1968 Mercury Cougar XR7

1968 MERCURY COUGAR XR7 with a rebuilt ford 302 V8, about 300 horsepower, with ford racing valve covers and air cleaner, HEADERS, performer mufflers, 4 barrel Edelbrock performer carburetor, pertronix ignitor II and Flame-thrower II coil, C4 auto trans, has power steering, disk breaks in the front, drums out back, the back end was lifted and bigger bf good wrench radials were put there, it just give it a nice stance!,all the inner fender walls, frame and the underside of the car has been undercoated to prevent rust. the whole car is restored and there is no rust on it, its very fun and FAST to drive! The odometer reads 12000 miles on the rebuilt ford 302. the story: well , i was asleep one morning and my little brother wanted my mom to take him to school in my car, my mom had an extra set of keys so she was able to take my car, after she dropped my little bro off she stopped at a friends house, when the neighbor came up and wanted to see the engine, so he did, but he didn't make sure the hood latched and the latch was stuck open, so my mom started driving and when she got on the on-ramp to the highway, the hood flew off like a sail at 60mph, luckly the hood didnt hit anyone, the windshield dint break and it dint rip up the cowling, but most important my mom is ok, the bad side is this happened on my first day of summer, and ive been stuck in the house all summer, but we did find a hood in a local juckyard and its getting fixed right now, and we ordered new hinges from mustangunlimted. music by pretty lights music

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[dozar1]

this is a really nice cougar, just got mine

[capnwipe]

@dozar1 thank you! im just getting ready to put a Hiedts cross member in with coil overs and rack and pinion steering! how do u like ur cougar?!

[feuille12347565]

Beautiful car. I bought my first when I was 15. Built it from the ground up. same color

but I put a 429 in it! I think these are one the best looking muscle car of the sixties.

It cost me every paycheck for years and was well worth it. How did you get yours?

[capnwipe]

@feuille12347565 they Truly are, yah this one has cost me quite a few paychecks and has drained my bank account a time or two, thats awesome u put that in there, how does tha car handle the 429? did u do any frame mods or drivetrain mods to handle the power? im getting ready to drop a jon barrett 427 in with a tremec 5 speed in. i acutally bought it on craigslist, it was my first car, im gunna have it forever

[tyjtag747]

man that is a beautiful car just stunning man way cool

[capnwipe]

@tyjtag747 thanks so much, i take really good care of it

[sabreyow]

wow,so beautiful...always loved the cougs with the sequentials,especially the xr-7..im stuck with a 69 fairlane 500,hoping one day to own a cougar..lol..sweet ride

[CHUUMPASS]

beautiful! just beautiful ! i saw one of these only once in my life in reality, it stood covered under a tarp on the lot of a used car dealer that imports American cars (germany here) the car wasn't in the best of shape but when i asked him about it he told me that it was already sold and awaiting shipment. i hope your are having lots of fun with it and that you'll keep her for as long as you possibly can. best greetings from germany.

[scarecrow1f9]

Awesome car - what rims are those, Mickey Thompsons?

[kingkola1p]

i just got one too my first carr!:) i love cougars your cars the shit man

[dozar1]

@capnwipe love it. ha, it has a 351c. I got big plans for it..i got a video up check it out.

i still havent done anything to it yet

[tyjtag747]

ya dude you can tell that you take care of it man its so beautiful man