Vehicle Description
This Competition Blue 1970 Mercury Cougar Boss 302 ELIMINATOR
example comes with a Deluxe Marti Report. The Cougar Eliminator was
presented to the public as a hardcore performer that had the
hardware to match. The front and rear spoilers provided an
immediate clue, as did the racing-style mirrors (with driver's side
remote), blacked-out grille with hidden headlights, hood scoop and
full-length Eliminator side stripes. This is one of 2,267 Cougars
with the Eliminator package, one of 323 with these engine and
transmission codes, and one of 177 with these paint and trim codes.
Eliminators came from the factory with certain standards that
included full competition suspension with heavy-duty shocks and
springs, plus a rear stabilizer bar. Power comes from its matching
numbers 302 4V BOSS V8 engine. The cabin is in character with
bucket seats, full instrumentation that contains an 8,000-rpm
tachometer, oil pressure gauge, Rally clock with sweep second hand
and E.T. indicator, and a "visual check panel" that houses a
door-ajar and low-fuel signals. Built-in Dearborn, this Eliminator
is further shown as a retail order that was constructed in early
1970. This Boss 302 Eliminator is presented in its correct colors
and the Marti Report also confirms the Eliminator Package, 4-speed
close-ratio manual transmission (with Hurst T-handle per factory
specs), tinted glass throughout, Traction-Lok differential,
raised-white-letter tires, console, power front disk brakes, power
steering, rear seat speaker, deluxe belts, AM radio, black
Comfortweave high-back bucket seats and the interior Decor Group.
This muscle machine has also been fitted with the
factory-optional-style steel wheels of the original design, as seen
in the period factory literature. Included with this Cougar are the
Deluxe Marti Report and documentation of the 1981 sale to the most
recent registered owner.
