Thats OK, if there were no hidden gems like this still out there what would we all be talking about 20 years from now?
Well said Don. The registrars provide a wonderful service for our community. Without a doubt they keep this kind of thing at bay. Without each registrar this type of stuff would be more common place.
Steven
Amen to that. Which reminds me, I still haven’t put my info in. Although compared to this car, it is entirely boring to a collector. Oh well, it’s still the car I always wanted, and I have a blast driving it. Correction: I enjoy the hell out of it.
We still haven’t found the GT-E that was supposed to be imported into Australia. Several non-Cougar people have described the car and mentioned that the engine was pulled and put into a boat. Car sounded like a twin of Royces
Leon have you heard the rumors about a ship load of 60’s and 70’s American cars that were taken out to sea and dumped?
Haven’t heard that one. There was a whole bunch of stuff dumped out at sea after WWII
Royce, you may want to try driving your GTE over to his house, knocking on the door, and then telling him your GTE 427 is for sale if he wants another one! That may shock him enough into letting you at least see the car. LOL!
dealer add on AC
The original owner f my GT-E had the dealer install AC before he took delivery.
Chris1 this looks like Dennis R’s GTE. Had aftermarket A/C installed. Hard to miss the hood Gills!
Whats the story on the Cat?
Dennis was my uncle he passed and gave the car to me
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Was the any parts that got left there when you stored it?
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And the head had the vin stamp correct can you message me and we can talk i would appreciate
There still are i have one
Here is a recent article that appears to be this Cougar?
I could view it once and then I was required to subscribe in order to view it again, so I accessed the article on my phone and took some screen grabs which I’ve put together in one picture and attached below.
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Phillip
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Thanks for posting the update. I’ve periodically wondered if we’d ever hear more of the story.
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I’m not keeping the Unicorn a secret - I do plan to eventually tell the whole story of the Unicorn in the CGOA’s ATSOTC publication and have discussed that project some time ago with the editor (it will likely be lengthy and we think that it will ultimately be a multi-part thing, with pics, etc.). I had hoped to do that already but between recommissioning the car after long term storage and being my wife’s primary care giver (as the recently posted article about the Golden Horseshoe Mustang Association’s All Ford Stampede indicates, she lost her hands and feet almost twenty years ago) I simply have not had time. As an aside, the Unicorn was awarded Best in Class at the Stampede, so, I am apparently making some progress on it (my '65 Falcon Futura 289, factory A/C convert won Best in Class in 2024, and my '57 T-Bird won Best In Show last year). I will also be guest speaker at the GHMA’s meeting at Ford of Canada’s headquarters on August 13th and will have the car there for inspection and discussion. Beyond that, David Case who runs Collector Car Canada online auction and who also produces podcasts regarding interesting cars recently spent a day with me and the three cars which I mentioned here - with particular emphasis on the Unicorn. He will post several podcasts after the GMHA meeting. Beyond that, Terry Denhomme has indicated that he expects to feature the car in his Canadian magazine, “Bone Stock and Modified Muscle Cars”. I believe all of those are accessible online and can provide detailed information regarding the car, and the articles and podcasts will provide much background information about it. If you are interested in the car, look for them online. I have also had inquiries from several other publications and TV productions (including several US based) about the car so, I think that the story will be well known in due course. The car is not only interesting because of its 1 of 1 configuration but also because almost everyone involved with it since it was sold new - except the original owner - are still alive and I have been able to locate them and determine a great deal about the car from them. Those include the salesman who took the special order and sold the car when new, the original owner’s son (who inherited the car when the original owner passed away in 2021), the mechanic who serviced the car throughout most of its life, the Holman-Moody connection, etc., etc.. In more than 40 years of collecting Fords (I have had as many as 24 in my collection) I have never been so fortunate as to own a vehicle which is so well documented and where so many of people who are connected to it are still alive to provide background info (I have communicated with all of them). I believe that the car is not only rare and interesting because of what it is but also because of its story, and I consider myself very fortunate to own it. I can share that my wife and I have enjoyed driving it extensively for the past month or more since I “recommissioned” the car. It is completely dependable, very attractive, and very fast - and the (R134) A/C works perfectly. I’m happy to answer any specific questions about it - just post them and I’ll reply as I have time.
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It sounds like the car is in good hands. I look forward to learning more about the car and I thank you for being willing to share such information. it should be quite the story.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
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I hope you will be able to include Kevin Marti in your research. Almost everything we know about your cars 1 of 1 status is predicated on his work.
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