Not my cup of tea, but Harry Truman loved it. A lifelong Mopar fan, he bought his last car, a 1972 Newport Custom, green, six months before he died at 88. Bess used the car (with Secret Service driver) until her death, ten years later. It still can be seen in the garage at their home in Independence, MO.
@@brianlynch2512 Yes he was! His car prior to that was a dark blue 1956 Imperial that Mamie had given him for his birthday in October, 1955. It can be seen in an NBC kinescope of JFK'S funeral.
When I was a high school junior, Mom got a 1972 Town & Country in Honeydew. You could smoke the tires and make the rear end break away, but I don’t think she knew that. Lol. Man, I loved that car!
My father bought a 72 New Yorker Brougham for 2,200 at a used dealer in 1974, it was green, green, and green! I drove it like a race car, and it never broke. It had 22k Miles.
I carpooled in one of those with 2 other guys. We worked at the Chrysler Engineering center together during the first energy crunch ('73-'74) in Highland Park Michigan. The New Yorker's owner was a WW2 B17 bombardier who flew numerous missions over Europe. Quite the colorful fellow. I rode in the back & it was extremely roomy & with the mandated 55 miles per hour speed limit, he bragged about getting almost 20 mpg. Great memories.
@@robk9685 I lived south of Detroit in downriver back in the 1970's and the people you saw driving them were often either Chrysler employees or their immediate families. Yes, these were kind of an "Old Man's Car", like Lincolns and Cadillacs.
@@Flies2FLL Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks were not necessary "an old man's car", there was the Eldorado, Riviera and 442. Oh, and there is no such thing as "south Detroit". Steve Perry admitted he made that up. If you were south of Detroit, you'd be Canadian. 😄
I'm a 65 yr. old mechanic. I started my career in a service station back in 1975, when we did more than just sell gas. The owner and I would service and repair all makes and models of cars. We would flip a coin to decide who would have to do the Chrysler tune ups. Who knew back then that one day I would be craving to own one?
In my cars the air conditioner is on if the engine is running. That is to control humidity and keep the windows clear, I adjust temperature with the heater. Running the air conditioner and heater at the same time during a cold wet day turns the car into a marvelous warm and dry place
Many modern cars with automatic climate control also do this, automatically. My 2007 Mazda does. I can turn off automatic climate control and adjust settings manually though ...
My great uncle owned a burgundy 72 T&C. 10 year old me loved going on long drives to the beach ⛱️ with him on family vacations. His Chrysler was always the cargo hauler filled up with food, luggage 🧳, and beach chairs 💺. Used to love talking 👄 to him on these trips about his travels....
Back in the early 70s, my family had a 4-door Plymouth Fury III. I think it was a 1973 model. Even back then, we called it a freakin' tank...lol. But this car is even more of a tank. Crazy how big they built them, back then.
Just want to add an interesting spark plug comment. Both my grandparents on my dad's side worked at Champion Spark Plug in Hamtramck MI from 1926 to the mid 1960's. That plant just adjacent to the old Dodge Main plant and the current GM Factory Zero plant. As employees they could get all the spark plugs they wanted for free but my grandfather always didn't seem to have a lot of luck with them as he mostly had GM cars so he always used AC plugs. A bit a trivia, the AC in AC Delco stand for Albert Champion who started both companies.
You hit the jackpot with those aftermarket floor mats. I've never seen anything fit so good, and is wonderfuly in good keeping with the style of the era. Brava!
The jacks Volvo supplies with it's cars are pretty sketchy, too.since they are basically a scissor jack. I've had the car fall a couple times. Could have been dangerous if I hadn't taken precautions. In our 1973 Monte Carlo that had the bumper jack, my father put a crate with a bottle jack and a square of 3/4" plywood so we didn't have to use the bumper jack.
As a KID I couldn't tolerate the sound of Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth vehicles starting. I'd pedal my Big Wheel over to that car and ask the owner what was wrong with it.
Chrysler used a gear reduction starter on their cars of this era. Gear reduction starter provided higher torques for starting. Potentially, a longer life.
I remember that Olive Green color, and I loved it. My dad had one of these New Yorkers. I never knew it was kind of a pricey ride. Liked it though. I always pictured myself laying down in the space between the front grill and the radiator. The little cranks for the wing windows were cool, as were the torsion bars. The clean lines of the interior went with Apollo moon mission theme going on around me. Dad thought it was great to get 18 mpg with such a large car. To this day I think this car is my favorite one of all time. Being a Korean war veteran, dad was not one to bragg or be showy about owning one, at least to us.
I can see driving that Chrysler down the Atlanta highway to the LOVE SHACK! Don't forget to bring your jukebox money!! Seriously, I don't remember those in 1972, but the lines are really clean. That's a great styling job.
