Can someone tell me what type of car this is?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

http://image.mustangandfords.com/f/9320796/mufp_0606_03_z+1968_mercury_cougar_XR_7+rear.jpg

Thanks.

[Schema Thing]

1. It's just an object to me.

[Ptah]

2. Mercury

[elocs]

5. Yes, it looks like it says "Mercury" on the back and "Cougar" on the side. n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. Black

I'm definitely going to say black.

[datasuspect]

4. it's a tool of white male oppressive patriarchy

[Chan790]

9. I thought I was the tool of white male oppressive patriarchy?

:cry:

Where else am I going to find a job with sexually-aggressive experienced women, books by Tucker Max and grandiose delusions of figurehead power as fringe benefits?

:cry:

[Taverner]

6. Mercury Cougar

A masterpiece of muscle car madness!

I've always wanted to fit one of those with an electric engine...

[TrogL]

16. A friend's father drove one

Suspension bounced like a jackrabbit.

Horrible shimmy at 60 mph.

[Taverner]

18. Yeah it was kind of a poorly designed answer to the Mustang

[Gold Metal Flake]

23. His was broke.

Ours drove wonderfully. I did add some performance springs to the front when I rebuilt the suspension, but otherwise the suspension was stock. The Cougar shared the chassis of the Mustang, and the Mustang did just fine in sports car and Trans Am racing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. If I hear the word "Cougar" one more time...

:rofl:

:P

[snooper2]

8. It looks like a CILF

:rofl:

[KG]

10. the Keystones and traction bars are boss, but the wing is kinda lame.

[jobycom]

11. Who cares? It's one hot piece of man-toy meat, if you ask me. nt

[hamsterjill]

12. Do you remember what was special about the blinker lights?

Come on...I'm old enough to remember...does anyone else?

[Ptah]

13. sequential

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. oh yeah. I remember that. They were cool.

:thumbsup: :hi:

[hamsterjill]

15. You got it!!!

That was the only car (that I know of, at least) that had that feature! My older sister had a boyfriend who had a cougar, and I had the biggest crush on him!!!

[Ikonoklast]

17. Ford had them on the Thunderbird first, two model years before the Cougar.

Old Ford guy here.

[hamsterjill]

20. Thanks for the education!

I did not know that!

[Gold Metal Flake]

25. They were originally electro-mechanicaly controlled.

An electric motor with a little camshaft pressing switches. They would slow down with age. Hard as hell to keep working after a point. People make electronic replacements now, fortunately.

[madinmaryland]

19. Nice post, John Cougar Mellencamp!!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. According to the label on the rear fender it's an AMC Pacer.

[denbot]

22. It's one of these

Me likey.. In an objectified way of course.

[Gold Metal Flake]

24. That is a 1968 Mercury Cougar with some non-stock additions.

The wheels are American 200S Daiseys. It has traction bars and re-arched rear springs. The trunk spoiler is from the 1969 Cougar Eliminator, there was no spoiler on 1968 Cougars. The badge on the front fender would suggest a GT-E, which this car is not. It could be simply a 6.0L badge denoting the optional 390ci engine. The hoodscoop is hard to see. I think it might be a 1969 Mustang/Torino scoop. The high-back seats wouls also be non-stock. In 1968, the seats did not have headrests unless optioned. The optional headrests were additive, nit integrated.

We just sold our 1968 Cougar.