carrman
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That is a Leaburn-quality level restoration. I'm not a a huge Fusie fan but that us a beautiful car!!!
just finished my 1969 New Yorker
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I hope you bring your New Yorker to Carlisle so you can pick up your best C-body award.
Kaim
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Excellent quality of work! Congratulations.
68yourker
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A beautiful car that shows all the special touches that you have put into it. I too never knew Chrysler put ignition switches to the left of the column-the 68 I have has it to the right of the column.
Looks awesome!
You mentioned radio delete. I have yet to see a C body with a radio delete and it's tag.
Please post the tag so that I can see the radio delete , or better yet, the lack of an R code as all cars were radio delete until they had a radio ordered.
You had mentioned several times that you do not typically do this type of car restoration. What type of cars are you usually doing restorations on?
@tinnman75
You mentioned radio delete. I have yet to see a C body with a radio delete and it's tag.
Please post the tag so that I can see the radio delete , or better yet, the lack of an R code as all cars were radio delete until they had a radio ordered.
You had mentioned several times that you do not typically do this type of car restoration. What type of cars are you usually doing restorations on?
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my1966chrysler
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thanks for saving it
Stargazer
Member
Incredible job Tinman! What a beauty, breathtaking. Lots of respect for your craftmansship and labour!!!
chrysler_fan
Active Member
Beautiful job Even the interior looks new. That had to be a labor of love to bring back what looked to me to be a dirt encrusted parts car to stunning results. Best wishes.
chrysler_fan
Active Member
For 1969, MOPAR had the ignition switch on the left, before it started being on the steering column for the safety lock
3175375
Senior Member
Only in 69 too.
John FatFab
Member
What great talents you have to do a complete restoration like this. I hope we see more of these C bodies being saved as the years go on. I always have a soft spot for the underrated or what some considered ugly cars. My first loves and cars were the GLH turbo omnis, another car that most considered ugly(my wife to this day!) When I was 18 or 19 circa 1999 or so my dad sold our families last 77 town & country. If I recall I think he got $900 for it. As it was pulling out of the driveway he told me you know some day these will be considered collectors cars. I thought he was crazy. However I found myself buying one 20+ years later...for 10k lol. Boy was he right! While these C bodies have not got the love like the more muscle based cars I do think they are gaining more popularity and attention as the years go on. Since a lot were scrapped for their mass of metal, used as a derby cars or organ donors like China does to the Uyghur populations it makes these survivors even more special. These c bodies were a big part of many peoples family lives growing up and for that reason I think they are being more appreciated. My first year taking the wagon to Carlisle I loved hearing everyone stopping by and telling stories of those wagons from their youth. Looking forward to hearing some this coming year. Since we live in the same state, excited to see this in person soon! Again I hope you are one of the trend setters and more follow suit!
chrysler_fan
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That is a beautiful finished product. When I originally saw the before pictures, I would not have thought of it as much more than a parts car or for derby guys. It sure was abused before you got it. Sunk in the mud, broken windows, etc. What a mess it WAS. What a masterpiece it is now. My grandparents 1969 NY sedan was yellow with green top and green cloth split front seats. You can be proud of your mastery as it is also a rare car. Best wishes and enjoy to the fullest
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Is this car a radio delete? Any chance of pics of the deleted area? Back of the block off plate?
No radio call out on the trim tag?
Very curious.
Is this car a radio delete? Any chance of pics of the deleted area? Back of the block off plate?
No radio call out on the trim tag?
Very curious.
chrysler_fan
Active Member
There is a radio delete panel on the dash . I bet that is a rare choice on the 1969 New Yorker. Maybe just an AM on many of that era but no radio is a rarity. Trim tag must be correct since there is no radio in the car and it is blocked off neatly.
tinnman75
New Member
Yes, It is a radio delete car. The dash was never cut for a radio. There is no block off plate. It must have been special ordered without a radio. I do have 2 build sheets also.
Thanks!!
Every car that came off the line was technically a radioless car unless it had an R option noted.
Being a C body it appears that being a luxury car they just had to have a radio of some sort.
The trim tag would be void of an R code and the broadcast sheet should say nothing about a radio.
I figure it might have a circle or denotation on the broadcast sheet that this car does not get a radio.
Even though, technically it started with no radio, since all the other C's were getting radios I wonder
how the factory line made sure the car did not get a radio.
A non radio C body must be pretty rare.
If you so decide, there are a few of us here that would love to see that documentation.
Otherwise, nice car! Awesome restoration. Glad you could bring a car that was so far down the bad road back from the dead.
Thanks for sharing your journey up to this point!
Being a C body it appears that being a luxury car they just had to have a radio of some sort.
The trim tag would be void of an R code and the broadcast sheet should say nothing about a radio.
I figure it might have a circle or denotation on the broadcast sheet that this car does not get a radio.
Even though, technically it started with no radio, since all the other C's were getting radios I wonder
how the factory line made sure the car did not get a radio.
A non radio C body must be pretty rare.
If you so decide, there are a few of us here that would love to see that documentation.
Otherwise, nice car! Awesome restoration. Glad you could bring a car that was so far down the bad road back from the dead.
Thanks for sharing your journey up to this point!
chrysler_fan
Active Member
I am surprised at the 1969 stage that there was not at least a standard AM radio I can see the great job they did with the radio delete portion of the dash to show where it went but never was there. I would think radio delete would be appropriate. I think even some of the B body cars of this era were radio delete if they ended up with no radio from factory. Interesting none the less. Owner of this car needs to win an engineering achievement (patience award) for taking the time and "money" to bring this thing back from certain parts car status.
Since the radio cost money, Ma Mopar did not want to put radios into cars that were not ordered with one. Hence saving a ton of money for the company over the years. E bodies and B bodies are far more common to have no radio ordered. This is the first C that I have seen. That is why I have so much curiosity.
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