427 Cougar Eliminator?
 

I ran into a guy last week who told me he has an original 427 Cougar Eliminator, has anyone ever seen such a car? In the area I recall seeing Boss 302, 351 4V and 428CJ ones but never a 427.

Re: 427 Cougar Eliminator?
 

I seem to remember reading somewhere that they made 2 or 3 but don't take that as proof.

Maybe some of the Ford guys can answer this one.

Jim

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As a Cougar engine, the 427 was 390 HP hydraulic cam and only available in the 1967 Cougar GT-E.
The Cougar "Eliminator" was 1969-1970 model year.

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67 or 68 Ford DID make 427/ 385 horse (1-4V, hyd cam) Cougars. I used to work on a triple black one.

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That's what I thought Jeff. [I did glance in the NHRA guide, but I've been told it is not always accurate:-)!]


Had a friend who owned a all black 428 convertible Cougar. He's still sorry he gave it away.

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Back in '68 or '69, HOT ROD magazine had a feature story (and the car was splashed all over the cover of the magazine) about a 428CJ Cougar Eliminator, and this particular car had a 2-speed rear end.
I'm not making this up... I couldn't.

I don't remember the details, but it was a Ford 9-inch carrier with some kind of spur-gear arrangement at the front of the pinion, that was sort of an like an old Halibrand Quick-Change, turned around, so the driveshaft input was driving this gear arrangement which could be 1;1, or 1.3:1, or something like that.

Anyway, it was a street/strip dream, or, seemed to be. Deep gears for the strip and a 2.75:1 for the hiway, all in one third member.

I never ever saw one in person, so they must have had problems of one kind or another, and didn't produce many.

Anyone else ever see one of these?

I think that it was called a "STREEP" rear end.... no kidding (street/strip = STREEP??)

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Interesting reading

http://www.fordmercurycougarxr7.com/...ator/index.htm

Re: 427 Cougar Eliminator?
 

Thanks for the link. For those interested, that link mentions the "Streep" rear end and says it was manufactured by the Dana-Spicer Corporation..

See; I waasn't kidding about this... LOL!

Sorry for the hijack...

Re: 427 Cougar Eliminator?
 

Cougar 427 + 390 hp hyd cam low riser heads Model was a GTE. Eliminator cam in 1969 as a Boss 302 or 428 CJ, very few GTE 427 built was later replaced by 428 CJ

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1968 Cougar GTE 427/390hp, low riser heads, hyd cam, 735 Holley, only produced in 1968. They don't bring near as much as a 68 CJ Mustang . Nice cars put not much in the way of performance.

RJ Sledge