In 1982, the economy was not so hot. The 4 door Cougars looked like miniature Lincoln Continentals.That's funny...I had a 77 Cougar XR7... that T- Birds younger kissing cousin...one of the best cars I ever owned.1974 Ford Thunderbird. Bought the piece of crap practically new, with only 4500 miles. By the time that it had reached 65000 miles, the transmission had to be replaced, the sunroof leaked, the vinyl top started to crack and fade, the drivers side power seat worked sporadically, the trunk was not properly sealed, so when it rained, water got in the trunk. Just to name a few of its problems. Finally sold the POS before it was even 5 years old, and never bought another Ford again.
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In 1982, I took my mother car shopping. She wanted a Cougar.
Electric windows were standard on the Cougar LS. She wanted roll-up windows after having several problems with electric windows in a '69 Ford LTD. The dealer was trying to talk her into electric windows when she threatened to go to the Buick dealer.
She got the only 4-door Cougar LS in the nation with roll-up windows.
This is almost exactly what I ordered for my mother.