Eliminators on the Market (October 2014)

The Marketplace Classic Cougars for Sale
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Pruned the “Unknown Availability” section and shifted some of the older questionable listings to that section as well.
If you are on Facebook, be sure to check out the Eliminator Owners and Enthusiast page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/473220306059769/

These listings are combed from verious popular sites (CraigsList, eBay, Hemmings, CarsOnLine, Kijiji, and others). As always, if you know of or have an Eliminator for sale please feel free to add it to the list. Or if you have any details or comments about an Eliminator listed here (or elsewhere) please feel free to share that info.

This thread also appears on MC.net, here: http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?88482-Eliminators-on-the-Market-(October-2014)

I could use some more data for the Eliminator Production Numbers projects. If you have an Elite Marti Report or a Personalized Statistics Report for an Eliminator, please consider posting it or sending a copy my way.
1969 Eliminators: http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3688
1970 Eliminators: http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3706


Listings as of October 1st;

'70 w/ 428CJ (ram-air), Auto. Competition green, black decor interior. Coming to a no-reserve online auction soon!
https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastClassicCougar


'69 originally a 351W / 3-speed, now a 302/auto. Originally Bright Yellow, now black, with a black interior. Marti Report. In MD wiht starting bid of $7.5k
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151425664415&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:US:1123
*Discussed some, here: http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?87409-Eliminators-on-the-Market-(Sept-2014)&p=743122#post743122


'69 w/ 351, Auto (currently a 428cj). Bright yellow, black interior. Original engine included in sale. In PA for $13k with both engines, $10k with original 351 only.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/473220306059769/permalink/709617872420010/


'69 w/ 351 (now a 302), 4-speed (originally a 3-speed car). White, black interior (originally blue). Marti report. In Kansas for $15k
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4627755195.html
Previous eBay listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271575079535?forcerRptr=true&item=271575079535&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160#ht_375wt_1230


'69 w/ 351, auto. Bright Yellow, black interior. Marti report. In IL for $36,500
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Mercury-Cougar-1564577.xhtml;jsessionid=1404D0DC9B979E8C870BF2AE9C9C64C9?conversationId=1117061
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?86306-1969-Yellow-Eliminator-351-W-Auto


'69 w/ 351, auto. Bright Blue Metallic, blue interior. Rolling shell. At John’s Classic Cougars for $3k
https://www.johnsclassiccougars.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=car4sale-10


'69 w/ 351, auto. Bright yellow, white interior. In Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia, with a $15.3K (AU) buy now.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11011.m43.l1123/7?euid=184e247b58984be2a7aa22d53ea4a281&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D151389640170%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AWNARL%3AUS%3A1123
http://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/detail/cars/cars/mercury/cougar/204914


'69 w/ 351, auto. Comp yellow, black interior. Docs. In Germany for 18.9k Euro
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/ford-mercury-cougar-eliminator-ulm/175658896.html
Discussed some here: http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?64897-What-s-wrong-with-this-69-Eliminator


'70 w/ Boss 302, 4-speed (CR). Comp Orange (originally comp green!), black interior. Marti and other docs. In FL for $77.9k
http://www.pjsautoworld.com/1970%20Mercury%20Cougar/1970%20Mercury%20Cougar%20Eliminator%20.htm
Recent eBay Listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Cougar-Elimator-BOSS-302-COUGAR-ELIMINATOR-4-SPEED-MANUAL-TRANSMISSION-MARTI-REPORT-/161045244901?forcerrptr=true&hash=item257f0b6be5&item=161045244901&pt=US_Cars_Trucks#ht_21149wt_1238#ht_20749wt_1221
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1970-Mercury-Cougar-1150110.xhtml;jsessionid=E36568A118C333F6F862AE7A096E66FB?conversationId=398198
http://classiccars.com/listings/view/423856/1970-mercury-cougar-for-sale-in-clearwater-florida-33755


Unknown Availability

'70 w/ Boss302, 4-speed (WR). Comp gold, black interior. Disassembled / project. Marti Report. Contact Rob Celedonia (cele3@aol.com). In TX for $21.5k
http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52699
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cele3/library/?sort=6&page=1#/user/cele3/library/?sort=6&page=1&_suid=139024180727606293991190497956
*Marti Report lists this one as a Special Purpose Vehicle order delivered to Ford, with an impressive list of options!
**Rob is highly motivated to make a deal on this car.


