Finally a car that hasn't been slammed, chopped, widened, cambered or ruined in any other way. This man has taste! 👌

I love how the front end kept coming up & the rear tires kept smoking with every gear change!

I like how Sean picks the cars that gets over looked at the car shows because the 300k restomods always gets the attention,, this was a rare simple build with a big engine that many people on this channel want to see, nice car and nice build

Love the old school cougar! Wish more people built these up. Thanks for showing this!

My uncle had several Mercury cars back in the 60s and 70s. He talked about his 428CJ Cougar that he said it was too scary to drive. He also had a 429 powered Marquis that was amazing

You never see modern FE power these days!! How cool was this? Loved it

I’ve always loved these early Cougars. I’ll never understand why they aren’t more popular/sought-after, I think they’re enormously cooler, classier, and more beautiful than Mustangs, and right up there with the most beautiful muscle cars ever.

YES! Love these cars, one of the most underrated muscle cars in my opinion. Awesome color choice, I wouldn’t change a thing, it’s just got an evil look. Sounds amazing too 👍

Everyone loves a Cougar!

Now that feels like 750 hp.....one of best car featured!

My grandpa had one of these when I was a little kid. My dad said whenever he’d leave after visiting he’d always light up the tires with my grandma next to him 🤣🤣. What an awesome car. Miss them.

One of the always forgotten muscle cars. I've always loved cougars they just have a look of their own. Beautiful car.

Wow! One of the nicest builds you've had on this show. This cougar is sooo great ! :) The look, the colour, the motor. Just everything.

Finally a cougar…been waiting for a cougar episode for years.. thx for finally getting a cougar on the show…cougars are popular the Bay Area..✊🏽 luv it

Oh yell yes . That is badass. I've always loved the Cougar. That one is wild

A classmate had a car like this & she had a bad accident in it. We all thought that it was totaled but it was saved & she drove it again. Great car. 👍

‘67-‘69 Cougars are one of my favourite cars of all time, and to see this bad boy so powerful naturally aspirated and squatting like a 50’s gasser just tickles all the right spots!! Absolutely amazing ride!!

Love the power plant you put in her! After you popped the hood i was hooked. NO LS MOTOR SWAP HERE! you guys did it right!

This is definitely one of the most unique and awesome cars you guys have featured in a while, And I just love that he kept the car old school and thus didn't ruin the character of the car

These old Cougars are some of my favorite muscle cars ever.... and like you said, Shawn, it’s surprising that you don’t see more of them being built up like this one.

I have a 67 Cougar 390GT. I thought i was happy with its current 420 HPand 500 ft of torque. This things a beast! Although im building mine to turn also. Great car!

How funny that this car shows up in my feed tonight. I'm going to go help one of my best friends work on his grey 1968 Cougar tomorrow. We're going to start prepping it for the Hot Rod Power Tour. It has a stroker 351 Windsor and a Tremec 6 speed. It's a beautiful car and I can't wait.

A lot of people still love their Mustangs, But the cougar Eliminator was a crusher it was beautiful. When I was 16 and in high school I worked for about 3 yearsPart-time at a Ford dealership and when they brought the first one in I nearly fainted❤❤❤

No other words,.... WOW,WOW,WOW!!!

Big block badassery at finest! Love the simplistic look & goddamn seeing it spring upward when he launches.

SONOFABITCH!😎! I just Fell In Love with my FE All Over Again.. What a Badass This Thing Is! Who did this Motor ??

Thank you for running the proper size twin carburetors Drives me nuts when people run too much carburetor I like a car that you can actually drive, not one that you can just preload at wide open throttle on a dyno

Mercury cougars always been favourite over a mustang. Sad these cars aren't as popular or is it a blessing as these look way cooler and specially this beast is Awesome

I love this car. Probably my favorite ever on your show

Ok, I've seen exactly 5 seconds of today's video and already I gotta comment. Good to see you back Sean, what an awesome cougar same color as my 03 'stang but damn that big block sounds so freakin good. I look forward to seeing more from you guys, again great to see you back.

What a badass Cougar! I and my wife own a 68 428 Cobra Jet with ram air, GT package,C6 dressed in dark cherry! Wife's brother bought new in 68 and still have original window sticker! My first car is a 67 Camaro SS-350, 4 speed with 4.10 posi 12 bolt rear(had since 75-Red w/white conv top) Also bought a Grand National new in 88 and have had since new! the Cougars of that era were really unnoticed and under appreciated! I love the Cougars! The 428 CJet only has 53000 original miles and there were only 244 made(258 with 427s for total of 602- same as the 67 Z28s in 67!)

Some cars are simply....... maaaaaaaagnificent, no matter when they were built ! The potential and attitude is always there.....

One of the best cars on his Channel Period! Currently building a 71 Cougar 408 Cleveland Stroker, hopefully Sean features it once its all said and done! Cougars deserve more respect!

My first car when I was 16 was a 1967 Cougar GT390 . That was in 1975.

