75k Mile Droptop: 1967 Chrysler Newport Convertible

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Chrysler began using the name Newport back in the early forties, which stuck around in some form or another all the way up until the first part of the eighties and was typically associated with lower-cost offerings.  But in 1967 a more luxurious trim package became available, the Custom, and although this ’67 Newport for sale here on Craigslist isn’t adorned with the bells and whistles associated with that treatment, it’s still got plenty more of the right boxes ticked, such as being a convertible.  If you’ve been in the market for a nice sixties C-Body, this one may have you covered, and it’s probably not going to deplete your bank account either.  The droptop is located in Harrisonville, Missouri, with the asking price set at $15,500.

Gunter Kramer sent us the tip here, and we’d like to express our appreciation to him for this!  The seller describes the car as being of driver quality, and by all accounts, this seems like a reasonable assessment.  It’s certainly not perfect, and unfortunately, we get very little in the way of information about the car’s past other than it’s said to be a Western car with a tidy underside, even though there are no photos provided from down below to back up this claim.  But the good news is the parts we can see appear to be in good shape, with no obvious signs of body rust, and the paint seems to be more than acceptable for a driver.  The trim looks pretty decent too.

The 383 powerplant was the standard engine for the Newport in 1967, with a 440 available as an option.  This one’s got the smaller motor and an automatic, and while there’s no word on whether or not either has ever received an overhaul the car is said to have only traveled 75k miles during all these years, and the Newport is stated to run and drive excellently.  Things under the hood seem to be orderly, plus this is a factory A/C car with all those components still present but not functioning, so you’ll have to make some repairs this summer or just put the top down instead.

Not many specifics are given regarding the interior, but it definitely looks decent for its age, especially for a convertible.  I’m not spotting any obvious tears in the seats and the door panels are looking good, plus the power top and glass rear window are stated as new.  This is one I could live with for a long time just like it sits, even though I’m guessing some of our readers may see some things they’d like to make improvements on sooner rather than later.  What would you do with this Newport?

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Comments

  1. Rex Kahrs Rex Kahrs

    Is that hood ornament from the factory? The car sure looks like a nice survivor, and the ride is like driving a cloud. And it’s an AC car. Perfect.

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    • Big Bear 🇺🇸

      Rex . That indeed is a factory hood ornament. And post has been deleted. It was a fair price and probably sold quickly. 🐻🇺🇸

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    • Karl

      Factory ornament, just not for ’67. Looked thru entire brochure and no ornaments even on New Yorker.
      My ’67 Newport Custom didn’t have one either.

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      • Rex Kahrs Rex Kahrs

        Thanks Karl, I didn’t think that hood ornament looked correct (not that it matters one way or the other).

        But I will say that these great C-body cars from ’65-’72 make great cruisers, have plenty of power, and are amazingly well built and comfortable. I love my 67 Newport Custom.

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  2. John EderMember

    If you want to haggle over the price, you have to take the matter up with the dog…

    Like 10
  3. Will Fox

    Actually, it was the very LATE 40s (1949) when Chrysler started using the word, “Newport” which was their wording for a pillarless hardtop, before it became a seperate model.

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  4. Big C

    What a dog!

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  5. Zen

    “Hop in my Chrysler, it’s as big as a whale, and it’s about to set sail, woooooo”!

    I like it!

    Like 9
    • Old greybeard

      Love Shack Baby!
      Could see Miss Jane pull up at the clampetts mansion in this car.

      Like 7
      • Rex Kahrs Rex Kahrs

        Here she is scaring the bejesus out of Milburn Drysdale. Rear view mirror removed for theatrical purposes.

        Like 3
  6. Pete Phillips

    A rare car, even when it was new.

    Like 4
  7. James B Rogers

    I love my 1967 Newport 440 auto land yacht . 40 over 580 cam headers 3500 stall converter. The only bad part is it is vary difficult to find parts for the c body cars I had to make strut rods for it could not find them any place.

    Like 4
  8. Heck DodsonMember

    A very clean survivor with a reasonable asking price. I’m sure it will be sold quickly. The paint and interior present well as does the engine bay.

    Like 1

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