The Legendary Dan Gurney Mercury Cougar XR-7G

1968 Mercury Cougar

Making big headlines for the Mercury Cougar in 1968 was the XR-7G! This limited edition Cougar XR-7G was actually an upscale XR-7 with a personalized option. The "G" stood for "Gurney." Dan Gurney was an American racing legend racing for Mercury. The Cougar is one of two Mercury specials named after Dan Gurney. The special options for these Cougars consisted of a fiberglass hood scoop, racing mirror, road lamps, power sun-roof and hood pins. There was also four exhaust tips that exited through the valance panel. There was not very many made or promoted, and the "Dan Gurney" edition with the 427-cid big block is noted to be one of the rarest Cougars collected today.