1967 Mercury Cougar V8 Interceptor Burnouts & Road Test - Stacey David's Gearz S14 E4

This is the show that people have been waiting for, because it’s finally time to take the mighty V8 Interceptor for a rip down the road! But first, we walk you through everything that went into this massive, ground up build and showcase all the details of building a one-of-a-kind, level 5 project. After that, it’s on to the test drive, that just gets crazier and crazier when a surprise visitor from Mayberry shows up and tries to set us straight! It’s a car like you’ve never seen, with a payoff you could never imagine... and it’s only on Gearz!
Featuring:
@tcimuscle - ‪@CurrieEnt‬ - ‪@jonkaaseracing‬ - ‪@AmericanPowertrain‬ - @hotrod institute - @mrspeed powdercoating - ‪@STAINLESSWORKSNET‬ - ‪@Tmiproducts-Upholstery‬ - @schott wheels - ‪@Goodyear‬ - ‪@Prpseats‬ - ‪@DesignEngineering‬ - ‪@Lmctruck1‬ and ‪@Woodwardfab‬

[@flexjay87]

Awesome car for sure. The guy who played " Barney", was perfect :)

[@dogsense3773]

I'm 65, here in north California been the owner of a 67 cougar 390 4 speed for the last 44 years I drive it two times a month thanks!

[@johncarella1836]

That’s got to be really fun! They are great cars!

[@ede6539]

Leave it stock except for the wheels and tires 😊

[@ProfessorMAG]

I've been waiting a LONG time for this! Absolutely beautiful car, and the build choices couldn't be better. I just wish I could afford to build something similar.

[@danielgarrett1155]

Yep

[@peterschancel7223]

Great build .. I wish I had my 70.. 351Cleveland Cougar Eliminator still.,..

[@samualwhittemore228]

Ha Ha!! That guy was great!! He was perfect! Edit: The car was cool too! LoL!

[@jimmy21480_midnight_special]

I really miss the format of the older automotive shows. You're the best Stacey!

[@irnwkrkev]

Awesome build!!!.... but ditch the rear wing, cut 5" off the stacks, and make the sidepipes full length

[@scottwright388]

I have to agree...something about it didn't sit well with me, and it's exactly those three things.

[@ede6539]

I have a 70 ragtop putting full length SP s on a 408 Fi Stroker 5sp lowered 18”s 8 and 9s its so fun ! Stock eliminator hood scoop !

[@gangleri_0181]

This is the perfect car.

[@brettkoeshall2325]

Comedian Rick Roberts as Barney Fife for this episode.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

That Cougar is Bas A$$ !!!! 👍👍

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Barney is tooo Coool ! Beautiful car, great build. Every car just gets nicer !

[@Chevyguy-Ray]

Gearhead central here! Ya gotta love the barney fife thing also.

[@SEVNTIGERS]

Really enjoyed your Don / Mayberry mimications :)

[@votekyle3000]

Can’t talk about the Cougar without mentioning the colossal nuts

[@peterschancel7223]

Cougars love Colossal Nuts ,,,,,, Sorry i couldn't resist MEEOW

[@danielgarrett1155]

Everything I hoped it would be , years ago . Glad to finally see it finished . Mad respect to you Mr. David. You definitely pulled this one off in spades . As usual.

[@petervogwill6499]

Kudos to DON KNOTTS ACTOR..! The Mercury division were told to leave the Eliminator in a corner...while the Ford guys got their Talledega and other models too.....but Merc got the shaft....Hmmmm

[@kennethchapman9564]

Makes me miss my 68 Cougar XR7, my first car, dark blue with silver blue leather interior and every available option, power windows, power disc brakes, power steering, air conditioner etc, loved that car but traded it for my first muscle car 65 Fairlane Sports Coupe k code Hipo 289, Borg Warner T-10

[@billybaroo234]

Stacey, that car turned out beautifully. What a BEAST!!! Loved the whole episode!!

[@DundalkTV]

My favorite car is the 67 Cougar! I did have a 68 but never a 67! Still dreaming of that day!

[@waynefontaine5533]

Side pipes and the spoiler look lame bro, other than those mistakes, this Cougar is the perfect example of the phrase "Beautiful Brutality"....I'd love to own it, or one just like it, to go beat up on every Garbage Motors produced junk chevy I could find....👏🔥🤘🏻🇺🇸

[@danieltustison822]

In my eyes this is your best build I loved watching it go together and yes i seen as first aired

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

Thanks!

[@LLAHTI1]

Oh man, I have been waiting for this video for so long I can member when you started that project what an awesome video and build Stacy, be proud all your builds are fantastic but this one’s really cool!!! Give Bernard a raise he really did a great job that was funny!!! Thanks again For your informative videos and looks behind the scenes products and all that you do - just got a great channel!!

[@barry-e5u]

never go wrong with a big block

[@danielvess1780]

This had me laughing so hard! Thanks for the video.

[@richarddevoe5871]

This is absolutely my dream car… crazy beautiful build with more power than you can ever use. Damn this car is stunning !

