Muscle Car Of The Week Video #59: 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427

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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #59: 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427
This week, we're bringing you an often overlooked muscle car, the 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E. These were sporty but comfortable, and the GT-E bought you a 7-liter V8 to make things interesting. Most were the smooth 428 V8, but some were ordered with the far less subtle 427 side oiler... like the one in this video. The 427 was rated at 390 HP and has a great rumble, but the car is refined enough to drive and enjoy every day. The Brothers Collection is home to several rare Mercury cats, this is one of the favorites!
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@michaelfranz8252 4 жыл бұрын

To me one of the very best looking cars of its time. Still looks good today.

@charlies.5777 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree with you more, and I'M a Mopar muscle car GUY!!😎 Personally, with its cool Headlights and taillights, I think it's much better- looking than the Mustang.

@ronmailloux8655 3 жыл бұрын

@@charlies.5777 yes its a beaut. such great lines and so rare to find.

@wanyelewis9667 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best looking cars of any time.

@KenanTurkiye 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you all, it was and still is gorgeous.

@mqbitsko25 6 жыл бұрын

My aunt, pushing 80, still drives a 428 that she's had from new. It's absolutely perfect. (My uncle was a professional mechanic.)

@V8TV 6 жыл бұрын

That's cool!

@bongodave13 5 жыл бұрын

Have you driven it?

@gearjammer4779 5 жыл бұрын

Mickey Bitsko We dont believe you!

@whitewolf9454 5 жыл бұрын

Mickey Bitsko tha hers is a GTE

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@thursdaymansion 8 жыл бұрын

It's a Bankers Hotrod, she wasn't made for 1/4 mile but she would top out at 128-130 mph. just about every Ford guy and their dog are Mustang fans I'd rather have this car, or a Cyclone spoiler. This is a jewel of a car, thanks for the video

@chadkimmel8957 6 жыл бұрын

True. The only car I'd sell my 65 Mustang for would be a Cougar.

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

Amen.....I actually prefer the mid size fairlanes,torinos,and cyclones and full size galaxies over a mustang. Mustangs are a dime a dozen. This cougar is beautiful. Never knew the 427 side oiler was available in this car in 68. I always thought they ended 427 production after the 67 model year

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

I'd take a 70 Cyclone Spoiler 429 SCJ with a 4 speed and the 3.91 or 4.30 Drag Pack option over any other muscle car Ford ever produced. And I would take a 68 Cougar GTE 427 over ANY Mustang from that era, besides maybe a 65 Shelby GT350 or a 69-70 BOSS 302

@kevinmontgomery1383 5 жыл бұрын

@@jeremythompson9895 Now we are talking! Lol

@Sinsteel 4 жыл бұрын

Much cheaper too these days than a mustang. Same with Plymouth road runner and the upscale GTX. Also as a general rule of course both the Cougar and GTX had a lot more options, which these days means more to go wrong.

@mdogg1604 6 жыл бұрын

The red/silver combo looks amazing!

@pjesf 5 жыл бұрын

I just LOVE that car! Then again I love the entire Mercury line from the 60s. I was just a little boy but had such a love for cars and there was just something about the Mercurys that would always catch my eye. Thanks for posting!

@pastorart1974 4 жыл бұрын

When I was in high school, this was my dream car. I actually had two dream cars, this and an Olds 442.

@web45 9 жыл бұрын

In '68 I was working for $ 125 a week, never could afford this beauty, although I fantasied about it, along with a '64 Cutlass. Dynamite video!

@whitewolf9454 5 жыл бұрын

I own a Mercy Cougar xr7 GTE. It has the 427 motor. It was one of the last to be put out on production. In March of 1968 they switch to the 428 motor and dropped the 427. Mine looks identical to the one shown in the video with the exceptions you pointed out on the front end. The engine is the same with the chrome package. One difference under the hood mine does not have the bar running across fender to fender. The inside is the same with some differences. On being it does not have the center gage in the dash. It has the two large found instrument housings. The out side paint is two tone as you described so it did not only come on the GTE but also the xr7 GTE. It is Cardinal Red with silver rocker panel and red interior.

@twasbrillig33 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that bar was added aftermarket. Engine mounts had the tendency to crack in these cars, I had a 68 cougar 302 and had to replace the engine mounts twice!