My 1st car was a 68 Cougar 390,automatic trans,2.73 rearend. 68 in low, 115 2nd, as soon I hit drive front end got light lifted off the gas, downshifted,my passenger said take me home Now. Nothing like the Torque of any FE big block. Wish I still had it. Awesome Build & Video.

The torque on that is unreal!!

This 67 is awesome. The most under-rated muscle car. Love the simplicity of the build, interior is smooth. Paint is bad @ss. 1967 the year that opened the floodgates to the muscle madness. The cougar was very formidable to the Cuda and Chargers. This build is boss, because everyone is doing camaros, and gto, but the cougars are the black sheep of the family, which is meant as a positive. Definitely total sleeper, but once you wake the beast, you will get bitten. The lion is the king of the jungle, but this Cougar is the King of the Road.

Has one heck of a mean look & stance to it, absolutely love it!!! Suspension seams to work, love the way it transfers. Would be interesting to see it go down a 1/4 mile dragstrip!

Damnittt!!! That's a real hot rod. I liked Mustangs but I always thought these years of Cougar with the hideaway headlights looks better. At least they were my favorite. A neighbor across the road had one of these with the 302 of course but as a youngster I dreamed about having one of these. This one with the hopped up big block is I reckon the finest one I've seen. It's a five star ride.😎👍

I have a 67 Cougar with 289 V8 with a Buddy Bar intake and 3 carbs, C4 tranny. I used to show it. Small block setup with a 6 pack isn't anything to write off. At 120mph it was still accelerating like a rocket! It is not drag car, but more for cruising, yet will haul ass!

Love it! Nice to see something different, very underrated car of the era. I worked for my uncle in the early 80's on his used car lot. He was a true blue oval guy, there was always a few big block cars. Miss those days.

Love this old school hot rod. And it's a Merc too!! Love how the front end comes up and plants the back tires. Sounds great. Looks like a great fun driver. Be safe and stay well.

I drag raced a 67 Cougars GT 390 4spd in the 70s while studying Automotive Engineering... Awesome! :)

That was sweet! Had 67/69 Cougar’s (289/351 engines)Remember em forever and ever Amen!

Love the set up Sean. I had 2 Cougar in my lifetime 69 and 70 loved them both. His ride is sweet and sounds awesome 👌

Man, this car gets my heart pumping. I had a 68 cougar with the hi- po 390 in it. Went really well, but this thing is so awesome. I love everything about it. Would love to ride or better yet drive this beauty.

That Cougar Brought back a lot of Memories. I grew up on a Ranch in California where the first Cougar Commercials were Filmed. The Real Cougar was Named Tanya Who laid on the Roof and Hood. Bad ass car

My first car was a '68 Ford Cougar, and as a 17-year-old, I REALLY had a lot of fun with that car. I am glad to see these cars are still around. I had a big block too, and couldn't understand why the car would not move from a standstill when I press the metal really hard - all I could see was a lot of tire smoke, and a lot of noise, so I learned to put in in 2nd gear to take off from a traffic stop. This one is a very, very nice one, but there is one thing I would want to change if it was mine, and that is the front lifting when you accelerate hard - it doesn't appeal to me, and it looks as if the front end was not bolted down properly. I would want to tighten the front end to have a flat take-off stance - otherwise, it is a beautiful beast - congratulations!

Magical. Love the tasteful upgrades. THIS is how to update/upgrade a classic car!

Wow...this might be one of my favorites you've ever had on here.

Turned the Bluetooth on phone and kept tapping reverse so I could rewatch the opening launch! That wicked cat has claws! Good to see you back Shawn.✌️

Poetry in motion with full orchestra! Man is that sweet.

Sick car. Love he kept it a Ford V8 too. I like how it's very understated too with the dark color and absence of chrome. That exhaust note is like music to the ears 👂

Beautiful build , the owner did an amazing job putting this beast together . It reminds me of a gasser every time it lifts the front off the ground.

Raw and Sinister,I've always had love for these Cougars,and,this is a great example. Bad boy jumps up like a gasser in the front when he got on it

Nothing like a cougar, the color is incredible.

I so admire the work that guys like these do. They’re living the dream. Absolutely sick car!

Dang!!!!! Love how the front of the car rises under hard acceleration! Long love the Cougar.

I love that you stayed with the FE, way back in the day, I had a 1962 Post car, with 2 doors, bench seat, and little else, except for the 405 HP 406, with a 4 speed, and a 4:11 rear end. Was a pretty quick tank, not much by today’s standards, but boy what torque, and the sound when the Tri-Power opened up. 👍👍👍

So many cool cars on this channel but as far as a car that still looks like what it is this is the most beautifu and tasteful car I have seen . It's the best mix of old and new I have seen and not just an escercise in spending money . It is COOL . Not a car for followers or for somebody who is trying to be cool , you have to be cool or you would never even consider a car like this . For one year in the 60s Mercury made a masterpiece of styling .

One of the most badass beautiful car I've ever seen. Great build I love it 👍

That's one badass Kitty Cat!

That first pass sends chills up my spine. Holy S. That is one evil looking car. I am imagining the feeling of despair beholding that dark, cold steel looking beast rolling up along side of my car at the light.

