Howdy fellas and fell-ettes. Once again, ANOTHER car has come into my radar, and I can't decide if I should buy the car and get into another re-commissioning, or just pass on it.
It's a 67 New Yorker, ONE OWNER NO ****, 4-door hardtop. The owner passed away 2 months ago at 96 rest his soul. His son is 70, and has no interest in the car, but he does have reverence for his Dad's pride-and-joy. I saw the car today. I got it started and we took a drive. Body is straight, underbody is super clean as Florida cars tend to be. Engine bay will need the usual pumps/wires/hoses/plugs/etc after it has sat for a while (less than a year). Brakes worked but will need rehabbed of course.
The interior is a letdown. Seat foams are dead, carpet is shot, and there is delaminating of the faux wood trims on the dash, as well and the usual pitting of the chrome bits, which could be cleaned up of course. I guess the bottom line is.....do I have the chutzpah to take on another refurbishment of a New Yorker after I've just (almost) completed the 65 NYer (see engine photo of that car) ?
Do I need two 4-door New Yorkers? Could I do the mechanical rehab and just flip the car for a modest profit, given that the 4-door C-bodies aren't exactly split-window Corvettes?
The final piece of the puzzle is this: I think I could by this car for under $3000. I do apologize that I didn't take any photos while I was there today, these two pics came from someone else. I know the Scandinavians like these big Detroit barges, does anyone have a connection to those folks?
Thanks for any advice/encouragement you might have.
Rich
It's a 67 New Yorker, ONE OWNER NO ****, 4-door hardtop. The owner passed away 2 months ago at 96 rest his soul. His son is 70, and has no interest in the car, but he does have reverence for his Dad's pride-and-joy. I saw the car today. I got it started and we took a drive. Body is straight, underbody is super clean as Florida cars tend to be. Engine bay will need the usual pumps/wires/hoses/plugs/etc after it has sat for a while (less than a year). Brakes worked but will need rehabbed of course.
The interior is a letdown. Seat foams are dead, carpet is shot, and there is delaminating of the faux wood trims on the dash, as well and the usual pitting of the chrome bits, which could be cleaned up of course. I guess the bottom line is.....do I have the chutzpah to take on another refurbishment of a New Yorker after I've just (almost) completed the 65 NYer (see engine photo of that car) ?
Do I need two 4-door New Yorkers? Could I do the mechanical rehab and just flip the car for a modest profit, given that the 4-door C-bodies aren't exactly split-window Corvettes?
The final piece of the puzzle is this: I think I could by this car for under $3000. I do apologize that I didn't take any photos while I was there today, these two pics came from someone else. I know the Scandinavians like these big Detroit barges, does anyone have a connection to those folks?
Thanks for any advice/encouragement you might have.
Rich
