1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 for sale at Volo Auto Museum (V19860)
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Outstanding rotisserie restoration. Just finished 2020 and only driven 917 miles since. It is one of the best cars I've bought this year. The fit, finishes and function will exceed your expectations.
EXTERIOR: Claimed to be all original metal. The body is absolutely straight, the panels fit precisely. No rust or damage. The doors shut like a new car. It has the 427 GT-E hood scoop. The Cardinal red paint has a smooth glossy finish. The door jambs are super detailed, painted real slick. New hardware, door latches, weather strips and sill plates. The original bumpers were rechromed. All the trim around the windows, door handles, mirrors, antenna look like new. New windshield. The retractable headlights are converted to electric, they open and close with ease. The sequential tail lights in back are working properly. It has F70 Firestone redline tires that look like bias ply but are actually radials. It also has a modern twist on the GT wheels, they are cut from alloy aluminum with red cougar center caps.
INTERIOR: Absolutely meticulously restored. Down on the floor is new carpet and cougar reproduction floor mats. The center console looks brand new including the shifter and bezel. It also has a quartz movement clock and the factory AM-FM stereo that works. In front of me is a pristine dash area. New dash pad, the whole instrument panel has a custom wrap. It has a full set of factory gauges including tachometer. Only 917 miles on the odometer which is since the restoration. It has the factory toggle switches. Premium wood rimmed steering wheel with chrome spokes. Overhead is a mini console, the headliner, visors, mirror and dome light are new. The door panels, armrests, handles and cranks are new. Seats are recushioned and upholstered. It has LED interior lights. Upgraded with three point retractable seat belts.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Completely rebuilt and highly detailed to show quality. Rebuilt 302 motor and it has a Holley carb with electric choke. It has date coded spark plug wires, reproduction hoses and clamps. New chrome valve covers and air cleaner. It features power steering and power brakes. Every single component looks brand new. The engine bay is all smooth metal with a nice satin black finish. The hinges are restored. Under the hood and the jambs are gloss red. New nuts and bolts throughout. New washer bottle. Reproduction Autolite battery is properly secured, new battery cables and solenoid.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: Also restored like new. All clean metal painted red. The trunk lid and jamb are slick like glass. New wiring harness, weatherstrip, plaid mat and a matching tire cover. Brand new tire for the spare, the correct jack is restored. Working LED trunk light too.
UNDERSIDE: It is literally like brand new under this car. The floors are pristine metal. Correctly painted in slop gray with the proper amount of red body overspray. Every single component in the front end looks brand new. I'm talking about the a-arms, center link, tie rods, bushings, springs, shocks, ball joints etc. The power steering system is new. Even the nuts and bolts look new. In back it has new shocks, bushings and hardware. The fuel system is new including the tank, sending unit and fuel lines. The brake system has been completely restored. It has disc in front, new brake lines, hoses and e-brake assembly. New dual exhaust system with crossover pipe and the correct GT tips coming through the valance. The bottom of the motor is spotless. It has a Motorcraft oil filter, new fuel pump and starter. The C-4 automatic transmission is completely restored and concourse detailed with the factory paint markings reapplied. Rebuilt driveshaft also has factory paint markings. The rear end is restored and has 3.00:1 gears. Front to back looks new!
Really, this car exceeded my expectations. Detailed in and out, top to bottom. I drove it home and the car feels and functions amazingly well. This one is better then most cars at any price range. It's a good looking, unique car.
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When these cars first came out in the 60’s - they were the talk of the town - luxury and sport - those head lights and the tail lights!
I can see why! 😍
Perfectly restored 68 wow! My first car was a 67 XR7 when I was in high school. It had a 289 in it.. This 68 brings back lots of memories.
Yeah, my mom had a 67. Aquas blue, vinyl top. I would have kept it for me. But with a blown head gasket… She traded it in for something else 😕
@@donaldw6049 wow that's exactly what I had blue with black vinyl top!
