This 1972 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham hardtop coupe has been for sale in Prince Frederick, MD since late October. I seriously considered it, after I got the link thanks to @sixpkrt (with whom I’d just discussed my interest in 1972 New Yorkers). I like the GT8/V1W/G6XW color combo but I’d rather have B7 or Q5, so I passed.
CS23T2C257293 was paid for in cash at Polk Motors in Alexandria, VA and titled by the first owner on May 18, 1972. The car's current owner bought it 15 years ago (on October 16, 2004) and immediately put it in storage. He wanted to "make it into his own car" by painting it white, but other projects got in the way and so he let it sit. Last year he lost the storage, and in October he again lost storage (for the second time) and decided to sell.
The car has sat all that time so it will need brake work, new hoses/lines/filters, and a re-cored radiator (the mechanic to whom he brought it to start the engine professionally found pinhole leak in the radiator). The car also needs an exhaust according to the seller (the resonator is rusted, see the pic) and, IMO, one should replace the water pump, shocks, etc.
The seller told me that he pressure-washed the underside when he lost storage last year. He’d thought to replace the exhaust but decided that he wanted it to preserve total value by keeping the car verifiable as original. I like that. I also like the fact that the underside looks really solid. The only rust I see is the small patch on the passenger's front fender, maybe a stone chip that was allowed to get worse. I haven't seen the car in person so don't know for sure that there is no rust through (I don't believe it to be the case). There is also some road rash that is hard to see because of the paint color.
The seller also warned me that the car needs a new vinyl top "yesterday" -- there is some rust flaking where it is peeling. The power toys (including windows and driver's seat) work.
Hope it goes to a good home. Attached are some pics of the car -- there are more on FB.
PS: The seller still has the original wheels and covers, but the car now has road wheels. He told me that he painted the inner ring a different color (satin black) to "make the car pop" -- not a fan, but that can be easily undone. Note that the tire photos on FB were taken at different times, so ignore the dry rotted tires -- the tires are fresh.
CS23T2C257293 was paid for in cash at Polk Motors in Alexandria, VA and titled by the first owner on May 18, 1972. The car's current owner bought it 15 years ago (on October 16, 2004) and immediately put it in storage. He wanted to "make it into his own car" by painting it white, but other projects got in the way and so he let it sit. Last year he lost the storage, and in October he again lost storage (for the second time) and decided to sell.
The car has sat all that time so it will need brake work, new hoses/lines/filters, and a re-cored radiator (the mechanic to whom he brought it to start the engine professionally found pinhole leak in the radiator). The car also needs an exhaust according to the seller (the resonator is rusted, see the pic) and, IMO, one should replace the water pump, shocks, etc.
The seller told me that he pressure-washed the underside when he lost storage last year. He’d thought to replace the exhaust but decided that he wanted it to preserve total value by keeping the car verifiable as original. I like that. I also like the fact that the underside looks really solid. The only rust I see is the small patch on the passenger's front fender, maybe a stone chip that was allowed to get worse. I haven't seen the car in person so don't know for sure that there is no rust through (I don't believe it to be the case). There is also some road rash that is hard to see because of the paint color.
The seller also warned me that the car needs a new vinyl top "yesterday" -- there is some rust flaking where it is peeling. The power toys (including windows and driver's seat) work.
Hope it goes to a good home. Attached are some pics of the car -- there are more on FB.
PS: The seller still has the original wheels and covers, but the car now has road wheels. He told me that he painted the inner ring a different color (satin black) to "make the car pop" -- not a fan, but that can be easily undone. Note that the tire photos on FB were taken at different times, so ignore the dry rotted tires -- the tires are fresh.
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