1968 mercury cougar 428 cobra jet for sale

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Ends in: Ends in: I know of a guy way back in high school that owned one of these! Rust concerns may blur even more if you fancy one of the 48 original four-speed specimens.

Appreciate you allowing the market to decide it’s worth. Ends in: Ends in: Ends in:

Good luck with the sale!A legitimate $200,000 ‘68 428 CJ Cougar would be either an incredibly well preserved thoroughbred survivor OR an absolutely immaculate restoration with the original engine under the hood, not an engine from ‘69.Kind of like Little Red, the red 1968 Shelby Coupe that was just discovered in a Texas junkyard, rusty, missing its entire front clip and drivetrain and estimated to me a million dollar plus car.

Crisp, sharp lines flowed along the sides of the car leading to a rear that echoed the front’s treatment with vertical styling elements. Brings back memories for me! Ends in: Ends in: Halfway through the ’68 model year, the 427 was supplanted by the 428 Cobra Jet — an engine seriously underrated at 335 horsepower.An early 1968 GT-E, equipped with the 427ci V8. Ends in: Ends in:

Ends in: On the plus side, this particular 1968 Mercury Cougar 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air four-speed in Largo, Florida comes with some known history.

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Eh?Love the history on this one, must have been one quick cat.

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Ends in: )The suspension and drum brakes of Mercury’s car were similar to the Mustang but had six-inch-longer rear leaf springs and soft suspension bushings, giving the car a noticeably smoother ride than the ‘stang.Two main option packages were established for the Cougar, the luxury-aimed XR-7 (available only with the two 289 motors), and a performance-oriented GT package that could only be had with the 390 lump.The XR-7 package added a wood-rimmed wheel, an expanded instrument cluster, simulated walnut dash trim, an overhead console, a T-handle shifter and combination leather and vinyl seating.A rear view of the 1967 Cougar equipped with the GT and XR-7 packages. Ends in: Demand for the 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 428 Cobra Jet is strong today, with a four-speed example fetching $208,000 at auction in 2015.

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Mercury didn't announce the Cobra Jet for the Cougar until May 1968. No dollars, No tax. Ends in:

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Ends in: The unrestored $225k GTE 4-speed was not “an incredibly well preserved thoroughbred survivor”. Ends in: Ends in:

At least it has a sun roof.

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This one-family-owned car is among the rarest of the rare, one of three 1968 Cougar XR-7 GT-Es produced with a factory equipped 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air engine and 4-speed manual transmission. Ends in:

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I think you’re going to need it. Since none of these have sold publicly that I have been able to find it is really going to be interesting to see what the market says.Like the ad James.Pretty honest and well described. How many of you have ever seen one?

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Ends in: (Photo courtesy of Hemmings Motor News. There were qualifiers.