We recently featured a Dodge Dynasty LE sedan, noting it was a once-popular car we rarely see these days. Now, we can add its corporate twin to the list: the “Series C” Chrysler New Yorker sedan, an upmarket take on the same mid-sized concept as the Dodge variant. The New Yorker listed here on eBay is the high-zoot Mark Cross edition, which shows you just how far this brand partnership extended throughout the Mopar family tree. The seller’s car looks to be in nice shape with safely under 100,000 miles and an asking price of $9,000 or best offer.
The New Yorker name was likely the car’s strongest selling point, harkening back to a time when luxury shoppers flocked to the local Chrysler showroom. The proportions were definitely different than its forebears, as was front-wheel drive and a Mitsubishi-souced V6. The wire-style hubcaps, landau-style roof, chrome trim, and tufted leather seats, however, were all in keeping with tradition. The same could be said for the Mark Cross collaboration, which was one of many designer brand name associations that major automobile manufacturers chose to make in order to convince customers to visit the showroom.
I believe the single biggest change Mark Cross got you was the tufted leather seats; beyond that, my data runs short on additional equipment features that came with checking that box. Regardless, it’s clear that the interior of this New Yorker has been kept in tidy condition despite racking up nearly 90,000 miles. The fake woodgrain trim still shines nicely, and the eBay photos show a digital gauge cluster that still reads with complete clarity. The AM/FM cassette deck with equalizer-grade adjustments is also a nice touch. The backseat appears to have never been sat in.
And that’s likely because this New Yorker belonged to an older owner who carefully drove it short distances around town. The Mitsubishi-sourced 3.0L produced 136 horsepower in this first-year model, and it would gradually rise slightly in subsequent years. The big story, in my opinion, were the hidden headlamps, which made a significant comeback across the Chrysler lineup that year, giving an extra dose of style to the entry-level luxury sedan. With both the Landau and Mark Cross trim packages, and just one owner before the selling dealer took possession of it, this driver-grade New Yorker would likely still make fine daily transport if put up to the task.
Fun fact: these had the same wheelbase as a Neon, set as a hard point for the latter to make the factory changeover easier.
Not so fun fact: I almost T-boned one of these in about 1995 because the elderly driver slowed down through two speed limit rises and pulled further and further off to the right before swinging into a left turn just as I was downshifting to pass. No signal of course. If my own car at the time wasn’t slow as slime both our days would’ve been ruined.
One look at those seats and I wanted to take a nap. If they are as comfortable as the leather seats in a Fifth Ave, then, they are one of the nicest leather seats you could get. This car does not look its miles at all. This was someones baby. Hope it goes to a good new home.
Those leather seats look just like the first years of the AMC eagle wagon “Limited”.
Chrysler threw all their luxury goodies onboard the New Yorkers.
This was a big improvement over the previous New Yorkers that were based on the K-car and came with a 4cyl. A friend of mine bought one of these from a used car dealer he did work for. Got it for trade-in price 300 bucks I borrowed it to take the family into NYC, then out to JFK and home to northeast Pa. It was one of the quietist, nice riding cars I ever drove, what a nice surprise. I never cared for the looks, but after driving one I now know why Chrysler sold so many. My youngest son had a similar Le Baron in high school and loved it. But I got a call from him one night “good news, the airbag worked”. Nobody was hurt, I drove it to the junkyard.
I think these cars were based off the K-Car as well.
I really miss luxury cars.
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The AARP membership was standard with these New Yorkers. My elderly neighbors owned one of these. It was “his” car. She drove an 80’s Sedan DeVille. She hated that Chrysler, but, his business dealt with Mopar.
The pictures are full of closeup details of the luxury touches, trim, chrome bits and a lot of scuffs from the elderly driver hitting shopping carts probably. I always thought the proportions were off on these cars. I’m not a fan of the look normally but I wonder what this would look like lowered?
I had a computer store down in the NASA (Houston) area in the 80s and bought a new 88 Mark Cross in champagne gold from the local MoPar dealer. Great car (no, I wasn’t ancient), very plush and a good vehicle but for the sad Mitsubishi V6 and weak motor mounts. To be fair, I started out driving it like my previous vehicle, an ’85 Chrysler LeBaron GTS Premium Turbo. Shame on me.
Looks like a nice ride, fly back to Pennsylvania and drive it home. If I recall correctly this car is at about the miles where they normally lost the transmission and at least it’s a make offer option because I think it’s only worth $5k and before I Google it who is Mark Cross and why did they make a package named after him.
My parents bought one new when they retired back in the early 90s. It was the bounciest ride I have ever experienced. It was a great looking car, black cherry with a digital dash but I hated driving it.
Decent car but come on, it’s a 38yr old Chrysler with almost a hundred K miles. Fortunately there are better deals for 9k.
The car is no longer available. I guess it’s been sold. Somebody got themselves a really nice car.