'68 Mercury Cougar (2002)

1968 Mercury Cougar
Debut series	2002 First Editions
Produced	2002 - Present
Designer	Phil Riehlman
Number	N4157

Description

The '68 Cougar was a Hot Wheels casting was based on the 1968 Custom Cougar (1968). The Cougar first debuted in the 1968 Basic Car line as one of the Original 16; it returned to the line-up in the 2002 First Editions. For the racing casting, see '68 Mercury Cougar (2014).

Versions

The 1968 Mercury Cougar has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
029	2002	First Editions	Green	Gloss Black Roof	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	5SP	52935	Malaysia
029	2002	First Editions	Green	Flat Black Roof	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	5SP		Malaysia
215	2002	Mainline	Metalflake Ice Blue	Black roof with, Black Hot Wheels logo on rear quarter panel	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP		Malaysia
004	2003	Treasure Hunt 4/12	Black	Gold & Silver Flames on Sides & Hood, TH Logo on Hood	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow-Tinted	Black	CDDRR	57003	Malaysia
004	2003	Treasure Hunt 4/12	Black	Gold & Silver Flames on Sides & Hood, TH Logo on Hood	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow-Tinted	Black	WLCDDRR	57003	Malaysia	Error or Extremely Rare Variation?
072	2003	Hot Wheels Anime Series 3/5	Dark Orange Red	White, Red and Black Anime	Gold / Plastic	Blue	White	Gold 5DOT	57209	Malaysia
139	2004	Tag Rides Series 2/5	Metalflake Copper	Green and Yellow graphics on sides with Green and White logo with graphic on roof	Black / Plastic	Light Blue	Black	5SP	B3860	Thailand
5pk	2005	Muscle Mania	Metalflake Maroon	Salmon Pink Side panels with silver trim	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	PR5	5-pack G6915	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Spectraflame Red	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Spectraflame Pink	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Spectraflame Green	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Chrome	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Spectraflame Blue	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
7 / 25	2005	Classics 1	Spectraflame Black	Black, Blue and Silver tribal design	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	Redline 5SP	H7072	Thailand
182	2006	Mainline	Metalflake Dark Green	Flat Black Roof	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	5SP
7 / 25	2006	Mainline	Orange	Flat Black roof	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Black	5SP
104	2007	Code Cars 20/24	Green	Black flames on side	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	5SP		Malaysia
104	2007	Code Cars 20/24	Black	Red flames on side	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	5SP		Malaysia
	2007	40 Years of Hot Wheels Set	Metaflake Gold	Black Roof, with Silver "Hot Wheels" logo on rear quarter panel	Chrome / Plastic	Light Blue tint	Black	5SP	M0543	Malaysia
05 / 15	2008	Classics 4	Spectraflame Gold	Black stripe on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Redline 5SP	M1862	Thailand
05 / 15	2008	Classics 4	Spectraflame Pink	Black stripe on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Redline 5SP	M1862	Thailand
13 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Metalflake Green	Black roof, Black stripe on hood and sides, Silver trim details	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Redline LW5	N9057	Malaysia
13 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Metalflake Blue	White roof, White stripes on hood and sides, Silver trim details	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	Whitewall LW5	N9057	Malaysia
13 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Metalflake Pink	Purple stripes on hood and sides, Silver trim details	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	LW5	N9057	Malaysia
13 / 21	2009	Larry's Garage 21-Car Set	Metalflake Black
7 / 50	2009	Connect Cars	Metalflake Dark Red	Black, Light Blue, Neon Yellow Tampos with Yellow "MARYLAND" on sides, and "7" on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue	Black	5SP	N4157	Malaysia	Opening hood
	2010	Valentine's Day	Metalflake Dark Red	Flat Black roof, Black stripes on side	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	Red Rim, Black OH5	R7899	Malaysia
	2010	Valentine's Day - 6-Pack	Metalflake Silver	Flat Black roof, Red stripes on side	Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Black	Red Rim, Black OH5		Malaysia	Target exclusive
4 / 6	2010	HWC.com 9 - Real Riders	Spectraflame Red	Authentic light and trim details	Chrome / Metal	Clear	Black	Redline RRMAG		Thailand	1/5000
2 / 30	2011	Vintage Racing	Red	Metalflake Silver roof, Dan Gurney Racing deco, "98"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Racing RR	T8459	Thailand
135	2011	HW Performance 5/10	Red	Black, White and Silver "Edelbrock" deco	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	Red Chrome rim, Black OH5	T9842	Malaysia	Base code(s): D22, D24
	2011	HW Performance 5/10	Yellow	Black, White and Silver "Edelbrock" deco	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Black	Chrome rim, Black OH5			Kmart Exclusive
16 / 20	2011	HWs Garage - Ford	Silver	White and Red stripes w/Silver flames	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Gray	Redline, Gray RR5SP	T8323	Malaysia	Opening hood
119	2012	Muscle Mania - Ford 9/10	Metalflake Blue	Black and White stripes, "XR7" trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	MC5	V5422	Malaysia	Base Code(s) D40, D43
119	2012	Muscle Mania - Ford 9/10	Metalflake Blue	Black and White stripes, "XR7"	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	V5422	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D42, D49, D50
119	2012	Muscle Mania - Ford 9/10	Metalflake Blue	Silver and Black stripes, "XR-7", trim, lights, hood pins	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	MC5	V5422	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D41
119	2012	Muscle Mania - Ford 9/10	Metalflake Green	Black and White stripes, "XR7" trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Beige	MC5	V5702	Malaysia	Kmart Exclusive
119	2012	Muscle Mania - Ford 9/10	Orange	Gray and Black stripes, "XR7" trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	Chrome rim, Black J5	V5597	Malaysia	Base Code(s): E02, E04, E06, E11
25 / 30	2013	Cool Classics	Spectrafrost Green	Green stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue	Green	RSW	Y9448	Thailand	Base Code(s): F42
	2013	Multi-Pack Exclusive	Metalflake Dark Red	Silver and Black stripes, "XR-7" trim, hood pins	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Silver	MC5	52935	Malaysia	Base Code(s): E47
5/6	2014	Sweet Rides	Pearl White	Red and Dark Red tampo, "cinnamon fire"	Chrome Plastic	Clear	Black	Black MC5 Red edge		Malaysia	Base Code(s) F41 Kroger Exclusive
1/5	2018	50th Anniversary Originals Series	Spectraflame Yellow	50th Anniversary Logo on door	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Light Blue)	Light Brown	RL	FTX84	Malaysia	Base Code(s):  L02, L05 Opening Hood

Gallery

Mercury Cougar

rubberburner's 2002 68' cougar #29

2006 Carded

1968 Cougar Tag Rides 3 Spoke

Multi-pack variation

1968 Mercury Cougar - Muscle M 9 - 12 - 1

1968 Mercury Cougar - Muscle M 9 - 12 - 2

1968 Mercury Cougar - Muscle M 9 - 12 - 3

1968 Mercury Cougar by Baffalie

1968 Mercury Cougar by Baffalie

The large card variation of the Classics 4 series

See also

1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

Custom Cougar (1968)

Nitty Gritty Kitty

Custom Cougar (2002)

External Links

• HW 50th Originals Collection: ’68 COUGAR