The 1970 Cougar Eliminator had the look and feel of its older
brother, the 1969 Eliminator. Cougar was
no stranger to high performance options and the 1970 version was Mercury
sharpening its Cat Claws one last time.
Outside features included, a hood scoop, front and rear
spoilers, blacked-out grill, a special Eliminator stripe package, a palette of
"high-impact" blue, orange, and yellow exterior colours, no vinyl
roof, wide oval 70 series raised letter tires and styled steel wheels, Magnum
500`s or dog dish style hubcaps and trim rings.
Under the hood, the Eliminator came standard with the 300
horsepower 351 Cleveland. Options
included the Boss 302, the 428 CJ and the Boss 429. Ford is known to have assembled only two 1970
Eliminators with the Hemi-head 429. More
performance impact could be found over the dealer parts counter.
A factory original 1970 Cougar Eliminator is a rarely seen
muscle cat. Ford produced only 2267. All were hardtops.
There never was a factory made Eliminator convertible but there sure are a lot of tribute cars. Google Mercury Cougar images and see for yourself. The resto-mod market is alive with Eliminator clones.
There never was a factory made Eliminator convertible but there sure are a lot of tribute cars. Google Mercury Cougar images and see for yourself. The resto-mod market is alive with Eliminator clones.
