Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

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Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #15 – March 30, 2009, 08:54:29 PM

Yes ALL options. I think it might even have the block heater and it does have the license plate frame since it is a Canadian car.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #16 – March 30, 2009, 09:02:39 PM

Quote from: stvrrr;264879

What I meant by the trunk kit was the little tool kit that was supposed to come later from Ford/Mercury.Has the proper floor mats. As far as the post being worthless without pics, well just look at a brochure of a brand new 20th and that's what it looks like. Yes it has the sunroof.

wow,,
who here has a 20th with the sunroof?

wonder how many of those options were ordered.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #17 – March 30, 2009, 11:41:57 PM

Quote from: stvrrr;264879

As far as the post being worthless without pics, well just look at a brochure of a brand new 20th and that's what it looks like.

As far as what the car would be worth today, well just look at the window sticker and it will tell you. jk. If you are serious about selling, you're going to need to post some pics, hopefully, big ones and close ups. That is the first thing any potential buyer is going to want to see.

Another thing you could do is list it on evilbay with a big reserve and see how high it goes. That's not always real accurate, but it'll give you a rough idea. It sounds like a beautiful car and I am sure would bring a premium. The amount of that premium is anybody's guess.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #18 – March 31, 2009, 12:08:45 AM

Quote from: jcassity;264949

wow,,
who here has a 20th with the sunroof?

wonder how many of those options were ordered.

Mine's got the sunroof. Actually everything but the block heater. Almost fully loaded. Dangit!!! :hick:

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #19 – March 31, 2009, 01:43:14 AM

wish i had a moon roof

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #20 – March 31, 2009, 09:03:17 AM

Quote from: FLSTCI71;264983

If you are serious about selling, you're going to need to post some pics, hopefully, big ones and close ups. That is the first thing any potential buyer is going to want to see.

yes, not that you are not truthful in what you say, but for a buyer, as they say, the proof is in the pudding......:)

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #21 – March 31, 2009, 09:24:08 AM

Quote from: jcassity;265001

wish i had a moon roof

Before I put my stupid-loud dual exhaust on, I kinda wished I didnt. The seal isnt right (doesnt look degraded just lterally not made to actually seal to the body) so on the highway theres a lot of wind noise....and in touchless carwashes the high pressure water comes right in around it. Sooooo I stopped going to those.

And of course last summer it stopped working. Kinda not a big loss...Im funny like that I almost NEVER used it. Yeah. Figure that out. Not even jokin. Just wouldnt cross my mind. But Im just as happy to be able to see through the roof, so whatever I'll fix it when Im BOOOOREEDDD :hick:

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #22 – March 31, 2009, 06:49:26 PM

My guess in value would be somewhere between 4-6K.

Could vary alot, just a guess of what you may get with the right buyer.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #23 – March 31, 2009, 07:29:55 PM

I was told that I was lucky not to have the moon roof. Based on the one 20th I found at the junkyard with one, I tend to believe that. I don't miss the block heater either since the car sits in the garage all winter anyway. BTW, I have a gold plated grill - is it true that most had a chrome grill?

I'd like to see pictures of this car - then we can give some idea of value.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #24 – March 31, 2009, 08:18:04 PM

Parents are away on vacation and the car is parked away for the winter, but I will get pictures as soon as possible.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #25 – March 31, 2009, 08:21:35 PM

Another related question. Does anyone know what the actual production numbers were for these cars? I know there was supposed to be 5000 for US and 350 for Canada but I was talking to someone back around 1990 that said Ford/Mercury didn't end up making that many because they ran out of the material for the seats. Anyone heard of this?

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Reply #26 – March 31, 2009, 10:29:36 PM

Quote from: Cougar5.0;265136

I was told that I was lucky not to have the moon roof. Based on the one 20th I found at the junkyard with one, I tend to believe that. I don't miss the block heater either since the car sits in the garage all winter anyway. BTW, I have a gold plated grill - is it true that most had a chrome grill?

I'd like to see pictures of this car - then we can give some idea of value.

The 20th I had in high school also had the gold plated grill

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #27 – March 31, 2009, 10:34:15 PM

Quote from: Cougar5.0;265136

I was told that I was lucky not to have the moon roof. Based on the one 20th I found at the junkyard with one, I tend to believe that. I don't miss the block heater either since the car sits in the garage all winter anyway. BTW, I have a gold plated grill - is it true that most had a chrome grill?

I'd like to see pictures of this car - then we can give some idea of value.

Yes mine's not gold-plated. Eric had a comment about that...something to the effect of dealers doing it...maybe the NY auto show ones having it...but none bound for sale from the factory had it.....just that plenty of people requested the dealership make the grille match too/some dealers deciding it should be done etc. Kinda neat IMO!

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Reply #28 – March 31, 2009, 11:51:56 PM

I've never found any literature or Ford official specs that listed a gold-plated grille surround or grille emblem. The grille fins are supposed to be body color. The other items...I have no evidence on them. The center emblem seems to be logical in gold so I tend to believe they all had this feature. The surround I believe was supposed to be the standard chrome finish, except for the NYAS cars. I do know that dealers were gold-plating them like crazy back in the day.

However, I can't disprove anything either so anything is possible.

Question about 20th anniversary Cougar

Reply #29 – April 01, 2009, 12:26:23 AM

Mine originally came with a chrome grill. I got hold of a parts car with a gold version, so I used that one. I have since bought a couple more of the gold plated ones. All of the gold ones have the center and surround gold plated. None of the 4 grills had the body color fins.

One of the gold ones has a sticker on it - "Celebrity Custom Grills" it says.