1968 Cougars had lighted side marker lights on the front fenders, and reflectors on the rear fenders. 1968 was the first year they were federally mandated. Either they were removed, or this is actually a 1967 model.
This is a 1968, they side marker lights were likely removed during restoration as a personal preference.
Yes, and it's had the 289 replaced with a 302. Great looking car, I'll bet the VIN proves 1967.
@@braddean7794 Both of these statements are just wrong. It did come with a 302 2 barrel carb. And it is a 1968, the vin proves.
@Chris Porter It may look it but is absolutely a 1968.
@@braddean7794 wrong mines had 302 original
Beautiful car, Jay. It brings back memories of my senior year in high school when I went steady with a blonde who had a light metallic green '67 Cougar. I guess she dumped me because I was driving my father's '67 Galaxie 500 4-door hardtop with a 390 under the hood.
How can anybody give this car up thumbs down. It's absolutely perfect. Even if you're a Chevy guy,t this is a beautiful vehicle
In its era the 68-70 Cougars was the best looking car on the road hands down. This one sure is a beauty.
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I particularly liked the 68 because it had the extra reflectors on the front and back side panels. Then in 69 and 70 the side body design changed slightly and the back sequential tail lights became concave instead of convex like the 68. The concave wasn't bad but I preferred the convex which looked much fuller to me.
This is a very special car!!!
...that is an absolutely beautiful car!!
One of my favorites!!
Timeless Beauty!! Thanks for showing and Greetings from Austria 👍👍👍🔝
My favorite pony car of all time! Nicest one I've ever seen! 😁
My most favorite car of all time.🤗
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Mine too!
My farther had one i was 13 and the memories we had.
Priceless
I’ve got one of these on my shelf! Same colour and everything.
Hi Joe. I guess you mean a model . Or it's a very substantial shelf ! 😂😂
It’s absolutely beautiful!
My brother once owned a 1968 Mercury Cougar. His was also red in colour, with a white “painted” top, and a burgundy wine vinyl interior. It had a 289 c.i. V8 engine, automatic transmission, AM radio, whitewall tires, full wheel covers, power steering and brakes. His car also came with “side marker lights” on the front and rear fenders. Since your car doesn’t have them, then your’s is a 1967 model.
No, it is a 1968. The side marker lights were removed.
Crikey Jay ! I've never seen so many responses ! And the aficiando's who noticed the side markers missing . Incredible ! I've always found the early Cougars to be very attractive..This example is virtually flawless although l thought the "carbon" dash slighty bemusing. But what a magnificent car , beautifully restored . I was surprised to see it was still for sale but it won't be for long ! Thanks Jay.
I had a 69 XR7 with all leather interior, vinyl roof with XR7 emblems, 351 Windsor. I drove the crap out of it. It completely rusted out through the front floor and the front shock towers were totally rusted out too. Couldn’t keep an alignment and the engine developed a bad knock after I over heated it. I tuned it every 6 months. Bought it for $500 used and sold it for $500 for parts. I probably spent a grand keeping it running. It was my first car.
Beautiful Cougar, that 302 ci is one of the best engines Ford ever made, I had it in my 88 F 150, bullet proof, they just kept making it for over 20 years because it was so good.
Agreed. Had several 302 Ford's. Awsome engine
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Considering the detail and the amount of restoration done to this car, I was surprised at how reasonable the price was Jay. I guess you don’t fire the cars up in the showroom anymore for health reasons, good call.
Yes, that is the idea. We are still filming them backing out, so everyone can hear them run. And we have talked about backing it out to that point but then turning it off and re-starting it to capture it turning over as some have asked for.
SO SWEET. I HAD A 67 COUGAR DAN GURNEY SPECIAL. AGAIN, THAT IS SWEET!
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the '68 Cougar come with side-marker lights at all four corners? This car has none, and the seller claims that all panels are original to the car. Could this be a '67 retrofitted with a 302 in place of the original 289? Or did Ford introduce the side-markers later on in the "68 model year, and this be an earlier production run example?
