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Zebulon, North Carolina: Big Mercury Cougar

15-foot-tall cat statue advertising the Mercury Cougar brand was built in 1972, stood at a Raleigh dealership, and then at several locations in Zebulon.

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Big Mercury Cougar

Back in the days when "Cougar" was a big name for Mercury cars, one of the local dealerships had one that was about 20 ft. tall on the roof. Odd as it may sound, the Cougar was within a few hundred yards of the original location of Raleigh's muffler man! The cat disappeared 25 or so years ago. I found it again on New Year's eve on a pass through Zebulon, NC.

[Les Parker, 01/09/2010]

Big Mercury Cougar

Address:
1011 W. Gannon Ave., Zebulon, NC
Directions:
West edge of town, on the south side of Hwy 97/W. Gannon Ave., just west of the graveyard. On wheels, so it might not be there when you are.
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