1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 Hardtop

Why This Car Is Special

The Mercury Cougar is the sister car to the Ford Mustang and is a more luxurious of the two. It does a great job of combining muscle car performance with every option you could want in a 1973.

This restored 1968 Mercury Cougar Hardtop we have for sale here at Continental Classic Cars is incredibly done with a built 302 cubic inch small block engine, classy interior with a center console, high back bucket seats, wood steering wheel, black vinyl top, and a great factory code 6K Light Aqua paint job.

Features

1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 Hardtop

Built 302 cubic inch small block engine
Automatic transmission that shifts on the floor
Engine is painted blue on the block and heads
Open element air cleaner system
Aluminum intake
4-barrel carb
Ford Racing logo aluminum valve covers
MSD distributor, coil, spark plug wires
Exhaust headers
Factory looking engine compartment
Aqua high back bucket seats
Matching rear bench seat and door panels
Wood steering wheel
Factory wood grain dash with gauges and controls
Center console
Factory tach
Radio,
Overhead console
Aqua XR7 floor mats
Moon roof
Deep factory code 6K Light Aqua paint job.
Chrome front and rear bumpers
Dual exhaust
Recessed and hidden headlights
Chrome spoked mag wheels
Black sidewall tires

Mechanical

The built 302 cubic inch small block engine is modified and backed by an automatic transmission that shifts on the floor. The small block Ford engine is legendary for power and dependability.

The engine is painted blue on the block and heads, has an open element air cleaner system, aluminum intake, 4-barrel carb, Ford Racing logo aluminum valve covers, MSD distributor, coil, and spark plug wires, exhaust headers, and sits in the period correct factory looking engine compartment.

Interior

Aqua high back bucket seats welcome you into the plush interior. It has the matching rear bench seat and door panels, wood steering wheel, factory wood grain dash with gauges and controls, a center console offers storage and an armrest for you and your passenger, factory tach, radio, overhead console, aqua XR7 floor mats, and a moon roof too.

Exterior

Not much looks better than aqua with a black vinyl top on a classic Mercury Cougar, and this Cougar is no exception. Deep glossy factory code 6K Light Aqua paint job.is set off with the chrome trim, chrome front and rear bumpers, dual exhaust, recessed and hidden headlights,

This car has just enough chrome to walk that line between muscle and luxury, and is just as at home amongst the Lincolns and Cadillacs as it is with Camaros and Cudas.

It drives and handles great on chrome spoked mag wheels with black sidewall tires and give this car a muscle car feel.