GT E Package
The GT-E was based on the original 1967 GT option, but where the GT was more or less a Standard Hardtop with a 390 4V engine and handling package, the GT-E was a distinctly different car on the outside, as well as under the hood.
1968 GT-E
The GT-E name came from Ford's in-house code (E) for the high-performance 390 horsepower 427 cubic inch engine, which is what the original GT-Es had stuffed between their shock towers (replaced mid-year by the CJ 428). But the Mercury design team wasn't satisfied with just building a fire-breathing Cat. It had to look and handle like one, too. Thus, with a sticker price of a little more than $4,000, the GT-E option package included the following equipment:
- Competition-style, horizontal grille bar
- Blackout grille and taillights
- Twin-Scoop Power-Dome hood
- Bright lower side moldings
- Two-tone paint treatment
- Quad exhaust extensions
- Styled steel wheels
- 7 litre 427 engine
- Select-Shift Merc-O-Matic transmission
- Power steering
- Power front disc brakes
- Higher rate front and rear springs
- Large diameter stabilizer bar
- Adjustable, heavy-duty shock absorbers
A total of 394 GT-Es were built. Of that number, 357 were equipped with the 427 engine and 37 came with the 428.