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

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10 жыл бұрын

1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427 Muscle Car Of The Week Video #59
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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@jameshuseby6290 2 жыл бұрын

Remember when these came out in 1967 always loved the looks of the 67 and 1968 Cougar just plain beautiful inside and out

@JohnDoe-to2kv 9 ай бұрын

The one Car I should’ve never sold!

@waynefox6615 2 жыл бұрын

The 67-68 Cougars are one my top five drop dead gorgeous cars I’d own if I had the right opportunity! This one is an unbelievable beauty!

@FJB8885 Жыл бұрын

When those cars were new my friend's all liked Mustangs. I liked the Cougars. That GT-E is gorgeous. 👍

@abe2571 5 жыл бұрын

The engines sounded so much cooler back then.

@williamlawrence1422 2 жыл бұрын

The eliminator with a 428 is what I drove in high school,but it didn't look like the gt-e. Absolutely beautiful

@ToMuchDope 4 ай бұрын

Different body styles

@reggievanness 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car i love it, I had a 1970 XR7 with a 351 C. It's was my pride and joy! 😎

@et76039 2 жыл бұрын

It's quite possible that in 1968, only the Cougar was produced with a 427 engine. However, the owner's manual for the 1968 full-sized Ford shows the 427 as an engine choice. But then again, it also shows a 4-speed manual to be one of the transmissions available.

@gregorytimmons4777 5 жыл бұрын

A friend's cousin had just bought one earlier in the day one Saturday in early 1980 when I ran into them at his house. It was a 1968 GT-E 427. I still remember that he paid $5,000 from a local classic car salvage yard that dealt in wrecked or sitting sometimes engineless classics and muscle cars.

@hobbygarage1779 10 ай бұрын

My father had a green 68, my brother had a red one and I had a black XR7. These videos take me back.

@sherrysetliff2502 5 жыл бұрын

If you have a ford 427 street car you have something special.

@nowitsabadtime 7 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of car you only see in magazines.

@caratcranker5874 7 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely stuuning gorgeous car! God Damn, Ford got it right numerous times. [Cougar/Mercury/ Lincoln etc].

@hanktorrance6855 4 жыл бұрын

What's not to love, luxury and performance, in pretty much a sleeper package

@kikurass322 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 67 Cougar, kinda base model but had a few options, such as, full length console, bucket seats and a few other minor things. When I bought it, it was basically dead, the engine had been swapped for a 351W, the auto was a beefed up C6 and the diff had been robbed from a Australian delivery Valiant, engine was destroyed as was the trans, I rebuilt the 351W and C6 and fitted a 9" slippery, man was it fast, I redid all the suspension with later Australian XF Falcon discs, upper/lower control arms, radius rods ball joints etc etc. I loved the thing, the saddest thing ever was I was in an accident with my other car, a 79 FSJ SJ Cherokee 360/T-400/BW1339 full time 4WD, I had no insurance on my Jeep and it cost 30k to restore it, the other driver also had no insurance, so I was screwed, I didn't like the idea of my family suffering from something that was not their doing and I sold my beloved Cougar to buy and restore another FSJ, probably the biggest regret of my life, I have pined for my Cougar ever since.

@rollingstopp 8 жыл бұрын

To bad they didnt produce 1,000's of these 390 hp 427 cougars

@1575murray 6 жыл бұрын

It was definitely good thinking by Ford to put disc brakes and radial tires on this car they were state of the art for that time.

@branon6565 7 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful beast, I love its rarity....

@scdevon 8 жыл бұрын

2:18 I was hoping he'd hold the gas pedal down a little longer, but I understand this is a super rare car and it shouldn't be thrashed for no reason. It's widely accepted that these engines made 400 to 410 HP at the crank. 390 HP is a bit underrated. The bottom ends on these engines were tough as balls, too. They actually stayed together which is more than you can say for a lot of other super stock engines back then.

@Johnnycdrums 5 жыл бұрын

Weird they didn't produce it in Q Code or R Code configuration with a 4 spd tranny. On the other hand, R Code would have necessitated manual steering, and maybe the Cougar engine bay didn't have room for the factory header style exhaust manifolds.

@janengkrog2455 4 жыл бұрын

@@Johnnycdrums The R code Cougar GT-E had a 428 engine, and a different hoodscoop

@b.jlovett 8 жыл бұрын

Love it, very rare car....

