Mercury Cougar 500

You are bidding on a very rare Mercury Cougar 500. According to Bill Parcells. the National data base director for the Cougar Club of America. “the Cougar 500’s are very unusual. There is little known about them. They were a local promotion in the Charlotte & Atlanta areas and related to the Charlotte 500 race. There were small block Cougars and 428’s. the only color known is white. The cars were purchased through several local dealerships. but the deal was they had to be picked up at the track. All the cars in the promotion (Cougars Cyclones that I know of) were delivered to the track. and driven together on the track for a few laps. It had to be an incredible sight. There are 18 known Cougar 500’s including yours. Yours is the 2nd small block known. and also the lowest VIN known. All of the Cougar 500’s are either 17 or 21 DSO. and as I said. white. ” This car was discovered in Greensboro. NC and hadn’t been started in many years; it now runs fine and has been driven locally. The Marti report shows that it was produced May. 1 1968. To further enhance its rarity the car was ordered with the Dan Gurney Special Package. The car can be seen and inspected in Greensboro. NC. Payment should be made with a $500 deposit within 24hrs of the end of the sale and final payment should be made by bank wire transfer. cash. or cashier’s check within 7 days of the end of the sale. If you have zero feedback please contact us before bidding. Car is to be sold As Is. Where Is. with no warranty. Winning bidder is responsible for all shipping costs and shipping arrangements; however we will help with shipping as much as possible. Good bidding on this rare little car. On Mar-14-15 at 12:25:23 PDT. seller added the following information:You are bidding on a very rare Mercury Cougar 500. According to Bill Parcells. the National data base director for the Cougar Club of America. “the Cougar 500’s are very unusual. There is little known about them. They were a local promotion in the Charlotte & Atlanta areas and related to the Charlotte 500 race. There were small block Cougars and 428’s. the only color known is white. The cars were purchased through several local dealerships. but the deal was they had to be picked up at the track. All the cars in the promotion (Cougars Cyclones that I know of) were delivered to the track. and driven together on the track for a few laps. It had to be an incredible sight. There are 18 known Cougar 500’s including yours. Yours is the 2nd small block known. and also the lowest VIN known. All of the Cougar 500’s are either 17 or 21 DSO. and as I said. white. ” This car was discovered in Greensboro. NC and hadn’t been started in many years; it now runs fine and has been driven locally. The Marti report shows that it was produced May 1. 968. To further enhance its rarity the car was ordered with the Dan Gurney Special Package. The car can be seen and inspected in Greensboro. NC. Payment should be made with a $500 deposit within 24hrs of the end of the sale and final payment should be made by bank wire transfer. cash. or cashier’s check within 7 days of the end of the sale. If you have zero feedback please contact us before bidding. Car is to be sold As Is. Where Is. with no warranty. Winning bidder is responsible for all shipping costs and shipping arrangements; however we will help with shipping as much as possible. Good bidding on this rare little car.