Original equipment 4 speed top loader transmission from a 1971 Mercury Cougar with engine code M 351-4V only. Transmission code 5 on the door tag, this would be a wide ratio 4 speed transmission with a 2.78 ratio first gear.
Ford part # D0ZZ-7003-D, Ford casting # RUG-AV1.
Percentages of Cougars equipped with a manual transmission by year
1967 = 18.5%
1968 = 13.2%
1969 = 10.5%
1970 = 7.8%
1971 = 2.8%
1972 = 1.5%
1973 = 0.7%
Total for 1967 to 1973 = 10.1% (Mustangs for the same time frame were 25.2%)
Percentage of each transmission;
X = 46.8%
W = 33.6%
U = 9.5%
1 = 7.2%
5 = 2.5%
6 = 0.5%