Hello Brett, as far as I know. All 68 Cougars were government mandated, as all other cars, to have side maker lamps. The only other way I know of how to tell the difference between a 67 and 68 is the steering wheel. However, the one on this Cougar is aftermarket.
@@robertorr1324 I was aware that the side marker lights were mandated. Could the mandate have taken effect on Jan 1st, 1968 - and this example been produced as a '68 in the first production run prior to that date? Or was the mandate effective for all 1968 models regardless of whether or not they were produced in late-'67?
As one other commenter noted, these could have been deleted during a restoration. In this case that would be the only explanation if the car is indeed a '68 and still has all of the original panels.
The most underrated car of the sixties...period!
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I didn't underrate them because I bought one believing it was superior to any and all the other pony cars like mustang, 'cuda, challenger, firebird, GTO, chevelle, camaro, z-28, etc. The cougar had CLASS, Lincoln Mercury Class. The others like Dodge Chargers, Road Runners, Super Bees were just big, fast engines in a square, ugly box-like body with NO CLASS. There was no comparison to the Cougar's distinguished look, body lines, hidden headlights, sequential turn signals with vertical grills, leather seats, etc.
68s Re really nice. Favorite car ever.
I have 2 66 ford's for trade.
Kidding.
Rotisserie.
Yeah that a lottery car for xr fans. Thats so cherry anyhow
Thanks yall
That is smokin hot! Totally boss. Good score Jay!
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I bought a new 67 XR7 and what ever the case it looks better without the side maker lights. Main reason I bought it was the XR7 wood grain dash..
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What a gorgeous car!!
Beautiful car
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I stand corrected! I now believe that this is a 1968 Mercury Cougar. I looked closely at the grill when the camera panned over the engine and the grill is definitely 1968. Again, I love the look of this car.
beautiful cougar
I remember when TV commercials would have an actual Cougar on the roofs‼️🇺🇲 Unique design and Made in The USA by Union Workers ☀️🌅🌄😀👍👍✌️
Hey beautiful car
Loved driving that car, my brother ended up with it. I got the mustang.
Either of you still have the cars?
@@VoloMuseumAutoSales no I traided the mustang for a triumph tr4 irs and my brother cus he was older practically gave the cougar away for nothing Tom panchesin who died a few years back, drove it into the ground. You guys had a vet with the split back window for dirt cheap $14.000 I wanted so bad. You have a great collection of cars. Such a great place to visit. I lived in Burton's Bridge at the time. Thanks for your interest. Stay well. And if anyone is near his place it's worth the time.
This car is aging nicely.
That is the art of motor vehicle wonderful.
Well the 1970 XR7 Mercury Cougar convertible was really the prettiest car Ford ever made with a red body and white convertible top with a 351 Cleveland engine or 351 winter engine
Thanks a lot!
TH0SE WHEELS!! GAD DAMN! LOVE UM!
That car has a hot rear end.
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nice car. my 1st car was a Cougar.
Mine too, bought mine from a wrecking yard, and fixed it up. Mine was a 67; no side marker lights. XR7 models had much nicer rims then the after market ones in this one. Just say this model is a 67 attempting to look like a XR7 model!!!
@@josephward6422 It is not a 67 & it is a XR7.
where are the 1968 side markers?
Some time in late 1972; or it might have been sometime in 1973, I was going to the University of West Florida in Pensacola. I didn't have a car then so I had to catch a ride with someone if I wanted to go home for the weekend. I lived in Graceville, Florida. It's in northwest Florida, in the northwest corner of Jackson County and bordering Holmes County. Graceville is three miles south of the Florida/Alabama State Line; and sixty miles north of Panama City.
