Have a look at the video from 0:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO3vts6LRlg&feature=g-all-s&context=G220a28eFAAAAAAAAAAA
That’s pretty cool. Good eye on seeing the G car Leon.
Steven
Yes, good catch Leon.
That is that “mystery” G (vin not in database or reported incorrectly) that is in the Henry Ford museum.
Some years ago I got a hold of a curator at the Henry Ford to send the vin number to Royce so it could be part of the registry. When they finally did Royce had said it’s more then likely a xr7-G but there was a gray area about the car. I don’t think he ever said exactly what it was. Maybe if he see’s this?
Royce will know the story for sure, but I believe Phil Parcells told me that the vin wasn’t among the known XR7-G vins so it was either copied down wrong or there is something else going on.
We have a Delmarva Cougar Club member that also has a very early and very original G that had been on display at a World’s Fair in '68. It even has the “Performance Vehicle” on the door tag but it also doesn’t show up in the Marti Report as a G. Marti has been in contact with him and they are trying to figure it out - so again, there may be something going on with Mercury and how G’s were produced.
Both of the above two mentioned XR7-G’s may have been test mules, prototypes, or specially constructed show cars.
Very cool stories on both cars. I would love to see pictures or hear more about either G car (test mule, prototype, show car). I think it’s fascinating cars like this exist.
Steven
The white G at the Henry Ford I believe belongs to George Huisman.
It’s not in the museums permanent collection, but rather on loan from a private owner?
This XR-7 G I would guess is puffed out with a lot of options. I can see the 6.5 litre fender badges. Does anyone else know what options are on this G? Beautiful looking car.
Steven
I’m sure Royce has the skinny.
Here are some more pics I have. I’m sure it has a sunroof, since it was Prechter’s and as far as what can be seen, no headrests.
The fog lights don’t look like the correct units either.
Hmmmm, Brian why do you think that? O.K. thats putting more mystery behind the mystery. I first seen this car at the Detroit Autorama (not show) in 1990 and it even had the ASC license plates on it then. I have pictures of it at the show around here somewhere. As a matter of fact that’s the first G I’ve seen since my friends calypso coral G back in High school 1970-71.
Then in 2002 the Detroit News did an article on Heinz Prechter when had passed away. For those that don’t know Heinz, he was the founder of American Sunroof Corp. I still have the newspaper article. I sent a extra article I had to Tina Grant so she had the details when she put it up on the xr7-G home page site. I was telling her that I’ve been to the museum three times trying to get the vin number for Royce. I believe she got a hold of Royce and that’s when she said that car once belong to Ken Well’s. Then he supposedly traded it to Heinz for a new (at the time) ASC/Mclaren mustang.
Brian, I’m not disputing the George Huisman thing, I’m just trying to figure were he would fit in.
Hey Leon, look what you started…Lololo
Very cool. Thanks for posting mor pictures. I really like the 67-68 Cougars in white. It shows the classic lines of the design.
Steven
Once you guys figure it out you can start looking for the Hertz G that is supposed to been imported new into Australia in 1968/69. Probably was a west coast car, like most of the imports. Only description was that it was blue (he thinks)
It is in the XR7-G registry and I have seen it personally. Formerly Ken Wells, ASC / Heinz Prechtor.
A friend of George told me recently when we were talking Cougars “G’s” that George was the owner of the white one at the Ford museum. Very reliable source, but still second hand information so I can’t say it’s 100% correct. With all the other Cougars George has owned and ran in the same circles as Heinz it seems to all fit together.