landyacht67
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just stumbled in on this site. Not sure how I've never found it sooner.
My wife and I have had a few c-bodies - 67 Monaco 500, 68 Newport wagon, 71 Monaco wagon, 66 Monaco 2dr, 67 Monaco convertible...
But our current 2 are a 1965 Newport convertible, and a 67 Newport wagon.
I'm currently in a crisis of conscience because we are going to have to sell one or the other. There just isn't enough parking for 2 of these beasts plus our DD Dakota, and my work van. Now I'd happily quit my job, ditch the work van and hang out in the garage all day, but I'm sure my bank would have a bit of an issue with that.
I'm in the process of getting both cars a bit more sell-able so I'm sure I'll have lots of questions over the next little bit so please bear with me.
I'll start with an opinion question - which would you keep:
65 Newport convertible 383 - new (ish) top - power and it works. Crappy paint, and usual Chryco rust on 1/4s plus minor bubbles in a few other spots. Runs and is driven semi-daily. the car was restored about 15 years ago, and then parked and left to rot for 7 years by the previous owner when he found a new hobby (meth). It handles great, starts great, needs upholstery and has a tranny leak. It's a 2bbl, so it's definitely more of a cruiser
67 Newport wagon 440 - was painted about 15 years ago but has lots of little dings and scratches from being my daily driver for the next 11 years. The 1/4s have rust bubbles starting + bubbles in a few other spots. the seats have been recovered (not stock, but clean - no tweed) The motor is not original and was rebuilt about 11 years ago. The car ran high 14s with a ridiculously huge thermoquad on it. Now has a more realistic TQ (750) so it's a lot more drivable.
We like both cars. Our kids like both cars, and no-one can decide which one to keep/sell. The sale of one will probably finance the bodywork on the other (if we can get enough).
so what do you think??
My wife and I have had a few c-bodies - 67 Monaco 500, 68 Newport wagon, 71 Monaco wagon, 66 Monaco 2dr, 67 Monaco convertible...
But our current 2 are a 1965 Newport convertible, and a 67 Newport wagon.
I'm currently in a crisis of conscience because we are going to have to sell one or the other. There just isn't enough parking for 2 of these beasts plus our DD Dakota, and my work van. Now I'd happily quit my job, ditch the work van and hang out in the garage all day, but I'm sure my bank would have a bit of an issue with that.
I'm in the process of getting both cars a bit more sell-able so I'm sure I'll have lots of questions over the next little bit so please bear with me.
I'll start with an opinion question - which would you keep:
65 Newport convertible 383 - new (ish) top - power and it works. Crappy paint, and usual Chryco rust on 1/4s plus minor bubbles in a few other spots. Runs and is driven semi-daily. the car was restored about 15 years ago, and then parked and left to rot for 7 years by the previous owner when he found a new hobby (meth). It handles great, starts great, needs upholstery and has a tranny leak. It's a 2bbl, so it's definitely more of a cruiser
67 Newport wagon 440 - was painted about 15 years ago but has lots of little dings and scratches from being my daily driver for the next 11 years. The 1/4s have rust bubbles starting + bubbles in a few other spots. the seats have been recovered (not stock, but clean - no tweed) The motor is not original and was rebuilt about 11 years ago. The car ran high 14s with a ridiculously huge thermoquad on it. Now has a more realistic TQ (750) so it's a lot more drivable.
We like both cars. Our kids like both cars, and no-one can decide which one to keep/sell. The sale of one will probably finance the bodywork on the other (if we can get enough).
so what do you think??
