Chrysler restyled its full-size cars in 1969, providing a curved, fuselage look to the biggest Mopars. But underneath, the cars stayed the same, including the New Yorker. Since the 1940s, the New Yorker had been the top Chrysler-branded product (except for the Imperial on occasions). This one-owner ’71 edition looks quite nice, and the seller makes no mention of any repairs it might need. Located in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, this vintage survivor is available here on Facebook Marketplace for a flat of $15,000. Thanks for the cool tip, Russell Glantz!
The New Yorker was a Chrysler fixture for more than 55 years and – when the nameplate was retired in 1996 – was the industry’s most tenured moniker. After a great start at 47,000 copies in 1969, New Yorker sales dropped to 34,000 in the following year. That prompted Chrysler to leave the cars mostly unchanged in 1971 instead of giving them another restyle as had been planned. The ’71 New Yorker continued to use a 440 cubic inch V8, though some slight detuning had begun to accept low-lead fuel (in advance of fully unleaded in 1975).
Little is shared about this survivor-quality Chrysler. It’s said to have had only one owner (including the seller?) and has seen just 47,000 miles. The body and gold paint look good, and the seller says there is no rust, which is hard to imagine after more than 50 years. This car no doubt spent a lot of time indoors and out of the elements. The interior looks fine, too, although the photos don’t zero in on anything. No mention is made of its running condition, so we assume the Chrysler is okay. But a drive out on a country road should identify anything to put on the to-do list.
The New Yorker was intended to compete with the senior products offered by Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Mercury. The Imperial was left to do battle with Cadillac and Lincoln. If you have a thing for these 1970s land yachts, especially those built before downsizing and fuel conservation became part of our automotive vocabulary, could this beauty be for you?
I love it. The gold paint is really cool early 70s vibe. This would be a really nice cruiser, if not particularly economical.
But, the listing should try harder…power accessories work? AC operational? Underbody photos? Brakes ok? Etc etc.
Very nice Mopar I would not mine having! For what I can see (I don’t like cars for sale on Facebook) I believe the mileage. The New Yorker is in great shape. But not enough information. Fair price but I would ask lower. Good luck to the next owner.🐻🇺🇸
Mafia staff car after limo tint the windows ! It would be like going back to high school(1980) for me lol
You know, todays and future generations will wonder what the mindset was, travelling in a vehicle this size, with no regard for aerodynamics or fuel usage. There was a reason for this. At this time, people were travelling at an unprecedented rate. Trouble was, airplanes were still falling out of the sky, and auto travel on these new fangled “innerstates”[sic], imagine, no stopping, was the way to go for most. It came at a high price, however. The 70s were the peak of car deaths in the US, and the answer was, bigger is safer, a carryover from the 50s and 60s. These could literally plow through just about any obstacle. It’s when 2 of these cars hit, a change towards safety and economy was needed, and spelled the end for the big car.
Never cared for big cars myself, ( btw, I realize the irony of that statement coming from someone who spent their working life in the biggest vehicle allowed on public roads), and on a rare occasion, seeing one today, it looks so out of place. My old man loved these. I’m sure he felt safe in one, and was simply the best ride to see that family/friends that were far away. The Chrysler “New Yawker” was that car and could still be today.
Automotive safety has always been of interest to me. Per Wikipedia, putting details around Howard’s comment:
— the peak for automotive fatalities in the US was 1972.
— the peak for automotive fatalities per hundred million vehicle miles travelled was 1921.
— the peak for automotive fatalities per 100,000 population was 1937.
Compared to the 70’s, the per hundred million mile rate is down about 2/3 and the per 100,000 population rate is down about half. So indeed cars have gotten much safer.
With so little rear overhang in the back of today’s ugly modern cars & crossovers, i think if you sit in the back seat of any of them & are hit in the back by this dinosaur(or even worse a later one with 300 lb 5mph bumpers!), the people in the back seat of the modern vehicle would be dead.