'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Orange, white interior. Marti Report. In Calgary, Alberta.
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?84793-1970-Eliminator-Needs-full-Restoration


'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Gold, White interior. Marti report. $5.5k
http://members4.boardhost.com/ClassicCougar/msg/1406605597.html
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?85714-70-Eliminator-M-Code-Auto-Comp-Gold-with-AC-California-Car
http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4127
*This one is listed by Chris, a forum member on both sites.


'69 w/ 351 (now a 428), auto. Bright blue metallic, black interior. In WA
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Cougar-ELIMINATOR-1969-MERCURY-COUGAR-ELIMINATOR-/231316436198?forcerrptr=true&hash=item35db88b4e6&item=231316436198&pt=US_Cars_Trucks


'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Yellow, black interior. Non-sunroof rental car Eliminator, restored. In NY for $32.5k
*The listing expired, but I have contact info for the owner if anyone is interested.


'69 w/ 428CJ, Auto. Competition Orange, black interior. Documented. Contact Tony Stagner: tonystagner@gmail.com
http://www.cougarclub.org/cars_classifieds.htm
Jim Stagner’s '69 Eliminator, for sale on the CCOA site.


'70 w/ 351, 4-speed. Pastel Blue, houndstooth interior. Marti report. In CO for $8k
Some backstory here: http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2307
*This one is being sold by Cougar Bill!


'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition yellow. In NY.
http://www.cougarclub.org/cars_classifieds.htm

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'70 w/ 428CJ (ram-air), Auto. Competition green, black decor interior. Coming to a no-reserve online auction soon!
West Coast Classic Cougar | Salem OR

Here it is, officially listed!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171484024801?forcerRptr=true&item=171484024801&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160

Holy cow, those pics are awesome! ZOOP! Saved a copy right into my screen saver / desktop wallpaper folder!
Can’t wait to see the video.

Mmm… competition green… mmmm…

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Love the 428 Cougar that Don recently listed. Great pictures but lacking pertinent Info on the car. Like Original engine, drive train etc. Also says no rust but one picture shows some bondo cracks. Would be nice to see more info and history on the car rather than opinions on “Most sought after Cougar” and “most popular color”. That’s always a can of worms! All in all, looks like a really nice driver.

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Hold your horses guys! Notice the text said watch the video? Video will be posted ASAP and price dropped to $1 no reserve.

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I saw this car in person twice, once when it came in and then after they fixed some exterior issues, and it is sharp!

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'69 w/ 390, auto. White, black interior. *Sunroof (factory unit, but added later). All doc. In Japan!
http://pomonaco.net/stocklist/1969-mercury-cougar-eliminator/
9F91S567724


Also an update: this one has had the price reduced again, to $6k;

'69 originally a 351W / 3-speed, now a 302/auto. Originally Bright Yellow, now black, with a black interior. Marti Report. In MD with starting bid of $6k
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151425664415?item=151425664415&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
*Discussed some, here: > http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?87409-Eliminators-on-the-Market-(Sept-2014> )&p=743122#post743122

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Now ‘that’s’ how you advertise a car for sale!
Great pics and excellent description, I learned a lot about Eliminators just watching the video.
Good Luck with the sale Don.

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That was a great video (good job, Andrew! :beerchug: )–and very informative. [I’d hate to have Don pick MY Cougar apart like that, lol] Was there a buy-it-now price on the Cougar that went away?

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I enjoyed the Video as well. Good detail and information. Love the fact that all documentation from previous owner was kept.

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Relisted…

'70 w/ 351, 4-speed. Competition Gold, black interior. Marti report. In MD.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151433007481?forcerRptr=true&item=151433007481&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160#ht_614wt_1230


Also relisted at a new price, and now with pictures! Good options list on this one, PS, PB, AC, White Decor interior… Huh, 1 of 34 just by Paint / Trim codes…

'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Gold, White interior. Marti report. $3.8k
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4702085599.html
http://members4.boardhost.com/ClassicCougar/msg/1406605597.html
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?85714-70-Eliminator-M-Code-Auto-Comp-Gold-with-AC-California-Car
http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4127
*This one is listed by Chris, a forum member on both sites.

