1976 New Yorker for Sale

[1978 NYB]

Original "Doug Griffith" Chrysler/Plymouth vehicle, Baltimore, Md. 104,000 miles.
1976 Chrysler New Yorker, (2 door, with rear fender skirts). Black in color with a half vinyl top.
Black in color "Corinthian" leather interior. Tear in seam on side of driver's seat back.
All power accessories, (seats, windows, antenna, trunk release, head light doors.), am/fm cassette.
Engine, "Big Block" 440 c.i. w/4bl carb. "Mopar" accessory valve covers and more. True duals.
26 ½ gallon fuel tank.
Factory "Rally" wheels w/center caps and trim rings. Tires are black walls, fair condition.
All lights work, interior and exterior. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ...

22 ½ feet long, front to rear. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..

Issues:

#1 - Drivers door power window motor acts up at times.
#2 -- Heat/AC. . .. . .plenty of heat, no ac. . .. . ..cool air through vents only.

Pictures can be made available upon request. It is a driver and I have it registered "Historic".

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/3862689902.html

 

[Zymurgy]

That is one big long coupe. That is as long as my Sprinter work van, which I bought in the longest wheelbase available. I like.

 

[1978 NYB]

Formal Ny'ers are a tad shorter than 19' 5".

 

[polara71]

Is the tank really 26 gallons?

 

[1978 NYB]

Is the tank really 26 gallons?

My 1978 owner's manual says 26.5 gallons.

 

[commando1]

Original "Doug Griffith" Chrysler/Plymouth vehicle ..-
with rear fender skirts...
Black in color "Corinthian"interior....
All power accessories - head light doors...
"Mopar" accessory valve covers...
True duals....
Factory "Rally" wheels...
Tires are black walls...
22 ½ feet long, front to rear...
Heat/AC. . .. . .plenty of heat, a.c. not working...
I have it registered "Historic".

WhoTF is Doug Griffith and who cares?
They all had skirts. BFD.
They all had headlight doors. BFD.
Aftermarket valve covers: deduct $300.00.
Even Chysler didn't call it Corinthian.
Tires: FAIL!
Doesn't own a tape measure or Google true facts.
Registered as Historic. BFD.

People describing the obvious from pics annoy me
People describing trivial and/or useless crap annoy me.
Stupid people selling cars I really like annoy me.

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[1978 NYB]

WhoTF is Doug Griffith and who cares?
They all had skirts. BFD.
They all had headlight doors. BFD.
Aftermarket valve covers: deduct $300.00.
Even Chysler didn't call it Corinthian.
Tires: FAIL!
Doesn't own a tape measure or Google true facts.
Registered as Historic. BFD.

People describing the obvious from pics annoy me
People describing trivial and/or useless crap annoy me.
Stupid people selling cars I really like annoy me.

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LOL! Stan, you forgot a few items.....

How about the red plush ghetto pillows in the back seat.

Plenty of heat - no A/C.

Drivers door power window motor acts up at times? WTF does that mean?

The red Hemi plug wires.

Other than that..... it's a nice car.

 

[Zymurgy]

Even Chysler didn't call it Corinthian.

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This is the one item I have to disagree with you. Here is a flash from the past of Ricardo Montalban talking of soft Corinthian leather.

 

[polara71]

Yeah, I remember that ..... easily

 

[commando1]

What I meant was Chrysler never used the term Corinthian Leather in New Yorkers. Just Cordoba.

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[Zymurgy]

Yeah, I remember that ..... easily

LOL Dave I think you and I watched way too much TV in our youth. If you throw out a TV reference I remember and vice versa.:happy3:

 

[Zymurgy]

What I meant was Chrysler never used the term Corinthian Leather in New Yorkers. Just Cordoba.

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That commercial just popped in my head. I remember at the time I thought it was just a made up term as a sales gimmick, like Certs with retsyn.

 

[commando1]

Yes! No such thing as Corinthian leather. Just a name trade marked by Chrysler. And wasn't it actually plinyl IIRC?

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[cm23uoc]

http://www.allpar.com/cars/imperial/1974-75.html

According to Allpar the term was first used with the 1974 Imperial.

 

[polara71]

That is interesting and great detective work

 

[1978 NYB]

Others things I've learned about these cars...

Midyear, Chrysler launched a LeBaron Crown Coupe, ostensibly celebrating the brand’s 50th anniversary, painted gold (with a gold interior of velour or leather) for the gold anniversary. Its main visual differences were the use of opera windows (for $527 extra), a trendy feature of the time, and the use of padded vinyl in the front of the roof, rather than the back. Roofwork for the vinyl was done by ASC (American Sun Roof Corporation).
Crown Coupe sales were hardly worth mentioning in 1974 — just 57 were made — but it would be relatively popular in 1975.

I've never seen an Imp with Gold leather seats......has anyone else???


Functionally, 1975s had platinum-tipped spark plugs said to last 50,000 miles; a 500 amp battery (up from 440); an electric rear defroster; a standard 2.7:1 axle ratio (the old 3.23 was optional); a catalytic converter; no starter interlock; and a new automatic height control (which raised the rear of the car under heavy loads), standard. The price and weight both shot up possibly as a result of the height control, and possibly also due to inaccurate weight estimates in 1974 (or 1975).

I never understood the reason for the articulated wiper arm up to 1978 on the driver's side until now....

Beyond the usual lists of features were items that explained the high cost of the car versus a loaded Chrysler, including articulated left windshield wiper arms. As the sixteen-inch blade neared the edge of the windshield, they pivoted to cover another four inches. The telescoping steering column would remain unusual for years.

 

[Mr C]

Yes, I've seen Imperials/ NYBs with the gold leather. I think its a matter of interpretation as some would call it a "tan" interior. It was called gold in 74:

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1974ColorAndTrimChrysler-01.shtml

 

[1978 NYB]

Yes, I've seen Imperials/ NYBs with the gold leather. I think its a matter of interpretation as some would call it a "tan" interior. It was called gold in 74:

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1974ColorAndTrimChrysler-01.shtml

OK, I've seen cars with this interior. I thought it might of been something special for the anniversary Crown's.

 

[1978 NYB]

These were the old seats out of my 1978 NYB. Do you think the upper part of the seat was vinyl.....it appeared and seemed to feel like leather?

 

[Mr C]

Seat faces were leather, side bolsters vinyl.