Down here in FLA enjoying the sun and warmth, looking at a huge amount of auction cars at Dana’s auction. If you didn’t already hear, the 1970 Boss Eliminator sold for 195k plus 8 percent. Extremely nice resto, but seriously…Oh yeah… I bought a nice 23k original mile boss 302 mustang. Never taken apart, never screwed with…and, it was substantially less than the cougar. What does these prices realized at recent auctions say about the new cougar market? Thoughts?
Also, the other 70 Boss cougar sold for 85k with a color change. Nice car though…
It had strong bidding up and over its reserve until its selling price. An extremely rare and desirable car, a Super Drag Pak Boss 302 Eliminator in Competition Blue with a known history and excellent restoration. While the car was not perfect, I would not expect that the buyer will have remorse today.
Mecum is part of the discussion in this thread. Are you in agreement with Jeff Ford, or is it possible that significant Cougars are finally getting some of the recognition that they deserve?
I agree with Jeff Ford’s take on the car Ron Pratt was selling. That car was in my opinion devalued by all the aftermarket incorrect and reproduction parts.
I agree the Cougars are getting some long overdue recognition. I’ve never been a big fan of Boss 302 cars because they are less fun to drive than big blocks. Just too slow, and no torque. I’ve had Boss 302 Mustangs, and made good money selling them.
$210,000.00 could buy three or four great 428CJ or 427 Cougars. $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 can buy a great Boss 302 Eliminator most days. While the rarity of owning one that came originally with a 3.91 or 4.30 has some appeal to some folks, for me personally it is unimportant because to get from my house to nearly anywhere that rear end ratio is too low. I’ve never been a fan of trailer queens. I am a huge fan of driving these cars and enjoying them.
One example of a perfect weekend a few years ago was driving my 428CJ Cougar to the drag strip in Columbus Ohio, running several mid 13 second passes, and driving home afterwards. I did that with 3.50 gears, and kept up with 75 - 80 MPH traffic on I-75 for the 225 mile round trip drive. Check out the rarity factor - there were fewer 428CJ Cougars built in 1968 than there were Drag Pack Boss 302 Cougars in 1970.
Royce, On the rarity factor you are incorrect. According to Kevin Marti’s Cougars By the Numbers, in 1968 there were a total of 244, 428 CJ equipped Cougars of which 64 were 4 speeds. When discussing a Boss 302 the only time that the term “Drag Pak” was used by Ford Lincoln Mercury is with the 58 total Eliminators that were equipped with the 4.30 to 1 ratio which were referred to as “Super Drag Pak”.
As to Ron Pratt’s Eliminator with the modifications that were done to it, yes I agree that $120K was all of the money, but it was not modified to the point that it could not be corrected, and being an early build show car obviously at least 2 people wanted it.
I realize that you have a preference for the FE’s, but there is an appeal to the performance of the Boss 302 when coupled with the ability to turn corners.
