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High quality rubberized vinyl bag, with Gold silk screened FoMoCo logo. An exact copy of the original unit. Only the early model 1967 Cougars would have used this, all other 67-68 Cougars would have used the plastic washer bottle.
Replaces Ford Part # C1AZ-17618.
According to Phil Parcells who runs the national data base for the Mercury Cougar, the changeover from the washer bag to the plastic bottle was approx Dec 1, 1966, at approximately consecutive unit # 545100. However there are oddball reports of bags after this date, but it is unclear if these are possibly collision repairs, etc.
Jim,
When I was in Florida, you called and asked about the windshield washer bag in 67's. I had time to look into it, and as I think I said on the phone in Florida, the washer bag is a strange situation. It appears at all times throughout the 67 model year. All early cars seem to have it, then it becomes very infrequent after Jan 1, 1967. Perhaps it was considered an "interchangeable effectivity" after 1/1/67 as I have done on engineering changes in my Kodak and Xerox careers. There are no examples of it in 68, so I highly doubt the late 67 situ is due to inner fender replacements.
Here are the VINs that have been reported as having the bag after 1/1/67:
7F93C56272765BT6A03B220W
7F91C56902565AI2G27B310W
7F91S56997065AZ2A02C15DU
7F91S57188665CM4A06C221U
7F91A57191565AX2D07C261W
7F93C58144465B _ D(33)
7F91S61879065AY2F06F52D5
Phil Parcels
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