1970 Mercury Cougar

351C-4V

OF91M524419

Heavily optioned & highly documented one of E-Cat originally purchased on lease to dealership in Northern California as a "Rolling Options Platform" for the '70 year model, $3100 base price with over $1800 worth of options added, 19 in total ! Purchased by my family in late '70's & used as a seasonal occasional driver, came into my hands at the turn of century. About 10 years ago it under went a major renovation, engine overhauled with balanced assembly etc, transmission overhauled & updated, complete front end rebuild, new uppers & lowers, tie rods, springs & shocks for all four corners as well as a four wheel brake job, carb overhauled by Pony Carbs & set up for the MSD ignition system upgrade, power steering pump & hoses replaced, A/C system refurbished, new radiator & cooling system service. Shortly after that we had the paint & interior/weather stripping redone as well as installing 15" Magnum 500's with BF Goodrich T/A Radials. The original speedometer was replaced and did work, read 72K+ miles but the trip meter was unreadable so we had it replaced with good one and set to 0000 so adding the two together should be the true mileage. It was stored since 2008 until recently when we decided to let it go, we put a battery in it/ fired it up but ran a little rough, we found that the fuel tank was shot & picking up crud clogging fuel filter so we had new tank & fuel lines installed & also had to replace drivers side power window motor, then did L.O.F, washed it, vacumed the carpet then took these pictures. This car runs strong, shifts great, steering, suspension & braking perform better then new, gearing allows effortless freeway speeds. As far as any rust damage there is none to speak of, super solid all the way around, the undercarriage is original showing only light patina of surface rust, no rust through, and original exhaust system with Ford stamped mufflers is worn & could use replacement but still serviceable. It does have a few issues that will eventually need to be addressed, the tach doesn't work & was told it needs an adapter to work with the MSD ignition, the A/C stopped blowing cold shortly after the heater core failed & would assume it will need a new heater core as well as evaporator coil to get the A/C going again. The rear power windows will need to be serviced, the bumpers are straight but need to be re chromed. Steering wheel and other original parts in picture are included. Overall this is a super solid and particularly rare packaged E-Cat with a lot of curb appeal & I was told by many that if restored for show it would most likely be a Best of Judge's candidate at every event it entered. This vehicle is a 42 year old turn key driver car sold as is with no warranty expressed or implied. Please look over all the pictures & documents then if you have any specific questions contact me & I will do my best to get an answer to you straight away. Good luck on the Auction & Happy Cruisin this summer, maybe in a rare E-Cat ! On May-17-12 at 16:03:12 PDT, seller added the following information: I now realized that the documents are difficult to read so I will break it down per Marti report as follows; 1) Eliminator package 2 )FMX Select- Shift Cruise-O-Matic 3) Courtesy lights 4) F70X14 Belted Tires w/ Raised White Letters 5) Automatic Seat Back Release 6) Power Windows 7) Console 8) Power Front Disc Brakes 9) Power Steering 10) Tilt Steering Wheel 11 Air Conditioner- Whisperaire 12) Rear Window Defogger 13) AM/8- Track 14)Intermittent Windshield Wipers 15) Decor Group 16) Tinted Glass Complete 17) Deluxe Belts/Warning Light 18) Protection Group 19) Styled Steel Wheels 20) Competition Suspension Additional info; Built November '69, One of 413 ordered from DSO 84 = Home Office Reserve Ordering District-3.00 Standard Axle ratio-One of 152 with paint/trim code- One of One with this total package ever built, no twin or dopleganger made ! On May-17-12 at 16:30:40 PDT, seller added the following information: For all the Mustang collectors out there here are some interesting stats, I believe most would agree this car would be the Mercury counterpart to the Mach 1, 40,970 produced for '70 year model total (2V & 4V), Eliminator Only available with 4V, 1425 total, Total 4V Mach1/Shaker = 9312 On May-17-12 at 21:18:10 PDT, seller added the following information: I have the information that a buyer has requested on engine numbers, reads DOAE-J/0K20, I am no expert on these things but was told the block is October '70 so it seems uncertain if its original or possibly warranty service replacement block, they did say the rest of the components date codes look to be correct, heads, intake, carb, etc. On May-21-12 at 06:04:46 PDT, seller added the following information: All interior/exterior lighting functions as should, hideaways, sequentials, courtesy lights all in proper working order.Only options that are no longer on car are the 14" styled steel wheels/tires & the am 8 track stereo. Inspections are welcome & available between 12pm & 4 pm Monday - Friday at buyers expense, please contact us for appointment. On May-21-12 at 19:31:44 PDT, seller added the following information: Have a buyer requesting pictures of undercarriage, (torque box's, frame rails, floor pans. Etc.) I will have them available tomorrow for anyone else as well on request, will say in advance just like cousin Tony the Tiger says Their GRRRRREAT !