Post by Candyman on Jan 22, 2010 0:43:04 GMT -8
Hey Everyone,
I received a very good question the other day from a Member and wanted to try to give a good answer as I can hopefully provide, so this one is going out to MJB457, and here is the question:
Hi how many 2003 PT Dream Cruiser's with autostick were actaully produced( how many manuals? Mine is #662 as mentioned-just curious if you know?
Well Mike, first off I thank you for your great question!
To be honest, Chrysler is extremely hard to get good reliable information out of Chrysler sometimes, especially when it comes to their Limited Production Dream Cruiser Series.
Origional Production of the Dream Cruiser Series 2 was slated at 7500 Units worldwide including all foreign and oversea Markets. however Production fell way short of its mark due to a widespread fear that the new and bold Custom Tangerine Orange Paint and Interior Color Theme would be a turn off in the eye of COnsumers, and would translate in poor sales so Orders for this Series Dream Cruiser initially were one of the poorest in Chrysler History.
It is rumored by a reliable source inside Chrysler's Toluca Plant that because of the poor initial Sales, overall Production of the Dream Cruiser Series 2 was cut to just 1832 Units total Worldwide. It is unknown how many are equipped with the 5 speed Manual Stick, or Auto Stick Transmission, but otherwise all Dream Cruisers were outfitted exactly the same.
One of the more interesting things done on the Dream Cruiser Series 2 that were not done on several other Dream Cruiser Series PT's were the use of specific Dream Cruiser Serial Number Plates located on the Power Window Switch Plate located on the Center Bezal in the middle of the dash. The Serial Numbers stirred up some controversy early on as with the stated Production Number of Units having been totaled at 1832 Vehicles produced but Serial Numbers reaching as high as 2700 and higher.
It was then uncovered that Chrysler's Toluca Plant where all PT Cruisers were built had not placed the Serial Numbers in sequence but rather placed the Numbers randomly from a box during assembly which added to the confusion over exactly how many Units were actually produced.
The first 40 Units produced were not released for sale, but rather used for crash testing, inhouse testing, and promotional use only.
I do know during my still ongoing search for Dream Cruiser Series 2's out their in the world, I have found 247 of them so far, many of which I do not have a Serial Number to add to the known list which were mostly located at Dealerships, or Private Auctions. Here are a few fun facts about the Dream Cruiser 2.
Autosticks are more common over the 5 Speed Manual Trans.
The Dream Cruiser Series 2 was apparently the first PT to dawn the High Output Turbo power plant as well as the 17" Chrome GT Wheels with Tangerine matching Center Caps.
As a result of the use of the High Output Turbo Engine, the lower front Valance on this specific Model is slightly wider to accommodate a larger Inter-cooler, making it more difficult to fing aftermarket body parts that fit the specific size requirements of the Dream Cruiser 2.
The Dream Cruisers Tangerine Color was custom mixed and produced by Dupont specially for this Series. The Paint Code was locked by Chrysler so you could not reproduce this color without authorization, and the paint had to be purchased directly from Chrysler with no acceptations at a cost of approximately $800.00 per gallon until the color was finally re-released for a short time in 2007.
In my personal searching, I have found 5 Dream Cruisers that have been totalled and are no longer road worthy, and 12 Dream Cruiser that have been customized to show vehicles including mine.
So that is about it so far on my Dream Cruiser quest. I thank you guys for your time, and effort to help me out with my list! If you see any more, please post here and let me know so we can try to locate as many as possible.
Go easy, and I will catch you all later on.
Candyman
I received a very good question the other day from a Member and wanted to try to give a good answer as I can hopefully provide, so this one is going out to MJB457, and here is the question:
Hi how many 2003 PT Dream Cruiser's with autostick were actaully produced( how many manuals? Mine is #662 as mentioned-just curious if you know?
Well Mike, first off I thank you for your great question!
To be honest, Chrysler is extremely hard to get good reliable information out of Chrysler sometimes, especially when it comes to their Limited Production Dream Cruiser Series.
Origional Production of the Dream Cruiser Series 2 was slated at 7500 Units worldwide including all foreign and oversea Markets. however Production fell way short of its mark due to a widespread fear that the new and bold Custom Tangerine Orange Paint and Interior Color Theme would be a turn off in the eye of COnsumers, and would translate in poor sales so Orders for this Series Dream Cruiser initially were one of the poorest in Chrysler History.
It is rumored by a reliable source inside Chrysler's Toluca Plant that because of the poor initial Sales, overall Production of the Dream Cruiser Series 2 was cut to just 1832 Units total Worldwide. It is unknown how many are equipped with the 5 speed Manual Stick, or Auto Stick Transmission, but otherwise all Dream Cruisers were outfitted exactly the same.
One of the more interesting things done on the Dream Cruiser Series 2 that were not done on several other Dream Cruiser Series PT's were the use of specific Dream Cruiser Serial Number Plates located on the Power Window Switch Plate located on the Center Bezal in the middle of the dash. The Serial Numbers stirred up some controversy early on as with the stated Production Number of Units having been totaled at 1832 Vehicles produced but Serial Numbers reaching as high as 2700 and higher.
It was then uncovered that Chrysler's Toluca Plant where all PT Cruisers were built had not placed the Serial Numbers in sequence but rather placed the Numbers randomly from a box during assembly which added to the confusion over exactly how many Units were actually produced.
The first 40 Units produced were not released for sale, but rather used for crash testing, inhouse testing, and promotional use only.
I do know during my still ongoing search for Dream Cruiser Series 2's out their in the world, I have found 247 of them so far, many of which I do not have a Serial Number to add to the known list which were mostly located at Dealerships, or Private Auctions. Here are a few fun facts about the Dream Cruiser 2.
Autosticks are more common over the 5 Speed Manual Trans.
The Dream Cruiser Series 2 was apparently the first PT to dawn the High Output Turbo power plant as well as the 17" Chrome GT Wheels with Tangerine matching Center Caps.
As a result of the use of the High Output Turbo Engine, the lower front Valance on this specific Model is slightly wider to accommodate a larger Inter-cooler, making it more difficult to fing aftermarket body parts that fit the specific size requirements of the Dream Cruiser 2.
The Dream Cruisers Tangerine Color was custom mixed and produced by Dupont specially for this Series. The Paint Code was locked by Chrysler so you could not reproduce this color without authorization, and the paint had to be purchased directly from Chrysler with no acceptations at a cost of approximately $800.00 per gallon until the color was finally re-released for a short time in 2007.
In my personal searching, I have found 5 Dream Cruisers that have been totalled and are no longer road worthy, and 12 Dream Cruiser that have been customized to show vehicles including mine.
So that is about it so far on my Dream Cruiser quest. I thank you guys for your time, and effort to help me out with my list! If you see any more, please post here and let me know so we can try to locate as many as possible.
Go easy, and I will catch you all later on.
Candyman
