The longer, roomier Cougar offers more features as standard equipment than any other car in its class - including a new 351-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Leading the optional engine selection is a muscular CJ 428 V-8 with 335 horsepower, which is accompanied by a handling package, fiber-glass belted tires and contrasting black and silver stripe along the edges of the hood powerdome.

Two jaunty convertibles are now paired with two-door hardtops in Cougar's lineup. And in the ultimate XR-7 series, where good grooming is a Cougar hallmark, sport-model features include glove-soft genuine leather-and-vinyl interiors, remote control racing-type mirror keyed to the body color, map pockets located on the back of the bucket seats, and rocker-type instrument panel switches.