$65,000 hope it goes for more
Ditto in every respect except that I believe the price will go a little higher than that because of the lack of Cougars at this auction. Has it ever been so low of turn out?
I’ll put in $77,500.00----
I’m on $78,000…
Thanks Royce for the critique. I know a very similar one that was for sale at $100K for >one year and the best offer was $75K. I’ll go $71,000.
$83,000
Sold $78,500
$75K. It is right after Christmas and New Year, so some bidders will still be nursing a hangover.
I’m with Bill and Royce and Don on this one. I’m going to add: non-matching drivetrain, and unpainted pinch welds (a pet peeve on mine on restored cars!)
I posted about this one recently in the Eliminators on the Market thread. I added a few more details to the story, below;
'70 w/ Boss 302, 4-speed. Competition Yellow, Black Decor Interior. Docs. Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Lot #1040.2
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The original engine / trans was pulled by a previous owner (David B.) back in 1978/79, when he was planning to use them for restoration of his Boss 302 Mustang. The Eliminator was then sold with a 351C/FMX drivetrain to Don L., who refurbished the car, using “about 3 gallon of glass on it” before painting it Competition Blue. Don also tracked down some Boss parts (from a Boss Mustang!) and took his Cat to many track events over the years, like Pocono and Watkins Glen.
Around 1995 it was sold to Tucker C., who spun a bearing the first week he had it! Tucker had the engine properly redone and “used to unhook the rev limiter, and shift it ALL DAY @ 7,000 plus rpm!”
Around the year 2000 the Eliminator went to Sonny Morgan, who had the car restored to mostly-original specs, and it was subsequently featured in the October 2004 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines: http://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2004/10/Quick-Cat---1970-Boss-302-Eliminator-Cougar/1280844.html
Unfortunately, Sonny lost the car through a bad business deal around 2014: the car had remained titled in the name of his business, and when his partner sold the business the car “disappeared”. …until it finally resurfaced in time for the upcoming Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale!
That original drivetrain? Well, it never did find its way into a Mustang, and it has been sitting in the early owner’s shop for the last 40 years or so.
The original VIN-stamped engine and transmission for this car turned up in August 2017, but I was not able to track down the current owner of the car at that time. However, I have sent a message to Barrett-Jackson asking to make contact with the owner. Hopefully this one will again be made “numbers matching” in the near future!
Don L. at the track, mid-80’s.
Dave B’s secret stash, Aug 2017.
I don’t follow eliminator prices, so a quick look at the sales prices of a few lesser quality, and better quality cars gives me a sales price of $53,000.
I’m in at 63020. Big flaws, but it is BJ with all those deep pockets.
I’m in at $64,041
$65,000
$54,600
…Is a 70’ Boss 302 Eliminator with a wrong motor worth more than a 70’ Cougar with a real Boss 302 Eliminator motor.
All I see is lots of fancy advertising and colors in this sale.
$78,750
$67,500
$72,250
I’d love to see it go for over $100,000 but I’m going to bid $79,000.
Well, it does have a Boss 302 in it (as far as I know). It just isn’t the “born with” Boss 302 engine.