10. Mercury El Gato Concept
Named after the Spanish word “el Gato” which means “a cat”, this concept vehicle from Mercury was based on Cougar and introduced in 1970. Mercury wanted to show the public that Cougar can be transformed into a special muscle car and added several unique touches like a chopped roof, special glass treatment and different rear end with unique wheels.
The El Gato was one of the favorite concept cars from the period mainly for its unique appearance and because it looked like something Mercury can produce. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen and we believe that the car was destroyed like all other show cars from the period.