Here are snips of the '69 & '70 dealer docs similar to what Royce posted for '68.
'69 has no mention of PS / PB being part of the CJ optional engine goodies.
'70 has no mention of PS / PB as standard for the Eliminator.
Here’s 2 marti of my 69’s
69Blue 428R.pdf (120 KB)
69 428 auto.pdf (234 KB)
That is pretty interesting that Mercury / Ford decontented the brakes after 1968. How well do they stop? Seems like they would be able to go fast but stop slow.
I wonder if it is because for '69 & '70 there really was no “big block package”, like the GT (390 base engine?) or the GTE.
Pretty much any body or style package could be had with almost any engine ~ big or small block (except Boss 302 for Eliminator only).
Did the Boss 302 Eliminator include disc brakes? I have read that they were included in the Boss 302 Mustang package.
Steve, you are correct that the BOSS 302 Mustang included PB.
The BOSS 302 Eliminator package did not include PB in either 1969 or 1970.
As I stated in post #16, I know of no situations that mandated either power steering or power brakes on a 1969 or 1970 Cougar, if someone has documentation to change my viewpoint I would love to see it.
I have always scratched my head on the BOSS Cougar… Came std with manual drum brakes, 14" wheels were the only option and no Ram Air option. On the Mustang you could get 15x7 wheels, shaker and they came std with PDB all at an average cost of less than a Cougar. On top of that, many in 1970 came with the spartan interior that resembled the base Mustang interior. No wonder they did not sell well!
^^^ I’ve always felt that Mercury didn’t do a particularly good job with having focused/well defined packages as well as marketing.
Usually something that was inconsistent - like all G’s should have been 4v only (the package already included heavy duty suspension and dual exhaust) and the W code GT-E should have been available with a manual trans.
I wonder if some of this wasn’t due to inter-divisional rivalries with Ford exerting it’s authority and protecting the turf of it’s cash-cow Mustang.
- Phillip
The lack of 4spd on the 427 GTE was due (I believe) to the inability to pass emission standards in the day. The 68 CJ must have had just enough differences to clear the bar with a 4spd. I too think a 4v as a baseline in a G made more sense.