It Came From eBay Hell: Mercury Cougar Based Bugatti Veyron Replica

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. Of all the cars I’ve featured in “It Came From eBay Hell”, this one takes the cake. It’s a 2002 Mercury Cougar with 120,000 miles (193,120 kilometres) on the clock, though that’s not what makes it special. No, what makes it special is the composite and fibreglass Bugatti Veyron body draped over it.
That’s right: it’s a Cougatti Vercuryon! Not only does this modern masterpiece come with (Walmart™ Brand) 20-inch rims, two-tone paint and leather everything, it also comes with all the stuff that made the Mercury Cougar the modern classic it is today

Nice cars that need a new home were scarce at the Big 3 this year

Hudson Never seen this semaphore turnsignal before

Mercury Monterey, a long time ago, Mercury was serious about racing

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Is the Cougatti Just the Purtiest 2002 Mercury Cougar you ever did see?

.fullpost { display: inline; } Sure, most people would love to have a Bugatti Veyron; sadly, at over a million bucks a pop we're talking a vehicle that's slightly out of reach for most consumers. Thankfully, one man and eBay have rectified this issue with something we'll call a Cougatti (or Bougar). Based on a 112,000-mile 2002 Mercury Cougar with a V6 and automatic transmission, this

Closing Mercury will cost Ford nearly $500 million, says CFO : AutoNews

One of the Ford Motor brand Mercury, It could cost nearly $500 million for the Ford to shut its Mercury brand, CFO Lewis Booth said.

In an Exclusive interview to Automotive News, Booth said Ford took special charges of $247 million in the first half of 2010 to cover the cost of ongoing dealer reductions and shuttering the Mercury brand. He estimates the total cost to close the brand will be twice that amount.

About 700 of the 1,700 franchised Mercury dealers in the United States have signed agreements to close their stores in return for cash compensation, Booth said.

“The plan is in place and we're having very fruitful discussions with our dealers,”

Booth said. No dealer lawsuits have been filed against Ford related to the shutdown of Mercury.

Ford announced in June that it would discontinue the 71-year-old brand by Dec. 31 and focus solely on the Ford and Lincoln brands. It expects to sell off all Mercury inventory before year end. Ford plans to end production of the Mercury lineup in early October.

Src: autonews