If you go down Florida State Highway 77 from Graceville to Chipley and get on U.S. 90 and take 90 all the way to Pensacola, it's 135 to 138 miles to the University of West Florida. If you go down to I-10 and take I-10 to Pensacola, it's shorter and quicker. I came home that weekend with this girl named Debbie. She and I graduated high school together.
Well, we rode back to UWF Sunday afternoon. A girl named Ellen rode with us. I sat in the back seat all the way. Debbie didn't like to drive on I-10. She liked U.S. 90 better. If you take U.S. 90 from Chipley to Pensacola, you have to stop in Bonifay, slow down in Caryville, Westville, and Ponce De Leon; and have to stop in Defuniak, Crestview, Milton and Pace. But that's what Debbie Liked and it was her car and she was driving.
Debbie was driving a 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with a 351 Cleveland under the hood with a four barrel carburetor. The car would haul ass. It rained all the way that Sunday afternoon from Chipley to Pensacola. We left the Gulf Station in Graceville, on SR 77, by the railroad track. We headed down to Chipley and got on U.S.90 and headed west. We slowed down and stopped along the way. I forgot to mention, we left the Gulf Station at exactly 4:30 that afternoon. We stopped in Crestview at this A&W root beer stand and ate some burgers. Debbie didn't like to eat in the car. Remember, it rained all the way. We left Graceville at exactly 4:30 that afternoon. When we pulled into the main entrance at UWF (University Of West Florida) it was 6:29...the same afternoon. It took us one hour and fifty-nine minutes to travel 135 to 138 miles.
I never looked at the speedometer. I rode in the back seat. I don't know how fast Debbie was driving but I'm sure she had the pedal to the metal the whole time we were on the road.
Fabulous car 🚗
Back in the day s friends father had a Cougar XR7.
It had a "7 litre" emblem on the sides of the front fenders.
We had no clue what 7 litre meant of course.
Little did we know.
As others have noted, if this is a ‘68 it’s missing the side marker lights. Given the apparent high level of restoration, don’t understand why those components were removed. And, don’t buy the explanation it was the restorer’s preference. My guess is they used fenders/panels from a ‘67 and either didn’t know or didn’t care they were wrong for the car. What a shame. Makes me wonder if it’s a real XR-7 (which I believe came with a 390) or the base model made to look like one. And, to those who would say, “But it’s a beautifully restored car”, I would say it is. But, the buyer is going to get tired and annoyed explaining away the lack of the side marker lights at every car show and cruise-in he attends with this car. The hood scoop from a 427 car is ok because it’s an “add-on” and not unreasonable to understand why someone would take that liberty. But, removing such an iconic identifying feature that is supposed to be there is a head scratcher. Personally, if I’m going to spend that kind of money for a non GT-E ‘68 Cougar, it has to be a “no excuses” example . . . . and this one doesn’t qualify.
Yep Unique, not just another Mustang?
I have a 2000 Ford Cougar I love it but if you gave me a choice between mine and this beautiful 68 Ford Cougar I would take this every time .
Heck ya!! 😎
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Is this a 67 or 68? 68s had side markers, lamps on the fenders and reflectors on the 1/4 panels. This one doesn't,
67
It is a 1968. The marker lights were removed.
NICE!
Very nice!! 😃
Are you sure this car's a '68 and not a '67?? I'm pretty sure the '68's had side marker lights. This car doesn't have them.
This was mentioned to us the other day by somebody visiting in person as well. They were likely removed during the restoration.
I'm a little confused, is this a 67 or a 68? If its a 68, where are the side marker lights? If its original body panels, then someone has filled them in. The hood looks like a 68 hood
It is a 1968.
Jay I truly love your channel!!!!I would ask one small favour, PLEASE stop slamming hoods and trunk lids!!!! I twist every time you do it. Thanks!!
The closing of doors/trunk/hood in this video really didn't seem that bad? Maybe the video makes it seem worse than it is. 🤐
The 67 cougar had 427 special orders not many built they are rare .alot had 428 .One sweet car .loved the yellow and black models .