[@scottgordin9709]

Is it odd that I’ve always liked the Cougar more than the mustang, I’ve had a 93’ XR7 and an 89’ 5.0LX. Wish I could’ve had the motor and drive train from the mustang and put it into the XR7, but I traded the cougar for the mustang back in my early 20’s

[@DragBoss351Cleveland]

Just saw this Stacy David, Killer cougar for sure, must be a blast to drive.

[@XA351GT]

Hey Stacey, When are you bringing the V8 Interceptor to Carlisle All-Ford? If you bring it there I'll try to get the guys in the Aussie Falcon club there.

[@Kenjiro5775]

That Cougar is what dreams are made of. 👍😄

[@BWGPEI]

When I was young, this was a local car we all wanted. Now it is something to dream about. Sweet ride and beautiful work - you hit this one out of the park.

[@andrewrichey7374]

Wow I’m in love with this Mercury cougar just beautiful

[@Stewart0494]

The V8 Interceptor turned out beautiful!

[@79monte]

Must be nice have unlimited funds to build a car

[@baseball9635]

Beautiful car. My first car was a 67 Cougar XR7 with a hipo 289 and holley 650 carb.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

Very cool!

[@gordocarbo]

@@OfficialStaceyDavid Nicely done Cougar! Those velocity stacks bring back memories of old CC mags I snuck into school and my first CC nats in the late 70s Northridge! Stacks or a 6-71 are like going down the fwywith your middle finger out the window haha .

[@brysonwood8356]

That Cougar is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! Serious car envy going on here 😍

[@BlueDually4x4]

My dad had a 69 Cougar Eliminator back when he was in high school and the Navy, he would have loved this build.

[@jobamasux]

Good job at the Barney Fife imitation, but to be authentic., you would need an early Ford Galaxy for a squad car!

[@jamessalter676]

Now thats a cougar!!! It turned out awesome!

[@tstepp8557]

My favorite car build ever! By far! I love this car!

[@MillieMuncher360]

I was gonna watch some "adult entertainment" but then this showed up in my feed, and well after hearing that beautiful engine with the muffler bypass i no longer need the adult entertainment!

[@GB-zi6qr]

While the ending was somewhat funny, I've seen in real life where a municipality did take a citizen's vehicle, remove the engine and install it in a law enforcement car. The poetic justice is that the officer that was assigned the car wrecked it in less than 3 months.

[@curtiswilliams7638]

The police interaction was a nice touch lol i love to think the the cops just love to see you coming

[@Derek-xr3uq]

Haha that’s a great Barney Fife! Cougar looks awesome.

[@lucifermorningstar8541]

I know what it takes to build a car like that , botton less bank acct, and a lot of free stuff .

[@bodieb.1239]

Oh Man what a perfect car. Such quality and ideas. The Don Knotts thing is over the top. Greatly done. Man those were really the days. I remember like it was yesterday. Even the one bullet Andy let him have. Just great . THANKS so much

[@stevewilliams2560]

Personally I like the stance of my cougar your cougar sits too high in the rear end but the car looks great other than it's too high in the rear I've owned quite a few of these 67 + 68 and I love them!!!

[@CJColvin]

This is one badass Couger brother.

[@deadend85]

I have a 400 hp 351w in my 69 cougar

[@alfredmiles2140]

Real nice.

[@flyinnphilini3136]

That cougar took on a whole new attitude . great show ! ! I just burned up my 67 Fairlane 8" rear bearings . I minitub 'd it 6 years ago,now's the time to narrow a new 9" ! ! Yeah bro!!

[@danieljohnson9351]

Hey Stacey, why didn't we ever get to see the Hairy Hauler finished??????

[@lionelriquelme7429]

What 😳 😳 a car! Marvelous & stunning 😍

[@chrisgabbert658]

Glad to see it running going down the road 👍 sweet ride. How long do it take to complete?

[@garybradshaw1817]

Where abouts in Tenn. are you. Maybe you could help me find a good Nova 69 thru 72 , I want to upgrade it with a LSX with automatic and disc brakes all around .

[@remb9614]

The cop sounds like tiger king lol

[@kirk0respite]

That actor killed the Barney 5!

[@greghinchley6277]

Beautiful Car. Hilarious episode🤣🤣

[@KevinRoadrageGarage]

I was hoping to actually see the car do some action

[@donnajones1603]

Wow... never realized John Kasse was also a comedian/Don Knott impersonator in addition to being Boss 9 builder extrodinare ....

[@DSjockey]

That is one awesome build 😃👍

[@todds5956]

I have a 69 Fairlane with 59k been sitting for 25 years or more. The original safety flares from Ford were under the back seat !

[@Think_Up]

Would love to see more of this car.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

We're working on a full build standalone video. All the episodes it was featured in are in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLGLZmgoTV08tyxaRtN2lELP0E9WatTk70

[@Think_Up]

@@OfficialStaceyDavid Nice! Subscribed and will watch for any updates!

[@durangodave]

i hope you did not disable the cool rear blinker function. i had this same model in high school, wish i could find her again.

[@toddbob55]

The cougar looked WAYYY better when it was Blue /stock original

[@jacknasty6940]

Are you back on the pipe?

