I have a 68 parts car with a nice roof, a hood that could be saved, disk brakes and a few other things you could likely use. It’s a J code XR7 originally. Reach me at Rayaaa@charter.net or 248 867-3522. I’d like to get rid of this car in the next few weeks. Located in South Lyon, MI.
This is the green car that was behind the barn…for anyone who was here last summer.
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Thanks for clarifying the GT option question. Regarding the disc brake vs drum brake on this car, I guess it comes down to the weight difference and the ability to have a shorter braking distance.
This is a unique car for sure. 428CJ, 4-speed + ultra-high ratio Traction Lock differential = drag racing special!
Then they added the black vinyl roof and console, the latter being very smart because it makes the interior so much nicer.
FYI, the car originally came with front disc power brakes standard as part of the 428CJ package. It was not uncommon for drag racers to swap to front manual drums to save weight and rolling resistance. If there had been a special order brake swap it would be on the Marti Report I believe.
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Dug out the Cyclone today and thought you guys might like to see a few pics of that car too.
Has some body rust but the floor pan is in excellent condition with it’s original white paint on most of it. Even found the build sheet!
I just compared your Marti Report to the one on my 68 R code. Mine calls out power disc brakes. Yours does not. Hmmmmmm. Maybe your car did have drums originally? That would be very unusual in a good way. Worth a question to Marti.
I was wondering about your statement about it having them as part of the CJ package. There was no “disc brake” brake pedal cover, has a non disc brake proportioning valve and everything looks bone stock. Curious why you say that would be very unusual in a good way…
Probably because most of the R code cars have disc brakes that would make yours all the more unusual. One of those things that could make your car a one of one on a Marti report. Some people like to be the one to own something that no one else will have. I have been told by Phil Parcells that this car was featured in the CCOA newsletter back in about 1988 so there most likely would be enough information in that article to see if it had drum brakes back then.
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Because it makes your CJ car even more rare. If nearly all of the other 428CJ Cougars had factory disc brakes, but it shows up as an option like Royce’s car, it seems like it was one of those mandatory options per L-M. It was a box automatically “checked” on your order form if you opted for the 428CJ.
If so, when the Spitzer boys ordered your Cougar, they unchecked it. Interesting…
Would there be any way to locate a copy if that CCOA newsletter? That would explain the CCOA sticker in the left rear window.
Just decoded the trans and it is not original to the car 
Rug AZ 1970 428CJ, Boss 429 and GT500
428CJ Codes out to a 9B6 and the CJ heads are both 9B4 so that too is not original to the car.
I guess not that unusual for a “drag car” to not have it’s matching numbers engine, but still disappointing.
Not unusual at all. Did the previous owner tell you anything about the car’s racing history?
The reason it is a plus is it shows the car was ordered as a drag racer. Disc brakes weigh more and have an albeit negligible but constant drag. Very few drag cars survived intact. This car restored is in the $200k plus range.
All he knew was that he bought it from an Autotrader ad out of South Carolina around 2000. It has drag racing shocks, ladder bars, electric HV Fuel pump, MSD Ignition and distributor and added gauges, slicks and Weld wheels so somebody was racing it. No racing harness or roll bar and original seats.
karguy, the true (or most significant) history of this car lies within the Spitzer family in Ohio. That’s the story that defines this Cougar.
If you can reach out to them possibly someone recalls the story on this car. The category of ORDER TYPE STOCK listed on the Marti report means the Spitzer dealership placed the order. But unlike most STOCK orders, this one is really special.
I’ve sent them an email. Have not heard back yet.
Royce had originally said that “the car originally came with front disc power brakes standard as part of the 428CJ package”. This car also has the shorter NON-power brake pedal, no power booster and no disc brake proportioning valve. So it must have been a disc brake delete car from the factory. The mystery continues…
I have had my head inside many Mustangs and Cougars before but have never seen one of these in person. It is the trunk brace for the rare 1968 staggered shock option. There is an additional brace that runs under the car in the same position. It is interesting to consider the time during production when they would have had to install these at the very earliest stages of body construction. If there were only 48 or so 4spd 428cj cars built that means that only about 48 of these braces ever existed and who knows how many still survive.
Those staggered shock braces as you mentioned in the trunk and under the car went on into the 69 and I think even the 70 model years. My very early built 69 CJ four speed has that same bracing it. If you look closely in the corners on the inside of the trunk peice you will see were there is some hand welding done in places where I assume a machine couldn’t do the welding. Mine even has some hand welding on some of the spot welds on the bottom row that did not meet quality control standards.
They sell that bracing in the aftermarket, but it stated that for the 1968 cars it has to be modified. So there must be some slight differences for the 68 model run. I don’t know what they are though.
Does this car have an external oil cooler in front of the radiator? Maybe a 69 thing.