Pic #1
In early August of 1960, a Navajo cougar family bought a new Plymouth Savoy from Shep Wolverine Chrysler Plymouth in LasCruces, New Mexico (LasCruces is about 50 miles from Mexico).
Herbert Raccoon, who was making the sale, allowed the cougars $35 for their old 1947 Ford, which was fair in those days considering that old Ford had seen better days.
The Cougar Family had cash to pay for the car without having to finance, thus, Shep Wolverine gave them a discount, bringing the price of their brand new Plymouth down to $2,200 plus $117 destination fee (msrp is $2,310).
That Plymouth is a basic Savoy with no optional equipment (Savoy being the low end budget line)
Shep Wolverine even offered the cougars a free set of rear stone guards for the car.
After the stone guards were installed, Daddy Cougar commented, "I have to say, those guards make that car look really sharp"
Dad, Mom and the cubs were mighty proud of that car. And their relatives, friends and neighbors in their little rural community were impressed as well.
Typical of low price cars of that day, the car was equipped with vinyl seats, and rubber floor mat instead of carpet...Just the way Daddy and Mama Cougar wants it because it is easier to clean in case one of the cubs has a potty accident in the car.
The car is also equipped with a 225 slant six cylinder motor with a manual transmission...Just the way Daddy Cougar wants it because it gives better gasoline mileage...Dad and Mom rarely drives above 50 mph anyway.
Pic #2
Pic #2 is a close up of the family;
Dad is driving.
Mom has the youngest son up front with her.
Oldest son is holding a toy airplane out the window to let the wind spin the propeller.
Next to oldest son is standing on the rear seat.
Youngest daughter is standing on where the floor humps over the driveshaft, behind the front seat.
Oldest daughter is relaxing on the rear seat and watching big brother's toy plane.
One might argue, "Shouldn't everyone be buckled in?"...Remember, this was back in 1960, and cars didn't come with seat belts back then, unless it was offered as an option in special edition high performance cars.
Pic #3
Shown is the window sticker for that car.
Pic #4
Their car arrived to the dealership riding over the cab of the auto carrier rig that brought it in. Five of the other six cars were delivered to dealerships in Antonito, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The black and gold Fury on the bottom tier of the trailer, just behind the semi tractor, was delivered with the green Savoy to the dealership in Las Cruces.
Pic #5
A few months after the family purchased the car, they had some pen stripes painted on, which really set it off nicely.
Daddy had a radio installed in the car a year later...which was a real treat to the cubs (The car, being a budget model, wasn't originally equipped with a radio).
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