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Mercury Cougar - strong cougar for James Bond's wife Tracy

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Created on November 21, 2020

Reading time 7min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - mit Skiträgern und Skiern

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - mit cem Cabriolet in den Skiurlaub

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - die Scheinwerfer verschwinden auf Wunsch hinter Klappen

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - die Kneissl-Skier haben eine unterschiedliche Länge, passend für Herr und Frau Bond

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - Automatik-Ausführung

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - ursprünglich konnte man den Cougar auch mit vorderer Sitzbank haben

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - typisch amerikanisches Interieur

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - auch hinten gibt's Platz für zwei Personen

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - der stärkste Motor wurde nur selten in das Cabriolet eingebaut

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - klar beschriftet

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - geöffnete Scheinwerferklappen

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - Klappen vor den Scheinwerfern

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - Skier auf dem Träger

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - damals angesagte Kneissl-Skier auf dem Heck

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Ford Thunderbird "Cougar" (1963)

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Ford Mustang Concept (1963) - dieses Tonmodell hatte noch den Cougar-Badge auf dem Kühlergrill und Torino-Abzeichen auf den Kotflügeln vorne

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Ford Cougar II (1963) - ausgestellt am Autosalon von Brüssel 1966

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Ford Cougar II (1963) - Interieur des auf der Cobra basierenden Prototyps, ausgestellt am Autosalon von Brüssel 1966

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Ford Cougar II (1963) - gegen die Corvette Stingray gesetzte Konzeptstudie - gebaut für die New Yorker Weltausstellung - hier gezeigt in Brüssel im Jahr 1966

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Ford Cougar II (1966) - gezeigt am Autosalon von Brüssel im Jahr 1966

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Mercury Cougar (1966) - Präsentation am Pariser Autosalon 1966

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Mercury Cougar (1966) - erste Generation, Modelljahr 1967

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Mercury Cougar (1967) - 6,4-Liter-V8-Motor für das gefällige Coupé - Genfer Autosalon 1967

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Mercury Cougar (1968) - mit Markierungsleuchten - Genfer Autosalon 1968

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Edwina "Winkie"' Louise posiert vor einem Mercury Cougar Eliminator 1969

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Mercury Cougar (1969) - neue Front - Genfer Automobilsalon 1969

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Mercury Cougar (1969) - als Cabriolet

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Mercury Cougar (1969) - Produktion in Dearborn

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Plakat zum James-Bond Film "On her Majesty's Secret Service"

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - Teresa di Vicenzo im offenen Cabriolet

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - Diana Rigg alias Teresa die Vicenzo rennt zum Auto zurück

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - das berühmte Eisrennen

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - auf der Flucht vor den Schurken - Bond auf dem Beifahrersitz

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Mercury Cougar XR-7 (1969) - George Lazenby und Diana Rigg alias James Bond und Teresa di Vicenzo

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Summary

Of the many cars that played a role in James Bond films, the Mercury Cougar is probably not one of the best known, even though it made longer appearances than the Lotus Esprit Turbo, for example. The first two generations of the Cougar were built for four years, combining sportiness with luxury and achieving high sales figures, to which the Bond film probably contributed very little. This vehicle report tells the story of the early Mercury Cougar and the special example from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

This article contains the following chapters

From the design study ...
... to the production car
Bigger and stronger
Film appearance visible from afar
Limited winter suitability
Only four years of sporty

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Diana Rigg, who many fans of fast-paced TV series remember as Emma Peel from "The Avengers" at the wheel of a Lotus Elan, died on September 10, 2020. Almost even better known, however, was her appearance as Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 film adaptation of Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". In it, she played a bored Contessa and drove an open-top Lancia, at least in the original book. In the movie, it became a Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible. At the sixth New York International Motor Show, which presented a veritable firework display of show cars and studies from April 21 to 29, 1962, a Ford Cougar 406 caused quite a stir. It was a dream car with electromechanically opening gullwing doors and a 6.7 liter V8 engine. The dashboard was inspired by a modern airliner, the headlights were retractable and the car was just 1.26 meters high.

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