I had a great uncle that had three Chrysler New Yorker 4 door sedans during his life, a 1966, a 1973, and a 1971 just like this one except for the color. While Chrysler had the lower Newport and in 1971 the 300 was in its last year, the New Yorker was the one to have if you wanted a real luxury car without stepping all the way up to an Imperial. Here is a 1971 Chrysler New Yorker 4 door sedan for sale here on Craigslist in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The rear of this New Yorker has wide taillights incorporated within the bumper. The sales brochure says “The rear deck features tucked-in taillamps that help protect against accidental breakage”. That massive trunk holds 21.2 cubic feet of luggage or anything else you want to store there.
This is one of those ads that doesn’t give a lot of information or even any pictures of the interior or engine, but it’s such a unique car that you no longer see, you want to talk about it. The seller does say it needs a little TLC for the interior. While those are Chrysler wheel covers, they appear to be the ones found on the 1973 New Yorker rather than the 1971 New Yorker. There appear to be no dents, dings, or rust anywhere on this car.
The front of the car has a full loop bumper with headlights set in square frames and a diecast grille. This New Yorker has a 440 cubic inch V-8. No word of how many miles are on the car, but the seller says it drives great. This car certainly appears to have been pampered over the last 48 years. The seller says it will make a nice weekend car. The car is being offered at $3,500. Depending on how much interior work it needs and how many miles the car has, that could be a very reasonable deal. Think of all the heads turning your way if you drive around in this on the weekends. If you don’t like a lot of attention, you better pass on this one.
Assuming it’s mechanically sound, the interior is not too bad and one could afford to fill the gas tank, that looks like a great entry-level collectable.
I’ve mentioned previously that a buddy of mine bought a new, fully-loaded New Yorker back in 1973. It was expletive huge, a hassle to park and drank gas like an alcoholic downs booze, but great to cruise around West Hollyweird in.
Man, what a cool ride for the family or your buddies. Do pictures cost $25 each on Craigslist or something? Given the low price and nice exterior presentation, I’d bet the inside needs some work.
Wow. I remember these well. I had an Uncle that we rarely saw…a “road warrior” (traveling salesman). He would drive across Canada and back, trunk loaded with boxes of made-in-asia stuff that he’d sell to little mom & pop hardware stores.
He always drove a New Yorker and in the 60’s, an Imperial just because of the enormous amount of stuff he could stuff into the trunk. Across the back seat area he had a window to window closet rod with all of his suits and shirts hanging from it.
He always said when he drove he never even knew all that carp was in the trunk and back seat. There were true land yachts.
I have a 1970 New Yorker and I gotta say they are amazing luxury boats. Plenty of power and class for 4420 lbs of Detroit steel.
Only problem with oceanfront cars is that they tend to rust from the top down. Nice photos though.
The trunk holds:
7 bodies
3 55 gal. drums
1 Corolla
1/2 an Olympic size pool
4 cord of fire wood
1 16’ Boston Whaler
I used to be able to squeeze a 55 gallon drum in the back seat of a 71 Camaro but that’s another story for another time. :)
….. And the Merc1150 to go with the Whaler. I actually transported one in the trunk of my 1972 Fury for a friend of mine. The engine fit inside with the deck lid closed.
Good looking. Don’t think the color is original but looks nice. Hope it doesn’t have green interior and door jams. Would look great with a set Mopar C body rally wheels. Maybe something age appropriate like Appliance lace mags or “big spoke” Cragar wire wheels. But then a set of Moon discs could be really over the top!
Lovely looking 1971 Chrysler New Yorker. If only more pics were posted. It would’ve been nice to see the interior, the engine, the trunk, etc. Oh well. It’s still a nice car.
I think an ‘intense’ color like this burnt orange is a bit much on a really large car. Something less so looks better on a big vehicle. Unless this boat is fully loaded with every power option, it doesn’t appeal to me much.
The color isDark Burnt Orange,(code K5) , or at least very close. Nice example and close too,, price doesn’t seem out of line,, and there is a gear vendors overdrive for sale resonably too,, could be a match,,, I might call tomorrow. Thanks Bill, just what I need,, another project (Lol)
My brother owned a 69 Super Bee which was originally gold with a black top. He ‘won’ a free paint job by being the only person to return a ‘contest entry’ flyer a new body shop had placed under his wiper blade. They did a crap job on the prep and did not remove any of the emblems before repainting the car in burnt orange. All around the emblems and in other places (body joints etc) the paint started coming off like crazy and he had a burnt orange car with gold showing through all over it. What a mess.
I never cared for any mopar after 1972.
i liked the old chargers, challengers and cudas. the big boats were hideous.
Once the Feds mandated bigger bumpers it was all downhill. For a while Mopar got by with big rubber ‘bumperettes’ but eventually they had to include the big bumpers in the body styles. The extra weight along with the flaccid engines was the end of the fun.
Das Boot.
Grab it for a grand and transplant the 440 with some performance upgrades into a B body
I drove 2 of these in college (and still have them). 2 door 71 and a 4 door 72. Great cars. At the time I had never driven anything, even new, with brakes as good. Decent acceleration, loads of room for stuff and people. Perfect trip cars.
Though few take my advice, they are a great ‘classic’ car to start off with as they are still affordable and pretty much interchangeable with a new car. No need to worry about traffic jams, rain, or having room for gear. Most have disc brakes, power windows and locks, and a trunk big enough to utilize like a pickup truck. I always appreciated the size and comfort of the couch sized rear seat for quick naps and…. well you can imagine.