- Welcome To COOL CATS -
Your Most Complete Source for 1983-88 Mercury Cougar Information
First published in December 1997, COOL CATS is still the only website dedicated providing the latest Fox-chassis Mercury Cougar (1983-88) information. Whether you’re a new owner or a seasoned veteran of these cars, you’ll always have a home here.
This site has grown by leaps and bounds thanks to shared information from the community, as well as the accumulation of some key Ford documentation. We’ve just completed our move to a fully database-driven site which has given us the capability to more easily present information to you, as well as prepare for future expansion of the site. We’re thrilled with all the new ways that information is shared and we hope you enjoy the new format.
If you have any suggestions for articles or can help expand upon an existing page or section, let us know! We’d like to thank you for being a loyal COOL CATS visitor, because without you the site is meaningless. We hope you enjoy the experience and welcome your feedback.
P.S. Did you know you can display your car on this site? We’d love to see it! Head on over to the Viewer Photos page to view others’ cars and add your own to our gallery. It’s easy and it’s free!
– Eric
Recent Site Updates
2024.10.03 – WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you have a Marti report for any of the below model Cougars, we would appreciate if you would send us a copy so we can get some better production numbers on the site. NOTE: All information is kept strictly confidential.
Marti Reports Needed:
- 1983 Cougar GS or LS
- 1984 Cougar GS or LS
- 1984 Cougar XR-7 (manual or auto)
- 1985 Cougar GS or LS
- 1988 Cougar XR-7 (white only)
2024.10.02 – Moved the site over to a different setup and re-translated all pages. Every section should work as intended now; the site still looks more or less the same but should load a little quicker. We did improve a few things along the way as well. If you happen to find any issues somewhere please let us know. Thanks for your patience!
2024.08.13 – A huge and thorough update for the Fuel/Repair section. We will keep this section up to date when we get new info.
2024.07.08 – New v2.0 of our Telnak font is uploaded. More information here.
2023.02.17 – The aero Cougar turns FORTY! See our new commentary.
2022.06.28 – A new Commentary section, and a look back at 25 years of COOL CATS.