@steveriddle313 7 жыл бұрын

my grand mother had a 1968 cougar very nice car olive green!!!😃

@billyfoster3223 2 жыл бұрын

Neat car! This one is the 427 low riser FE big block. Related to the 427 medium riser used in Cobras and other muscle Ford's!😁

@jesse75 9 ай бұрын

Sort of.

@1575murray 5 ай бұрын

This one is slightly detuned having only a single 4 barrel carburetor and hydraulic lifters unlike the R code dual quad engine which was available on the full size cars. After the supply of 427 engines ran out these cars were built with the 428 which was a more street friendly engine.

@2packs4sure 10 жыл бұрын

You didn't mention it but the 390hp 427 had a hydraulic cam setup instead of solid lifter.

@DavidLRogers1959 10 жыл бұрын

Oh, too sweet!

@terrythomas1690 8 жыл бұрын

So much better looking than the Mustang !

@chargermaster586 6 жыл бұрын

Terry Thomas This was a mustang clone.

@bongodave13 5 жыл бұрын

I think so, too. I was only 7 when these came out, but if I were a man of means at the time, I'd have gotten one of these, or else a Shelby. Simply gorgeous, with the Mustang platform and all the bells and whistles a man of means would want. Fast, but not too flashy.

@marshallr4797 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Underrated

@audieconrad8995 5 жыл бұрын

Ya man...the Merc's always did it with style.

@kennethsouthard6042 4 жыл бұрын

@@chargermaster586 It was based on the same chassis, but it was hardly a clone. For one thing the wheelbase was longer and the quarter panels and roof line was different. I don't think that there were any body panels that were shared with the Mustang. The interior was different as well, and the Cougar had more sound insulation.

@izzynutz2000 7 жыл бұрын

I had a 1967 Dan Gurney special 390 interceptor cougar with a C6 taxicab transmission this 390 was 610 hp board 40in over crank and cam10/10ed 314/525 Ford race cam 4:10 gears I walked many a car back in the day with that bad boy

@MrJett1971 2 жыл бұрын

A 610-hp Cougar street car? Not a chance.

@JacobsDad 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty, comfort and the legendary side oiler. What more would you want. Good one Kevin -- thank you.

@stephenpemberton85 Жыл бұрын

Like hearing the fact's from you! Love to hear the motors alot more!

@brianaust8897 10 жыл бұрын

Kevin, great video and shots! A few notes for you though..the XR-7 package was really nothing more than a luxury option package that affected the interior only. It included the simulated wood grain dash and switch/cluster package, leather inserted seats front and rear, and lighting alternatives. Nothing more than that. Also, the 427 was the more common engine brought with the GT-E package and the phasing out of the Sideoiler was really the reason the 428CJ was introduced late in the 1968 build cycle. It had everything to do with timing of the order from the dealerships. There were 357 GT-Es made with 427s and 37 with 428CJs (of which only 3 had 4 speed transmissions, none in 427 cars) Thanks for the promotion of the GT-E Cougar. It is a fantastic car!

@studadgte 9 жыл бұрын

Brian,was this the car that you sold in 2011?

@brianaust8897 9 жыл бұрын

No Sir :) This one is different. Nice though!

@studadgte 9 жыл бұрын

It sure is. Any idea who owns it?

@brianaust8897 8 жыл бұрын

+studadgte a year later..sorry! My old car, you mean? Yes Gary Ackerman in Las Vegas. He owns a huge group of dealerships there called the Gaudin Group.

@mattkaustickomments 6 жыл бұрын

XR7 involved one other minor thing - the XR7 badging on the C-pillars, and on the trunk lock cover (in '68).

@CJColvin 7 ай бұрын

The 67-70 Cougars will always be my favorite Cougars.

@victorgarcia6735 Жыл бұрын

Great and good looking car

@gregorytimmons4777 5 жыл бұрын

My friends cousin bought one like this but blue I think from a body shop/project muscle car lot in the 1980's for $5,000. Surprised me when he said it was a 427 car but I knew even back then that he had scored big time.

@robertdesautels8715 2 жыл бұрын

Again awesome presentation. Would be nice if you mentioned a aprrox range value of any car's current value, just to get a sense of how special these cars are today.

