said these cars are "primarily owned and lauded by rednecks and old guys" (not exact order)
To clarify, I don't mind muscle cars and I do like quite a few of them, but none of them are what I would consider cool. Cool != Good, Liked, Special, etc.
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That's good, not the issue I had with your statement, the ignorance on a W&N level that you've failed to comprehend "Doh, how so?" is this issue.
 
Famine
That's a cool name is it?Names can make or break cars.

I'm sure you know the apocryphal tale of the Nova in Hispanic areas, the MR2 in France and the Mitsubishi Pajero? The Ford Probe would have sold probably an order of magnitude more in the UK if it didn't sound like a rectal procedure (and to this day people still call them "the Anal Probe").

Cougar Eliminator sounds like a very specialised pest control or the aforementioned anti-milf scent. The fact it looks like a bucket of arseholes compared to the regular Cougar too doesn't harm the "uncool" case.

Oh, regular Cougar by the way? Cool.
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I agree for sure, a name can make or break a car. But I don't agree with it breaking this car. In fact, it enhances it, for me, and I'm sure for many others who actually own this car.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
Okay well Rednecks may think C7 vettes are cool does that mean you'll spout off how they all drive them? And many guys buy many vintage old cars to live the glory days this one isn't any more special from the others across the globe that get that treatment.

I say this because you said these cars are "primarily owned and lauded by rednecks and old guys" (not exact order)
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The C7 is probably even less cool than the Cougar since it's a mid-life crisis mobile.

Also I'm not really sure what you're taking issue with. I was saying I don't find a car that's owned and praised by rednecks and old guy to be cool. It's the same thing with many other cars, their owner or fanbase ruin it's coolness.

LMSCorvetteGT2
That's good, not the issue I had with your statement, the ignorance on a W&N level that you've failed to comprehend "Doh, how so?" is this issue.
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I don't see any ignorance in my statement. It's an opinion based observation of how I see muscle cars with regards to coolness. An ignorant statement would have been "it's uncool because it has an oversized V8 and because it's slow" or something along those lines.
 
Slash
I agree for sure, a name can make or break a car. But I don't agree with it breaking this car. In fact, it enhances it, for me, and I'm sure for many others who actually own this car.
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Great.

So by "You have got to have the most whacked out reasoning of anyone on this forum :lol:" you actually meant "I understand your reasoning completely" and you were really just posting to tell me that you don't agree with my "uncool" vote for a V8 pony car.


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