1968 Mercury Cougar Coupe

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