I've had my 71 Imperial for 30 years now. It's been an amazing car. Has never let me down. Don't be too harsh on these fuselage cars from chrysler. I think they we're honestly very well built cars. I think the design philosophy was ahead of its time and it's styling I think has held up well over the years. And, the handling on those cars were top notch compared to the GMS and the wallowy Fords
@@MarinCipollina- yep the mopars with torsion bar suspension always handled great they cornered flat compared to everything else I don’t care if you were driving a barracuda or a imperial
@@middleclassretiree spot on. My Dad used to brag about a certain curve he and a friend blasted around at triple digits in a new Pantera. I had him with me one day and chucked my 71 Road Runner around that curve about 10mph faster than the Pantera.
In metallic paint I believe the green%gold was last to come along but my dad figured it out 10 yrs earlier as a one of a kind on our stock car speedway. First it was gold, blue, reds and Browns eventually green. They were all great colors but I really loved the green/gold
Having the compressor run, even in the winter was a feature of most, if not all cars going way back. The purpose was to ensure that the oil in the AC lines circulated often in order to keep the various components lubricated. It's been a long time, but I think most cars that happened with the defrost mode, not the heater. And I don't recall anyone but Chrysler using that detent feature, but I could be wrong.
My father owned a '72 New Yorker Brougham and a '73 Imperial LeBaron 2 door. I wrecked the New Yorker in a t bone collision with a Gremlin. I regret it to this day. The New Yorker had a miss.... but I have since learned the spark plugs used back in the day were not the best. I always liked the looks and color. True blue poly with a dark blue vinyl roof and black interior. The Imperial was light blue with a dark blue vinyl roof with dark blue leather interior. Both cars had their weak points. We replaced starters, alternators, and repaired radiators on both. After these he went to Cadillacs and Buicks. He owned Cadillacs until his passing.
Adam, my family had a '69 Imperial from new until the mid-1980s. So many features of your '72 New Yorker - like the IP, that 440 and 727, the lack of access to the spark plugs, the Holley 4-bbl, etc., really brought back memories! I'm sure I couldn't afford it - but if you ever decide to sell it... 😉
Beautiful big cars, amazing how massive these yachts were, yet very sleek lines that flow together. The front end looks bold and aerodynamic for it's size.
Another Great Video Mr. Wade. I learned another new term from this video: "Slick Top". IMO, the black roof gives the car a smart look. Gorgeous interior also.
We had a 383 2 door '70 Newport ordered in black with the vinyl gold interior, cruise control, ac and 8 track radio. Best road trip car we ever had. Eventually my folks sold it in '85 due to the harsh winters in Wisconsin with the salt, causing it to rust. It was just costing them too much to keep repairing it. 😢
I always liked these big Chryslers. The gold interior is quite something, as it is very well color-coordinated. And those jazzy floor mats -- love them! I was surprised your reference to "thinning the herd", though. "Dual ashtrays so you can smoke your way to the hospital" -- I'm dying!
OMG !! Thanks for posting this video.. It took me back to 72' when I was a little kid. My Dad had that car. Looking back I can just picture My Dad driving this to the sound of Todd Rundgren's Emperor of the Highway and I just laugh.😂🤣😂
Love that New Yorker. 1972 my Uncle had a couple. We drove it from New Jersey to Maine to get out on the lake to fish for Salmon when the ice went out in May. Always loved it in dark green with that black vinyl roof. Powerful engine . Super road car. Yeah those were the days of great style in American cars.
My grandparents had a triple black '73 Imperial Lebaron 4-door hardtop. Wonderful, massive luxo-cruiser. It sounded like a jet taking off when you pressed the throttle. My parents bought the car after our grandfather died, and all of us borrowed it from time to time. One night Dad slipped off the driveway and hit a tree, denting the front bumper and breaking a brake caliper bolt. This was way before the internet, and the caliper bolt was an Imperial-only item and impossible to track down, so the car languished. I suppose if Dad really wanted to fix the car he would have. Instead, the car was sold to a Mopar builder, and the dismantled the car for the mechanical goodies.
Dad had this exact car growing up. Same color. Loved that car. I could sit in the back and stretch my legs and not touch the front seat. I could lay in the back seat, stretch my arms above my head and not touch either door. Big enough trunk you could hide a dead body in. Great memories
This New Yorker is drop dead gorgeous. My father's 74 Dart custom had what was called the lighting package which included the turn indicator lights on either side of the fender tops. I could see them in the daylight. The more I recall that Dart, the more I like it and wish I still had it. It had the bench bucket seats, and that center arm rest was great. The 318 detuned V8 still was peppy. The 74 was brown with a black vinyl top. Now I am feeling nostalgic.
I think this was the best of this type of car you could get at that time. They rode the best, they had the best engine and transmission (transmission by FAR), the interior was quite comfortable and simple and pretty and functional, just a nice, dead-reliable old car. I had a 71 Imperial (I know, not the same thing, but same basic principle), and it was the best roadtrip car I've EVER driven. Had to sell it in like 2005-6 when I couldn't afford to drive it anymore. I wish I'd kept it for only roadtrips, but I was like 19-20 and already had a daily car and an old Jeep, I couldn't afford three cars' insurance, haha! I recorded the harmony buzzers once, and my band wrote a ridiculous tune around it, haha! What a good car.
