1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G “ Dan Gurney ” & 390 Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

One of the most beautiful old Cougar restorations I've ever seen. Perfect.

Dan Gurney is one of my all time favorite driver, constructor, and car guy. Loved to see him race at Riverside Raceway many moons ago.

Thanks for posting this one, Lou. As a long time Classic Cougar fan and owner, this is THE Cougar in my book. I place it above the ‘68 XR7 GTEs and the ‘69 -‘70 Eliminators even. For viewers that may come across a Dan Gurney Special out there, don’t go nuts though...Dan Gurney Special was just a minor appearance package for ‘67 and ‘68: pretty much just a couple stickers, turbine hubcaps, & chrome dress up for small block engine (in ‘67); available on Xr7 or standard models.. The XR7G was a totally different Cat! Based on the XR7 model only in 1968, it sported Shelby ish features as shown in the video, special badging, big block engine availability (G-only scoop became functional w Ram Air 428 CJ), special shift knob & gold dash badging. Many had electric moonroofs like this beauty. Interestingly, even if the car did not have the sunroof, you still got the sunroof switches in the G-only console!!! Fog lamps, special XR7G wheel center caps (some early cars had special Radir lace mags that were recalled). 619 made ....Waaaaay more rare & desirable than Dan Gurney Specials.

Thanks, Lou.....totally had forgot,these Cougar’s: interestingly, I,was into looking at Road Runners at the time.....Anyhow, Great History & car ...

Hi Lou, Sweet ride! Thank You for in the beginning and the end of this video reminding dad to share the pleasure of driving the car with his son!!!Thank You! Peter Brooks.

Oh my god, You remembered my request to show us the sequential tail lights. Pretty cool! Thanks! :-) This is also one of the greatest exhaust sounds i ever heared in a Car. I really like für video and the car as well. Keep it up!

What a beautiful car! I'd love to have this Cougar! Wow! Such an original!

you sure are busy . thanks for the great vids

Love the 67'-68' Cougars!

Little known fact. If you turn the left blinker & the hazard lights on together then both lt&rt blinkers will blink sequential together outward. It looks real neat when showing it off. This was inspection mode so you can check all bulbs & sequential system at once.

Nice job with this one. I offered criticism on an earlier video, but this was ideal. Plus, what are the odds of having 3 of my 4 favorite muscle cars side by side('68 Cougar, Firebird and Gran Sport). The only thing missing was a mid 60s Mercury Comet Cyclone. Lucky kid's dad owns a bunch of Cougars, and let him drive a Boss 302(Mustang I assume?) to the prom! We owned a 78 AMC Pacer when I was in high school! Lol. They did put Boss 302's in Cougars.... I wouldn't have thought of the possibility of the hood pins getting caught up in the hideaway headlight mechanism. Good preventative measure!☝

Esse Cougar está em ótimo estado de conservação muito lindo.

I knew a guy that had one with the 390 engine, FMX auto trans. I remember he had to stomp hard on the brake when he put it in gear, it always chirped the tires even with the brake on.

Good restoration & Show... interestingly, I just seen the (“1968 427 COUGAR ,WITH POWER Hood(?), GT E”, ): Video on another Channel.... Cougar has always been Special & luxury, etc...& the GURNEY IS max!

My favorite muscle car

Should have showed the " hazard " lights the rear flashes from the center .

VERY nice but the interior looks like it’s had a bath in Armor All! Spark Plugs were a b***h to change in those! Sequential lights are working slower than they should.