For Sale 25k mi. 76 NYB manual air.

[commando1]

Chrysler: New Yorker Brougham

Beautiful Survivor
1976 Chrysler
New Yorker Brougham
This beautiful LOW MILE survivor is a 4 door hardtop. Sold new by Austin Motors in Chattanooga, TN. It literally was bought new by an elderly lady who always kept it garaged until 2 years ago when it was sold to a gentleman in Florida. The current owner purchased the car in October of 2015. He had it shipped to Indiana via Reliable Carriers. When the car was purchased in October it had only 24,710 miles and you can tell it was very well taken care of. The original white exterior, the vinyl top, and cloth interior are all in nice condition but not perfect. This car is so clean even the cigarette lighter and ash trays have never been used. Fly in and drive it home.

This fine New Yorker is fully loaded with power steering, power windows, power front disc brakes, power seats, cruise control, and tilt wheel. The A/C blows very cold and has a new underdash evaporator plus has been converted over to R134. There are 4 new radial tires, a new battery, hoses, belts and wiper blades, rebuilt alternator. The car is not perfect but is a great survivor!

The owner purchased this car to replace his other vintage vehicle which did not have power steering, power brakes and a clutch. Being 93 years old no power options were becoming difficult to drive and this New Yorker was perfect. HOWEVER when he got it home it was too long for his garage. He has kept this fine car garaged at a storage unit but that is not convenient and is expensive. He has already purchased a shorter car and this beauty must go.

TERMS: I'm listing this car for a friend. The car is sold AS-IS. Buyer must pay all shipping fees. The buyer must pay a nonrefundable $1000 deposit with 72 hours from the end of the auction. Owner has the right to end this auction early if an offer is excepted. Good luck.

 

[75LandYacht]

Got it saved in my fav's.. Already placed a bid but didn't meet the reserve.. I'd love to own it. I already priced a one way ticket to Indianapolis. $86, then driving it home. We'll see..

 

[1978 NYB]

Another flashback.....

The vinyl roof on the 78's were different too. Look at the vinyl shaped around the bottom of the C-Pillar.

 

[1978 NYB]

Click on the picture of my 1978 NYB and you'll see the shape of the vinyl and the trim is different around the bottom of the C-Pillar than 74-77's.

 

[1978 NYB]

Also, the C-Pillar medallion is positioned in a different location for 1978 only.

 

[commando1]

The former was called the Halo Roof by Chrysler.

74, 75

 

[Carmine]

Click on the picture of my 1978 NYB and you'll see the shape of the vinyl and the trim is different around the bottom of the C-Pillar than 74-77's.

That is what we refer to as a "cost save". Fewer parts, reduced labor and a new look. Everybody wins!

Or they don't, depending on your preference.

 

[patrick66]

The 1978 cars differ in quite a few ways than the earlier cars. In 1978, for whatever reason, there are a lot of parts that are plastic that were either aluminum or pot metal on '77-earlier cars. Several brackets are either missing altogether or redesigned for weight savings. As noted, the vinyl top is trimmed differently, too. Matt (Mr. C) pointed out a LOT of differences between his old four-door Imperial and my old '78 NYBS when the cars were parked side-by-side.

 

[1978 NYB]

The 1978 cars differ in quite a few ways than the earlier cars. In 1978, for whatever reason, there are a lot of parts that are plastic that were either aluminum or pot metal on '77-earlier cars. Several brackets are either missing altogether or redesigned for weight savings. As noted, the vinyl top is trimmed differently, too. Matt (Mr. C) pointed out a LOT of differences between his old four-door Imperial and my old '78 NYBS when the cars were parked side-by-side.

All those changes for 78 makes me think Chrysler was planning to go further than 1978 with the C's.

 

[commando1]

All those changes for 78 makes me think Chrysler was planning to go further than 1978 with the C's.

I have my theory.
The end was in sight. The tooling was at the end of their life expectancy a/o existing inventory was running out.
To extract one more year out the Chryslers, they sourced what they could, however they could, at minimal cost.

Example. The rubber f&r bumper fillers. Late in the '77 MY and for '78, the fillers are different and of a simpler design.
Ooops. Hey boss, we're out of fillers and the vendor says he can't make more cuz the molds are shot. What are we gonna do?
Well, make some cheap aluminum molds just to tide us over. And quick!

 

[Carmine]

I have my theory.
The end was in sight. The tooling was at the end of their life expectancy a/o existing inventory was running out.
To extract one more year out the Chryslers, they sourced what they could, however they could, at minimal cost.

Example. The rubber f&r bumper fillers. Late in the '77 MY and for '78, the fillers are different and of a simpler design.
Ooops. Hey boss, we're out of fillers and the vendor says he can't make more cuz the molds are shot. What are we gonna do?
Well, make some cheap aluminum molds just to tide us over. And quick!