@jimj7333 5 ай бұрын

Ok I’ll jump in Had a 68 in the touquise ? Color. It was beautiful and so cool. I was about 19 at the time. Met an ambulance at a huge intersection in the rain, and thunder with ac on and huge traffic. he went through the red light, never saw him and we hit corners. Running through the rain to phone to get another car (going to an important gig). Parents brought me another car. Ambulance had a heart attack victim in it. Had it been anothe second, he gets me in the drivers door. Banged me head and knee but made it to the gig. I just can’t remember what we did with the car. Traded or sold or what. Police ticketed me. When to court with a lawyer and judge toss this after one question from my attorney to the ambulance driver. that car was the coolest I ever had.

@akajbssmith7423 4 жыл бұрын

My first car when I was 16. 1968 cougar, yellow with peeled off vinyl top, black interior, 302 4bbl. Paid $150 for it in 1981. I blew the motor by putting about 10 cans of stop leak in it. Long story about stupid things 16 year olds do, lol. I sold it to a junk yard for $175. I personally like the interior of the regular cougar with console better than the XR7’s. I’ve always wanted that car back. This one is awesome. I better Mustang of the day I’ve always said.

@dennisdaily2130 8 жыл бұрын

AWESOME ! ! ! !

@stevecarmack6267 3 жыл бұрын

Great car! I just love this channel!

@papolaboy 3 жыл бұрын

What a BEAUTY!!!

@randiruiz96 4 жыл бұрын

1968 Mus let Car Of The Week Looks clean well kept up.Red on Red

@caribman10 Жыл бұрын

I've seen two Dan Gurneys (one in Canada) but I've never seen a 427 Cougar yet in the metal. I am surprised it didn't burn more rubber than it did, though.

@josephtaverna1287 4 жыл бұрын

The Ford 427 side Oiler probably the best motor ever and the 429 Cobra Jet who are the best race motors ever nobody beat no one

@stevenmarcinkowski8577 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car

@nicholasknowlton1003 9 жыл бұрын

1974 in Brookline ,Ma I responded to a car for sale ad and lo and behold it was a privately owned 68 Cougar GTE , lime green with vinyl roof. I crawled underneath and saw that it was indeed a side oiler 427 with only 22,000 miles. I passed it up and today still wonder what hell was I thinking! note: asking price was $1800.00 !! Oh well...

@joequillun7790 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, I was living in Brockton that same time, also test drivin cars like this. I know what ya mean about passing them up, and now lookin back. Did it to a 70 440 Superbird, ($500) 69 judge down the Cape, (also $1800) and a super clean 70 429 CJ Torino, 4 spd, for $2200. Bank wouldn't give me a loan. Said the car wasn't worth it. :(

@gregorytimmons4777 5 жыл бұрын

joe quillun 1974 was about the time everyone was looking for small gas mileage cars and dumping gas hogs. Convinced we would never be able to afford to run big V8's again and leaded gas was vanishing from the pumps. 4 year old Blazers were in classified ads for $1,500 bucks and there were no takers. Muscle cars were relics of a fondly remembered recent but still bygone era and most young newly married soon to be daddies had one they were trying to unload to buy Toyota Station Wagons or something similar.

@gerardrussojr6988 8 жыл бұрын

I have seen a green 68 Cougar with a 428 Cobra Jet, is sold in 2015 at the Owls Head Transportation Museum.

@jeremythompson9122 5 жыл бұрын

The 428 CJ replaced the 390hp 427 mid year 1968 because the 428 was much cheaper for Ford to build than the 427 was. Personally I'd rather have the 427 Side Oiler

@terrysellers6712 7 ай бұрын

Hens teeth! I've never seen one in person, and I worked at Olinger Lincoln Mercury in the service department!😊

@BTandKM111 5 жыл бұрын

Love It,.

@bigsea1306 5 жыл бұрын

very sweet Cougar

@Project_Low_Expectations 3 жыл бұрын

My first car in 1991 was a 68 cougar. Just a regular pedestrian model... non xr7, 302 4V heads (68 only heads) 230 horse if memory serves... automatic, non working a/c, non working heat, non working power steering... light blue like an Omni... enough plastic to hand form an 87 fiero

@tomsavoie9478 5 жыл бұрын

Great show, thanks! Got any Comet f/x cars?

@gojoe2833 5 жыл бұрын

The 67 and 68 were the best looking Cougars. ..

