Quick upshift to third may have been set that way to improve gas mileage. They tried everything in the 70s to save gas. Nice car in a great 70s color. Much better than the Escapade.
@@junkyardjoe1994 Forget the color. Focus on what the OP said in his comment which is that the quick upshift to third may have been set that way to improve gas mileage. You have a change to learn something here probably from someone who actually lived the 70's.
I grew up as a kid in the 70s around those luxo boats. Very nice indeed. Chrysler styles were a little more Grandma and Grandpa for me at the time but still nice to ride on. You got a good one..not too many Newports left..Congrats
Drive and enjoy. Smooth power delivery, what’s left of the 231HP of it, but very enjoyable. Take care of that 727 and you should be able to drive the wheels off of it. 👍🏻
You definitely got the better end of the deal! My parents bought a '75 Newport Custom brand new with a 400 4bbl. It was a great car. Then my Dad went one step further and traded for a brand new '77 Newport custom with the infamously horrible lean burn setup and had nothing but trouble with it. Boy did he regret getting rid of the 75!
So I found out this car is actually a 76.. with the lean burn. However someone dummied it down a long time ago by the looks of it and all the computer feedback and wiring is gone
I dig it, man! It's an interesting trade, for sure. I suppose that determining whether or not your spouse will be upset with you depends upon her particular taste, and frankly, sense of humor! That thing is a BOAT! Cool channel, keep posting!
I think it was a great deal, I owned a 75 4 door Newport years ago. It is like sitting on your couch as you drive down the road, the front area was so big there was a separate ash tray on the passenger side. Your particular car does have additional value as its a surviving 2 door and most Newports didn't come with a 440, only a 400.
It was definitely a good trade. For the year and condition, your insurance company would value that car far beyond the worth of an escalade should anything happen to it. And classic cars are really sought-after today
You got a steal! Straight car, 440, great interior, runs pretty well, paint steal good, antique auto, a true tank(won't break like these newer cars), no expensive sensors to replace, and easy to work on. A true steal and a Keeper!
Dude you made the best trade ever - 70s MOPARs are so iconic; this one's pre-Lean Burn, so even better! Just keep a spare ballast resister in the glove box, set aside a few hours for the awkward 440 wire changes and you're good to go! This is also very well optioned for a Newport with the premium vinyl seats, power windows, A/C. Just awesome. EDIT: I'd check with the former owner about the originality of the engine...that looks suspiciously like an unlabeled Lean Burn canister attached to the air cleaner, which would literally be impossible for a 1975 motor.
It does have the lean burn cover along with wiring to the air intake. Are there any ways to know which version of the motor I have by just looking at it?
If it's lean burn the distributor will not have a vacuum advance can and hose. It may have had a conversion kit put on it that removes the lean burn distributor and ECU, and replaces them with standard Chrysler electronic ignition parts.
So many people talk about spate ballast resistors on Chryslers. My family owned about 5 Chryslers of the 60s and 70s over a span of 30 years and never once did a ballast resistor go bad. We were in Southern California so maybe it’s a rainfall/humidity issue? 🤷🏻♂️
@@junkyardjoe1994 , I'm not the "mechanic" anyway and Idk anything about these cars to start with but is it me or does it appear that someone flipped the breather lid to try to make this presumably non-original breather work on the car... I'm guessing that if it's not the right one it probably wobbles so they flipped the lid.... You know what, I was just thinking about a '70's Dodge Diplomat my dad had before he died. They said it had a 318 so I just did a quick search and the breather looks very much like that one, so did someone just use the breather from a 318, Idk... It might be tricky but you could always try to get the block code off of the engine, it's said to be "a seven digit raised number on the driver's side of the engine". Then just use an online decoder to ID it. Btw, I think it's a pretty nice ride and as far as "sleeping in the dog house" well just sleep in the car, you said the seats are like being in a recliner!😄
I had a '75 Newport with the 400/4 bbl back in the late 80's (4 door, cranberry red with white interior). Great ride, quite powerful and handled surprisingly well for such a big boat. I loved it, one of my favorites. I'd tune that up, rebuild the carb, get some new shocks, sort the electrics and drive the crap out of it. My mileage back in the day was probably around 15mpg, so I think a tuneup would help out there.
You are correct. In 1976 my parents fit our family of 5 and another family of 3 into our '75 Newport (4 dr) for a 4 hour trip back from the Jersey shore to northeast Pennsylvania. The 400 cu in had no issues getting us all back home, even with the trunk filled with a weeks worth of vacation suit cases for 8 people.
