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29/09/2026 12:52 am
Wow, it's been a while! Found this one while walking through the neighborhood. I'm surprised I haven't seen it before. This is a 1968 Cougar XR-7 GT. Not to be confused with the GT-E, the GT package consisted of a 325hp 390cid V8, three-speed manual transmission, power disc brakes, stiffer front and rear springs, heavy duty shock absorbers, larger front stabilizer bar, F70-14 wsw tires, low back-pressure dual exhausts, power booster fan, and engine dress-up kit. There were 32,712 Cougar XR-7 built for the 1968 model year, no break out for GTs or GT-Es.
It would be nice to see this one restored to something like this:
29/09/2026 4:59 am
I notice the difference in the grounds surrounding the car in each picture and again say that the owners have other priorities and the car has to wait, deteriorate and suffer the consequence of demise.
29/09/2026 5:08 am
Agree with Tony. Sadly, this car is going nowhere fast.I notice the difference in the grounds surrounding the car in each picture and again say that the owners have other priorities and the car has to wait, deteriorate and suffer the consequence of demise.
John Bono
North Jersey
29/09/2026 8:00 am
Hope against all hope it gets saved. Odds don't look good though.😟 Dad had a '69 when I was a kid. It got clipped by a snow plow and totalled.
This post was modified 1 month ago by Geno
29/09/2026 8:56 am
That's an interesting package. There's a lot of nice go-stuff in there and a three-speed tranny! Do you think it was floor-mounted? I wonder how many were ordered with the 4-speed.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
29/09/2026 9:25 am
Thanks Pete. I really like this series, and in most cases, feel sorry for the cars pictured. As can be seen in most of the pictures, neglect appears in both the cars and yards. I'm very fortunate to live in an area that does have that problem but I don't have far to go where it exists.
29/09/2026 10:27 am
This is one that dearly deserves to be restored. I LOVE the 67-68 Cougar; especially the XR7-GT.
29/09/2026 4:07 pm
We can rationalize all we want, but my take is that the vast majority of these cars will be parted out, hopefully, and end up on the scrap pile.
John Bono
North Jersey
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