1970 Mercury Cougar Hardtop Coupe

While Ford was busy building Boss 302 Mustangs, their brother Mercury had its own variation, known as the Cougar Eliminator. Unlike the Boss Mustang, the Eliminator would be offered with several engine options. Among the most sought after is the high revving Boss 302.

Offered only in the Eliminator, the Boss 302 drive-train is one of the highest performing small block engines ever to leave Dearborn. New bolder graphics, a black hood scoop and more would be new additions for the 1970 model year. Also included is a long list of performance oriented and upgraded standard features. The Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator would surprise many, including some driving big block competitor's performance cars.

This prime example of Mercury muscle has less than 100 miles on a full restoration. It is fully documented with known history since day one and features Competition Blue paint, also known as Grabber Blue for its Ford brothers.

It is believed that fewer than 500 Cougar Eliminators were produced for the 1970 model year with the Boss 302 engine. In addition to the exotic high revving small block engine, this Eliminator features front and rear spoilers, the competition suspension with higher rate springs and shocks, a large diameter front sway bar, bucket seats with a center console, and a Hurst shifted 4-speed manual transmission. According to the documentation and Marti report, this Eliminator is one of two built with this combination of options.