1969 Mercury Cougar

For sale in our St. Louis showroom is a numbers matching 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible. This 2-owner Cougar convertible has been in the same family since 1979 and has just 81,092 original miles. Options for this 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible include: AM Radio, Automatic Convertible Top, Hub Caps, Power Brakes, Power Steering, Seat Belts, and White Wall Radial Tires. The numbers matching 351 CID 4BBL V8 powers this Cougar along with its original automatic transmission. The white vinyl automatic convertible top accents the Burnt Orange Metallic exterior paint beautifully, as does the black vinyl interior. The power steering and power brakes make this Cougar nice and easy to drive, and the automatic convertible top works perfectly with the touch of a button. The Cougar was produced by Mercury from 1967 to 1997, and again a short run from 1999 to 2002. Although the Mercury Cougar is primarily known as a coupe or a convertible, the Cougar was also offered as a 4-door sedan and wagon from the 1977 to 1982 model years. The body and chassis class over the production years are broken down as such: 1967 to 1973 - Pony Car, 1974 to 1997 - Personal Luxury Car, and 1999 to 2002 - Sport Compact. Over its long 34 year production run (second longest only to the Grand Marquis for the Mercury brand) the Cougar was an important part of advertising for the Mercury Division, as it referred to its dealers as "the sign of the cat." Often female models holding big cats (live cougars) on leashes were used as a big part of their advertising pitch. 1969 was the first of a four year run in which the Cougar was offered in a convertible platform. Minor aesthetic changes to the Cougar in 1969 included the grille bars switch to horizontal from vertical and the rear taillights were now concave (curve inward) as opposed to convex (curve outward) from previous years. To view this 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible in greater detail including HD pictures and an HD video visit www.GatewayClassicCars.com or our St. Louis showroom. For more information please call 618-271-3000 or email