I had a '70 Ranchero Squire with a stock 429 Cobra Jet. Fastest car I've ever owned.
@@joesmith4222 Yes that was a power house you could pull a boat and they had a company that built
Camper covers for them .
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🤔To me, what's interesting is they do not rust out nearly as much as their cousin, the Mustang.
Oh they rust. Had a 67 handed down from my parents. Rust prone areas trunk around the wheel wells. Much better and underappreciated car over the mustang in exterior looks.
Actually they do, under the skin they are almost identical to a Mustang except for the trunk area which rots out worse than a Mustang
Just noticed the metal/steel sills trim positions does not match up on each side. I'm wondering if that was how they were originally back in 1968?
Just did a check and those sills trims should both be in the same position on each side of the car. Nice car but that is a bit strange.
Does the vin match in the other three locations?
i had a 69 xr7 blue cougar black vinyl roof 289 motor blue interior my first car
I dont see the 68 side reflectors on the front fenders? Only the 67s came with no front side reflectors! This is beautiful though! Cougars are getting hard to find!
It is a 68 & they are 68 fenders. The marker lights were shaved during the restoration, you can see so from the backside.
I have one of those headlight doors. The one with the cougar on it. I wonder what it's worth?
$50
I wish I could find some one that could change my rear turn signal lights, on my 09 Mustang, to be sequential.
Summit has a kit
I'm sure there are plenty of shops that could help or kits you could get to do yourself if knowledgeable enough.
Dang, I just inherited my moms 68 cougar. It is totally disassembled and repainted, and all the parts are brand new or redone. I just need to figure out how to reassemble it all. I'd much rather buy one like this altogether already, but cost too much.
If anyone has any advice on how to get mine reassembled ( I'm in the Tampa Bay area), please let me know, thanks!
NO HOOD HINGE SQUEAK!!!! Damn!
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If this car is a 1968 , where are the marker lights ?
Those aren't 68 front quarter panels
The marker lights were removed during restoration.
Just cool.gurney repro
Beautiful car, but a shame it's only a 302 4bbl under the hood. I think the factory rating for this engine was 250 HP. A late model 5.0 with the automatic overdrive would have been a nice up-grade.
@Allen White I think it was mentioned this car has the c4 trany. So I thought the aod trans would make a nice upgrade. A good friend of mine had a 5.0 Mustang 5 speed, a very nice car for the money. I have to admit to having a bias for FE engines in cars such as this.
They must have removed the side marker lights
Yes, they did during restoration.
no side marker lights make it a 1967
No, it is a 1968. The marker lights were removed during restoration.
@@VoloMuseumAutoSales Why would they not replace them? The marker lights are one of the few differences between 67 and 68????
@@poppyatcs4529 You would have to ask the person who had the restoration done, it was their choice. I can only assume he wanted them shaved for a cleaner look.
This is not a 1968 model. 68 models had side marker lights front and rear. This is a 67 model. This is not a XR7 model either. A nice restoration otherwise.
This is a 1968. The side marker lights were removed during restoration. And it is a XR7 model.
Beautiful non-original Cougar. No a/c. My dad had one with a/c 😊
Yep, too bad they did not keep it as original as it was!
its a 67 no marker light Len's on side panel
It is not a 67. They were removed during restoration.
@@VoloMuseumAutoSales Ok, they should have left them on then. They were nice looking from the factory.
@@josephward6422 A to each their own kinda thing. Clearly many people prefer them.
What a stunning car it is awsome, strikes from the batcave 🦇 🦇 fast as lightning colour gourgeus inside Nice and tidy motor great performance sounds like a Mouse in in v 12 motor powerfull and big thanks Jay grams for these wonderfull 🦇 😊
My dad has same car just not Xr7...his is that ugly sea foam green color...I actually know where an Xr7 is about 20 minutes from me that needs restored
Ok, nice do share with me.
The wheels look awful, magnum 500s ?