daMoose52
New Member
First up: I am NOT terribly knowledgeable about the cars. But, I have a bit of a project.
I have an old 1969 Newport Custom that was my first vehicle, but was stored improperly and isn't in restorable shape itself. I am able to salvage a number of elements from her though, so the plan ahs been to take what I can from my car and use those to fix up another. Catch has been, landing another 69 Newport hard top 2-door that I could reach.
After hunting for a while, I have a 1970 Newport hard top 2-door lined up. In everything I can read up, the 69s and 70s are largely the same vehicle with what seem to be minor differences scattered throughout. But I got a good look at this one and felt at home
One element I saw different; on the front panels, the turning lights on the 69s are below the trim, while on the 70's they're above the trim. On the 70 potentially coming home, the driver's side had a good gash. In other hunts, I DID come across some panels for a 69 New Yorker; visually, from pics and looking at mine, they're the same.
Purists aside, is it possible to swap the 70's panels with the 69s, and are the New Yorker panels the same as the Newports? My understanding has been too that the New Yorker, Newport, and 300 are highly similar vehicles, differences being some minor details, trims, grills, etc. Are those body panels the same across the line?
I have an old 1969 Newport Custom that was my first vehicle, but was stored improperly and isn't in restorable shape itself. I am able to salvage a number of elements from her though, so the plan ahs been to take what I can from my car and use those to fix up another. Catch has been, landing another 69 Newport hard top 2-door that I could reach.
After hunting for a while, I have a 1970 Newport hard top 2-door lined up. In everything I can read up, the 69s and 70s are largely the same vehicle with what seem to be minor differences scattered throughout. But I got a good look at this one and felt at home
One element I saw different; on the front panels, the turning lights on the 69s are below the trim, while on the 70's they're above the trim. On the 70 potentially coming home, the driver's side had a good gash. In other hunts, I DID come across some panels for a 69 New Yorker; visually, from pics and looking at mine, they're the same.
Purists aside, is it possible to swap the 70's panels with the 69s, and are the New Yorker panels the same as the Newports? My understanding has been too that the New Yorker, Newport, and 300 are highly similar vehicles, differences being some minor details, trims, grills, etc. Are those body panels the same across the line?