Vital stats:
| Model Year |
1970 |
| Build Date: |
October 1969 |
| Model |
Cougar Hardtop |
| Paint Color |
Medium Gold Mettalic |
| Interior |
Medium Brown "Comfort Weave"
vinyl |
| Engine |
351 Windsor 2V |
| Transmission |
Select Shift Mercomatic (FMX) 3
speed automatic |
| Rear Axle |
9" Ford seperate carrier, 3.00:1
axle ratio, open differential |
| Wheels: |
14x6 Steel, with hubcaps |
| Tires: |
Kelly Charger Radials, 205 70
14 front, 245 60 14 rear |
| Options |
Mercomatic with console mounted
floor shift |
| Power Steering |
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| Power Brakes (Front disc/Rear drums) | |
| High back buckets |
|
| Comfort Weave Vinyl interior |
|
| Padded vinyl roof |
|
| Air Conditioning |
|
| Rim Blow Steering Wheel |
|
| Sports Console |
|
| Electric Clock (broken) |
|
| Displacement |
351 Cubic Inches (5.8 liters) |
| Bore and Stroke |
4.00" x 3.50" 101.6mm x 88.9mm |
| Horsepower |
250 @ 4600 rpm (SAE Gross
flywheel power) |
| Torque |
355 lb/ft @ 2600 rpm |
| Carburettor |
2-barrel Autolite |
| Compression Ratio |
9.5 : 1 |
| Fuel | 89 octane leaded |
| Exhaust System |
Cast iron manifolds, single
exhaust |
| Valve Lifters |
Hydraulic, maintenance free |
| Distributor |
Vacuum advance/retard and
mechanical advance. Point gap triggering |