Some say the narrow victory cost Mercury the chance for a second year of Trans-Am racing, as Ford didn't want to compete with itself—and possibly lose—and so elected to back just one team in 1968.

It is, however, a perfectly harmless term that applies to qualifying a particular vehicle or engine for participation in various racing series with stock classes. Basically, for a stock car to be ...

Instead, Mercury packaged Ford's very special, race-bred, Trans-Am Boss 302 engine into its Eliminator series with little fanfare. On the outside, a Boss 302powered Cougar was an Eliminator, with ...

There is no better proof than the Group II racing campaign (also known as Trans-Am racing) of the Sports Car Club of America in 1967. Mercury put the Cougar to the test, going head-to-head with ...

Remember back when Ford needed to homologate the Boss 302 engine for SCCA Trans Am ... racing mirror was added. ... FoMoCo Classic Muscle Cars That Aren't Mustangs 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator ...

Of the 2,268 Mercury Cougar Eliminators built in 1970, ... the Cougar abandoned the pony car market at the end of 1973. ... Developed specifically for SCCA Trans Am racing, ...

This 1967 Mercury Cougar Is a True Survivor The Mustang’s sibling may not be as celebrated, but it's no less cool. By John Pearley Huffman Published: Oct 11, 2021 ...