Post by kustombuilder1 on Oct 15, 2011 17:08:09 GMT -6
Howdy folks!
This is the MPC '73 Mercury Cougar "The Cat". I built it straight from the box, and used most of the "Cat" decals. The only 2 I didn't use were the two oversize cats that were to go on each side of the hood. Left them off.
I stopped with the lower Cat stripes, and the upper accent stripes on the body and rear roof pillar. I thought the two big cats on the hood were just a little overboard, I wanted it to look classy.
The kit is supplied with a 351M/400 family engine, but I can visualize the OHC 427 sitting in there very nicely.
Some folks dont like the Cougar after it was built on a chassis separate from the Mustang, but '73 is far and away my favorite year.
It is Painted with Duplicolor Universal Black, with a Krylon "buckskin" interior, and woodgrain accents on the dash, front door panels, and steering wheel trim. If I ever get into financial shape to grab one of these beauties 1:1, this is how it will look!!
Hope you like!
Darrin
This is the MPC '73 Mercury Cougar "The Cat". I built it straight from the box, and used most of the "Cat" decals. The only 2 I didn't use were the two oversize cats that were to go on each side of the hood. Left them off.
I stopped with the lower Cat stripes, and the upper accent stripes on the body and rear roof pillar. I thought the two big cats on the hood were just a little overboard, I wanted it to look classy.
The kit is supplied with a 351M/400 family engine, but I can visualize the OHC 427 sitting in there very nicely.
Some folks dont like the Cougar after it was built on a chassis separate from the Mustang, but '73 is far and away my favorite year.
It is Painted with Duplicolor Universal Black, with a Krylon "buckskin" interior, and woodgrain accents on the dash, front door panels, and steering wheel trim. If I ever get into financial shape to grab one of these beauties 1:1, this is how it will look!!
Hope you like!
Darrin
