Vehicle Description
1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 Coupe
302 4V V-8 Engine
C4 Select Shift Automatic Transmission Fitted with a T-Handle
Console Shifter
Exterior is Code "W" Saxony Yellow over Black Leather Bucket
Interior Code 6A
Black Vinyl Roof
Factory Air Conditioning
Factory Console and Tinted Glass Option
Power Steering and Power Disc Brakes
Very Rare Option "Tilt-Away" Steering Column
Simulated Wood Trim Dashboard, Full Instrumentation with Black-Face
Gauges, Toggle Switches, and Overhead Console
This Cougar was Offered with Nearly Every Mercury Option Except
Power Windows
Marti Report Confirms all the Details of this Very Highly Optioned
and Desirable Car
1968 Cougar Included Federal Safety Enhancements that Added
Side-Marker Lights and Front Out Board Shoulder Belts
The Mercury Cougar was released by Lincoln Mercury on September 30,
1966
The 1967 Model was Designed to Bring an "European" Influence to the
Ford-Mercury Product Line
The Cougar was a Huge Success and Far Exceeded Initial Sales
Projections
The Cougar Would Account for Nearly 40% of the 1967 Sales of the
Entire Lincoln-Mercury Division
It was Initially Released Solely as a Two-Door Hardtop,
Cost $284 More than the Equivalent Ford Mustang, with a Base Price
of $2,854
A Fully Optioned Cougar XR-7 Like this Example Costing Close to
$4,500
Sold New 12/23/1967 by Joe Kerley Lincoln Mercury of San Jose
California
Car was Ordered on 11/28/1967 and Built on 12/15/1967