But if you sit in the back seat of this dinasaur with its gigantic rear overhang & a new vehicle hits you in the back, i think the rear seat passengers would be ok in the dinosaur, if they had their seat belts on.
Air bags are useless & not even there for REAR collisions – the most common of accidents.
I’m no Mopar guy but I like it and think the price is fair if it’s as good as looks in the pics and everything works. Color is awesome. The only thing I see missing is the roof mount for the sail and the sail itself. Glwts.
maggy that is because the flip down rear license plate holder hides the new and improved rudder and propeller. lol
my first car was this in station wagon. surprisingly it could get about 15 mpg. assuming the young teenager could keep his foot out of the secondaries. if not he got to visit every gas station in town.
this is a beautiful example of the breed
LOL I wouldn’t doubt it. Nice car though. The color draws me to it more then the body style which is still cool but this color really makes the car pop imo.That’s just me though.
Needs Landing pad for helicopter markings on trunk!
Clearly Chrysler was in on the joke as the corporate name for this platform was “C” body.
OK Oneman, what’s the joke?
I learned to drive in one of these. Even had to parallel park it to get my license. The examiner was nice to me allowing me 2 attempts since I was driving a land yacht. I grew up in Scottsdale AZ, during the gas crisis in the 70s I made money by taking cars like this and would wait in line for gas.
Looks like nearly every option box was checked: Pwr ant, vents, cruise tilt/tel, etc. My Dad had a 72 NYB coupe when I was a HS Senior and I’d race my buddies 383 Charger and kick his ass with that 440. At $15,000 this is a fraction of what you’d pay for a B body and you can travel cross-country in high style and comfort in a top-line Chrysler.
I had one of these in the very early 90’s it had 33k miles when I bought it for the princely sum of $300
I have seen this car and it is a very nice original mileage car. It looks as good in person. The owner told me it is fully loaded and everything works. He said it drives great. If any questions just reach out to John as he is a good guy.
Needs more 411–How old is the brake system? Last time Shocks were replaced? Fuel system? A/C? All lights and whistles?
15K might be a nice ask, but I’d give him 9500 and he should be happy to take it.
So you’re offering $5500 less because lights, shocks and the fuel system ( a $3.00 filter) may be old ? A simple call could answer questions about what works, but the stuff you mention, other than the AC , would be less than $200 in parts from your local NAPA
I bought a 67 Yorker in dark green this cars twin. From a 40 mph stomp this car would climb at the same speed until buried past 120 mph and the RPM’s were still climbing in my ears.
MOPAR 440 with a standard 1050 cfm Holley 4 bbl. it drank gasoline as it should have. I lived in Chicago suburbs then and it got plenty of drive time on all the local highways. It was a fantastic ride. 😎
My grandparents had this exact car and I loved riding in it, so smooth! I remember being shocked and disappointed when they traded it for a chiffon yellow Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus, what a huge downgrade😢
My dad had this exact car and color. I believe it was one of the best cars he ever owned. He put over 200k on it with no major issues.The best story I remember was when we were creeping along in a traffic jam and the guy in front of us stopped short. Dad could not stop in time and hit the rear of a new Vega. The guys in the Vega had to crawl out of the windows because the doors wouldn’t open. When the police officer was checking the damage he was running his hand across the front bumper of the New Yorker and shaking his head. There was no damage ! It was a great cruiser.
My father in law had a 1970 Chrysler Newport with the 383 and an automatic. That car was the smoothest running car I ever drove. We put over 200,000 miles on it with no trouble ever. I loved it. The trunk was so big you could carry a family of 4 in it. I was sorry to see it go when he sold it. He said it used too much gas. The good old days; never to return again. Too bad.
Looks like a nice car, dig the fender skirts rear tires.
Love the old Mopars, the 60’s were king. Shame to see Chrysler ran into the dirt like it was. All I ever owned, boo hoo.