Data & Spec Plates: Mercury Cougar 1967-1970

Technical Reference

Member-uploaded diagrams & documents for this generation. AI-classified; community-verified where badged.

Data/Spec Plates

• 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7-G Hertz Marti Report - 390-4V, Cardinal Red, 1 of 188
  This is a Marti Auto Works Deluxe Report (an Official Licensed Product of Ford Motor Company, copyright Kevin Marti 2004) documenting a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Hardtop, serial number 8F93S545131. The report decodes…
• 1972 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Pace Car Edition 455 - Mecum Auction Lot T248 Card
  This document is a Mecum Auctions windshield lot card (lot T248, Thursday) for a 1972 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Pace Car Edition with a 455 CI automatic drivetrain, offered as a Star C, No Reserve lot with a pre-auction…
• Dashboard VIN plate seen through the windshield, stamped with a number beginning 8F93 and ending 569384 between two Ford oval logos.
• Marti Report for a 1968 Cougar XR-7 with 428-4V Cobra Jet, Cardinal Red, black leather buckets, C-6 automatic, 3.91 Traction-Lok, built May 13, 1968.
• Public VIN tag reading 8F91W549243 with Ford logos, visible through the windshield above the dash.
• Dash-mounted public VIN tag with Ford logos reading 8F91W549243, seen through the windshield.
• 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 2DR Hardtop window sticker listing the 302 V8, options totaling $1818.61 and a $5200.52 total.
• Mercury warranty number plate reading 8F93F586955, with body 65B, color I, trim 6A, date code 16U, DSO 52, axle 5 and transmission M.
• Mercury warranty number plate with the Ford oval, marked Made in U.S.A., decoding body 65B, color D, trim 6B, date 25A, axle 8 and trans U.
• Exhaust emission control decal C8OE-9C485-C: idle 650 RPM automatic in Drive, 700 RPM manual in Neutral, ignition timing 6° BTDC.
• Exhaust emission control decal C90E-9C485-D: idle 550 RPM automatic in Drive, 700 RPM manual in Neutral, ignition timing 6° BTDC.
• Close-up of a stamped vehicle identification number beginning *8F91 585288 on a crackled, weathered panel above red paint.
• Mercury warranty number plate on the red door edge below the latch, with the stamped codes too worn to read.
• Driver door data plate on the 1968 Mercury Cougar stamped with VIN 8F91W549243 and body, color, trim and axle codes below the latch.
• Ford vehicle identification number plate on the dash, viewed through a dusty windshield with the stamped VIN only partly readable.
• Horsepower to weight ratio chart for Ford, Fairlane, Ranchero, Mustang, Falcon, Cougar and Comet body styles from 200 HP to 425 HP, incl. NHRA and NASCAR.