1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7

1988 Mercury Cougar in Mr. Deeds, Movie, 2002

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
coopey ◊ 2006-07-29 14:13	Mercury Cougar?
firebird86 ◊ 2006-07-29 17:29	yes, Its a 1989 link
Hecubus ◊ 2006-07-29 21:57	Older than '89. This is a Fox-body Cougar, not an MN12. Based on the wheels, I believe this is an '88 Cougar XR7: http://www.coolcats.net/fox/1988.html
firebird86 ◊ 2006-07-29 22:08	Thats what I was thinking, but I noticed that the grill extends above the rest of the front facia, just like on the 89 in my link,
Hecubus ◊ 2006-07-29 22:21	Notice how the headlights are divided though. On the '89, the main light is much wider than on this car, and only divided into three sections (whereas this has four discernible sections). As for the grille, I see what you're talking about, but I suspect it's just a trick of the lighting.
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-07-30 03:15	I agree it's an '88. Look at the position of the Cougar logo on the grille. On the '89, it's closer to the middle of the headlights while on the '89, the top of the logo is close to the top of the headlights.
firebird86 ◊ 2006-07-30 03:23	ok, Im convinced
baxo ◊ 2006-10-20 19:33	That is a 1988 Cougar XR-7.. You can tell it's an XR-7 due to the turbine wheels. Even the wheels would be a giveaway that it's not a 1989 because the 89 cougars were 5 lug whereas the fox body cougars were 5 lug wheels and those style wheels did not come in 5 lug versions. -- Last edit: 2006-10-20 19:35:36