My grandpa was a MOPAR salesman from 1946-1977 so I grew up on them & in 1974 he bought a new 4dr Newport with the 400 4bbbl in white with blue half vinyl top & blue leather interior & when he died in 1979 I inherited it! I had it for a couple of years but YES it was a gas hog getting about 8mpg even tho gas was only around .79 back then but I was only making maybe $100 a week as a young teen but it did fit all my buddies for those Friday & Saturday night cruises to wherever we were going! In 1983 I sold it back to the Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge dealership he worked at & used that money to buy me a 1978 Ttop Z28 that my girlfriends mother had for sale! Thats cool car & I hope you do something with it! ✌💖☮
Great car! Funny, my dad had a less impressive 1978 Plymouth Volare coupe in that same color. I think it was Sierra Beige on your Newport but called Mocha Tan on my Dad’s Plymouth. Enjoy it!
I have a 77 New Yorker Brougham w/ a 440 converted to electronic ignition, so it's mechanically very similar. Be sure to use non-ethanol fuel. The ethanol will damage seals in the carburetor and other places..
I think it was a great trade. When I was 11 or 12 my parents bought a 1975 Chrysler, new. It was a Town & Country wagon though. To me the size of that car is just perfectly normal, as all full size cars in those days were huge. I like it.
That Newport is very rare and a 2 door, really cool. Really nice condition for it's age. Amazing garaged cars stay nice forever. I would much rater have the Newport to drive. Good trade, but it will probably use a lot of gas.
The Newport is nothing less than the New Yorker that year (just usually a lower optioned car for lower price). I used to work at a Chrysler Plymouth dealer in my hometown in 75-77ish, and we got a few four doors (Newport) and maybe one or two two door models (smaller dealership then) of course along with many New Yorkers of that era. The two door version you acquired, you just don't see too many anymore, so I think, in that condition, you didn't make a bad deal. Hopefully the radio, wipers, blower, are just a blown fuse or missing fuse(s). If there's no rust underneath and in the body, it'll be worth getting it 100% and won't be so hard to do. Oh, new watcher here today!
Anyone can have a Chevy, Mopar is a special breed! I see you didn't even know which way to insert the key! haha Seriously, get a factory service manual. I have owned a '71 Fury for seven years, it just keeps going. But having the genuine Chrysler FSM was a godsend. Congrats, I hope you love your Newport.
I had a very similar 77 Newport. My biggest problem was rust. I tired for years to keep it clean, but it just didn't want to live. Your trunk looks pretty good, the floor behind the wheels can be a major rust spot. It looks like your trunk lid is going, again a common rust spot. The smell is probably at least partially cigarette smoke. Old leather also tends to develop a distinct smell, which is unpleasant. It looks like it has the lean burn system, controlled by the rectangular module on the side of the air cleaner. There's supposed to be a vacuum line attached to this to provide spark advance. These modules would often go out and leave me stranded. I would keep some spares in the car with me. When the engine cut out, I'd pull to the side fo the road and switch the module. The modules wouldn't completely die, after a while, they would work again, so I would just rotate them around. The window motors had a replaceable clutch that would slip and not move the window. If it's the clutch that needs replacing, you should still be able to hear the motor whirring in the door. With any luck, you can still get the clutch for the motor. They aren't too difficult to replace, just watch out for the regulator spring. It's very powerful to hold up that heavy window, and if it lets go suddenly, (as I let it do once), I'm sure it could take a finger off easily. I averaged 13 mpg with mine, although it had the 400 motor, not the 440.
There's one bad rust spot behind the drivers wheel well and the trunk lid as well. It's pretty decent for up north though. I've been overall pleased with it. Has great top end and glides down the road effortlessly
My first car was a 1971 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. It had a 27-gallon gas tank and got about 5 miles per gallon. Cost a small fortune to fill up such a car today.
senior year high school 79 my grandmother gave me 1K to buy a car. 1970 chocolate brown Coup de Ville. first car. think it had the biggest engine GM had put in a car up to that point. the car would haul ass. got just under 12 mpg at 69 cents a gallon... oh, had to put in premium or the car would ping...
Having New Yorkers & the New Ports most of my life ,you did real well. You got power train that's been around for a very long time, The 727 torqueflite transmission & the 440 V8 great combo. You bought something that's going to appreciate value in the time to come then the Escalade ever would. Put some money in to it get everything working, you will not be sorry , trust me.. You did real well on that trade. Real nice. Enjoy 😊
As a previous owner of the 1970 and 1973 Fury (73 Special Order Police w HP block etc, still have motor) and a 1972 and 1973 Newport you did the right thing.
If it has the search tune am/fm stereo, the channel seek and scan was operated by a foot pedal very similar and next to the floor dimmer switch or on the head unit too. Nice V-twin cast iron air temp ac compressor and Carter thermoquad carburetor.
