1964 Chrysler New Yorker 2-door project

[angus66]

Hey,
Just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Angus and I am from Calgary, Alberta. I have been a member for awhile but have just been on the sidelines. I am currently in an intensive restoration of a basket case '64 New Yorker 2-door pushbutton automatic restoration. I restored a 1976 Triumph TR6 between 2009 and 2012. I also have a 1977 Chrysler Newport 2-door hardtop that keep in Kelowna fulltime. It's my summer "fly-in and drive car". Cool to see all the old big Mopes on here.

Cheers.

 

[1978 NYB]

Wow! Nice project and a great Formal!

 

[commando1]

Wow! Nice project and a great Formal!

X2

 

[live4theking]

Nice. When I first saw they picture of your project I was a little surprised, but that's a heck of a patch panel you got there.

 

[crv]

What a beautiful basket case...

 

[Fury440]

Wow is right, heck of a project! There are a bunch of us in Calgary, we need to get together and swap tales!

 

[GJS]

Welcome. Gotta say thats an ambitious project but SO worth it. Awesome!

 

[angus66]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Ya, I'm smart enough to know this would not be a good candidate for restoration in anyone's books but it's one of those things. My pops always wanted to build one and he spent a lot of time looking for a '64 New Yorker 2-door and this was the best one he could find in his lifetime. Before the internet he had a hardtime convincing people of his age a 2-door '64 New Yorker even existed - they didn't make very many. The 4-door parts car being cannibalized in this project we picked up in Santa Clara, California shortly before my dad passed in 2008. My dad, my two brothers and I drove down there and brought the car back to Canada. It was the last road trip we had with the old man. Both cars sat for awhile while I handled the TR6 project (which he had all pulled apart at the time he passed), had three kids and life took over but I couldn't let it go any further. I'm 37 - turn 38 in April and my goal is to have this one on the road by my 40th birthday. I'm a software geek by trade but I have taken the both the MIG and TIG course at SAIT - handier with the MIG - and I have been messing with cars since I was 14-years-old. I'd like to take the Top Coats course this fall as I want to paint this car myself (haven't done that yet). I'll keep posting here as this project moves forward.

Here's my floor.

 

[crv]

Apparently only 300 of these '64 coupes were made, indeed a rare car.

 

[mr. fix it]

this looks strangely familiar...

 

[has2bmopar]

I read somewhere that the '64 2dr was a Canadian only thing... Don't recall about '62 or '63 in Canada, but I'm fairly certain the New Yorker 2drht wasn't produced in the U.S. for any of the 3 years from '62-'64.

 

[commando1]

VIN, please.

 

[detmatt]

Great project, glad I looked in on this one. I love doing that type of work!

Love the TR6 too. I had one for a minute, great cars with great lines and that straight 6 is perfect for it.

 

[1978 NYB]

I read somewhere that the '64 2dr was a Canadian only thing... Don't recall about '62 or '63 in Canada, but I'm fairly certain the New Yorker 2drht wasn't produced in the U.S. for any of the 3 years from '62-'64.

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Wow! That would be unusual. I would think tht would be the other way around....none available in Canada.

 

[1978 NYB]

Great project, glad I looked in on this one. I love doing that type of work!

Love the TR6 too. I had one for a minute, great cars with great lines and that straight 6 is perfect for it.

I agree Matt. This would be a solid project car. And a cool one too!

 

[polara71]

Welcome. Gotta say thats an ambitious project but SO worth it. Awesome!

Thinking the same thing...Holy Smokes!

 

[angus66]

VIN, please.

8349126386

 

[angus66]

this looks strangely familiar...
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Ha!!! You're not wrong. I saw that picture a couple years ago and it was part of the inspiration on how I harvested the floor.

 

[mr. fix it]

Ha!!! You're not wrong. I saw that picture a couple years ago and it was part of the inspiration on how I harvested the floor.

I had a fellow member here tell me last year that my project inspired others to move on with their projects and now I see the proof!
That's great that you did that!

 

[mr. fix it]

I'm surprised on how great of condition that the Stub frame is in compared to the rest of the car.