[@toddbob55]

@@jacknasty6940 nope that Blue paint / Black Vinyl top and Keystone wheels the car looks much better Original. As do Most Muscle Cars.

[@vibes3360]

Wow! Wow! Wow! The most beautiful cougar I've ever seen. ;)

[@jameskirchner2655]

Cool episode

[@jonlennon3348]

Stacy since you are a guitar player you get a pass because an average guy couldnt afford the transmission. Your car turned out gorgeous. All I have is a tribute car 67 mustang 289 hi-po (real one) and the correct 67 4 speed etc etc. 3:89 gears with posi.

[@davidrigli9082]

Ive owned 3 cougars... this makes me want a fourth.....also, you shoulda installed a guitar amp in the trunk...js

[@gerardtrigo380]

520 cid/8.5 liters and only 800 hp? People getting that out of 3 liter engines, that a a lot lighter and more fuel efficient. When are you going to do an electric conversion? It is time to get into the 21st century and leave the 20th century behind.

[@jackshepherd3475]

LMAO! Love it!

[@johnburch6927]

What a beautiful build. Nice to see this again. I gotta say though, of all the bright and shiny expensive details, the John Kaase engine......man oh man is that the right choice.

[@AgeCobra]

Nice car ,

[@steveparlier9282]

Knock knock knocking on demons doors 🚪 if not blowing it’s doors off!!! 💨 sweet cougar man!!!

[@alanrlocklear]

Sad to say this but that car is now up for sale. I hope Stacey doesn't get mad for this comment but its sad to see that beautiful car for sale.

[@TheeTennesseeTunaa]

too far on the thatrics dude....if yal want barny fife then get someone that can pkay the part not his fat northern cousin. fuckin shmucks made an ass out of barney. episode is trash

[@titanary68]

Man if you take off those stupid side pipes and dumbass wing this car would be as close to perfect as a Ford product can ever hope to get.

[@davidefland1985]

Nice car Cougars are sharp. My brother and his daughter work at PRS. Great guitars!

[@Scrambler85]

My #1 favorite car of the 60's ❤

[@owa2533]

I wonder where this car's at. Probably just parked in the corner of some shop.

[@bryanc447]

Finally, ive been waiting for this for years now

[@JohnnyXR7]

A absolutely stunning build!

[@edmunger5595]

Beautiful Cougar but I wish these builders would stop with the big ugly wheels.

[@AndrewArndts]

What No Outtakes or Bloopers?!!!!! what a jip

[@DS-ss7vl]

"70,000 original miles"??? I call bullshit on that one.

[@dough7139]

I love the Barney Fire dude. He sounds good. I like the car also

[@barrycuda3769]

For some reason there's always a bar of soap 'a comb 'a business card and coins.

[@bradleylovej]

The guy doing the Don Knotts impression was really fun. I enjoyed that

[@davidfrancis2694]

Have you released the full build of hot rod tow truck yet

[@ozahmed4523]

Who's the Don Knotts impersonator? lol. 😆🤣

[@mikestanly749]

don knotts by the tree, or barny fife. ???? 3:45 & 13:41 😅

[@Arthagnou]

Needed to make it a fastback conversion....

[@timhanson2080]

It's nice. But those side pipes don't look good.

[@MrMummra22]

all that customization and left it key start?

[@nolarobert]

I've long planned on getting a '67 or '68 Mercury Cougar to restomod... once I win the lottery. I want to update everything that you can't see on the exterior to ride and drive like a modern car. I am self-aware enough to know I couldn't handle 850 horsepower. I'd settle for putting in a new Coyote and live with the 460 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque. The first-gen Cougar has always looked elegant and like nothing else on the road.

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

_I'm so glad people are starting to bring Cougars into the light. I'm a huge fan of Cougar have been for all my life, and I have restored many and sold many throughout the years. She looks just like the two 68s' I had, without the Hitech mods. Jet black on black. She is beautiful! 67, 68, 69s' and some 70s Cougars are the coolest!_

[@jeffatkinson6848]

is that john kase playing barney fife

[@derekhebert734]

Had a 67/69 never forget em!

[@magnaman1963]

When I see a video like this it really ticks me off... you found a car that would be AWESOME for a restoration making it very desirable to ALL collectors, instead you shop the crap outta it, change most everything of value in it to your specific tastes... you go to sell this and the next guy or girl will further destroy a once excellent restoration car and destroying its value even more.

[@bbrown5887]

No fake drama just some light hearted humour that absolutely contributed to this episode. Im partial to mopars having a 68 Coronet (Superbee) in my garage awaiting upgrades but I’ve owned various brands over the years and love this Cougar project. One more excellent build and inspiration to continue our beloved hobby/culture.

[@micktroup]

Stacey, I know you painted it black- but WHAT black? That’s the perfect color for my project...!

[@ajaxracing]

This turned out so rad and I'm proud to say watching you on t.v. as a kid got me into hotrods and 4x4s I finally am building my 53 Buick special currently im doing a 4link conversion from the old torque tube so I can swap in a newer v8 😎🇺🇸👊🤙