most popular car brands for month of October

The top five smog-era car brands according to visitors of this site are as follows: 1. Buick 2. Dodge 3. Oldsmobile 4. Mercury 5. Plymouth AND 6 to 10. 6. Chrysler 7. Jeep 8. Chevrolet 9. AMC 10. Pontiac Related Pages: most popular car brands for month of August Most popular brands for the month […]
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Mercury Cougar XR7

Cougar XR7 Up until 1973, the Cougar shared a platform with Ford’s Mustang. Coupe and convertible were available this year. A new generation emerged for ’74. All Cougars were now XR7 models. The car was basically the same as a Montego coupe only with a higher end grill and interior package.   For 1977, it […]
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Mercury Cougar Villager

Cougar Villager The Cougar Villager was a two year only car. These two years were split five apart in different generations. For 1977, the Cougar Villager debuted for one sales season. Engine choices were a 351 CID 2bbl V8 with a 400 CID 2bbl V8 as an option. The Cougar Villager re-appeared for 1982. It […]
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most popular car brands for month of August

The Top 5 most popular car-brand pages on this site for the month of August, 2011 are as follows, in order of hits. Interesting point: 3 out of the 5 of these brands are no longer in production. And Detroit knows what’s right for us? 1. Dodge 2. Plymouth 3. Buick 4. Oldsmobile 5. Mercury […]
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Mercury Capri

Capri The Mercury Capri initially was imported via Ford of Germany starting in the ’70 model year…. fast forward to 1973… The Capri was powered by a 2.6L V6 for ’73, and a 2.8L V6 for ’74. The latter engine had redesigned cylinder heads for higher durability. The Capri took a hiatus in North America […]
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Mercury Cougar

Cougar The Cougar flipped platforms every other year it seems. Up until 1973, the Cougar shared a platform with Ford’s Mustang. A coupe and convertible were both available. The standard Cougar disappeared from 1974 through 1976. For 1977, the ‘regular’ Cougar re-emerged on the Ford Thunderbird platform. A new 4-door sedan was offered until 1979, […]
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