Mercury Cougar

The Cougar was a car built by Mercury from 1968 to 2002. Originally a counterpart to the Ford Mustang, it was later changed to the Ford Thunderbird platform after the Oil Crisis of 1973. In the nineties it was switched back to the Mustang. The Cougar was discontinued in 2002, shortly before the brand was discontinued. The Cougar competed in the Trans Am Series alongside the Mustang. After switching to the Thunderbird platform it competed in IMSA GTO while remaining in Trans Am.