@XxSCaaRyFiEnDxX 4 жыл бұрын

69 was also great!

@albemarle248 Жыл бұрын

Love this car

@RyanBassForLife Жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@mariodelariva9897 Жыл бұрын

Nice car

@robertlavrakas7442 9 ай бұрын

SWEET!!

@ToMuchDope 4 ай бұрын

427🔥💪🏽CougNutt

@coolbreeze5561 3 жыл бұрын

I had a 1967 Cougar XR7 with the factory cragar type wheels. Then 1980 sold it for 500 dollars to paint a Mustang. Damn I miss that Cougar.

@steveallred1330 5 жыл бұрын

Kevin go on the Mopar guy I still appreciate the Ford and Chevy muscle cars of the era they all produce really great engines also

@deanhummel7946 Жыл бұрын

That car Should be in a museum

@mrwp819300 21 күн бұрын

It is in a museum

@guitarsword1 4 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@amergigolo1442 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome car. I heard some of those Cougar Eliminators came with Boss 302 motors in them.

@mrwp819300 21 күн бұрын

Source?

@randymillsjr.1730 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Nice

@JCImageInc. 10 жыл бұрын

Yay, W code goodness!

@RealRattFink 10 жыл бұрын

Love it ! Wonder if any were produced with a 4-speed, vs the auto, behind the 427 ?

@brianaust8897 10 жыл бұрын

Nope, none with the 427, only 3 behind a 428!

@kevinprice8344 3 жыл бұрын

No all 427s were automatic. The 428cj that replaced it however was available with the Ford toploader 4 speed trans

@jimclarke1108 5 жыл бұрын

Unique car

@dennisleonard2137 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

@joequillun7790 5 жыл бұрын

Unique machine. Love the paint, hrdtop, GTE option, even the rims. Not a fan of the whitewalls, and C-6 tho.

@johnjohnsn7633 2 жыл бұрын

The 427 was only available with the "Select-Shift" 'Merc-O-Matic' trans (no 4-speeds) Also, no air conditioning was available. BTW: the "Monte Carlo" fender brace shown is Aftermarket: not "OEM".

@joequillun7790 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnjohnsn7633 No A/C is great. No stick-shift, (?) that's a deal breaker for me. Too bad. No wonder it only ran 14s. With a top loader, and good driver, 13s easy.

@rollingstopp 8 жыл бұрын

THE ST. Valentines Day Muscle Car:::::::::::::::::::::..........................

@JohnJackson5150 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME FORDS...BEST CARS IN THE WORLD. COPY CAT CHEVY'S COULD NOT MAKE ANY CAR WITHOUT COPYING FORD.🇺🇸💜

@edwardkodai1319 Жыл бұрын

Always a fan old the cougar. In fact ivw always liked them better than the mustang's.

@markfonseca4641 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vary nice.

@NM-dy2vc Жыл бұрын

In high school I had a 67 GT with a 390 and T10 4 speed tranny. Fun car to say the least. Unfortunately in my early 20s I needed money and sold it. Yeah, pretty stupid...

@jesse75 9 ай бұрын

Always hard to get the hidden headlight grills to line up.

@BobZed 5 жыл бұрын

I'll trade my Cougar for yours! Gold XR7 with the 302 Windsor with the four barrel.

@michaelmoseley7566 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing this car I can't help but wonder if anyone who was lucky enough to own one ever put the dual quads on it, just for the fun of it.

@mrgallardo7069 4 жыл бұрын

In 1990 my neighbor was selling a mint condition 68 cougar for 500 bucks. I was still in junior high school but I really wanted the car. Sadly I didn't have the money 😭

@alisablount4651 4 ай бұрын

Definitely ❤

@Chevy969 4 ай бұрын

I like that, “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”. Nice.

@danc1197 Жыл бұрын

Hp rating's we're much higher than the manufacture's would advertise back then to keep the government off of their backs. Mass produced high volume vehicles had to have a limit set for (advertised) hp. But actual hp was always higher.

@merrickgould5620 5 жыл бұрын

So rare that many people even heard of Merc

@Jeffbob442 2 жыл бұрын

We made an art form of bashing ford's back in the day....but the bowtie bunch got a kick in the teeth everytime the owner of one of these 427 GTE's came out to play. The only one I ever saw back in the day that was a 427, not 428. This guy/car made a believer out of us guys in our area. I am sure it was not stock as the owner was a Tech at the Merc dealer, but S O B that thing hooked up and ran!!!

