An Early Christmas Present from Classic Cougar Community .Com!
Dream Cougar is now live!
Build and Spec your Dream Classic Cougar, and then see the window sticker!
We are ready to let you take our new application out for a test drive! So far we only have 1968 loaded in the data base, but we will add more years once we get the bugs out of this one. For right now follow this link to Dream Cougar. http://www.classiccougarcommunity.com/dreamcougar/
Here is how it works:
Building your Cougar involves three easy steps:
Step One: Choose the year. (for right now that’s '68 only)
Step Two: Choose the body code. (XR7 or Standard)
Step Three: Select the options. (You can only specify things that were actually available)
Then Dream Cougar will produce a PDF of the Window Sticker for your Dream Cougar!
We have added the ability to ad PDF’s to your posts so you can share your Dream Cougar with all of us.
A few important notes:
No you can’t order a 427 and a 4 speed. Options are limited to what you could actually get back in the day.
There are sure to be a few bugs! Please post here any glitches you may have or any impossible combinations you find.
Once we see that this works for 1968 we will add more years, from '67 to '73. We can still use a copy of the '69 and '70 option price books to fill in a few prices we don’t have yet.
Enjoy!
I would like to thank everyone here at ClassicCougarCommunity.Com and MC.Net for all of the terrific support in getting the data assembled to make this possible!
Once you finish with that, you can start working on some flash graphics to show a picture of your dream cougar, with appropriate color(s), trim, and whatnot
Here is mine. There are some things I don’t understand though.
1- What is the difference between, Deluxe seat and front shoulder belts and Dlx st & frt shlder belts,adj HDRT?
2- High performance axle, Power Trans axle and Traction Lock diff?
3- What is the W/PDB in (tilt away steeriing W/pdb?
COUGAR 2-DOOR HARDTOP XR-7 $ 323191
BLACK CHERRY
XR7-G EQUIPMENT INCLUDING 66695
CURB MOLDING
HEAVY-DUTY BATTERY
PERFORMANCE HANDLING PACKAGE
STYLE STEEL WHEELS
WSW FR70X14 4P/RW/T TIRES
428-4V COBRA JET W RAM AIR 42095
4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 18402
SPACE SAVER SPARE W FR70 655
SUNROOF 37500
AM-FM STEREO RADIO 18495
DELUXE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELTS 2600
DLX ST&FRT SHLDR BELTS, ADJ HDRT 5830
WHISPER-AIRE CONDITIONER 36040
HIGH PERFORMANCE AXLE 650
TRACTION-LOK DIFFERENTIAL 6351
DOOR EDGE GUARDS 440
OXFORD ROOF BLACK
TILT-AWAY STEERING COLUMN 6605
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER 2125
TINTED GLASS 3025
POWER DISC BRAKES 6485
POWER STEERING 9500
WHEN APPLICABLE PRICES INCLUDE 7%FET
10650
$5973.34
This is cool. This may eliminate having to get this part of the marti Report
We won’t be able to do everything, in part because we don’t have the information, and in part because we are not licensed to produce true copies. If we can get a listing of selling dealers, then we could provide a drop down menu that would let you chose. We also need real transportation charges to make that more accurate, right now that number is an average.
Bill, this is very cool. I had Phil Purcell make me up a window sticker about 10 years ago when he was doing that. I gave him a copy of my Marti report to go off of. He gave me a transportation charge of $283.00. Where he came up with that amount I really don’t know. My car had a DSO of 53, Oakland California ordering district. So Dearborn Mi. to Oakland Cal. $283.00???
This is way more fun than I thought it would be… I built a 427 Xr7 (not a GTE) with heater delete, two tone paint, comfort weave, head rests, rear shoulder belts, tilt and the like for $4858.98! Just playing with the program made me think up a whole bunch of new trivia questions like; What year and model could you not order door edge guards? Nice work Bill and crew.
Good catch Don! We did make the 427 available (no 4 speeds though) since we have a Marti and a Factory invoice showing that exactly 1 car was build that way.
The terminology we are using is the same as what was used on the original window stickers. This makes the sticker more realistic, but menas we need to add more explainations. This is exactly the kind of feedback we need to make it better.
To answer the questions:
Sometimes they bundled two options together. The price was the same, but it saved a line on the sticker. If you want both items then you probably should check the box for the bundled items to make it more realistic.
The difference between Deluxe seat and front shoulder belts and Dlx st & frt shlder belts,adj HDRT is that Headrests (HDRT) are bundles with Deluxe Seat Belts.
Early in the year the only limited slip dif offered was the Power Trans Axle. Later in the year, on FE cars for sure, you could order the Traction Lok. THe High Performance Axle was what you had to check off for an optional axle ratio. You could get the High Performance Axle with either Power Transfer or Traction Lok.
Tilt away Steering W/ PDB is a bundle that includes Power Disc Brakes.
The BIG difference between this and a Marti Window sticker is that the Marti version is created using the factory records for your car. It will tell you how the car was really invoiced. Keep in mind, even if an optional item was installed on your car from the factory, if it didn’t show in the order image it would not have been listed on the sticker. And of course the most obvious thing is this sticker doesn’t have your VIN number on it or the dealer information.
Very nice work Bill and crew. This is a great addition to this site. I built a 428 XR-7 G, 4speed, sunroof, ac, ps, white top with sunroof and ordered it in Onyx. Can’t wait to see the other years when they are ready to play with and dream.
Steven
