1968 Mercury Cougar 390 Muscle Machines Drive Report & Specifications

This document is a photograph of a framed display board reproducing a Muscle Machines magazine drive report titled "Mercury Cougar: 1968: The year of the cat," by George Mattar and Jeff Koch. The display, shown at a car show next to the actual red 1968 Cougar it profiles, includes the magazine's numbered pages: a specifications page for the 1968 Mercury Cougar listing 325 horsepower @ 4,800 rpm, 427-lbs.ft. of torque @ 3,200 rpm, and a 16.0-second quarter mile @ 89 mph, plus tables for Price, Engine, Transmission, Differential, Steering, Brakes, Chassis & Body, Suspension, Wheels & Tires, Weights & Measures, Capacities, Calculated Data, Production and Performance. The feature tells the story of original owner George Ausburn, who ordered the car on March 5, 1968, at a base price of $2,933.42 (total $4,252.57) in a special "Code 3" color, keeping it in original condition for nearly 40 years. Additional sections include an Owner's View sidebar (attributed to Richard Davis, a former Chrysler color designer), a Club Scene box for the Cougar Club of America in Apple Valley, California, a Pros/Cons list, and photos of the original interior, engine bay, styled steel wheels and 6.5 Litre badging. Most fine body text is too small or glared to read fully.