1970 Mercury Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator: Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 272 V8TV

[@manowar5516]

You never realize how much you miss these reviews until a new one pops up. Thanks guys.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

"Eliminator" has got to be the coolest name for a muscle car!

My father drag raced one of only 5 Boss 302's in Competition Orange with the 4sp in the U.S. for Lincoln Mercury 1970. I rode in that car when I was 10 years old and will forget that day!

[@davegibbs6592]

My Boss 302 w/ 4 speed and no power steering handled like a dream....this one was missing the cool rear spoiler..

[@brandonhumphries3377]

A rare cat indeed. Very nice car. Often over looked by muscle car enthusiasts. A great performer with the Boss 302, however the M code 351 Cleveland was the best engine option overall in the Eliminator. 13's were easily achieved with the 351C when equipped with the 4.10 axle and a set of M&H tires.

[@tracycolorado]

Truth

[@davidilijevski8942]

Not sure what code my father's eliminator had but it was 351 Cleveland was a beast

[@brandonhumphries3377]

I'm sure it was a M code Cleveland. That's the 351 4V engine option

[@hotwheel6663]

Hurst stick manual trans too?

[@davidbrittingham9512]

Had the same car in orange. Same options but had the rear spoiler and different wheels.. I was just a kid. Wish I knew then what I know now!

[@dalelc43]

So the same options but different. That would be NOT the same options.

[@dannycalley7777]

D.B...….XR 7 ……..blue …….428 CJ …..4 speed......brought 5 Escambia county deputies home one night $$$$$$$$

[@alexandercurtis4427]

You had a BOSS 302 Cougar?

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@dalelc43 ; Relax man. "Same options but mine also had the rear spoiler and different wheels". There, is that better for you? Also YOUR grammar? "That would be NOT the same options." Should've typed; "That's not the same options".

[@MrJett1971]

Cobra Charmer it would actually be “those aren’t the same options”, then. Thanks for playing, though.

[@peterlyons2000]

Poetry of motion, -in motion. Thank you, Kevin and crew.

[@Firebird400]

Beautiful car

[@elduraco69]

Great Machine!!! My Dad had one Cougar red with the 289 Engine it was a great Car it bring me good old memories of my Family😎

[@Chewygsxr]

Another great Video guys, I’m the class of 66, so I know my 60’s cars and can appreciate this, I currently drive a 2014 Fiesta ST that has mods and would compete all day from 0-60, as I’m in the low 6’s, I’m 72 and love driving on three wheels. The Fiesta Flash. 🤙🏼

[@jeffreynolds3848]

Kevin, another great episode and a nice reminder of the other KZbin posts of those specialising in keeping the hot Cougar flame burning!

[@felipev8927]

This is a DREAM !!! E L I M I N A T O R !!!

[@highdesertcougarcluboforeg7308]

Great video. Do more Mercury Cougars. :)

[@StephenMorganCanada]

Thanks for this. My second favourite car of all time is the 69/70 Cougar Eliminator. Ford GT is first. 911 is third.

[@dallisb1047]

That is the Cougar for Me!! Nice!

[@valtress96]

I love old American culture in all ways especially the muscle cars 👏

[@mikescaffo4850]

What a beautiful car from a time when you were proud of your heritage and your country today not so much

[@martinmartin5904]

2:37 good thing about the rear wing delete , a boss 'stang too is definitely more attractive to look without .

[@w41duvernay]

Nah, put the black wing back on.

[@TheOne-ex8cs]

I don't like the wing myself 😰🤢🤮😫😰

[@harveyboy4461]

No camera case dash? That's odd. The walnut was for the XR 7 model.

[@radioguy1620]

I wonder if the men and women assembling these cars then realized it was the end of an era?

[@GlassTopRX7]

Boss 302 had 10.5:1 compression, the Boss 351 and modern Boss had 11:1

[@davidilijevski8942]

Yup u corrected it

[@GlassTopRX7]

In independent test it also made about 15 more HP, .5 of compression isn't really that much in terms of performance ~6hp the heads had bigger impact. The DZ's 30 30 cam was more aggressive too which shows how good the Boss\Cleveland 4v heads were for making HP. Shouldn't comes as surprise to anyone familiar with BBC heads as they share a similar canted valve design. Did take a torque torque hit for it though but both engines were peaky. In high school ages ago I had friends with both cars a 69' Z\28 and a 70' Boss 302 Mustang and they were pretty evenly matched, the guy with the Boss still has it 100% stock with the original paint. The guy that had the Z\28 swapped the motor and tubbed the car for drag racing before I got out of high school had it running mid 11's in the late 80's with I think a 350 stroked to a 383, it was crazy fast for street car back then.

[@jeremythompson9895]

I actually like the Boss 302 Cougar better than a Boss 302 Mustang. Also love the 68 Cougar GTE..... especially the 427 version.

[@irenes3470]

What a beauty

[@herculanoguimaraes4605]

it's a bit sad that the mustang overshadows the cougar wich in my opnion is a better car

[@jeremythompson9895]

I agree. Mustangs are a dime a dozen and Cougars were definitely a higher quality car than a Mustang with a little more chrome and a much more comfortable and quiet interior as Mercury's had more sound deadening insulation in them than a regular Ford did

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@jeremythompson9895 is like luxury and comforble like Chevelle vs Impala

[@adrianw3985]

Awesome car, it's funny to think about the fact that a lot of mundane family cars these days would blow the doors off what was considered fast 50 years ago. You can't beat the style of these cars though...

[@stefankoles]

I love this channel so much

[@V8TV]

Hey thanks Stefan!

[@fordshelbycollection4927]

When will the museum open?

[@chrisgreenaway6696]

How is it an eliminator with out the rally wheels or the black camera case dash?

