Vehicle Description
428 Super Cobra Jet Eliminator with a Drag Pack. One of four in
this configuration. Rarest of rare and best of the best. Fully
documented, registered car with an impeccable restoration. Was a
clean car to start with. These are still under the radar in terms
of collectability but are moving north.
One of 2,257 Cougars produced with Eliminator Package in 1970
One of 127 Eliminators produced with the 428 SCJ Drag Pack
option
One of only five known to exist with C6 automatic transmission and
3.91 rear end per David Wyras, the Eliminator Registrar with the
Cougar Club
One of one produced as equipped per Marti Report
Previously restored by Cougar Specialist KTL Restorations
Later sent to Marcus Anghel in Scottsdale, Arizona for NOS
component location and installation
Original drivetrain and sheet metal
Original matching numbers 428 Super Cobra Jet V-8 engine
Original driveline
External oil and power steering coolers
C6 automatic transmission
3.91 V-code nodular rear end
Power steering and brakes
Competition Blue with Blue interior
Front and rear spoilers
Hi-back Bucket seats and center console
Color-keyed mirrors
Styled steel wheels
Goodyear Polyglas tires
The production figures listed in this Cougar Eliminator's Marti
Report indicate that it is the only one built by Mercury in 1970
with its unique combination of speed equipment and optional
accessories. Despite over 70,000 Cougars being built in the 1970
model year, only 2,268 of them were the high-performance Eliminator
models. Setting the Eliminators apart were bold hood and fender
stripes, a hood scoop, front and rear spoilers, and three
high-performance engine options.
This Competition Blue Eliminator features the rarest of the three
V-8s: the 428 Cobra Jet, boasting power ratings of 335 HP and 450
lb-ft of torque. Equipped with the Drag Pak option-comprising a
reinforced bottom end, external oil cooler, and 3.91 gears in the
Traction-Lok rear end-not only did it upgrade the Cobra Jet to
Super Cobra Jet status but also rendered this Cougar even rarer,
being one of just 127 built. Cougar Club Eliminator Registrar David
Wyras noted that this car is one of only five combining the Drag
Pak option and a C6 automatic transmission ("Select-Shift" in
Mercury terminology). Collectors should take note: the Cougar's
driveline, from the matching-numbers 428 SCJ to the nodular rear
end, remains factory-original equipment.
All Cougar Eliminators with the 428 CJ came equipped with Mercury's
Competition Handling Package, featuring firmer springs and shocks,
as well as a larger front sway bar. Additionally, this car was
ordered with optional power front disc/rear drum brakes and power
steering. F70-14 tires were standard equipment, mounted on
Mercury's optional styled-steel wheels in this Cougar. The interior
boasts blue vinyl high-back bucket seats and a console surrounding
the C6's floor shifter. An earlier restoration by Cougar Specialist
KTL Restorations preserved the car's original sheet metal. More
recently, the car underwent further enhancement by Marcus Anghel of
Anghel Restorations in Scottsdale, Arizona, involving the addition
of NOS components and a thorough refreshing to ensure the car is as
factory-correct as possible.
Those familiar with the Eliminator world are well-acquainted with
this car. With a restoration valued at over $200,000, if you're
seeking the best, this is it.
