1968 Mercury Cougar

1968 Mercury Cougar Debut Series Superfast Produced 2004-2010 (Closed), 2004-2009 (Exposed) Number MB636, MB637 Designer Dave Weise Scale 1:62

Model HistoryEdit

The 1968 Mercury Cougar is a casting by Matchbox that debuted for the 2004 Superfast line and is designed by Dave Weise. There are 2 variations of this casting, one with closed headlights and the other with exposed headlights. The casting's number was either MB636 for the closed headlights or MB637 for exposed headlights and was in production from 2004 to 2010 (Closed) or 2004 to 2009 (Exposed) when Matchbox's license with Mercury expired.

VersionsEdit

This 1968 Mercury Cougar vehicle has come out in the following 1/62 scale versions:

MB636 - First Version Closed HeadlightsEdit

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
SF39	2004	Superfast	Yellow	Red taillights, Black hood scoop	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black		H2338	China
SF62	2005	Superfast	Metalflake Maroon	Red taillights, white "headlights" (two painted dots on grille)	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black		H7801	China
ST62	2006	Streakers	Metallic Silver	Red taillights, Black hood stripes, Yellow driver's side, red passenger side	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black		J6611
SF16	2006	Superfast America	Metallic gold	Red taillights, black "vinyl" roof, trim details	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black		L1900	Thailand
N/A	2006	Naruto 5-Pack	Metallic Copper	Sasuke (character and text)	Chrome / Plastic	Blue	Black			Thailand
MB3	2008	Heritage Classics 3/8	Red	Black grilles, red taillights, Mercury badge on trunk	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black		M5289	Thailand
MB3	2008	Heritage Classics 3/8	Light blue	Black grilles, red taillights, Mercury badge on trunk	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black		M5289	Thailand
N/A	2010	Lesney Edition	Orange	Silver lower section, black "vinyl" roof, detailed trim	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke	Black		R1285	Thailand
	2010	Showroom Models  10-Pack	Metalflake Yellow-Green	Black headlight covers, Red tail lights	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black		R0619	Thailand

MB637 - Exposed HeadlightsEdit

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
SF62	2004	Superfast	Avocado Green	Silver headlights, red taillights, door handles	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Red		G7574	China
MB3	2008	Heritage Classics 3/8	Metallic Light Blue	Black headlight grilles, red taillights, trim details	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black		N2188	Thailand
MB8	2009	Heritage Classics 7/11	Blue	Silver tampos on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black		P2921	Thailand