1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 for sale at Volo Auto Museum (V19860)

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
    @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +2

    For the full set of pictures, description and specs, make sure to visit this vehicle on our website. Link below!
    🔗 www.volocars.com/auto-sales/vehicles/16744/1968-mercury-cougar-xr-7
    Let us know if you have any questions or feedback. Thanks for watching!

  • @QuantumOfSolace1
    @QuantumOfSolace1 3 года назад +19

    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!

  • @roccobattaglia6321
    @roccobattaglia6321 3 года назад +17

    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

  • @chester3753
    @chester3753 3 года назад +6

    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.

    • @donaldw6049
      @donaldw6049 3 года назад

      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 😕

    • @chester3753
      @chester3753 3 года назад

      @@donaldw6049 wow that's exactly what I had blue with black vinyl top!

  • @garylewis6495
    @garylewis6495 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @elisabethkolling6697
    @elisabethkolling6697 3 года назад +14

    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.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +3

      This is a 1968, they side marker lights were likely removed during restoration as a personal preference.

    • @braddean7794
      @braddean7794 3 года назад +5

      Yes, and it's had the 289 replaced with a 302. Great looking car, I'll bet the VIN proves 1967.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      @@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.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      @Chris Porter It may look it but is absolutely a 1968.

    • @theeyesareopen-_-3040
      @theeyesareopen-_-3040 3 года назад

      @@braddean7794 wrong mines had 302 original

  • @kenlodge3399
    @kenlodge3399 3 года назад +2

    In its era the 68-70 Cougars was the best looking car on the road hands down. This one sure is a beauty.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +1

      😎👍

    • @solice8844
      @solice8844 Год назад

      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.

  • @johndavey72
    @johndavey72 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @fredkelbert1913
    @fredkelbert1913 3 года назад +1

    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.

  • @eaunan
    @eaunan 3 года назад +5

    ...that is an absolutely beautiful car!!

  • @michaelmancini5773
    @michaelmancini5773 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @carlosbusto7382
    @carlosbusto7382 3 года назад +2

    My farther had one i was 13 and the memories we had.
    Priceless

  • @scottjohnston1028
    @scottjohnston1028 3 года назад +1

    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.

  • @genecase326
    @genecase326 3 года назад +1

    The most underrated car of the sixties...period!

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      😎👍

    • @solice8844
      @solice8844 Год назад

      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.

  • @mikeking9777
    @mikeking9777 3 года назад +1

    SO SWEET. I HAD A 67 COUGAR DAN GURNEY SPECIAL. AGAIN, THAT IS SWEET!

  • @stefanmayr9379
    @stefanmayr9379 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorites!!
    Timeless Beauty!! Thanks for showing and Greetings from Austria 👍👍👍🔝

  • @joelyons3713
    @joelyons3713 3 года назад +5

    I’ve got one of these on my shelf! Same colour and everything.

    • @johndavey72
      @johndavey72 3 года назад

      Hi Joe. I guess you mean a model . Or it's a very substantial shelf ! 😂😂

  • @pablocespedes5880
    @pablocespedes5880 3 года назад +5

    This is a very special car!!!

  • @randybourdon2791
    @randybourdon2791 3 года назад +5

    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.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      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.

  • @joesmith4222
    @joesmith4222 3 года назад +1

    My most favorite car of all time.🤗

  • @frankfrankenstein5933
    @frankfrankenstein5933 2 года назад

    My favorite pony car of all time! Nicest one I've ever seen! 😁

  • @barryfriedel2426
    @barryfriedel2426 3 года назад +3

    That is smokin hot! Totally boss. Good score Jay!

  • @stevewilliams3850
    @stevewilliams3850 3 года назад

    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.

  • @neilstern1694
    @neilstern1694 3 года назад +1

    Loved driving that car, my brother ended up with it. I got the mustang.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +1

      Either of you still have the cars?

    • @neilstern1694
      @neilstern1694 3 года назад

      @@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.

  • @zeus014
    @zeus014 3 года назад +5

    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?

    • @robertorr1324
      @robertorr1324 3 года назад +1

      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.

    • @zeus014
      @zeus014 3 года назад +1

      @@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.

  • @denisgauthier3410
    @denisgauthier3410 2 года назад +1

    It’s absolutely beautiful!

  • @drewdemien481
    @drewdemien481 2 года назад

    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

  • @braddean7794
    @braddean7794 3 года назад

    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.

  • @TimMonbrod
    @TimMonbrod 3 года назад +1

    I remember when TV commercials would have an actual Cougar on the roofs‼️🇺🇲 Unique design and Made in The USA by Union Workers ☀️🌅🌄😀👍👍✌️

  • @johnm1720
    @johnm1720 3 года назад +1

    This car is aging nicely.

  • @johnroof2663
    @johnroof2663 3 года назад +2

    What a gorgeous car!!

  • @jonnygarland4741
    @jonnygarland4741 3 года назад +1

    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

  • @bartricky5894
    @bartricky5894 3 года назад +1

    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..

  • @Batman-wv5ng
    @Batman-wv5ng 3 года назад +1

    That is the art of motor vehicle wonderful.

  • @thelyran
    @thelyran 2 года назад +1

    That car has a hot rear end.

  • @pnt1109
    @pnt1109 3 года назад +2

    beautiful cougar

  • @Mark-om4jr
    @Mark-om4jr 3 года назад +2

    where are the 1968 side markers?

  • @colehara
    @colehara 3 года назад +1

    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.

  • @Wattvoltage1960
    @Wattvoltage1960 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @vlantlambert7696
    @vlantlambert7696 3 года назад +1

    TH0SE WHEELS!! GAD DAMN! LOVE UM!

