1975 · Mercury · United States
1975 Mercury Cougar: Outside the Muscle Focus
Outside the muscle focus: 62,987 Cougars for 1975 per Wikipedia's table.
United States · researched through 2026-09-22
The Cougar Club of America's luxury registry lists the 351 two-barrel as standard for 1975, this record's own overview states, with the 400 two-barrel and 460 four-barrel optional. This record's own production notes state plainly that 1975 sits outside the 1967-1973 muscle focus the record otherwise carries in detail, so only a total production figure and configuration context are documented for the year: 62,987 Cougars, the key fact this record leads with, a figure the Cougar Club of America's own table matches exactly against Wikipedia's, with this record's own note stating the club figure is not shown to be an independent lineage.1,2
Three engines are documented by name only, the 351 two-barrel standard on every Cougar, the 400 two-barrel and the 460 four-barrel both optional, none carrying a horsepower or torque rating in this record's own engine table, a gap that spans the entire engine section for the year. A glass sunroof, new for the hardtop that year according to the registry's own introduction paragraph, is the single option this record documents by name, with no price or installation count attached to it anywhere in this record.1
This record carries no price section for 1975 at all; its own price notes explain that a prior J.D. Power valuation figure was pulled from every page on the site because those live pages can change without notice and cannot be independently checked, and that no replacement source has yet been found to stand behind. The Select-Shift automatic is documented as the year's sole standard transmission, and standard tires are given as HR78x14 steel-belted radials, this record's own specifications section carrying that single tire figure alongside three XR-7 dimensions: a 114-inch wheelbase, 215.5-inch overall length and 16.5 cubic feet of luggage capacity.1
Six paint colors are documented for 1975, listed only as spanning 1974 through 1976 without a model-year-specific attribution: Silver, Medium Chestnut, Orange, Maize Yellow, Medium Gold and Wimbledon White, the identical six-color set this record's own paint table carries for the entire span. Fifteen interior descriptions are carried without codes, drawn from the brochure's own text: five Twin Comfort Lounge seat colors offered in all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl or leather-and-vinyl, eight white-based combinations pairing white with a colored all-vinyl or leather-and-vinyl accent, and two Sports Accent bucket-seat pairings.1
No performance figures, identification codes, documented conflicts or unpublished leads survive in this record's own performance, identification, conflicts and unpublished-leads sections, all four left empty for the year. This record's own options section names no price or installation figure for any 1975 item, the glass sunroof included, leaving the option documented only as a name and a model-year introduction date.1
What the record documents in full is another year carried at lower resolution than the muscle-era Cougars this record covers on its earlier side: a 62,987-car total agreed on by two sources that may share one lineage, three named engines with no published ratings, a new glass sunroof option with neither a price nor an installation count, and fifteen interior trims known only by description across Twin Comfort, white-based and Sports Accent pairings, never by code.1
Fact sheet · 1975 · United States
The numbers
1975 Mercury Cougar — Outside the muscle focus: 62,987 Cougars for 1975 per Wikipedia's table.
Coverage: Partial — researched sections are shown; missing ones are not yet sourced. Researched through 2026-09-22.
Every figure is labeled with how sure we are. Reported means a manufacturer, registry, or reference figure we cite but have not reconciled against factory records ourselves. Disputed means credible sources disagree and both are shown. Rows are separately scoped; don't add them together unless the note says they make up a total.
Production
| What was counted | Count | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| All 1975 Cougars2,1 as published The Cougar Club of America table matches Wikipedia exactly and is not shown to be an independent lineage. | 62,987 | built, model-year | Reported |
Rows are separately scoped; do not add them unless a note says they partition a total.
These years are outside the 1967-1973 muscle focus; the record carries only totals and configuration context.
Prices when new *
No price is shown here. One was, until 2026-09-24: a figure from J.D. Power's live valuation pages, pulled from every page on this site because those pages can change without our knowing and we have no way to check them independently. We haven't found a source we can stand behind to put in its place yet. A price for this car elsewhere that looks suspiciously exact may be quoting that same J.D. Power figure rather than confirming it — several sites we checked turned out to be doing exactly that, without saying so.
Engines
| Engine | Factory rating | Availability | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 351 V8 2-bbl1 351 cu in · 2-barrel | standard | Not yet sourced | |
| 400 V8 2-bbl1 400 cu in · 2-barrel | optional | Not yet sourced | |
| 460 V8 4-bbl1 460 cu in · 4-barrel | optional | Not yet sourced |
Ratings are the manufacturer's advertised figures under the standard shown (SAE gross before 1972, SAE net after). They are not dyno results, and gross and net ratings can't be compared directly.
