impdb.org

IGCD

[ Login ]

1982 Mercury Cougar Villager

1982 Mercury Cougar Villager in The Night Stalker, Movie, 1986

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

1982 Mercury Cougar Villager

Background vehicle

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
police car fan ◊ 2016-05-01 20:45	Marquis Wagon.
supcoach ◊ 2016-05-01 23:24	Looks more like a Zephyr wagon to me...
CougarTim ◊ 2016-05-02 00:31	^Based on what? If you have an insight, by all means, enlighten us. 1978-1981 Zephyr, 1982 Cougar, 1983-1985 Marquis The bumper with black endcaps may be significant for narrowing it down. -- Last edit: 2016-05-02 00:32:01
CougarTim ◊ 2016-05-02 00:42	Okay, after more research, the chrome around the taillights and along the bottom of the tailgate eliminate Zephyr from the running. The black endcaps are present on every '82 Cougar wagon I find, and absent from every '83+ Marquis. I badly want it to be an '82 Cougar, so I may be biased. Anyone else want to doublecheck my work? 1980 Zephyr: 1982 Cougar: 1983 Marquis (this car does not have the separate opening glass hatch like the movie car, but it was an option through 1986): -- Last edit: 2016-05-02 00:46:14
supcoach ◊ 2016-05-02 00:59	@CougarTim - I never said that it was a Zephyr. I said that it looked like one.
CougarTim ◊ 2016-05-02 01:10	Yes. It does look like a Zephyr. It also looks like a Cougar, and like a Marquis. But it does not look more like a Zephyr than it does a Marquis. Ford messed with the names of these Fox-body wagons a lot for a few years, without changing much on the exterior (and even less under the skin). Why did you choose Zephyr over Marquis? It is a simple question.
Julian ◊ 2016-05-04 21:27	I think the black plastic bumper end caps were specific to the Cougar because it was supposed to be more of a 'Euro-oriented' model. That's what I vote for.

Add a comment

Advertising