@mikescaffo4850 Жыл бұрын

I think iam in love

@user-fd6oy6om9j 11 күн бұрын

O meu pai valva muito deste carro

@stmarks3934 4 жыл бұрын

Much better lookin than the Mustang mk1

@samiam9059 3 жыл бұрын

What a beauty. The loss today on performance styling is no chrome trim(imho). The all plastic even though much lighter just looks bad...maybe the eruption styling is nice but american body plastic just looks bad.

@jonapolloapollo5770 4 жыл бұрын

I,M WATCHING IT A SECOND TIME DID I MISS THE REAR END GEAR RATIO

@mynameis9057 4 жыл бұрын

Scuttlebutt has it ferd underrated their big boy engines by 100ish horsepower, not unlike the other big manufacturers, they all did it from what I've heard. I just saw them wreck a nice 69 Cougar on CHiPs tv show from the 70s, they also toasted a 69 GTO too,what a waste those campy shows were wrecking muscle car history. Sweet ride though,Merc definitely got this bad cat right! ▪☆☆☆▪

@mkarmymail 8 жыл бұрын

She's a Texas car?

@jesse75 9 ай бұрын

The Electric Razor.

@elperro1968 5 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@clarktferrill Ай бұрын

I had a 67 XR7 289ci No A/C and a 3 speed manual..Black leather interior..😟Sold it after 6 years..😭

@robertpetricko4846 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@ronhoffman7941 3 жыл бұрын

68. Torino with hydraulic cam single 4 bbl

@gene978 8 жыл бұрын

And I thought I knew my cars! I was born in '62 Hmm!

@gene978 8 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this channel! LOVE IT!

@billevans7936 2 жыл бұрын

Nifty......

@buckdesystem4562 Жыл бұрын

I guess this Mercury dealer didn't take into consideration future resale value. Why would you order a 427 side oiler with an automatic? Might as well go to a steakhouse and order tofu.

@terrysellers6712 7 ай бұрын

❤! It's probably a wealthy woman's car that her only concern was the fast pedal 😂! I've known many! Found spark plugs and all! Of course, never a gte! CHEVS AND PLYMOUTHS AND MUSTYS! 😊

@fordly 9 жыл бұрын

Umm, I believe the W-code was not a side-oiler but instead, it had a hydraulic cam and lifters. Also, Ford didn't put 427's in Mustangs. Lots of 428's and later, 429's, but no 427's !

@brianaust8897 8 жыл бұрын

+fordly It is a sideoiler for sure..but yes, very unique and '68 only with a smaller 600cfm carb, 390 turd exhaust manifolds, and hydraulic (and pretty mild!) cam. They did everything they could to detune it, haha..

@richardrudell8682 5 жыл бұрын

IN 1968 WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AT 16 YRS OLD NO LICENSE HAD 1 IN MINNIGHT BLUE. GREAT CAR GREAT GIRL. MAGNET. RICHY RICH. BKLYN. MY NY

@richardrudell8682 5 жыл бұрын

I HAD 1 IN 1968 IN HIGH SCHOOL MIDNIGHT BLUE GREAT CAR GREAT GIRL MAGNET. RICHY RICH BKLYN. MY NY

@johnnybell395 5 жыл бұрын

Wrong in 1967 Ford put the 427 med riser in the mustang fastback

@jeremythompson9122 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybell395 No they didn't. There's only one Mustang that ever got the 427 from the factory...The 67 Shelby GT500 Super Snake...which was a test car that was never sold to the public. Look it up . its facts

@kevinprice8344 3 жыл бұрын

Xr-7 was onlu a trim level which came with woodgrain dash applique, woodgrain in console, door panel pockets, over head console with toggle switches as well as extra switches on dash and emblems located at the c-pillar and did not make it automatically a vinyl top car although most I've saw we're indeed vinyl top cars but i have saw hardtops as well. The 427 was the only engine available for several months of production (I forget exact number) but in the last few months of production the 427 was replaced with the 428cj. Also all GT-E 427s had the same engine code in the vin and the 428cj had only one engine code and all GT-E's were two tone paint broken up at the lower trim like you stated but its argent gray and all of them are that exact color.