Mercury Cougar

The Cougar was a sports car marketed as a sports sedan based on the Ford Mustang, it was later changed to be based on the Ford Thunderbird. It became a Mustang again years later. An "Eliminator" version was also offered on the first generation.

Motorsport
The Cougar mainly competed in the Trans Am Series, but also competed in IMSA GTO. While based on the Thunderbird, it was Mercury's representative in NASCAR.