  • @dangilbert8391
    @dangilbert8391 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful car

  • @pkgum6910
    @pkgum6910 3 года назад +1

    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?

    • @pkgum6910
      @pkgum6910 3 года назад

      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.

  • @00devils
    @00devils 3 года назад +2

    nice car. my 1st car was a Cougar.

    • @josephward6422
      @josephward6422 3 года назад +1

      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!!!

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      @@josephward6422 It is not a 67 & it is a XR7.

  • @richardbeard2124
    @richardbeard2124 3 года назад

    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!

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      It is a 68 & they are 68 fenders. The marker lights were shaved during the restoration, you can see so from the backside.

  • @ronaldcash8492
    @ronaldcash8492 3 года назад +2

    Hey beautiful car

  • @larrybrown3951
    @larrybrown3951 3 года назад +3

    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,

  • @williamzander4732
    @williamzander4732 3 года назад

    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 .

    • @joesmith4222
      @joesmith4222 3 года назад +1

      I had a '70 Ranchero Squire with a stock 429 Cobra Jet. Fastest car I've ever owned.

    • @williamzander4732
      @williamzander4732 3 года назад

      @@joesmith4222 Yes that was a power house you could pull a boat and they had a company that built
      Camper covers for them .

  • @flyinlowmjj
    @flyinlowmjj 3 года назад +2

    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

  • @davidhunt3808
    @davidhunt3808 3 года назад +1

    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 .

  • @ronstewart3431
    @ronstewart3431 Год назад

    Fabulous car 🚗

  • @wjtate
    @wjtate 3 года назад +3

    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.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      This was mentioned to us the other day by somebody visiting in person as well. They were likely removed during the restoration.

  • @juandoez3031
    @juandoez3031 3 года назад +1

    I wish I could find some one that could change my rear turn signal lights, on my 09 Mustang, to be sequential.

    • @chasbuchanan4195
      @chasbuchanan4195 3 года назад +1

      Summit has a kit

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      I'm sure there are plenty of shops that could help or kits you could get to do yourself if knowledgeable enough.

  • @gerardomanuelortiztellado1460
    @gerardomanuelortiztellado1460 2 года назад

    HERMOSO 🤩 CABALLO 🙏👍😍♥️

  • @poisedforduty
    @poisedforduty 3 года назад +2

    Yep Unique, not just another Mustang?

  • @itsjustme9318
    @itsjustme9318 3 года назад +1

    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!!

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +1

      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. 🤐

  • @Thomas63r2
    @Thomas63r2 3 года назад

    Does the vin match in the other three locations?

  • @tercelken
    @tercelken 3 года назад +2

    🤔To me, what's interesting is they do not rust out nearly as much as their cousin, the Mustang.

    • @rossishima
      @rossishima 3 года назад

      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.

    • @donrush5690
      @donrush5690 3 года назад +1

      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

  • @borg386
    @borg386 2 года назад

    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!

  • @jeffschwartz5199
    @jeffschwartz5199 2 года назад

    If this car is a 1968 , where are the marker lights ?

  • @manfreakcaharambe942
    @manfreakcaharambe942 3 года назад +1

    i had a 69 xr7 blue cougar black vinyl roof 289 motor blue interior my first car

  • @curtadams3281
    @curtadams3281 3 года назад +2

    Those aren't 68 front quarter panels

  • @kennethoats2322
    @kennethoats2322 3 года назад +2

    🔥🔥🔥🔥...'Nuff said

  • @oaktree1290
    @oaktree1290 3 года назад

    I have one of those headlight doors. The one with the cougar on it. I wonder what it's worth?

  • @ShelbyBikeBoy
    @ShelbyBikeBoy 3 года назад +1

    NO HOOD HINGE SQUEAK!!!! Damn!

  • @rtg8point858
    @rtg8point858 3 года назад

    They must have removed the side marker lights

  • @briansearles4473
    @briansearles4473 3 года назад

    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.

    • @briansearles4473
      @briansearles4473 3 года назад

      @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.

  • @poppyatcs4529
    @poppyatcs4529 3 года назад +2

    no side marker lights make it a 1967

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      No, it is a 1968. The marker lights were removed during restoration.

    • @poppyatcs4529
      @poppyatcs4529 3 года назад +1

      @@VoloMuseumAutoSales Why would they not replace them? The marker lights are one of the few differences between 67 and 68????

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      @@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.

  • @marcusrhodes5732
    @marcusrhodes5732 3 года назад

    its a 67 no marker light Len's on side panel

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад +1

      It is not a 67. They were removed during restoration.

    • @josephward6422
      @josephward6422 3 года назад

      @@VoloMuseumAutoSales Ok, they should have left them on then. They were nice looking from the factory.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      @@josephward6422 A to each their own kinda thing. Clearly many people prefer them.

  • @ThePrissy11
    @ThePrissy11 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful non-original Cougar. No a/c. My dad had one with a/c 😊

    • @josephward6422
      @josephward6422 3 года назад

      Yep, too bad they did not keep it as original as it was!

  • @drewdemien481
    @drewdemien481 2 года назад

    Just cool.gurney repro

  • @tombankwel4822
    @tombankwel4822 3 года назад +1

    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 🦇 😊

  • @josephward6422
    @josephward6422 3 года назад

    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.

    • @VoloMuseumAutoSales
      @VoloMuseumAutoSales  3 года назад

      This is a 1968. The side marker lights were removed during restoration. And it is a XR7 model.

  • @craigholcombe1901
    @craigholcombe1901 3 года назад

    The wheels look awful, magnum 500s ?

  • @lucasemerson3710
    @lucasemerson3710 3 года назад +1

    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