Awesome car and I like Chevy's! I saw this car a few months ago with the dad driving it to Donut Derelicts, it didn't have the hood yet but the rest of the car was done. Great build detail. There was only one Cougar on the road when I had my big block '65 El Camino in the '80's and '90's in Cypress, CA. It had CHVY ETR on the license plate but he couldn't quite catch me (ITZA RAT) whenever we saw each other. I think that car had a Windsor motor. It was fun playing around with a car that you hardly ever see.

Sean has the best car content nothing but badass classics

Good to see you back and always bringing great cars to your channel.

Love this episode for many reasons this car doesn't have a bunch of bells and whistles he keeps it simple with a big block no big overblown interior and when he drives it nothing but Miles of smiles.

Nothing like big block power! Whether it's Chevy, Mopar,Ford Oldsmobile, Buick,Pontiac.Etc... LS motors might have great power and reliability but nothing is cooler then Nostalgia!

I absolutely love the shaver grill and how the headers looks

Coooouggar. Wooo. Badd ass black beast. You don't see any of these old cats anymore. Nice ride. Perfect pro street/ cruiser balance. Old Shawn is back.❤️😎👌✌️😃😁

This one had me ..as soon as you started it up........that sound is ......so addicting.....the way the front end comes up on acceleration is sooooooooooooo cool....what a car!

your choice of "raw" to describe a car like that is spot on..... once again im not a ford/mercury fan but that car is top shelf good job 👍

This car is awesome! Absolutely stunning in every way. Very well done.

I LOOOVE this car and what you've done with it!

The FE at that level is a symphony of engineering. Absolutely brutal!

I've had my 67 cougar 390 4 speed for 46 years,so you know I got me some cougar parts! Rust free in north California thanks!

Wicked car. It launches the front end like and old-school gasser. Coming back with a vengeance. Love it.

Oakland loves these cars.

Omg 😱 I’m in love! My grandfather had a Mercury cougar and I just wish it could’ve stayed in the family because hot rodding a cougar is very rare!

💯👍WOW!!! A MERCURY 💯 HAVEN'T SEEN ONE IN AGE'S 💯 BEAUTIFUL BUILD 👍👍👍

Thank you for not putting a Chevy LS under the hood.

Keep the big blocks coming my man!

Maybe this is a different kind of comment, but this video with a cool guy and his great car was made even better because he didn't cut you off and talk over you, like the last few I watched. Well done.

This is the most badass Cougar I’ve seen here in KZfaq so far.

Beautiful car for sure, I wouldn't change a thing.

Always thought the Cougar was a cool looking car, surprised we don't see more builds/restomods on them

Love this cougar I've always loved the cougars my dad had two of them back in early seventies a 67 and a 68

Wow, what a perfect build. In love with everything about it. Looks absolutely incredible.

still one of the most affordable muscle cars available! Hopefully we can keep it that way.

This is what I wanted for my 68 Cougar I had in my 20-30s. Mine was loud, cherry 🍒 bombs out the side. I was broke back then, couldn't afford this level even now😠

My first car was a 1967 Cougar, red, black interior, black top, A code auto. Bought it when I was 13 years old back in 1982. Haven't driven it since 1987. It sat for 20 years in my dads shed on the farm while I was in the USAF, then I pulled it out and got to work on it in '07. Then the 65 GTO build became the priority in 2009. The Cougar has been sitting since then, and now I have to do most of the work over again. My body work skills have improved greatly so the Cougar should be much nicer and better this time around. I learned a lot doing that 65 Goat. It was VERY rough. It has a 2V headed 351C in it right now, but I have a 4 bolt 4V on a stand that I am thinking needs a 4" crank. Then an AOD behind it, just because I build automatic transmissions.... along with everything else on my cars. I always wanted to put a 428 CJ in it, but man FE parts got crazy expensive, so if not the 4V then it just might get a stroked 460 with aluminum heads. Provided I can afford the parts next year when the Cougar is due back in my shop. I should get it running this year, because my class might have a 35 year thing, and it would be cool to drive the Cougar there. Nobody but me has seen it since the 80s. There are some Pontiac responsibilities to handle before I can get back to the Cougar, and the shop is kinda full of other vehicles I need to finish first, 76 C10, 72 Cutlass, 71 Mustang, 68 LeMans.. and I could do the 69 and 70 GTOs at the same time as the Cougar. I hope I can make mine look that good, that Cougar is seriously cool.

Nice video as always. Goosebumps about the sound and the forefront goes up. Amazing... I think when you see all the cars in real life it's stunning. Keep them coming.

FE the only big block to win LeMans, love those FE’s.

Cool build, love the stroker FE engine and the street racer vibe but I am really weary of the murdered out vibe.

Great Car - I love the huge amount of weight transfer evident when its nailed.

That's freaking awesome! Good on you. Love the colors.

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This dude did an ultimate build on my favorite car. Man I love KZfaq.

I'm a '60's Bowtie guy. But I've always LOVED these cars. This one is both Beast and Beautiful!!