Yay! A walk around and drive! I love how you've diversified the channels content over the years, but these remain my favorites. Nothing like showcasing an actual example. And as always, when you roasted the tires I laughed. These cars have so much charm and personality, and you always do an excellent job showcasing them.
I remember playing in the backseat area when I was 7 or 8 in 1974 when my dad got one of those, I remember thinking how pretty they were. Same colors as that one as well. Thanks for another great video.
Absolutely love this car and video!! My Gram allowed me to learn to drive on Maine's coastal roads with her nearly identical 1972 Chrysler Newport. The memories watching this video are precious. Thanks so much. Hoping I can find and buy one someday. 🙏
My grandfather had a '72 Newport next door in New Brunswick. He'd pay me $5 to wash it for him when he visited. I'd have to crawl on it to reach it all. Seems like a million years ago now. Cheers.
I had a friend in college who owned a sky blue Newport, and was very proud of it. We called it " The Nimitz", a great big boat. I can hardly imagine trying to drive such a car in a big city like Chicago where I live near now. Even then, the Japanese knew how to design better cars, and the public caught on, oil crisis or no oil crisis. I had my dad's Chevy wagon through the 1980's, but that was a truck to me, hauling rock and roll bands. I have owned nothing but Honda and Toyota ever since. Cheap, reliable, efficient, sensible gauges that gave you good information, and fun to drive. I do Not miss cars like this, or the corporate mindset that insisted on continuing to produce them.
Rode one of these as a 4 door airport limo that’s 4 doors on each side in 1976 from JFK to Stamford CT. Howard Johnson’s rode well on i95. But wouldn’t want to drive it round town with that Long Long wheelbase. Don’t imagine many survivors exist. 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
In 1982, I could have bought my next door neighbors 1969 Dodge Polara 2 door convertible, medium blue w/black top, 440 magnum for a song But I didn’t….DANG !! I’ve never seen another like it…EVER!
Thank you for the video especially including the ride. There is nothing better then the sound of a big old V8 with original exhaust system. The deep low rpm sound while driving only going up a little when accelerating is better then music any day :) What a beautiful car
My dad had a 72 Newport 4 door sedan. It had a heavy-duty suspension package. It was one of the most comfortable riding cars I have ever experienced. It was super quiet inside, with very little air noise. He kept it after his new purchase to tow a twenty foot, large boat and as a daily driver. Over many years, it had over 300,000 miles, with little or no replacement parts, just proper upkeep. It was a wonderful automobile that was largely under appreciated by the public. I wish I had it today. I have no doubt it would still be road worthy.
Mom had a ‘73 Plymouth Gran Fury. This car brings back memories because they were built on the same platform. My mother was 5’ tall then. I remember her wearing platform heels and adjusting the bench seat all the way forward with a pillow between her back and the seat and she could just touch the pedals and look over the steering wheel. My dad was 100% Mopar back then. That gear reduction starter sound triggers memories of being stranded somewhere waiting for my father to leave work and arrive while I held the flashlight. Chrysler built some doozies when it came to unreliable land barges.
I have a soft spot in my heart for fuselage MoPars. I grew up in and learned how to drive a ‘70 Monaco. It was a beautiful car and I wish I bought it from my parents.
Yeah I worked at a 30 minute tune up shop back in the early 80s…..the little ole ladies that were the typical owners of these cars would idle around all day from mall to mall with the A/C blasting, on a 100 degree days, and want us to change those plugs under those exhaust manifolds…..it was brutal. As the manager, I finally made the decision they had to be dropped off and the plugs changed cold, and pre diagnosis. 🔥
In the late 70's my boss picked one of these early 70's New Yorkers for his wife and I remember just how MASSIVE it was. And my father was a Mercury man so that's saying something, But TBH I could never get over the sound of the starter motors, that tinny, whiney and wheezing noise they make. It just made the car feel "cheap", I guess I've never gotten over that.
😊Great video Adam. I love this car. The dark, sleek roof, and the height. The 440 is sweet, especially with the dual exhaust you installed. A big, fast car. I think this New Yorker is optioned just right. I'm always impressed w how well you take care of your cars. Great to see you.
Absolutely one of the most fantastic Chryslers. Our family had a '72 Brougham, same color but vinyl top. It ran and looked great for a decade until replaced by a Buick Electra. I wish we still had it. Thank you for sharing!
Land Yacht. My 84 Thunderbird is only 197 inches. 16,000 miles at 40 years old. Still brand new. The big cars were a hoot to watch in old TV. The Streets of San Francisco had some big cars in their chase scenes. Thanks for this.
