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Product Condition Grades
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A = Excellent / Above Average
B = Average / Some flaws / Good to Excellent Driver Quality
C = Obvious flaws / Poor to Average Driver Quality
D, E, F = Worse, Worser, Worsest
Original equipment 4 speed top loader transmission from a 1970 Mercury Cougar with engine code H 351-2V, engine code M 351-4V, and engine code G Boss 302 Eliminator only. Transmission code 6 on the door tag, this would be a close ratio 4 speed transmission with a 2.32 ratio first gear.
Ford part # D0ZZ-7003-E. Casting # RUG-AW or RUG-AW1.
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%