1968 Chrysler New Yorker purchase

[1968Chryslers]

#1 '68 300 convertible
#2 '68 300 2 Dr. Fasttop
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#3 '68 Newport Custom 4 dr. HT

 

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#4 '68 New Yorker 4 Dr HT

 

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#5 '70 Plymouth Fury convertible

 

[GOLDMYN]

you sir have a great collection. must have a warehouse full of parts?

 

[1968Chryslers]

you sir have a great collection. must have a warehouse full of parts?

Thanks! A few parts here and there. Thankfully these cars are very reliable. If you're looking Budd front disc brake core parts, I have a set of core calipers, lower ball joints, and rotors.

 

[GOLDMYN]

Thanks, my car already has those parts, waiting on a rebuild caliper. FWIW the caliper brake line I purchased finally came out and the repro IS the proper one.

 

[GOLDMYN]

#3 '68 Newport Custom 4 dr. HT

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This one especially catches my eye

 

[1968Chryslers]

Me too. Bought it from the original owner almost 19 years ago.

 

[GOLDMYN]

busy doing little stuff while the carb is out for rebuild, not original carb but nice replacement. 69 hp 440 carter 4640, which I understand had modification (carter) to help with heat

 

[GOLDMYN]

entire article in "allpar" carter performance 69-71

 

[65sporty]

Congrats on your purchase, sharp car, love the color

 

[68-NewYorker]

Nice find. It looks like the owner took really good care of that one. Love the bucket seats and console! Mine came with the Holley 4160 and it has been an issue even after I rebuilt it once so that's probably why they changed yours over to a Carter.

 

[GOLDMYN]

Thank-you. This is my old 68 which I sold couple of years ago to a fellow in Chicago

 

[GOLDMYN]

busy putting new brakes, carb, mini starter

 

[GOLDMYN]

Got my bucket seat 6way back from rebuild, I'll be putting that in this week

 

[GOLDMYN]

Found another broadcast sheet

 

[GOLDMYN]

spring cleaning and washing seat bealts

 

[1968Chryslers]

Found another broadcast sheet

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2 of my 4 '68's are Newark, DE built, both are 4 dr. HT's. THe convertible and 2 dr. Fasttop are built at Jefferson.

 

[GOLDMYN]

Just stumbled on a pix of my 68 Newport Custom which I purchased in 1989 for $1500.00 ran great and would smoke the single tire off. I was 41 @ the time