@nofortunatesonII 5 жыл бұрын

The Monte Carlo bar you referenced is an add on item on that vehicle. They really help stiffen up the front shock tower unibody construction. They are definitely worth the cost to add one. If you are really in tune with the ride characteristics of your vehicle you will notice the difference.

@ashqelon7267 5 жыл бұрын

I used to race that FE engine. One of several things on this FE engine needed was the rocker arm shaft we invented the end support piece, prevent excess flex ad pushrod wobble, causing very serious valve hammering. Now everyone makes the end pieces.. Very important for high RPM to make things stay in line as should. The other thing was a set of Holly #67 jets in bolt #3 oil passage on the shaft hold down, as a restricker, so the rocker arm lids would not fill up with oil at extended rpm. I worked in a machine shop in late 70's and it was common to see these and most big block cars with "stock" volume oil pans and stock oil pumps, buzzed for extended time period. It would pump the pan empty , oil on top side mostly, then bearing failures and rod failures. The years racing these engines were Very reliable all season long.

@bhaggen 5 жыл бұрын

The XR7 option referenced mostly the interior upgrades. The 2-tone came with the GTE option

@johnjohnsn7633 3 жыл бұрын

@@twasbrillig33 : It was "aftermarket" ... and probably originally for a Mustang.

@edspencer6960 9 жыл бұрын

Love those Cougars. I have a1970 XR7 and am the second owner. This car came out of southern California But was originaly purchased in Parma, Ohio. Not a big block car but happy none the less.

@hankthayer7425 5 жыл бұрын

The 427 was listed as an option for the Mustang and several other cars in 1968, but the Cougar GTE was the only car they actually made with a 427 in '68. The 427 was an expensive motor to make and the tooling was wearing out. The 428 was basically a luxury car and station wagon motor, and even the Police Interceptor version was not a great performer, so things were looking pretty sad. Fortunately, Tasca Ford in RI figured out that a 428 fitted with 427 medium riser heads would perform like a 427, giving rise the the 428CJ. Still, there is something just so magical about the 427.

@mustardstain504d6 4 жыл бұрын

427 medium riser heads don't fit on a 428. The valves won't clear a 4.130 428 bore. The C8OE-N head is more akin to the 427 low riser head. The valves were 2.09 x 1.65 Vs. the 427 MR's 2.19 x 1.73 valves.

@frankiefisher3911 4 жыл бұрын

The real reason that Ford didn't produce the Torino and Mustang 427's in the 68 line up was due to the 6 week union strike from Sept-Oct. I was working at a Ford dealer during that period, my brother ordered a 427 Torino around the end of August when the 68's were introduced. They said one month to build it. In the meantime, the strike happened and they told us that it wouldn't be built until after the first of the year. So, he cancelled the order and bought a Dodge. The Ford company was so far behind on production, it could barely get anything out. We got Mustangs with leftover 289's wearing 302 emblems, some had Cougar steering wheels and hub caps. What few 390hp 427's that got produced, Ford decided to put into the Cougar to beef up it's slumping image as a performance pony car. By the time all of this got worked out the 428cj was in full production .

@mustardstain504d6 4 жыл бұрын

@@frankiefisher3911 That is absolutely false. The strike had nothing to do with the 427 engine issue. I have seen enough Ford documentation to disprove your theory. The 68 427 is a different engine than the 67 Fairlane version. It became a watered down version with low performance heads, hydraulic cam and single four barrel. The largest factor were cost. The 427 was more expensive for Ford to produce and the 428 CJ was already planned production. The 427 was a 1400.00 premium to the sticker price. This literally almost doubles the cost of the vehicle and was only available with the high optioned vehicle. The 302 was also a mid-year production change, not a hodge podge change over due to shortages. If ford was bolstering the pony car image it would have went in the mustang. It was all about cost.

@frankiefisher3911 4 жыл бұрын

Mustardstain504 D we didn’t get one because of the strike, why did Cougars get them?

@mustardstain504d6 4 жыл бұрын

@@frankiefisher3911 The strike had no bearing. It was that the option was dropped for all lines. The 428 CJ was already in the pipeline. It was also only available the on early 68 vehicles. There's plenty of internal Ford documentation to show this. The W code was also shown in literature for 68 Mustangs but not one was manufactured. Just the 783 Cougars.

