just when i said no more - a 72 New Yorker 4drhtop

fury fan · Jun 20, 2023

I agree on that van, it's surely the bomb for lots of things around the house, farm, shop, etc.

Just Carbs · Jun 20, 2023

Very healthy 1-ton. Love it, hate it. It's a one ton.

marko · Jun 20, 2023

73Coupe said:
Those billet wheels look like Boyd Coddingtons, and would have been popular for something like a pastel colored '32 Ford or the like...or a pro-street trifive chevy built in 1994.

AR is stamped in the center cap so i assume they could be American Racing wheels ?

marko · Jun 20, 2023

fury fan said:
@marko Congrats on the score.

I'm curious about the air cleaner, it surely had the 2nd snorkel added - are there visible welds?

The snorkels are longer, and the housing taller, than a 70-73 DS.
If it were from an RV the snorkels would be much closer together, to fit under the engine cover.
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theres a couple of weld spots on the right side

and the right side baffle seems to have a couple of rivets whereas the driver's side is welded

fury fan · Jun 20, 2023

Thanks for the reply!
It's likely impossible to do one without being able to tell - whoever did this one did a decent job.

Boydsdodge · Jun 20, 2023

detmatt said:
Love the van! It looks pretty mint.

I love my old Dodge, best work truck I have owned.

patrick66 · Jun 22, 2023

I missed out on a 1994 B350 window LWB van recently. It had sat out in a plumbing & heating company's lot for three years. The day I decided to ask about the van, they said they sold it for $400. Running, driving, titled. Arrrrggghhh!

chrysler_fan · Jun 25, 2023

Interesting the car is the NY model but has electric power vent windows. Usually, the NYB would be more likely to have power vents but even they are rare in those cars. Have fun and good luck. Shame the VIN plate is gone . will that mean it will be hard to get verified and titled?

marko · Jun 25, 2023

chrysler_fan said:
Interesting the car is the NY model but has electric power vent windows. Usually, the NYB would be more likely to have power vents but even they are rare in those cars. Have fun and good luck. Shame the VIN plate is gone . will that mean it will be hard to get verified and titled?

the vent windows work well, they operate very quickly & smoothly.
it was a sales bank car so i understand that could make up random option combinations, i imagine there was a need to use up the stock of options from time to time.

no problem getting it in my name,
the car still has its door sticker with the VIN and it was with the previous owner for at least 20 yrs so there is a valid registration, there was no issue for me registering and insuring it - ive put a couple of 100 miles on and im seeing what i need to do to it to make a safe and reliable driver - im replacing belts, hoses, fluids and filters at the moment, the starter is abit weak but that can wait til next year if it lasts

marko · Jul 18, 2023

330dTA said:
Great score! It would be nice to learn how the intermittent wiper mod was done. I’ve been thinking of putting one on my ’70 NYer.

@rags was right, Joe remembered he used a Ford module and the intermittent wiper switch from a 78 NYB. it looks to me like the car has a 2 speed wiper motor

chrysler_fan · Nov 2, 2023

detmatt said:
Yep.

From being around in those days learing to drive and at my grandfather's dealership, it is unusual to see a NY (not a brougham) with power vent windows but yet no AC hanging under the hood. Must have been a smoker who wanted to knock ashes off the edge of an open vent window

Rustyrodknocker · Nov 9, 2023

Just Carbs said:
Not much known at this point.
Dude died; court appointed administrator sold car to me from the estate.
Healthy motor, trans and rear. Ordered up $1500 of the usual suspect parts to get it running up and down the road for evaluation, then go from there.
Yes, she comes complete, but does she talk and does she walk.
That 8-foot tow bar and 1 ton van is the bomb for flat towing.

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Holy wow that is a long tow bar! Did you make that? That would look like some guy following close. I made a heavy duty tow bar 10 or 15 years ago for pulling 3/4 pick ups.
The whole idea seemed sketchy to me and still does. Towed great on the freeway but getting out of town and back in was a pain.
Does not like tight corners.
I would have used mine more but I don't have a good method to attach to different types of bumpers. On a truck I pop the bumper off and it bolts to the frame.

Just Carbs · Nov 9, 2023

Rustyrodknocker said:
Holy wow that is a long tow bar! Did you make that? That would look like some guy following close. I made a heavy duty tow bar 10 or 15 years ago for pulling 3/4 pick ups.
The whole idea seemed sketchy to me and still does. Towed great on the freeway but getting out of town and back in was a pain.
Does not like tight corners.
I would have used mine more but I don't have a good method to attach to different types of bumpers. On a truck I pop the bumper off and it bolts to the frame.

Yes, it a home job. The long arm improves in town following because the truck doesn't swing the car one way before it goes the other way in tight turns.
Much better on the highway also. No sway.