1967 Mercury Cougar Advertisement, "Felis Victorious"

THF201881 / 1967 Mercury Cougar Advertisement, "Felis Victorious"
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Artifact Overview

The Mercury Cougar, an upscale "pony car" that fit neatly between Ford's basic Mustang and luxurious Thunderbird models, enjoyed a successful debut in the 1967 model year. Motor Trend magazine named Cougar its "Car of the Year," and total production for 1967 topped 150,000 units. The excitement surrounding Cougar brought a lot of new people into Lincoln-Mercury showrooms, too.

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Subject Date

1967

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.564

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17.625 in
Width: 23.188 in

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