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Ford Cougar 406

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The Ford Cougar 406 is a concept car for the Ford Thunderbird built by Dean Jeffries for Ford. It featured Mercedes 300 SL type gullwing doors and swing up headlights on the front fenders, and it was originally painted Candy Apple Red. The car was unveiled at the 1962 Chicago Auto Show, and the original was a 3/8 scale model from 1956. It was the second car to carry the Cougar nameplate, and the article gives it 405 horsepower. In 1963 the car was used in Frederick Brisson's film version of his Broadway comedy Under the Yum Yum Tree.

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Year
1962 1
Status
One-off concept 1
Power (kW)
302 1
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The Ford Cougar 406 is a concept car for the Ford Thunderbird built by Dean Jeffries for Ford.
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    The car was unveiled at the 1962 Chicago Auto Show.
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    The car has 405 horsepower.
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    The Ford Cougar 406 is a concept car for the Ford Thunderbird built by Dean Jeffries for Ford.
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