Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar - Jalopnik Comments

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

varro — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:45:35 EDT

Dad bought a '77 XR-7, which was the first NEW CAR! our family got when I was old enough to care.

I do remember the "Sign of the Cat" very well - there was a Lincoln-Mercury dealer just down the street from my dad's bar, and they even brought in a real cougar for promotions.

(Re Farrah Fawcett: Of course, at that age, I was more interested in the feline cougar than the human one; I think dad was the opposite.)

varro

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

Grrrrrrrrr — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:31:36 EDT

Not bad looking for 1975. Oh, and the car isn't bad either. I forgot about the "Sign of the Cat" slogan. Anybody else remember Ford's 2-door coupes with the 10 foot long, 300 pound doors which were so long, you couldn't get out of the car in a tight parking space.

Still, a nice highway cruiser..I'll miss the days of the big V-8 roadboat :/

Good times....good times...

Grrrrrrrrr

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

Drujon — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:21:19 EDT

Why didn't she take the Lincoln, I would have taken the Lincoln.

Drujon

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

cargogh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:43:27 EDT

I fell in love with Farah during this commercial. Later she guest'ed on $6,000,000 man and I found out her name, but that she was also married to Majors. By the time Charlie's Angels came out, I was excited. In 75, I was 12 and already thought these cars were dumb (for me), but I did like the Capri-black w/a manual.

cargogh

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

petersterncan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:38:41 EDT

@adidascrosscountry: I like the styling of Fords from this era too.

I grew up with a 1976 Gran Torino (351W engine had great off-the-line power and the automatic was robust, but the body was biodegradable) and later, an '82 Mercury Grand Marquis.

But the engines in the Torino aren't comparable to what you find in a 308. Yeah, the Ferrari only made 205HP... but it did that with only 3L (around 180ci) of displacement.
And it's a night and day difference between the sound and revvability between the Ford OHV V8 and Ferrari OHC V8.

Anyone who can afford the expensive maintenance would take the Ferrari any day.

petersterncan

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

tbennett017 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:22:22 EDT

...and it's glove soft Vinyl... not leather. Imagine poor Farrah's cheeks on that during a 108 degree day... ooh.. gonna need a minute here...

tbennett017

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

IamZardoz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:38:47 EDT

A cousin to my olde Gran Torino, they might look funny but if you had to make a 1,000 mile trip they beat the hell out of todays cars for comfort.

IamZardoz

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

adidascrosscountry — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:23:56 EDT

Call me crazy, but I kinda like the styling of these cars. Everything 70s was so over-the-top gaudy and cush that these fit right in. My parents had 79 and 85 T-birds and we loved them (Yes, the 85 was a vastly better car in every way.) The output was good, considering how emissions-strangled everything was back then. For comparison, a 1979 Ferrari 308 had only 205HP. Farrah was about the hottest bombshell around back then. Old commercials are cool.

adidascrosscountry

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

biminitwst — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:17:24 EDT

Nice model, but I'm waiting for the Mercury Cougar station wagon.
Very sporty.
Meh.

biminitwst

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

crazygutgut — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:07:10 EDT

the 460 is a decent engine! Just cut it loose from all that emissions crap! My fathers 56 f150 has a 460 in it putting out 400+ hp

crazygutgut

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

The Chris in KY — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:47:42 EDT

Possible Jalopnik T shirt... more Cougar, less filler.

The Chris in KY

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

nicjasno — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:15:15 EDT

Would be nice to restore such a car by today's standards (proper rust proofing, proper wiring...), and put a decent engine into it. Would make a damn cool car imho.

nicjasno

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

allenparkpete — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:59:43 EDT

va va voom

allenparkpete

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

MeMikeYouNot — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:12:43 EDT

I was the proud owner of a brand new '78 T-Bird, the brother (sister?) to the Cougar. My wife at the time picked it 'cuz she liked the color. Unquestionably the worst car I ever owned. The headlight covers never worked right, the cruise control worked intermittently, the passenger's side power window worked when it damned well wanted. We just never used it since we never knew if it would come up again. After 3 years of owning it, the rust began. After 4 years, we were out of the lease and moved on to her VW Jetta.
When I say unquestionably the worst car I ever owned, I don't include the '91 AND '93 Explorers since I guess they weren't really "CARS"!!

MeMikeYouNot

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

lascauxcaveman — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:09:17 EDT

Do I remember this ad because I'm damn old, or because it's so damn memorable?

lascauxcaveman

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

Vizzini — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:56:02 EDT

You can sleep four on that hood.

Vizzini

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

ThnderbltDoherty — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:42:07 EDT

Still cooler than anything with a Mercury badge today.

ThnderbltDoherty

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

nicjasno — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:02:53 EDT

Damn. The 70's were so bizzare. Just look at how small those wheels are. It looks like they're from a Pinto.

nicjasno