@@junkyardjoe1994 I had a 71 Newport and installed a Pioneer Supertuner under dash FM cassette sound system in the 80s, the trunk area was huge and made for great acoustics with 2 6 by 9 speakers on the package shelf.
I came close to getting an ex-WV state police Newport back in 1977. Couldn't get the folks to help me finance it, so it never happened. I still regret missing that car to this day.
I did adjust the rod a bit. It was striking the firewall before making its full movement. Shifts have firmed up and are more defined. It's been a blast to drive
@@junkyardjoe1994 at WOT it shifts a little early too. I’d say around 3200 RPM. I found a company the sells a spring kit that is super easy to replace on the transmission that can delay the shift point as much as you want. Mine is shifting at 5000 RPM, but I have a mild cam. I’d say for a stock engine 4300 RPM would be great.
The spare rims are for your winter tires. I had a 74 Newport but it was only a 400 2 barrel, it would bury the speedometer though;) You did the right thing Escalades are common & lack the classic American styling that your Chrysler displays.
Check the fuse box for blown fuses. If not check at the firewall plug where the electrical comes in. A lot of times that is where the problem is. Given you found evidence of mice also could be they feasted on the wiring. Nice old Chrysler Land Yacht!
Specifically, I think it's a Chrysler Newport Custom Brougham. We had a '74 when I was a kid. Ours was brown with a white vinyl roof, with cloth interior - but the colour scheme inside was identical to this. Our had the 400 cu in engine though. And those doors are big! It was a bit of a squeeze to get in and our of it when it was parked in the garage.
My boy, you definitely upgraded, as you said,”they don’t make real plush vehicles like that anymore! &, as far as the mileage goes, with a proper (& thusly complete) tune up & service, (including air pressure in all 4 tires,) I bet you could possibly get about 16-17 m.p.gs! The Escalade you traded looked a bit worn out.My best wishes with all of it!
I think so too. This thermoquad sitting on top is definitely giving me a run for my money. Everytime I think I have it tuned perfectly it develops a new bog or poor idle haha. Probably just in need of a rebuild
OMG! this was my first car handed down to me in the mid 80s, I swear a dollar was one blocks worth of gas. Good luck with that thermo quad carburetor ,
I bought a gently-used '77 New Yorker some years ago that I dearly loved ... gas mileage be damned ... and it was pretty bulletproof except for occasional LeanBurn issues. I'd still have it if the tin worm hadn't started doing its thing.
My ‘74 Imperial 4-door weighs more at 4862 pounds. You can adjust the kick-down. Please turn around the air cleaner lid and mount it like it should. You’re not gaining any hp, just noice. Nice ride👍
My dad had an old mopar C body, his was a New Yorker with a 440 in it, the only downside was that it only got about 7-9 MPG, I had a 1978 Plymouth Fury with a 318 that only got 12 MPG, it was not the Gran Fury which was also a C body. I would say that you got the better end of the deal for sure, any car that old in that good of condition is worth more than an Escalade, the money that old survivor cars sell for at auctions are insane.
It's a beautiful car. The one thing I noticed is that the quality of materials used in this geneation of Chrysler, with the exception of the seats, is a pretty sub-par. Compared to a Mercury Marquis or even an LTD, this Chrysler pales in comparison. It just looks cheap and uses way too much plastic. So sad because it is definitely a looker, especially in darker colors. One of my favorite cars is a 1974/75 Imperial, which uses the same body with Imperial specific body panels. Imperial utilized a similar dash but modular in design.
Chrysler went bankrupt in 79. They were definitely already hurting at this point and trying to save a back any way they could. They were always playing catchup with ford and gm and I think that shows up in lots of little different ways.
I had a 75 with 4 doors, check your tires for condition as the wight of the car demands good tires. I once was checking the spare tires in trunk and it was blown out! That’s how heavy the car is …lol
I sold my rust free 77 newport about 10 years ago for 2,400. it had 49000 miles. It did have a dent in it. Mine had 400 motor with 4 barrel and got just over i5 mpg on road trip. My car I had all maintence recent. In the south, sorry but looks like a 1,500 car.
I haven’t been in a car from the 70s in almost 45 years and I don’t remember what they smelled like. The styling of the Escalade falls behind that of the Newport. This was a good trade.
Really enjoyed your vid. I was never really a mopar guy, but without question you made the right trade and I would’ve done the same thing. Wife would no doubt send me straight to doghouse but worth it!
The ‘74 to ‘78 Chryslers were fine riding cars. Definitely your wife will experience happy motoring. But if you live up north I sure hope you intend to store it in the winter months. These cars are far from rust proof.