@mattskustomkreations 3 жыл бұрын

Something to point out is that all GTE’s were two-tone and had GTE only special side trim. All GTE’s had the lower body painted argent (silver), regardless of upper body style. You could also get the optional vinyl top, which could make the car tri-tone.

@REVMuscleCars 9 жыл бұрын

This is one of my all time favorites. Love, love, love the GT-E

@02autogt 4 жыл бұрын

Love these cars! Only thing I'd rather have from the era is a 69' or 70' Boss 302 or Boss 429!!

@timmitzlaff8960 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely one of the nicest cars I've ever seen. I saw one of these at a super chevy show of all places. In 1987 Bakersfield Ca.

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

This car is gorgeous. I'm a Mopar guy but this is one of the best looking cars in the Brothers collection in my opinion. Never liked Mustang's all that much but Ive always been a big fan of 67-70 Cougar's and Mercury in general. The 427, 428, and 429 Comet's and Cyclone's were always favorites of mine too. You don't see a whole lot of Mercury muscle cars at shows and thats one of the reasons I like them so much. Mustang's are a dime a dozen and Cougar's are just a much nicer car overall than a Mustang anyways

@petervossos4816 3 жыл бұрын

I wish l had a time machine to go back with 45,000 and bring back ten of these BABIES!

@MrDriftonin 8 жыл бұрын

Sweet, trying to get my 68 XR7 fixed up. Definitely going with a GT hood scoop.

@larryhernandez2577 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite car,I owned 3 68 Cougars at different times. I'm 53 and before I die I want another 68.

@realmaindrianpace 8 жыл бұрын

A stunner! I've seen a real one. The owner told me another strange factoid about the GT-E; the lower body trim, which was unique to this car and on no other Cougar, was attached with trim clips as per usual - except for the rear 1/4 pieces, which were screwed on from the outside, and sure enough, they has visible screws holding them on.

@karenfish2211 6 жыл бұрын

I bought my 68 3 years ago. The more I learn about Cougars the happier I am that I picked mine. This red on red is a holy grail of sorts. Thanks for showing it to us. Great vid

@carlhelmick8104 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Beautiful beautiful car. These were the dream cars everybody wanted. 😍😘 . Man the good old days. 😀😁😂

@garyjohnson6737 4 жыл бұрын

That's a beauty

@brucebornemansr.9043 4 жыл бұрын

And always too damn broke to be able to buy one!

@larryhawkins3294 4 жыл бұрын

The 1968 full sized ford brochures listed this very engine as being optional on full sized Fords for 68 except wagons. The horsepower rating was 390 and it was a detained version of the r code 425 up version sold in previous years. This version was available with Selectshift automatic power steering and power brakes but not air conditioning. I found out in later years that Ford never actually installed this engine in any full sized Ford. It was yanked from the option list shortly after the 68 Ford was introduced. It was even priced as a $967.00 option over the standard 240 cubic inch 6. Nice to hear that it was offered and actually installed on GT-E cougar.

@pnutbutrncrackers 6 жыл бұрын

4:44 -- Just a beautiful car.

@jeffreyfoulk2895 4 жыл бұрын

My old man had that exact car! Everybody said" oh bullshit; They only came in 428 cu. ins. WRONG! He said they only made about 100 of them, with the 427. Obviously, he was right. He put a lot of miles on it, following me to races with our" Finagler" cougar funny car, in the late '60's

@jked7463 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car! Always liked the series one cougar. Thx for showing it.

@martin2560 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome piece of automotive history. It will only go up in value if maintained properly. This car is a work of art as far as styling. The headlight cover's, the tail lights....

@michaelvarble4392 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful car. I did a valve job on a 428 cougar with ps ac cc when I was 15 at a shop I worked at. When I was finished I ask the boss to test drive it for me (I had no license yet) and he told me to go ahead and I test drove it awesome power for a 15 year old

@NewtonWashinton 8 жыл бұрын

Wow what a Great Car!! I had a 68 Cougar but nothing like this one. Thank you for this video.

