Roger Taylor of the rock group Queen could very well have been referring to this 1967 Chrysler New Yorker when he wrote and sang “I’m in Love with My Car” on the band’s album A Night at the Opera. This gorgeous 4-door sedan is listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Baltimore, Maryland, and the seller is asking $12,500. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Gary for the tip!
What better car to take to an opera than this Crystal Blue Metallic beauty? This 1967 Chrysler brochure shows the appropriately dressed, well-heeled adults that you would expect to be enjoying Chrysler’s luxury offerings for that model year. For the record, the Queen song wasn’t about a New Yorker; it was said to have been written about a friend’s Triumph TR4, and the engine sounds are from Roger Waters’ own Alfa-Romeo. No Chryslers were involved, which isn’t surprising at all.
Unfortunately, the seller doesn’t show a photo of either side of this car without chopping off a portion of it. But it is 2026, so that isn’t surprising. This car looks like it just jumped out of that brochure; it’s drop-dead gorgeous, both in design and condition. The design part is a matter of personal taste, as always, but it’s hard to argue with a big Chrysler sedan from the 1960s. Rex, any thoughts on this beauty?
Other than some splitting on the driver’s-side brocade fabric seat, the interior looks as nice as the exterior. And, power windows! This car also has factory air conditioning, but we don’t know if it blows cold; there isn’t much description. I’m sure the seller would ask any serious buyers questions. The back seat looks basically like new, which, after 59 years, is no small feat. The trunk is big enough for several friends to sneak into the drive-in (is there still such a thing?).
The ’65 through ’68 New Yorkers were quite a change from the previous cars and the fuselage cars that came next. A two-door was also available, as was a wagon. The engines were a Chrysler 440-cu.in. OHV V8 by this point for the New Yorker, and this one, I believe, is the base model with 350 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque. Backed by a TorqueFlite automatic sending power to the rear wheels, the seller says it runs well and has new tires and a new suspension, but they don’t go into specifics on the suspension. Hagerty is at $12,500 for a #3 good-condition example, exactly the seller’s asking price. Any thoughts on this New Yorker?
Too funny. That was my first thought…..
Rex??? He definitely has some experience with some nice mid 60’s Chryslers.
This one looks absolutely amazing. And truth be told, nice older solid original condition cars like this are just waiting to be discovered. I’m no expert on prices but $12,500 seems pretty reasonable if it all checks out.
Not really loaded – no tilt/telescope which was popular on Mopars around these years…..nice car and that chrome air cleaner top came on some other models and are highly sought after – that alone brings $1200 easy….
Oh, I wish I could buy it! What a nice car with nice options, and that 440! And blue, my favorite color!
B-52s, “I got me a Chrysler, it’s as big as a whale”,,,not sure about that, Fred ( Schneider) it wasn’t any bigger than any other full size car at the time. Another in the seemingly endless offerings from deceased owners. There is simply no other explanation, someone loved their Chrysler to the bitter end. It wasn’t driven far, so fuel consumption wasn’t really an issue. Low teens, tops, but for shorter drives, it’s adequate. I think all the car companies had cushy models, travel by car was king, and none better that a New Yawkah 440.
Baltimore, you say? I could see Angel in this car, :)
Wifey’s mom had one as a two door, white over gold. Mom loved it, kids thought it odd that a big luxury car of the time had brocade rather than Naugahyde like so many others had.
This looks like a good one for someone that appreciates the era and wants to share that experience with likeminded folks.
Base motor rings in at 350/480 w the wicked Torq-flite lol 🗽
Chrysler sure got some things very right.
Had a 68 Imperial with the 440 and it had all the bells and whistles. I could even change the radio station with a button on the floorboard. It took longer to slow it down at 130 mph than it did to get there!
Nice car and good handling for a full size. My mother had a 66 in torquise and remember it being a pretty car. Right after I started driving dad bought a 76 New Yorker. A few times we did stuff several friends into the huge, carpeted trunk to sneak into a drive in.
They aren’t so good handling with radial tires. Using the conversion chart, the height and load carrying come out to a P225/75R14 tire. The stock narrow rims allow too much sidewall flex. On my “66 I installed 7” wide wheels and still used the stock wheel covers. No body noticed the difference, but I sure did driving it!
I was the second owner (Uncle Ray was the first) of a ’66. A/C worked so well you could hang meat inside! He had kept it under a plastic tarp under a carport in the Sacramento area.the original paint was the metallic violet color and was so soft you could easily dig your finger nails into it. 60 days in the high desert sun hardened it up enough to buff it to a brilliant shine that always drew comments at Hot August Nights. I miss that car and the wonderful dashboard
Just begging for dual exhaust!
those wheel covers are cool. had set on a 66 Newport.
Stunning unit! And only 100 miles from me on DelMarVa! Tempting as a replacement for my 33 year old Lincoln Town car. But with fuel economy at less than half of what the 4.6 delivers, not a prudent pursuit. Magnificent! GLWTS!
Scotty, very interesting that you thought of Queen’s song “I’m in Love with My Car” as it’s one of my favorite Queen songs too. It was actually a tribute song about a roadie’s Triumph TR-4 that he wrote while the band was recording ‘A Night at the Opera’. Interesting fact that I am copying –
“The track is famous not just for its lyrics, but for its role in Queen history. Roger Taylor loved the song so much that he locked himself in a cleaning cupboard until Freddie Mercury agreed to let it serve as the B-side to the legendary Bohemian Rhapsody. This allowed Taylor to earn significant royalties and secured the song’s place in rock history.”
Gary, were you lucky enough to see them in concert in the 70s? Incredible. “Told my girlfriend, I’d have to forget her. Rather buy me a new carburetor. Cars don’t talk back, they’re just four wheeled friends” . . .
I have two favourite Chryslers: the four door 1953 New Yorker is one… and this is the other. Of the 1965-1968 Chryslers, the 1967 is by far the most beautiful — and, as with the ’53, somehow the most difficult to find. My father bought a brand-new 1967 Chrysler New Yorker rather late in his life, and it drove and rode like a dream. He got rid of it in 1971 — gas-mileage was exceptionally poor. But if I had the money to afford massive amounts of high-test gasoline, I would be all over this! Pretty colour, too: this has it ALL. And it looks like a true ‘survivor”: used and imperfect, but astoundingly well-preserved! And… FOUR DOORS!!! I had better stop, before I talk myself into it! What a beauty!!!
Beautiful car. However, I’d want to see pictures of the underside. I lived in the Baltimore suburbs for 24 years and that area is notorious for using a lot of salt on the roads. At 57k miles, it may have been a summer only car. If I was able, I’d be on their doorstep with cash in hand.