I don't care what anyone says! I've never been a hot rodder. I've always been a huge fan of the 60,s and 70,s big chrysler boats! I would love to own that car!
You did the right choice getting that car it well kept car clean no rust the cadillac is the chrysler new port way better car Those getting harder to find Because people use in derby cars It sad the parts hard to find the cars getting harder too especially 2 door take care of it may you long time
From the taillights, your Newport Custom appears to be a 1976. The 1976 had vertical taillights. In 1976, the New Yorker Brougham took over the Imperial body works, The Newport Custom took over the New Yorker look. I am a little confused by the Newport grille. Beautiful car though, Enjoy it.
I'll have to check the title when I get home. The guy just said it was a 75 and I really didn't question it. It's pretty though so I will enjoy it any way I slice it
hmmm previous owner may have seen Date of Manufacture as 1975, not realizing that it is a '76 model. Also, Lean Burn was introduced in '76 so that would explain why there was Lean-burn components on it.
Hi, I have so many questions about this Newport and most of them will be impossible to answer. First off, I have to admit to a long term fascination with the 'poor man's Chrysler' which I remember from my childhood in the 60s and 70s. As a fully loaded Newport, I wonder whether it was a factory order by an individual who simply wanted their Newport to be more expensive than a New Yorker or whether it was a flub by a dealer who ended up selling it for a big discount. I am also interested in what motivated the buyer to choose a Newport in 1975 over a fully loaded Dodge Monaco or Plymouth Fury. Could you get a better deal on a Newport? Was it a minor status symbol for fans of Chrysler Corporation? As an aside, a recent video on Steve Magnante's Junkyard Crawl channel revealed some B pillars of full size Chrysler coupe's from this era were made of fiberglass not steel.
Well I have no real answers as to why someone got a fully loaded newport. Perhaps it was a bit cheaper or maybe they had driven newports for years and liked something particular about them. It's certainly an odd duck. I think it might be somewhat rare just how it's built. Neat car that's for sure
@@junkyardjoe1994 Thanks for taking the time to reply. Maybe they bought a Newport because they wanted to keep a lower profile than those who drove a fancy New Yorker or Imperial. 48 years after the decision was made, we may never obtain a satisfactory answer. 🤔
I think you have a rare gem plus its a 2 door. From 73-77 my grandfather bought a new 4 door every year for my grandmother. Big comfortable cars. May have to sell a kid or something to pay for the gas lol.
The fender tag will tell whether the car was specially ordered or not. Usually back then, you stuck with the division you preferred...my family always bought Plymouths, neighbor always Dodge. All sorts of reasons why the customer may have chosen the Newport....they liked the color....or dealer had it on sale...
i had one in '80s rusty junk with a 400 c.i. engine that got an astounding 22 mpg at 60 mph. thick padded landau roof unlike yours. BUT... at least YOU can repair it.
That is a MAFIA sized trunk...lol....actually, my dad had a 71 Chrysler Newport 4 dr hard-top, with a 383 4 barrel and a 727 tranny...that car was goose crap fast and really stable in curves and corners (found out it had a police suspension set up) it was dark blue with a dark blue cloth interior (w/wood trim) ps, pb, air , tilt, cruise, am/fm cassette, pw....this car was more fun to drive than my own car...lol...he bought it used in 75 with 27k on it, and drove it for 6 1/2 years, and sold it for MORE than he paid for it.
I don't know if I'd cal this car fast but it gets up and goes and floats down the road. When you go over railroad tracks it feels like your about to takeoff. I think these big boats are starting to come around in popularity a little
@@junkyardjoe1994 With that big block 440 and the 727, it may not be fast now, but A) it could be, and B) think about 1975 emission-controlled cars...it was fast then...lol.... BTW...I noticed what looke dlike a big FORD station wagon in your front yard, does it run/drive/tow stuff...lol...I love station wagons, and whenever I see one I ask about them....anyway, peace out, from Doc, in the Great White North of southern Ontario, Canada
It's actually an 81 pontiac bonneville safari. Has the oldsmobile 307 v8. It runs and drives great and it also floats down the road. I'm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan so I feel your winter pain!
@@junkyardjoe1994 lol...yup...we're finally getting sustained nice weather, so you must be too. That 307 seems like a small power plant for a wagon the size of that one. I had a 81 Malibu "Iraqi Taxi " wagon, and it had the big V-6 in it ,but that was blown, so my buddy and I put a 305 from a Monte Carlo into it...and from what I understand, the big 6 was probably a bit faster...lol, but I can't imagine a small block in that big Bonneville.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="81">1:21</a> The smell is parifin wax. Much nicer smell and less toxic than Formaldehyde, used in modern automobiles.