@twasbrillig33 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@gregkoehler5570 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this was my parents car. Nice to see it Restored and being taken care of. Thank you to the new owners.looking good

@jasonparrish9952 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 67 cougar. It was my first car. And I had it selling it. Wish I could find another Another cougar I could buy.

@calvinjohnson6328 8 жыл бұрын

I owned one of these cars in 1971 for about 3 years before it was stolen. It was always an eye catcher every where I went. The 2 x 4 barrel Holly carburetor made it a guzzler at 8 miles to the gallon but at 37 cents per gal. it was affordable. You mentioned that there were only 100 or so made so that's the reason why I have never seen another in the Boston area.

@shupshekitty 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the 70's my Grandmother had this car with white interior. GTe 427. I only rode in it once as her way of driving was to floor the accelerator and control speed with the brake.

@stacyhazelwood4033 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAH! Man, that sounds scary.

@ggooch1430 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the early/mid 1970's my Mom drove a 1967 Mercury Cougar GT with the 390. One of the coolest moms around

@spacenut58 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@alfredocajica9240 4 жыл бұрын

The best mercury cougar model ever 👽

@wayneschnaak762 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! I love this car. Thanks for sharing!

@Bobbyliscious 4 жыл бұрын

This car was famous for another reason! It was stable and held a lot of moon shine! It was able to take the rough dirt roads and faster than any other car on the straight!

@jetseat 4 жыл бұрын

I had a green 67 XR7 new it was stolen 7 times in Queens NY. The insurance company hated my calls 3 times it was totally striped. Even though i loved that car and got a lot of compliments, I sold because I never knew if I would come out of the house house to go to work it would end up missing again. It was that good looking.

@Bobbyliscious 4 жыл бұрын

YUP

@johnwilkerson2195 2 жыл бұрын

Love old Cougars

@chocolatte6157 4 жыл бұрын

I’m actually more of a Chevy guy, but this car I really like. Would not mind having that at all. It’s a beauty (and a beast).

@kwekumensah5642 4 жыл бұрын

Yea same here

@sony3694 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely "Like nobody else's car" At the sign of the cat !!!!!!

@MrT-nh6di 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome classic!

@douglasruckel2038 4 жыл бұрын

That cougar is a beautiful car. I could even like that car more than my 2002 red Thunderbird retro. Thank you.

@chrisriner2156 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite year of my favorite car growing up ! Thanks for sharing

@johnschiefelbein917 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning bright red GTE !! I knew of a 68 GTE in1968. The Pentler brothers had a dark Green one and it always drew the looks back then. Never saw them street race it like we all did back in the summer of 68, in Milwaukee Wi. The Pentler boys were pretty reserved, their father owned Uptown Lincoln Mercury in Milwaukee, Wi. I had bought a used 64 Comet Caliente Convertible from Uptown Motors the year before and when I turned 21 I bought a brand new 68 Road Runner....yeah I was one of those street racers back in the day, that was what muscle cars were all about!

@edysinsimon8646 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely...Just Lovely! The big bad 427 sider with the C6 trans? Just perfect. Imagine shredding off those skinny little tires?

@wflccb83 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car. I had the 1968 Cougar base model with the convertible top. Only the 6 in my car, I drove it in high school circa 1978, kind of a project car for my dad and I after I got my license. My car was jade green with the white top and white leather buckets, really nice care. The car needed a new top, and a new passenger fender, but we got it fixed up and t turned out great and was a really nice ride in the summer in Wisconsin. LOTS of great memories in that car.....

@hoosejamess 9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Hartman They did not make a factory convertible in 1968, nor was there a 6 cyl cougar produced until the 80's. Sounds like it was a mustang..they had 6 cyl convert models. I own 4 1967's, 3 1968 Cougars...and a 68 mustang

@wflccb83 9 жыл бұрын

True that.... typo on my part... it was the '69 you would think I would remember that, but the mind slips sometimes... thanks for the reminder!

@tombrown5755 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite cougars

@frankfrankenstein5933 9 жыл бұрын

My favorite pony car of the 60's!!😎👍

@michaelmixon2479 3 жыл бұрын

Always loved the styling of this car!

@mollycottontail 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 67 Cougar. Loved it.

