RE: Meet The 'Cougatti' Veyron

[Emsman]

Blackwedge said:

Rawwr said:

I just left something in the gents that I could happily describe as being significantly hard work. It shared many similar properties with the faux Veyron above but I'm not going to try and charge someone £55,000 for it.

Ah but will yours polish?

You cant polish a turd...............................


But you can roll it in gliiter.


Get the right grade of glitter, 55k easy.

[kambites]

That actually looks quite impressive, considering what they started with. Knock a zero off the end of the price, and it might make a nice comedy runaround for someone.

[Escort Si-130]

It took you hard work to leave something like that in the gents, lol. Must be old age or someone needs to see a doctor.

Rawwr said:

I just left something in the gents that I could happily describe as being significantly hard work. It shared many similar properties with the faux Veyron above but I'm not going to try and charge someone £55,000 for it.

[Escort Si-130]

LOL @ William hague, so what car does he drive now. I guess whatever car he drives people do not want.

I liked the Cougar, but prefered the probe stylewise. Love the pop up lights; always a fan of cars with pop-up lights as in cars from the 1980's era. The Cougar looked better as the concept like the Mercury version. It did not seem so good with the UK production models.

Goodfella 555 said:

Ok, i'm going to say it, i like ford cougars, i think they're a good design i think those who dislike it are badge snobs. If these things had an Audi badge on the front and filled the gap between the 90's Coupe and the A5 everyone would gob off for hours on end about how nice they look.

I do admit when Willaim Hague bought one and everyone else subsequently stopped buying them it was off putting and the name can only really be described as tw4tty. But they are and always have been excellent value and are highly underrated IMO.

The replica on the other hand? Dear oh dear. What does it say about you if you wear a fake watch, fake clothes or drive a fake car? £55k? If you are considering it, pop down to Morrisons and ask the fishmonger to slap you across the face with the largest fish in there, then buy a 911 or a 360. You nutter.

[Snoggledog]

Beyond Rational said:

People buy the MX5 because it is a replica of a sports car

/harris mode.

Tad harsh.

[635csi]

Now, a Ford Cougar replica based upon a Bugatti Veyron....that really would be a thing.

[epom]

pilchardthecat said:

I like it, but only because it might annoy people with a real one

just another great reason to like it :-)

[infradig]

In the e-bay ad the seller describes it as the best bodykit he could find,rather suggests that there are more of them being created. How long until someone makes one in this country? At least it would be RHD,so an improvement on the Piechmobile.

[rallyman77]

LoL at name 'Cougatti'... genious!

I've seen a Diablo and an F50 replica in Tatton park last year and I must admit I was seriously impressed. The level of detail was exquisite.

As a driver I would probably be seriously disappointed... (speaking hypothetically here)

[Cledus Snow]

Riggers said:

the change of bodywork was an improvement over the original Cougar bodywork

Original Cougar? The original appeared 30 years before this one.

Papa Hotel said:

There are PH members who own and enjoy their Cougars,

Although mine probably isn't what you had in mind.

[monthefish]

Richie C said:

The Cougar was a pretty decent car from what I remember of reviews at the time. Same Ford handling sweet spot as the Mk1 Focus and Puma?

Slightly OT, but anyone remember this great video?

(The footage from 4:05 to 4:12 is quite spectactular)

Edited by monthefish on Monday 21st February 14:27

[TobesH]

98elise said:

TobesH said:

I wonder where the line is drawn - replica vs the real thing and what is good or not so good? For example:

Some great 'replicas':
Jag C-type
AC Ace
AC Cobra
Ford GT40
Lancia Stratos
Ford RS200
Bugatti Type 31
Lotus 'Westfield' 11
Porsche Speedster

Kind of annoying if you own a real AC Cobra and everyone asks you, is it real mate, or a kit?

Needs to be

1. Correct engine config/drivetrain layout(ideally from the original manufacturer, like jag reps)
2. Visually correct
3. Captures the spirit of the original, or is better than the original

Almost all super car replica's fail on all 3, thats why the ones that really work are replica's of race cars, with a few exceptions like the speedster.

On the cobra front the line is blured because Mr Shelby is/was happy to sell kits as cobra's. The Kirkham/Hawk Cobra is vastly superior to the original anyway, and very much a modern version of it. Ford have been happy to use on on their stands.

Agreed! the best replicas are collectable in their own right.

[Guvernator]

In isolation, it looks like a pretty good attempt for a replica. However the pictures give no sense of scale or proportion. I imagine in real life and sat next to a proper Veyron it will look very very silly.

[leon9191]

Might give the game away if you have a load of tesco shopping bags in view on the back seat instead of a 1000BPH W16, other than that its an ok effort.

I saw an Audi TT replica on friday, I think they were based on a Metro? The guy looked really pleased with himself but even my girlfriend could tell it was a rep, didnt help its exhasut was blowing for england mind.

[monthefish]

leon9191 said:

I saw an Audi TT replica on friday, I think they were based on a Metro?

It's funny that a TT should be both the aspirational vehicle for a replica, but also a donor...








And just for completeness, anyone remember the PH story about the R8 replica based on the Cougar's predecessor, the Ford Probe

[Rawwr]

Escort Si-130 said:

It took you hard work to leave something like that in the gents, lol. Must be old age or someone needs to see a doctor.

Hippo vs cat-flap, that's all I'm saying.

[steviegunn]

Pah, the flood of real Veyrons on the second hand market will be dirt cheap in London if Middle Eastern regimes keep failling at this rate.

[KM666]

Munich said:

Who cares if it is good or not! The simple question is, why? Not wishing to detract from the effect, and all that, but I'm betting the converstion wasn't cheap so wouldn't it have been better to invest the money in a 2nd hand Ferrari? I mean, at the end of the day, the owner will still be driving an old Ford Cougar.

maybe the owner cares about reliability and MPG and doesnt want to drive a 2 ton 1 trick pony, if in the wonderful world of perfect conditions vitual reality the bugatti treats corners like a jay leno tank car i somehow dont hold much hope for the veyron being a good steer. to me theres absolutly no differane between this and covering your BMW 318 in ///M badges, at least this guy tried something original. bang on a couple of 9" backboxes to the exhaust and it'll probably sound close enough too.

[Tom_C76]

TobesH said:

98elise said:

TobesH said:

I wonder where the line is drawn - replica vs the real thing and what is good or not so good? For example:

Some great 'replicas':
Jag C-type
AC Ace
AC Cobra
Ford GT40
Lancia Stratos
Ford RS200
Bugatti Type 31
Lotus 'Westfield' 11
Porsche Speedster

Kind of annoying if you own a real AC Cobra and everyone asks you, is it real mate, or a kit?

Needs to be

1. Correct engine config/drivetrain layout(ideally from the original manufacturer, like jag reps)
2. Visually correct
3. Captures the spirit of the original, or is better than the original

Almost all super car replica's fail on all 3, thats why the ones that really work are replica's of race cars, with a few exceptions like the speedster.

On the cobra front the line is blured because Mr Shelby is/was happy to sell kits as cobra's. The Kirkham/Hawk Cobra is vastly superior to the original anyway, and very much a modern version of it. Ford have been happy to use on on their stands.

Agreed! the best replicas are collectable in their own right.

Plus most of that list, with the possible exception of the RS200, have the power and handling to at least match the originals. A cougar in drag doesn't.

[soad]

I really don't know why one would even think of purchasing this - it looks okay, but lacks the go. And it's expensive for what it is