...this arrived today from a friend in Australia....very rare model....very rare brochure
COUGAR EIBACH
COUGAR EIBACH
nice rare find....
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One of the Holy Grails, very nice.
According to this there were only 100 of them built:
Ford Cougar Eibach, launched in August 2000, was a limited edition model aimed at giving extra punch in the visual department as well as even better handling than the standard car. The name came from the Eibach package designed by one of Europe’s best known suspension tuners. The modifications to the Australian Cougar were done by a team drawn from Eibach in Europe, and Tickford Vehicle Engineering and Ford in Melbourne. Only 100 Eibachs were built.
Cougar Eibach sports a lower ride height, different spring ratings, revised shock absorbers Dunlop low-profile FM901 tyres with substantial dimensions of 215/45x17. Certainly these were decent tyres for their time.
Complementing the Eibach’s lower stance is a body kit that’s based on one from Visteon in the USA, but modified by Tickford to give it slightly more ground clearance for Australian road conditions. The kit features an aggressive looking bonnet scoop. Eibach power comes from the same 2.5-litre V6 engine as used in the rest of the Cougar range and there's a choice of manual or automatic transmission.
Mind you they also say this:
Though there's certainly nothing wrong with the earlier version, those that know their Cougars show a real preference for the 2001 upgrade.
:bomb:
According to this there were only 100 of them built:
Ford Cougar Eibach, launched in August 2000, was a limited edition model aimed at giving extra punch in the visual department as well as even better handling than the standard car. The name came from the Eibach package designed by one of Europe’s best known suspension tuners. The modifications to the Australian Cougar were done by a team drawn from Eibach in Europe, and Tickford Vehicle Engineering and Ford in Melbourne. Only 100 Eibachs were built.
Cougar Eibach sports a lower ride height, different spring ratings, revised shock absorbers Dunlop low-profile FM901 tyres with substantial dimensions of 215/45x17. Certainly these were decent tyres for their time.
Complementing the Eibach’s lower stance is a body kit that’s based on one from Visteon in the USA, but modified by Tickford to give it slightly more ground clearance for Australian road conditions. The kit features an aggressive looking bonnet scoop. Eibach power comes from the same 2.5-litre V6 engine as used in the rest of the Cougar range and there's a choice of manual or automatic transmission.
Mind you they also say this:
Though there's certainly nothing wrong with the earlier version, those that know their Cougars show a real preference for the 2001 upgrade.
:bomb:
