Vehicle Description
1968 MERCURY COUGAR XR7 for sale. Motorcar Classics is proud to
present this 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 featured in Augusta Green with
Black vinyl roof and Dark Ivy Gold vinyl interior. Although the
Mercury Cougar is based on the wildly successful 1965 Ford Mustang,
it is much more than a badge-engineered version of the original
ponycar. It is clearly sporty, yet it is also luxurious. It has not
only style but also grace. In short, the Cougar is the very
definition of what Mercury promoted as Americas most complete
luxury sports car. The first-generation Cougar has a look all its
own, highlighted by a grille featuring vacuum-operated hideaway
headlights, this expansive nose clip is the cars signature styling
element. At the tail end are taillights with three sequentially
operated elements hidden behind vertical chrome strips. Overall,
the Cougar is 6.7 inches longer than a 1967-68 Mustang. In concept,
the Mercury Cougar lies between a sporty car like the Ford Mustang
and a personal luxury car like the eras Ford Thunderbird. You will
find that the Cougar rides better than the Mustang thanks to a
wheelbase thats 3.2 inches longer, along with longer rear leaf
springs. The Cougar was offered only as a two-door pillarless
hardtop in either base or upscale XR-7 trim, like our beautiful
example. The XR-7 includes a wood-grain dash, toggle switches, and
an overhead binnacle of warning lights, all meant to convey the
look of hand-tooled elegance. The Cougar XR-7 was meant to conjure
up the image of a European-style grand touring car, and sitting in
the cockpit looking at the instrument faces, wood dash, toggle
switches, and door pockets, the feeling does come across.Our XR7
has the original 302CI V8 with four barrel carburetor that was
rebuilt and upgraded to produce approximately 380HP! It has Fords
automatic gearbox and upgraded AC with modern compressor. The
history file includes receipts and details for the engine rebuild
in 2015 and a new interior the same year. There are additional
receipts for a suspension rebuild and much additional work. The car
is fast and a delight to drive. With excellent parts availability,
simple maintenance, comfortable interior, and AC - this is a
classic car that you could drive every day.