I'd disagree with that. More likely there was a plan to get another year from the C-body (Lincoln kept their large cars until '80) so some effort was made at weight reduction. Also note that only the Chrysler line continued for '78 (just as the "lesser" Ford/Mercury line downsized in '79, like Plymouth/Dodge).

The smooth filler panels were probably seen as more "modern" since the sizzle had gone out of the accordian-style filler panels, which showcased the new-for-'74 the shock-absorbing bumpers. Cheapening things like the vinyl roof trim (sorry '78 people) were probably done to cover the per-unit cost of the engineering changes. Things like engineering for a new digital clock or delay wipers all have a cost, and they generally aren't done for a product that's on borrowed time.

Keep in mind that none of the C-body tooling was run very hard... Sales weren't great except for the occasional flash of cheap gas. You want to talk about tooling being worked hard, think how many A-body parts ran from '67-76, and how well those sold near the end.

I'm also thinking from a production perspective, based on simply knowing people who worked at Jefferson Assembly, where these were built. In '79, they removed all the unibody tooling to build a body-on-frame SUV (Ramcharger) for just 18 months to capitalize on the first mini-boom in SUVs. As I am told, this was all last minute and obviously poorly planned. Then you must also know the R-body NY'ers and Newports, built at a different assembly plant (Lynch Road Assembly) were very rushed-to-market. Some of the (trim) parts used in production were basically prototype level, that is not very refined or tested. Here I'm thinking of the wavy bumper fillers, weak door pulls, flimsy fuel-fill doors. (By '80 a lot of this was corrected, but the reputation never recovered.) By the end of '80, the Ramcharger/Trail Duster was being moved out to make way for K-cars and a major plant overhaul.

Forgotten-B bodies (Cordoba/Magnum) were consolidated in Windsor, Canada for '78-79 and took a notable leap forward in quality. From '75-77, the lesser coupe/sedan versions (base Charger/Coronet, Fury) were built at Lynch Road. For '78, they built only sedans, most of them heavily discounted fleet orders.

Lots of moves in production from a company that could ill-afford it, compliance with a ton of new government regulation AND a massive shift in consumer taste. The perfect storm that nearly killed them (and Ford).

 

[mmissile]

Great lookin' car. Gotta be worth 5K.

 

[1978 NYB]

Great lookin' car. Gotta be worth 5K.

10 foot pictures can be deceiving for Formal's. Completely rust free with an eyeball inspection.....could be $5k.

 

[Dobalovr]

Lots of moves in production from a company that could ill-afford it, compliance with a ton of new government regulation AND a massive shift in consumer taste. The perfect storm that nearly killed them

History may repeat itself yet. The corporation is slowly becoming just a Truck/Jeep franchise as sales continue to decline on the car line and the once dominant minivan has become schizophrenic with a low end old tech version and a high end Sienna clone. If we didn't have Rams and Jeeps to sell we would have to close the doors. Some serious thought to the Dart's replacement and where the Renegade/Compass compete needs to occur and quickly. It could be 1979 all over again folks!

 

[tbm3fan]

Is that carpeting up high on the doors?

 

[300rag]

Is that carpeting up high on the doors?

Looks like velour to me.

 

[1978 NYB]

History may repeat itself yet. The corporation is slowly becoming just a Truck/Jeep franchise as sales continue to decline on the car line and the once dominant minivan has become schizophrenic with a low end old tech version and a high end Sienna clone. If we didn't have Rams and Jeeps to sell we would have to close the doors. Some serious thought to the Dart's replacement and where the Renegade/Compass compete needs to occur and quickly. It could be 1979 all over again folks!

Mass produce Hellcat Challenger's and Charger's....

 

[saforwardlook]

History may repeat itself yet. The corporation is slowly becoming just a Truck/Jeep franchise as sales continue to decline on the car line and the once dominant minivan has become schizophrenic with a low end old tech version and a high end Sienna clone. If we didn't have Rams and Jeeps to sell we would have to close the doors. Some serious thought to the Dart's replacement and where the Renegade/Compass compete needs to occur and quickly. It could be 1979 all over again folks!

FCA is recalcitrant in developing future technologies that will be necessary to sustain them when government fuel economy regulations continue to phase in. They say they don't have enough cash to develop such technologies, but how does Ford, for example, seem to be running away from FCA in developing new technologies, ranging from ecoboost high pressure engines to state of the art hybrids, when Ford's market share isn't too much more than FCAs?
One bright spot seems to be the new Pacifica, which looks like a quality, good looking minivan for a change. I don't think Sergio is as capable or has the good judgment he thinks he has. GM has Mary Barra, who really seems to get it right in terms of product, innovation and overall excellence by comparison.

 

[cantflip]

I think we saw this one before... I'm not going to dig for it... I think they bought for too much and are hoping to sell for too much... I will watch it on EB too, but it's already bid beyond my interest and isn't really a parts car.

 

[mmissile]

All the large companies who have owned Chrysler have wanted, is Jeep. Ram happens to work for the Fiat people. All the cars can be replaced by Euro platforms. Charger and Challenger are pretty boring these days.