@stevespatola763 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a new 67 cougar in Mar h of 67. Three .months l was drafted. It took me until 2003 to get another. Triple black 1968 XR7, a real beauty and near perfect condition. In 2010 I got a 67 XR7/DGS. I chased this yellow cat for 39 years. I lovingly restored it from it's 1983 to 2010 slumber. I have other classics but these are head and shoulders above them for beauty and class. Colonel Steve

@nomebear 5 жыл бұрын

A buddy bought a new Cougar xr7 GTE like this one, and it had the first electric sunroof that I had ever seen. It had a small fuel tank, so we spent a lot of time in gas stations, sometimes burning three tanks just cruising around town.

@johnpravato2739 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!! Cougars were my all time favorite. In my opinion the ultimate sleeper was the 68 cougar R code....aside from the hood scoop it looked like a plane Jane standard but it had a 428 CJ and it could be had with a 4 speed

@That_Dude420 Жыл бұрын

I had a 68 xr7 factory 4speed car back in high school it was the real good lookin blue my brother has a 67 gte now same color blue I still love these cars would love to own another one some day.

@storyteller1749 5 жыл бұрын

Imho Cougar is the most under appreciated under estimated muscle car. I would love to have one. 67-68 of.course. Beautiful ! ! !

@allenmurray7893 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

@bartjacobs3394 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a LEGENDARY Ford.

@petervossos4816 3 жыл бұрын

Nice car! Worth a fortune today, 2021!

@challengerbrant 4 жыл бұрын

Man, is that red ever red. beautiful.

@cathywhite1729 5 жыл бұрын

"WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAR FOR SURE!!!!, OH WHAT WONDERFUL MEMORIES"!!!!!! 😎😎😎😃😃😃

@gojoe283 9 жыл бұрын

Great show Kevin. I really like seeing these good old cars in such fine condition. Keep up the good work! Being a Corvair fan, our cars won't make your show, but they are good-handling economical practical everyday classics that we enjoy driving.

@V8TV 9 жыл бұрын

gojoe283 There actually is an interesting Corvair in the Brothers Collection... maybe we'll touch on it someday. Thanks for the kind words!

@deanmorash4045 10 ай бұрын

Love this GTE well done video!!

@V8TV 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@keithbjelland1813 6 жыл бұрын

I had a 1967 lime green, 289 cui. Loved it.

@billwilliams699 3 жыл бұрын

Lime gold I believe they called it

@williamfairchild8119 4 жыл бұрын

Around 1973 bought a 67 cougar for $100. Needed a fender $35 and got a great complete paint job for$35 from a friend in the business. Car was very nice and sold it for $550. He got in a fender bender and the ins company gave him $950 and he keep the car

@karljokkerlukkas_974 9 жыл бұрын

Love the Cougar!!

@mtsilvagt 6 жыл бұрын

I had a'67 cougar GT, 390 ci & 4spd, very light&super quick....the fastest car in Calipatria,in 1976 !!

@scottdell1658 4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t have the GTE pkg but this was a model we did own when I was a teen. A Red Cougar was one hot ride ... still is

@arttafil6792 4 жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, the 427/390 hp engine aside from the single Holley 4 bbl, they had hydraulic lifters.

@Johnny53kgb-nsa 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I was never a huge cougar fan, and I was somewhat aware they made a little bit of a souped up version, but I never seen this type Cougar. This baby is sharp as a tack. Thanks for sharing. JohnG

@POBulkhead 3 жыл бұрын

A most beautiful automobile the powerful engine is a big plus, and the two tone paint.

@kevinmontgomery1383 5 жыл бұрын

That is Awesome!

@BobbyTucker 10 жыл бұрын

My older sister bought a 68 Cougar XR-7 and i couldn't wait til she let me drive it and show all my buddies and the girls too. The car was a dark metallic green with a black vinyl top with black leather interior, the engine wasn't all that hot as it was a stock 351 Cleveland with an automatic transmission. Lots of wonderful memories from back in the day.

@parteibonza 6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Tucker i don’t think the Cleveland was available in the ‘68. It was probably a ‘70 cougar which I think looks like a sexier car anyway. 70 was the last good year before they turned into big slow boats.

@stevenclark7070 4 жыл бұрын

My brother had the xr7 with a 427. The guy he bought it from had purchased it new. If I remember correctly he picked it up in 1976. Had a few more horses under the hood then a stock xr7. Going 50 mph you could down shift to 2nd and nail the gas and the rear tires would lite up. Had a lot of fun in that car!

