Vehicle Description
1970 Mercury Cougar
The first generation of the Mercury Cougar was introduced in 1967
and production lasted until 2002 with only a 2 year break in 97.
With almost 3 million examples produced the Cougar was the highest
selling vehicle created by Mercury. This 1970 Cougar is an
absolutely beautiful car and is all muscle car. The car has been
totally restored but when the current owner bought it he went
completely through it again freshening things up and changing some
things out. As it sits the car needs absolutely nothing except for
a new driver. It has been very well cared for since completed and
has never been driven in the rain. It is always stored indoors and
only has 8,591 miles on it since being finished. The body is very
solid and rust free. It is painted a Viper Red with a Black vinyl
top. Adding another Black accent is the functional Boss 429 scoop
that sits on the hood. All of the chrome and trim pieces are in
excellent condition and cleanly mounted in place. Up front the car
has the correct hideaway headlights that work properly and in back
are very cool sequential LED lights. The car has a great stance and
really looks tough rolling down the road. It rides on Torque Thrust
II 17 inch wheels with fresh tires that were added late in
2018.
Under the hood of this classic is a 347 Stroker motor that runs
extremely well. It is a strong running motor that doesn't smoke or
have any issues. It produces 425 hp and 420 torque. It was very
well built and we have included a list of the internals below. The
exhaust system was just added and sounds great. The transmission is
a Tremec TKO 3550 5 speed manual with a .083 5th gear ratio. It was
performance built and was set up to handle 525 ft lbs of torque. It
features a Red powder coated Lakewood SFI approved bell housing,
Summit Racing SFI Approved flywheel, and a centerforce dual
friction clutch with 90% more holding power. In back is a Yukon
posi rear end with Yukon 31 spline axles and Yukon 3.70 gears. The
car has plenty of power but is also set up to cruise down the
highway in 5 gear comfortably. The brakes have all been rebuilt
with drums in rear and disc up fron using SSBC rotors. The
suspension system was redone with Grab-A-Track parts including the
a arms, springs, shocks and sway bar. It also utilizes Traction
Master traction bars and rear air shocks.
1970 Mercury Cougar engine internals
World Jr ported/polished heads
2.02/1.60 valves
Comp Cams 284/296 duration cam
MSD Digital pro billet E curve distributor
Scorpion 1.6 roller rocker arms
Forged Probe pistons (10.68:1 compression)
Custom 780cfm Pro Systems double pumper carb
Ported Victor Junior intake
ARP studs
March polish aluminum pulleys
New aluminum radiator/hoses
Miloden high volume oil pump
Powermaster torque starter
SuperComp Hooker jet hot coated headers
Grade 8 bolts throughout
The interior of the car is done in all Black and is in good
condition as well. Between the seats is an aftermarket center
console with extra storage space and cupholders. In front of that
is a Hurst shifter topped with a Tremec knob. Everything else has
the original style components except for the aftermarket stereo
speakers and white face gauges for oil and water.
This is a great running car that looks great as well. If you are in
the market for a cool muscle car but don't want the typical Mustang
or Camaro this Cougar is a great option. Over $40K was invested in
the build so you couldn't replicate the car for anything close to
what we are asking for it.
Make it yours for only $27,500.00!
