1968 Mercury Cougar XR 7 Coupe

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Highlights

LOT #
					237
				

Sold Price
					$18,000.00
				

Year
					1968
				

Make
					Mercury
				

Model
					Cougar XR 7
				

VIN / Serial Number
					8R93J5XXXXX
				

Odometer
					47439
				

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