An old friend of mine was into Cougars
LOL No, not those kind. The Mercs
...ironically (I'm not kidding) he's on something like his 6th Philippine much younger wife (they've all been way younger than him). He's in the Philippines now, and if I'm not mistaken it is because he ran into "trouble" here in the states. He doesn't talk about it.
Held hostage for over a month or two by philippine muslims. Only hostage I've ever known. He fooled around with someone's daughter, laughed at the idea of marriage, so the dad & brothers locked him in a hot SE Asia metal tool shed with a 5 gallon bucket and slid food to him under the door. I saw him for the first time in years about 6 months after they released him and he looked like hell.
His wasn't a convertible, but he had tuned it up to go quick. He always had access to parts b/c his dad owned a junkyard. Why can't I remember the color for sure? (getting old is like that). I want to think it was dark green, but dunno. Dark blue? But I do remember the sound that thing made. Sweet car.
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A really sweet classic is up for bid!
-- EDGEMAN
May 08, 2026 at 09:38 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/08/26 09:38 AM ET
My first convertible was a '69 Cougar. It too, had black seats. After that
-- Coach McGuirk
May 08, 2026 at 05:21 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/08/26 05:21 PM ET
An old friend of mine was into Cougars
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-- Riverguy
May 08, 2026 at 09:18 PM ET
Riverguy
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05/08/26 09:18 PM ET
how many of the 6 Fillipino wives
-- VaTechie
May 08, 2026 at 11:16 PM ET
VaTechie
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05/08/26 11:16 PM ET
No This was all in the Pacific. None in the USA. My
-- Riverguy
May 09, 2026 at 10:26 PM ET
Riverguy
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05/09/26 10:26 PM ET
Black seats are not optimal for south Florida.**
-- EDGEMAN
May 08, 2026 at 05:31 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/08/26 05:31 PM ET
"Owner reports that the pop up headlights work intermittently". That's ok,
-- HokieGator
May 08, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET
HokieGator
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05/08/26 12:52 PM ET
Headlights back then wouldn't even dazzle a cockroach*
-- Newt
May 08, 2026 at 07:02 PM ET
Newt
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05/08/26 07:02 PM ET
Now we are talking. Looks like I will need to call insurance agent today.**
-- VTHokie2000
May 08, 2026 at 11:48 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/08/26 11:48 AM ET
Only problem is I hear the air bags are defective**
-- turkeywinghokie
May 08, 2026 at 11:40 AM ET
turkeywinghokie
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05/08/26 11:40 AM ET
Good luck finding anyone to troubleshoot any ECM issues**
-- JoesterVT
May 08, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
JoesterVT
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05/08/26 12:06 PM ET