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Deal of the week?

'69 w/ 351, auto. Bright yellow, black interior. Marti report. In OH for $16.5k
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/4705908248.html

Looks very clean for the price. Factory AC car (although it has been removed), console, power windows, PS, PB.
Listing says it has a 351C in it currently ~ picture appears to be a Cleveland, so non-matching engine.

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One more thing to look at, why does it have a 1970 tilt column in it??? as well as the P/S pump bracket is a mid 70s item. But it does look good…

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Mike Johns is selling both of his competition blue '70 CJ Eliminators. He told me it was ok to post mention of it on the Cougar forums while he puts together an ad for them.

'70 w/ 428cj (ram-air), Auto. Competition blue, Houndstooth interior. Numbers matching. Marti report. In Utah.
*virtually unmolested when he bought it. All original sheet metal except for a NOS front fender.

'70 w/ 428cj (ram-air), Auto. Competition blue, black standard interior. Correct replacement engine. Marti report. In Utah.

They are practically twin cars, built on the same day.

He told me he is selling them due to lack of interest on his part. He hasn’t shown them in years and he thinks they should go to a new owner that will appreciate them and do something with them. He is hoping to sell them together since they both have the same build date. I asked him if he had an idea of what he wanted for them and he threw out $175,000 for the pair, but he admits that it is something that is hard to price and he is looking for someone who is seriously interested in the pair.

Mike’s email is: cougman427 (at) gmail.com

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New listing…

'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Blue, black standard interior (originally blue standard int). Marti Report & Eminger Invoice. In TN - asking $35k.
http://smokymountaintraders.com/programs/carlotpage.cgi?19701303117_998
*Factory AC car, but it has been removed.



Relisted…

'70 w/ 351, 4-speed (Wide-Ratio). Competition Gold, black decor interior. Marti report. In Maryland. Starting bid of $15k
New Listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151441576573&ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160
Previous listings: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151433007481?forcerRptr=true&item=151433007481&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160#ht_614wt_1230
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151390834225?forcerRptr=true&item=151390834225&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160#ht_405wt_1230
*This one came out of Oklahoma in 2011 from a family that owned it for 30 years.


'69 originally a 351W / 3-speed, now a 302/auto. Originally Bright Yellow, now black, with a black interior. Marti Report. In MD with starting bid of $6k
New Listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151441578538&ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160
Previous Listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151425664415&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:US:1123
*Discussed some, here: http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?87409-Eliminators-on-the-Market-(Sept-2014)&p=743122#post743122

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Just spotted this one… and yes, I did send the links to SeanInSD already :slight_smile:

'70 w/ Boss 302, 4-speed. Competition Blue, black standard interior. SUPER DRAG-PAK. Mecum auction (Lot#: R225), Kissimmee, FL, Jan 16th-25th, 2015
http://www.autabuy.com/Vehicles/Details.cfm?VID=1968902
http://content.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0115-204125

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Now listed on eBay with a $5k starting bid, and a bit of eye candy :slight_smile:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131323133333?forcerRptr=true&item=131323133333&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160

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I like them both!

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I found this picture to be a bit confusing. Maybe it’s just me but I see no Cougar in it:

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Yeah, she looks too young to be calling her a cougar. :slight_smile:

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It was brought to my attention that this one slipped past me! I had it listed in “unknown availability”, but Chris updated his CraigsList ad a while back and I neglected to update my post.
Chris’ E-cat may be a better deal than the yellow '69, but it will take some work. Very rare color combo and a great list of options! This would make a great project - solid start, and a 351 car so parts are plentiful.

'70 w/ 351, auto. Competition Gold, White decor interior. Marti report. $3.8k
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4702085599.html
http://members4.boardhost.com/ClassicCougar/msg/1406605597.html
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?85714-70-Eliminator-M-Code-Auto-Comp-Gold-with-AC-California-Car
http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4127