Transmissions
| Transmission | Availability | Built |
|---|---|---|
| Select-Shift automatic1 | standard | Not yet sourced |
Options and packages
| Code | Option | Price | Installed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Glass sunroof (new for 1975, hardtop)1 | — | Not yet sourced |
Paint
| Code | Color | Built |
|---|---|---|
1G |
Silver Poly. (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
5M |
Medium Chestnut Poly. (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
5W |
Orange (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
6N |
Maize Yellow (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
8C |
Medium Gold Poly. (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
9A |
Wimbledon White (listed for 1974-76; year not specified by the source)1 | Not yet sourced |
Color names are the factory's. We don't show color swatches, because a screen color is no guide for a restoration.
Interiors
| Code | Trim | Built |
|---|---|---|
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Twin Comfort Lounge seats (all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl, or leather-and-vinyl): black1 | Not yet sourced |
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Twin Comfort Lounge seats (all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl, or leather-and-vinyl): blue1 | Not yet sourced |
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Twin Comfort Lounge seats (all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl, or leather-and-vinyl): dark red1 | Not yet sourced |
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Twin Comfort Lounge seats (all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl, or leather-and-vinyl): green1 | Not yet sourced |
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Twin Comfort Lounge seats (all-vinyl, cloth-and-vinyl, or leather-and-vinyl): tan1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: black all-vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: blue all-vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: green all-vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: red all-vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: black leather with vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: blue leather with vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: green leather with vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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White with coloured components: red leather with vinyl1 | Not yet sourced |
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Sports Accent bucket-seat interior: blue with silver blue1 | Not yet sourced |
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Sports Accent bucket-seat interior: saddle with tan1 | Not yet sourced |
Specifications
| Measure | Value | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelbase1 | 114 in | XR-7 |
| Overall length1 | 215.5 in | XR-7 |
| Luggage capacity1 | 16.5 cu ft | XR-7 |
| Tires1 | HR78x14 steel-belted radial size | standard |
Identification
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Also in 1975
- AMC AMX No AMX was sold in the United States for 1975. The Javelin ended after 1974, and the badge returned on the 1977 Hornet.
- AMC Gremlin X and Spirit AMX Catalytic converters arrived, and steel-belted radials became standard with the X package.
- Buick Riviera Stage One dropped; the GS handling package continued on 3,101 of 17,306 cars.
- Buick Skylark Gran Sport, GS and GSX The endpoint: the Gran Sport survived only as a Century coupe trim package with the 231 V-6 or 350 V-8; no 455 was offered.
- Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS The Laguna Type S-3 got its aerodynamic nose; 7,788 were built, and the 454 was listed at 215 net hp.
- Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova A 262 V8 appears for one year in the source engine table; Nova LN (RPO Z11) luxury option. Enthusiast-compiled production: 272,982 cars; Super Sport 9,067.
- Chevrolet El Camino SS Colonnade-era El Camino; Chevrolet's 1975 data pages define the RPO Z15 SS option for the El Camino Classic. Team Chevelle's production totals give 33,620 El Caminos built, 3,521 of them with SS equipment.
- Dodge Dart GTS, Swinger and Demon The Dart 360 Sport continued into 1975 at $4,014, but Flory prints its production as not available.
- Ford Maverick Grabber The Grabber's last year: 8,473 by Classic Industries count, about 8,500 per Consumer Guide.
- Ford Ranchero GT The Ranchero GT continued on the 1972-76 Ranchero; 6,114 GTs were built, per reference-site counts in the Standard Catalog lineage.
- Ford Thunderbird Sixth-generation personal-luxury Thunderbird; the record holds the production total and the luxury-group option prices only.
- Ford Torino The last Gran Torino Sport year: 5,126 were built as Torino production fell to 195,110, with a 351 standard and automatic transmission on every car.
- Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds The Hurst/Olds introduced Hurst Hatches T-tops on the Cutlass Supreme coupe; 2,535 were built, 1,293 white and 1,242 black.
- Plymouth Duster 340 and 360 Duster volume fell by more than half in 1975 and the Duster 360, now automatic-only in the brochure, to 1,421 cars, priced at $3,979.
- Plymouth Road Runner The Road Runner moved to the Fury host for one year.
- Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am The year the Trans Am took over the line: 27,274 built, more than twice the Formula.
- Pontiac Grand Am The last of the Colonnade Grand Ams: catalytic converter, a $4,887 start, and 10,679 built.
- Pontiac Grand Prix The LJ joins the line; the 455 is down to 200 hp net.
- Pontiac Tempest and LeMans Catalytic converters, standard radial tires and Radial Tuned Suspension arrive, the 455 leaves the LeMans, and the GT option becomes an automatic-only V8 package.