1951 Mercury Cougar Concept Drawing

There was a link to The Henry Ford collection posted on another site, so I did a quick search for “Cougar” and found this gem! 1951 Mercury Cougar Concept Drawing by Alex Tremulis!

https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/327242

Very cool rendering from the 50’s!

Curious why there’s an Indian guy and a leopard in it. Looks like something from Speed Racer.

Also drawn with right hand drive would make you think it was for another country.

Here it is along with Harley Earl’s Buick LeSabre concept.

Similar vibe.

I see a lot of the design elements being used in the 1961 to 63 Thunderbird.

India is right hand drive