[@stomabag7127]

Very cool car.

[@kevindarrell3500]

Awesome 👏🏻

[@garygallite8325]

How many cars do the "brothers " actually have ? They never seem to run out of these beautiful cars ?

[@fsca72]

The only reason Ford ever made boss 302 stangs and cougars was for the trans-am series. Not for the public’s interest but to be legal in there class. NASCAR had similar production rules like that to back then to. Same reason there is the ultra rare ones like Torino talledega, charger 500, Daytona and super bird

[@brendasnider7158]

Far from a Mercury fan but got to admit this is one pretty cool cat .....

[@socomu]

Hey, why doesn’t this car have the Eliminator black camera case gauge trim package?

[@DoudD]

Good question; the woodgrain was for the XR7s. A simple build mistake, perhaps? It happened from time to time.

[@michaelconner204]

Also i find it hard to believe it doesn't have the rear spoiler. Would love to see the actual dealer build from lois emmiger of ford. To many red flags.

[@GlassTopRX7]

You guys must have ESPN, I was just wondering if any Boss 302 went into the cougar and was not motivated to look it up. I thought the Eliminators all got big blocks not a Mercury fan and ones typically featured mags were all big block cars.

[@starwarso3123]

How does it have the xr7 burl wood? I thought Eliminators had no wood except the steering wheel and center console.

[@Stucifer]

Beautiful car for sure. What I find odd however is that this mean looking car with a "super drag pack" does not have any kind of ram air induction. That hood scoop is a decoy. It is not functional

[@petemedina8446]

Beautiful car there nice in yellow and black stripes of course it would belong to the brothers collection

[@sambaritone]

What a beauty!

[@jeremythompson9895]

Kevin do the brothers have a Boss 429 Cougar in their collection? If so I would love to see it. How many of those were actually built? I figured you would probably be the man to ask

[@jeremythompson9895]

I've heard that Boss 429 Cougars were built but have never actually seen one

[@timcollins5424]

Mercury only built 2 429 cougar race cars. one given to fast Eddie Schartman, and one to dyno Don Nicholson.

[@TheAcworthdude]

All ways heard "the urban legend" that a few Boss 429 Cougars were built ?

[@jeffreynolds3848]

TheAcworthdude - whenever I’ve read the history of the Boss 429, it says there were 2 Cougars...

[@TheAcworthdude]

Jeffrey Reynolds Man finds one of two rare Cougars in a barn .................:)

[@V8TV]

A pair...

[@gocubsgo7609]

@@V8TV are they hiding in the brothers collection?

[@MrJett1971]

I wouldn’t exactly call them “factory production” cars. They were specially built for Dyno Don Nicholson and “Fast Eddie” Schartman.

[@ashqelon7267]

11:5:1 compression?

[@hotwheel6663]

You have to live the Boss engines with the Hurst 4 speed.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

My dream car,but in blue and rear spoiler.

[@jeremythompson9895]

My favorite pony car made by Ford. I'd take this car over a BOSS 302 Mustang any day. Cougars had a nicer interior than a Mustang and they are more rare. I'm a Ford guy but I prefer Mercury's

[@MrJett1971]

If you prefer mercury’s over fords, wouldn’t that make you a MERCURY guy...?

[@GIGABACHI]

4.30s, no OD...Let that simmer for a minute. 😁 No highway travel for this kitty.

[@robertkubrick3738]

Never owned a work truck?

[@toddlecher4097]

for that year, 1970 you could get the 429 scj w/4 speed. after 70, motors & horse power took a nose dive

[@rogerwillams2814]

thats why they call him the eliminator lol! haha hes got the looks the style the power!!!! 65-thru1970s are best years for muscule cars hands down of course im 54 born in 1967 one the best years lol the cuda the mustang camaro cougar *

[@samhaines8228]

awesome car, amazing collection. but just who are these "brothers" we keep hearing about-?!

[@OneEye.]

Would only do 100 class of Silver State Classic Challenge with that gearset .

[@fredsherman1203]

The boss 302 was more like 500 horsepower it was underrated for insurance purposes!

[@MrJett1971]

No way, it was probably more like 350-360 legitimate hp. No car with a small block made 500 hp in that era, unless you built it up with aftermarket parts and were prepared for it to blow up at 6500 rpm.

[@manher4335]

@@MrJett1971 I heard 375. Compared to Z/28s 365hp of similar vintage. They say those engines have some very, very special heads

[@chrisgreenaway6696]

False spoiler delete cars had the spoiler in the back as they painted the spoiler with the car . So someone threw it out of the trunk Contact Dave Wyras on that also should have the black camera case dash and trim

[@cargo4441]

Think about it 2200 hundred Eliminators lined up in a long row with every option for u to pick. Time to wake up.

[@hanktorrance6855]

Why the fascination with drag pack rear gears on cars designed and in fact intended for....winding roads....its like the manufacturers, particularly ford, wanted one car to do it all.

[@chicken_cutlass]

Funny, a redline on the speedometer, not on tachometer. Sky is the limit on revs but 70mph is where it gets dangerous LOL

[@randybryant9936]

Cool

[@hiitsstillme]

A beautiful and rare car, thanks for showing us that one. Not directly related... Here's a story about a guy with a highly modified 351C Cougar near Toronto back in the day... as per the story, he pretty much ruled the street. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWi1k5x3gKukgbc

[@MrErikw26]

Thundercougarfalconbird

[@carguy1979]

Hash tag Cougar is a dangerous tag-just sayin’. Maybe #MercuryCougar would’ve been better.

[@GFORCECOUGAR]

correct dash should be all black thats xr7 witch makes me ? low mile unrestored car ??????

[@biggerdaddy2]

This car is bad AF