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The term "gas guzzler", (actually "gas guzzling Dinosaur" was the original term) was coined by George Romney in the late '50s to describe what he taught were the typical over-sized, over-styled, and over-chromed products of Detroit when he was flogging his Ramblers. Thanks to the media picking...

Knew Steve pretty well from back in the MoparFins days, Leaburn just reached out with this news, he used to stop in on the way to see Steve in NJ on a regular basis and sometimes carried stuff back and forth. Sorry we lost him. He sure had some interesting projects like Polaraco and the '62...

FS: Rust free excellent C-body battery tray, hold down parts, jack parts &c. $25 + FedEx Ground shipping (approx $15-20? depending on location). Please PM with your eMail and address for shipping. Due to scammers we no longer take PayPay but your personal check is fine. Will ship asap on...

These were considered to be the best mid-60s Imp built anywhere.

What are the visual differences between a '76 and '77 NYB? The '78 grille is significantly different but I have a hard time telling '76 & '77 apart. Roger in NY

Yep: https://process.dmv.ny.gov/titlestatus/#:~:text=New%20York%20does%20not%20issue,model%20year%201972%20or%20older

FS Original NOS Plymouth, Dodge C-Body 1974-77 blue brocade cloth and vinyl, several yards of each, enough to recover a seat bottom or seat back cushion. Bought for our '77 Gran Fury years ago, pic is of '76 Dodge Royal Monaco (same seats and material). Not sure if Newport may have had this same...

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1981 Chrysler Data Book and Trim Selector - 2 Volumes in 2 vinyl binders, nice shape! Shows colors, trim, features for all 1981 models: LeBaron, Cordoba, Newport, Fifth Ave, NYer. Rare find! $35 + Free Shipping!

No.. best case scenario full restoration to original! Too many cop clones already! ... just my $.02

I'm hoping to find one soon! Roger A

Beatutiful, yes a perfect color combo. These cars look so great in white. mopar preferred, where are you in S C NY? I'm in Endicott (Binghamton). I've owned 12 '65 to '78 cC-bodies over the years... but none at the moment :-((

David Soul was a cool guy, he owned a '55b NY'er convert that had once been owned by Ernest Hemingway that he was restoring in Cuba, where he lived part of the year as he had a foreign passport as well as a US one. I "spoke" to him a couple of times via eMail to help him try to locate parts. I...

Yes I got to see the gorgeous Grace in person as she and Lea stopped by for a quick bite/beer and car-talk on the way to Steve's! Glad to hear Steve is hangin' in there, at our age every day above ground is a good one! So Waygun, C-Barge and Grace have all now "graced" (sorry!) my driveway here...

Love that driver's seat view, same thing I saw driving my Dark Sherwood green '71 to work 40 mi each way for many years.. My blue '71 <---- in the pic came out of NC about 10 yrs ago and was headed for a derby when I rescued her. A bit of rust in the trunk and floor was about it. Fixed it and...