This 1968 Mercury Cougar is one of 394 examples produced with the GT-E option package for a single model year, and is the sole XR-7 version optioned from the factory with its particular combination of a 428ci Cobra Jet V8, a four-speed manual transmission, and a 3.90:1 Traction-Lok differential according to the Mercury Cougar Registry.A stock steering wheel with a horn ring fronts a woodgrain dash panel housing instrumentation that includes a 120-mph speedometer, a tachometer, and a five-digit odometer showing 55k miles.