1967 Newport

[amazinblue82]

I like the '67 C's. Fast tops, no vinyl (though those look good too).

What did you do to your C-body today....

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[FURYGT]

Very nice! Great color combination.

 

[amazinblue82]

yeah bill, this got my attention:

1. because its MM1, and
2. i hadn't seen a MM1 "fast top" with white interior before (course they exist, just hadn't run across one that i recall).

Black interior looks cool too, btw.

source: 1967 Chrysler Newport

 

[ayilar]

Looks great @amazinblue82 !

 

[CBODY67]

Turbine Bronze with a white vinyl top is how my '67 CE23 is. No cornering lights. Same bucket seat interior (which is the 300 buckets, but with Newport door and dash trim) and buddy seat. Mine is factory a/c, too.

Neat to see another Turbine Bronze CE23 , but with black bench seat interior!

Enjoy!
CBODY67

 

[amazinblue82]

I became a slabbie fan later in my hobby life. Forgive my ignorance in my old age.

trunk at purchase. late 60's bias ply spare. mat had (was turning) to dust.

what is the black tube (red arrow)?

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after clean up.

two pics below, same one brightened (inside white circle) to show of course its still there. I'm k

ventilation feature of this era/year? something else?

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illustration below is at allpar.com for 1967 chryslers

 

[FURYGT]

Flow through ventilation. Rear air switch opens a vent below the package tray that allows air to be expelled through the tube and the Dutchman panel. Offered in 1967.

 

[ayilar]

Flow through ventilation. Rear air switch opens a vent below the package tray that allows air to be expelled through the tube and the Dutchman panel. Offered in 1967.

Is it similar to the 1971-only GM B-C body venting through vents on the Dutchman panel?

@amazinblue82 -- trunk looks great after the cleanup! What happened to the tube after the sprucing up?

 

[CBODY67]

HUGE plenum below the package tray with two flex hoses for the moisture to exit from, over the rear axle. One on each side of the spare tire. Looks like generic radiator flex hoses of a particular length, on my car.

 

[amazinblue82]

Is it similar to the 1971-only GM B-C body venting through vents on the Dutchman panel?

@amazinblue82 -- trunk looks great after the cleanup! What happened to the tube after the sprucing up?

its still there. (white circle/red arrow pic). so is driver side (hiding behind spare). not familiar with GM system, but would imagine similar technical concept.


'67 brochure on C's. 300 had it, assume therefore any other could get it (IF IT wasnt standard?)

 

[amazinblue82]

HUGE plenum below the package tray with two flex hoses for the moisture to exit from, over the rear axle. One on each side of the spare tire. Looks like generic radiator flex hoses of a particular length, on my car.

Flow through ventilation. Rear air switch opens a vent below the package tray that allows air to be expelled through the tube and the Dutchman panel. Offered in 1967.

I have another '67 (it was marketed here five years ago, a real TNT car).

It's a 300, same Dutchman grille, but I don't recall a setup like this when viewed from the trunk. I would assume it has the same feature.

Next time I see it (its hibernating), I will check.

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UPDATE.

my system is intact in the '67 Newp and the '67 300, but does NOT work (the plenum vent door in Dutchman's panel doesn't move) in either car.

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I never laid eyes on this Newp - in person - until a few weeks ago.

A friend found it, put eyes on it, and sent me pics. i sent him the money, he got it, and did the work.

Couple tangential points on these two 67's:

1. Thickest (gauge) sheet metal I have seen on any car I have owned. Friggin' things are like tanks.

2. They ride like a dream .. even by today's standards. Wasn't marketing hype at all IMO.

 

[CBODY67]

Ford also had something similar on Thunderbirds of that year. At the time, I had an uncle in the Midland, TX area. He knew I liked Fords and he said a co-worker had such a new T-bird 4dr. On a trip on I-20, they got into a small sand storm. Could not get the rear vent closed and lots of sand invaded the Bird's interior. Not happy customers!

ONE issue with the Chrysler system! When I got my car in Spring, 1981, I checked everything to make sure it all worked. Car had about 80k miles on it. I carefully moved the rear vent lever and a creaky-linkage sound came from the package tray area. So it worked and I then put the switch lever back to normal. Later, when I tried it, no sound from back there.

Investigating from behind the dash, I came to find a fractured vac nipple and rubber vac hose. Seems the switch body is made of white plastic and is not very robust where the vac hose to the vent attaches. I always figured I'd try to re-glue it, but that has not happened yet. Everything still as I found it.

Just my experiences,
CBODY67

 

[amazinblue82]

Ford also had something similar on Thunderbirds of that year. At the time, I had an uncle in the Midland, TX area. He knew I liked Fords and he said a co-worker had such a new T-bird 4dr. On a trip on I-20, they got into a small sand storm. Could not get the rear vent closed and lots of sand invaded the Bird's interior. Not happy customers!

ONE issue with the Chrysler system! When I got my car in Spring, 1981, I checked everything to make sure it all worked. Car had about 80k miles on it. I carefully moved the rear vent lever and a creaky-linkage sound came from the package tray area. So it worked and I then put the switch lever back to normal. Later, when I tried it, no sound from back there.

Investigating from behind the dash, I came to find a fractured vac nipple and rubber vac hose. Seems the switch body is made of white plastic and is not very robust where the vac hose to the vent attaches. I always figured I'd try to re-glue it, but that has not happened yet. Everything still as I found it.

Just my experiences,
CBODY67

well, i spoke too soon then. now that i know what it is, i dont know if it still works or not.

if it does not work, i'll see if any of my NY guys can get at it.

not my highest fix priority .. sorting the fuel gauge is .. but it would be good to know/disclose to a new owner.

thanks man!

 

[CBODY67]

There is an illustration of what it is and how it works in the '67 Chrysler FSM. Pretty simple, as I recall. One vac actuator moves the flap and closes it, seems like. Nothing major.

After I found that broken nipple, I figured I would re-glue it later. Later has not arrived just yet, lol. So I leave it as it is, closed.

NOR have I gotten energetic enough to empty the trunk, take out the spare tire and jack, and look for any lube points which might exist. One justifying factor in NOT doing that is the fragility of the thick, rubber trunk mat. Any movement will result in cracks, which are not desired at this time. Eventually, it will get replaced with black trunk carpet, as upper level Chryslers tended to have.

Happy Holidays!
CBODY67

 

[Scoopy G]

That vent door on my 67 Newport Custom slams shut with a mighty crash!

 

[Mid70's Chrysler Fanatic]

yeah bill, this got my attention:

1. because its MM1, and
2. i hadn't seen a MM1 "fast top" with white interior before (course they exist, just hadn't run across one that i recall).

Black interior looks cool too, btw.

source: 1967 Chrysler Newport

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Exactly the same interior as in the one that was in my family throughout my childhood and beyond.