@alipontiac 8 жыл бұрын

The paint job is fantastic.

@FirebrewTV 2 жыл бұрын

My first car was a 68 Cougar. Had the factory AC, the upscale interior, and small block motor. Diamond blue (looked white from a distance). Sure was a fun car

@JeffKing310 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite car channels. Only Muscle Car of the Week is close

@Jxsurfer90 4 жыл бұрын

Cougar was Always if not my favorite car made, I am almost sure The is the exact Cougar, I seen back years ago, my Dad was. Big Ford, Mercury guy, so he knew all the dealers here in Florida. Thanks

@alzibert9785 3 жыл бұрын

This model year "67 &"68 are my all time favorite Cougar's !! Beautiful car ,,, sexy

@williesmall3855 4 жыл бұрын

That's gorgeous

@BrisLS1 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome car. Wonder if the buyers were able to upgrade the tires to anything good back then? All I ever heard as a kid in the 1980's was, " hey kid, if I floored the pedal in my [insert_car_here], my car would completely lose control of the rear end". For comparison, my LS7 Corvette has 13 inches wide in the rear, so I can use the 7 liters no problem.

@paulross9287 11 ай бұрын

Looks good at every angle

@juliojames5986 2 жыл бұрын

Well said. Great car. Thanks

@MisterMikeTexas 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated beauty for sure!

@jeffaguilar4790 3 жыл бұрын

My dad had the XR-7 in white in 68'. Great car. Wish I had it.

@williamsullivan9323 5 жыл бұрын

Bought a 1968 XR7 GTE with 1,200 miles in late 68' slightly used! 427 low riser is what the called it, hydro lifters 390 HP. Price - this will make you cry - $3,200, but my Grandfather was a car dealer. Dark green with black vinyl top.

@ronniefarnsworth6465 4 жыл бұрын

I have been going to Cougar (CCOA), Merc/Ford Car shows for 33 years now and this is one of the "Finest" GT-E s I have ever seen !!! There is one more "Perfect" GT-E 427 W Code car on the show circuit over the years that in my view is the best ! I've seen it at Ford Carlisle, PA show in June a number of years, it's a GT-E XR-7 427(w), Black paint w/ Redline Firestone's on Merc. Styled Steel wheels !! It's perfect in every way and always displayed in the indoor building at Carlisle,PA for Ford Motor Companies finest cars, I Hope some of you may have seen this one, it is a Stunner !!! : )

@Apocalypse_Cow 3 жыл бұрын

Had a Lincoln-Mercury dealer a few miles from my house. Back before I could drive, my pals and I would ride our bikes to check out the new cars. The GTE was almost as cool as the Panteras that were sold there.

@stuckinmygarage6220 4 жыл бұрын

You are spoiling us!! 👍

@jameshuntington2926 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice car, nice power plant and looks great!

@joko3260 9 ай бұрын

Mercury ❤Marvelous 😊

@stevehancock6631 10 ай бұрын

My grandfather and father were Ford, Lincoln & Mercury dealers when I was a kid. Dr Sam bought a gold 68 Cougar XR7 GTE in Terre Haute, IN and drove it a couple of years. Evil Knievel came to town for a golf tournament and drove the car for a weekend. Dr Sam traded it in to my dad and I had it for several months. Can you say JOY RIDE? The only negative was it didn't have a locking rear differential and spun tire way to easily.

@tebigman65 4 жыл бұрын

Real nice video. I bought a 1967 GTO and often wish I had kept the car. The Mercury vehicles were about a grand more than the Pontiacs.

@007NunyaBizNess 7 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@jpsou76 2 жыл бұрын

my 2nd favorite classic ever

@jmflyer55 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Cougar

@jamesstewart259 4 жыл бұрын

My brother had a '67, sweet machine.

@Project_Low_Expectations 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car. Had a 68 cougar for my first car. It was a run of the mill car but still had some very nice options (302 with the 4v heads, automatic, power steering and power disc brakes, A/C.... this was 1991 in Ohio, this car had plywood floorboards, and enough bondo to hand form a 72 coup deville. I hope to one day have another