For Sale 77 chrysler New Yorker 440 Smooth ride (Near VA hosp)

[Mr C]

I mis-read this.. as mentioned 78's without sunroof had fabric covered card board headliners. Newport & NY.

 

[1978 NYB]

First dumb question for Sept then.....
Why not put new cloth on it?

So Newports got cloth/cardboard. Ok, I'll have to go edit my refresher course

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I mis-read this.. as mentioned 78's without sunroof had fabric covered card board headliners. Newport & NY.

I don't know for sure if this applies to all non-sunroof 1978 Formals.

My 78 Newport has a cloth and cardboard headliner and my 78 NYB has a solid one piece textured foam headliner.

If I can find a green one piece textured foam headliner out of a NYB....I'll cut a hole in it for the dome light and put in the Newport.

 

[70NPORT]

Why is it formal cars always seem to fare the best, and are always in the best shape when it comes to the zillions of craigslist ads for big old chryslers?

 

[commando1]

Because they are newer and the median age of the buyer was someone who just retired?

 

[carrman]

Because they are newer and the median age of the buyer was someone who just retired?

Bingo.

 

[70NPORT]

I dunno. seems to me like more of the other cars are literally and purposefully beat to hell, while most formals are tucked away and pampered in someway. Odd.

 

[commando1]

As the eighties approached, older brand loyal buyers were reading the writing on the wall and the big traditional cars as they knew them were going bye-bye. That was also the era where you bought new every 3 years (gawd, what a concept).
They saw that when buying their car that it was not going to be a new version of "their car" next time around so they ordered their ultimate version knowing they were going to be keeping it a looooong time and mothered over them.
I did that in 96 with my Roadmaster wagon ordered so that with a little badging it became a GranSport had they actually built one. That Roadmaster is with a collector now.
That's why?

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[Mr C]

1978 NYB, perhaps the headliner was already replaced in the NY before you bought it? I've had a few 78's both Newport and NY (none had sunroofs) over the years and all had the fabric covered cardboard headliners. My friends that have 78s also have fabric covered cardboard.

But I guess you never know with Chrysler...they may have equipped cars differently as they emptied out the parts bins.

 

[Mr C]

As the eighties approached, older brand loyal buyers were reading the writing on the wall and the big traditional cars as they knew them were going bye-bye. That was also the era where you bought new every 3 years (gawd, what a concept).
They saw that when buying their car that it was not going to be a new version of "their car" next time around so they ordered their ultimate version knowing they were going to be keeping it a looooong time and mothered over them.
I did that in 96 with my Roadmaster wagon ordered so that with a little badging it became a GranSport had they actually built one. That Roadmaster is with a collector now.
That's why?

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I think you're right in this assessment. I remember my father complaining about the downsizing of cars (he was a big man and liked being comfortable in his car). I remember him criticizing the downsized GMs of 77 (he was driving a 76 T&C at the time) and then REALLY complaining when Chrysler first ended the big wagon in 78 and then the Newport/ NY following suit in 79.

 

[commando1]

Seems like I now have had two cars go to "collectors" for whatever the definition of "collector" is in both of their cases.
Could be in a garage with three other cars. I don't care. At least they'll live on longer.

 

[commando1]

Sorry.
Three, if you want to call one of them having gone here cuz the guy HAD to have that exact one.
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