Win and Judi Rittall of Woolwich kiss as they said goodbye to their 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E at the Owls Head Transportation Museum Tuesday, after it sold at auction. The car is one of only two like it in the country and came equipped from the factory with a 428 Cobra Jet Engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. It sold for the final price of $228,800. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

The interior of a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E sold at auction for the final price of $228,800. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

This 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E is one of only two like it in the country and came equipped from the factory with a 428 Cobra Jet Engine. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

This 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E is one of only two like it in the country. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

A badge on a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E at the Owls Head Transportation Museum Tuesday after it sold at auction. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Win and Judi Rittall of Woolwich say goodbye to their 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E at the Owls Head Transportation Museum Tuesday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Judi Rittall of Woolwich watches as the 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT-E that she owned with her husband, Win, is backed into a garage at the Owls Head Transportation Museum Tuesday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer