The 1972 Chrysler Thread

[Boydsdodge]

I grabbed this nice 72 Polara in action.

 

[LocuMob]

I grabbed this nice 72 Polara in action.

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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry?

 

[Oz Sport Fury]

@Oz Sport Fury -- I don't see the V1X code for the black vinyl top on your Newport Royal (it has to be a Royal, as the A1Y5 interior is unique to that line). The third line from bottom shows GY8, so the roof was originally painted in the main color (no vinyl top). Yet, it has the moldings for a vinyl top.

Perhaps @69CoronetRT can chime in?

Its really weird, someone went to great lengths to make vinyl skins to fit over the fabric seats??

On the drivers side you can see the original off green fabric showing in a corner, I originally thought it was just a crappy retrim job!

The video from 2014 has the roof on there, maybe someone got the chrome trim off a wreck and modified this one?

Even the door frames are blacked out which kinda suits it too!

 

[ayilar]

Back to 1972 Chryslers, @saforwardlook helpfully started a separate thread on 1972-1973 440 Chryslers with dual exhausts -- see here.

 

[Istvan]

My 1972 Newport Custom has arrived into Hungary in 2004. There was 3 owner before me and all of them did some restoration work on it. It is in a great condition. I have all docs about the car's history, I have the hand written ordering letter from 72 about the requested specs and extras. Also all of the papers and bags that was provided with the new car in at the dealer. Like the paper Chrysler key as advertisement of the electronic ignition! All service paper with registered milage. it has 84000miles only. I am working on some interior parts and the heating/AC system, because it does not work. If anybody has drawings about the heating system assy or video that would be great. I attach some picture, but more comes latter!

 

[ayilar]

My 1972 Newport Custom has arrived into Hungary in 2004. There was 3 owner before me and all of them did some restoration work on it. It is in a great condition. I have all docs about the car's history, I have the hand written ordering letter from 72 about the requested specs and extras. Also all of the papers and bags that was provided with the new car in at the dealer. Like the paper Chrysler key as advertisement of the electronic ignition! All service paper with registered milage. it has 84000miles only. I am working on some interior parts and the heating/AC system, because it does not work. If anybody has drawings about the heating system assy or video that would be great. I attach some picture, but more comes latter!

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Thank you for posting about CM23T2C269854 -- what a beautiful GY4 Newport Custom, and a rare T-code to boot!

@david hill fixed the heater boxes for two of my fuselage C-bodies and he did a fantastic work. He's been generous with his advice to others, and has posted about his work in the threads I have for my cars. See the posts listed at the following link for Buttercup, my 1972 NYB:

Search results for query: heater

David posted a whole bunch of additional info and pics in the thread for the 1970 TNT 'vert that he repaired for me:

Search results for query: heater

 

[david hill]

Thank you for posting about CM23T2C269854 -- what a beautiful GY4 Newport Custom, and a rare T-code to boot!

@david hill fixed the heater boxes for two of my fuselage C-bodies and he did a fantastic work. He's been generous with his advice to others, and has posted about his work in the threads I have for my cars. See the posts listed at the following link for Buttercup, my 1972 NYB:

Search results for query: heater

David posted a whole bunch of additional info and pics in the thread for the 1970 TNT 'vert that he repaired for me:

Search results for query: heater

As @ayilar has stated I have a very good knowledge of 69-73 heater box repair and trouble shooting. If you have a problem PM me and I'll help you find a solution.

 

[Istvan]

As @ayilar has stated I have a very good knowledge of 69-73 heater box repair and trouble shooting. If you have a problem PM me and I'll help you find a solution.

Thanks, when I start the project, I will contact to you!

 

[ayilar]

@72 New Yorker recently acquired CH41T2C119298, a TX9 black NYer 4dr sedan with V1X black vinyl top and blue E9B8 cloth-and-vinyl bench-seat interior. Love the black exterior / blue interior combo -- I listed a few more examples here.

 

[Unix]

My 1972 Newport Custom has arrived into Hungary in 2004. There was 3 owner before me and all of them did some restoration work on it. It is in a great condition. I have all docs about the car's history, I have the hand written ordering letter from 72 about the requested specs and extras. Also all of the papers and bags that was provided with the new car in at the dealer. Like the paper Chrysler key as advertisement of the electronic ignition! All service paper with registered milage. it has 84000miles only. I am working on some interior parts and the heating/AC system, because it does not work. If anybody has drawings about the heating system assy or video that would be great. I attach some picture, but more comes latter!

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very nice Newport indeed. Nice specs, and looks very well maintained for its age and mileage.

 

[ayilar]

This 1972 NYB appeared in an episode of Adam 12:

I don't remember seeing those optional wheel covers on a 1972 Chrysler before, and yet here they are in the Dealership Data Book (scan courtesy of Hamtramck Historical):

 

[ayilar]

I recently replied to a question from @Newport73 about radiator part numbers for his 1973 Chrysler, and thought it'd be helpful to post the corresponding information that I have for 1972 C-bodies with 360 / 400 / 440 engines in the present thread.

The info comes from an Excel spreadsheet that I downloaded back in 2018 from a public website. The original file has now disappeared from the web, but I have a copy on my computer.

Here's the relevant screenshot:

 

[Xlratr]

Sorry, I am a bit late to the party, @ayilar, but as I can see @fc7_plumcrazy left some 72s for me to post.

I have 41 1972 Chryslers in my Registry, some of them were shown already. These are the ones I can contribute:

All the Newport Royals and Newport Customs 2dr HT:

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Hey! There's my Clarissa. The big girl in blue .
Here she is in a black and white "nostalgia" look.

 

[Keith926]

I don't think I have shared pics of my former 72 Newport with these wheels and 4 275/60R15s, I came across the pics tonight

 

[Lycidias]

Thank you @Tobias74 -- an all-GY9 gold Newport sedan. No vinyl top! Can you tell us more about CL41M2C234146 ?

CL41M2C234146 ist for Sale in Germany now/again. Price raised from 4800obo to ~16.000usd.
@ayilar
Chrysler Newport Royal im Originallack Historie TÜV 12/2025

 

[Newport Woerden]

A few months ago, I started The 1973 Chrysler Thread, with the idea of its becoming an informal registry for those cars and a repository for Q&As and information about them. Almost 200 posts later, it is time to start a thread for their predecessors.

As a number of you know, I acquired a 1972 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham this past June. This thread is not about Buttercup, however. It is about all the 1972 Chryslers.

There are a number of '72 Chrysler owners on the board. I am 100% sure that I am missing many (please chime in!) with the following list:

(i) NYer/NYB: USA (e.g., @oliver, @Gluchie, @marty koirtyohann, @kingbowl93, @Shelbyz08, @Mr. Ball Cheese, @Rattle Trap, @Roberto and myself), Europe (e.g., @Hotrodharbor in the Netherlands, @Zeb204 in Poland).

(ii) Newport: USA (e.g., @MattfromMaine, @ricks_RR, @Jon O., @Crazy4Mopar, @weirdbeard, @Jacob Schreibert, @ytb29, @scorp, @Rachie Barbie), Canada (e.g., @Keith926), and in Europe (e.g., @schwarzsurfer in Germany, @21_forever in France, and @Filippoff in Belarus).

(iv) Past/future owners: @polara71, @71Polara383, @Alan Adcock have plenty of experience with the 1972's as well. @JBR MA used to own a 1972 NYB 2dr and remains a fan, @Mark Wayne is into '72 Newports and @amazinblue82 is known to like '72 police Newports.

To get the thread going, I'll start with:

1. Scans of a Road Test Magazine article on all new Chryslers Corp. cars, courtesy of the Imperial Club. The Chrysler line-up is described on pp. 2 and 3.

2. a number of YouTube videos:
(i) the film promoting, in the form of a slide deck, to dealers the new features of the 1972 Chrysler line (NYer, Newport and Imperial);
(ii) a short commercial film for the Chrysler Royal hardtop;
(iii) a narrated slide-deck for Chrysler-Plymouth-Imperial dealers, describing the cars offered in various market segments (here is another version of the same video);
(iv) another narrated slide deck describing engineering/production features in 1972.

Holiday cheers!

Greetings from Holland

 

[ayilar]

Greetings from Holland

Welkom! Please tell us more about this great Newport.

 

[Rubatoguy]

Why not a '71 Chrysler thread?

 

[polara71]

Why not a '71 Chrysler thread?

Right! Start one.

 

[Captainfury]

A few months ago, I started The 1973 Chrysler Thread, with the idea of its becoming an informal registry for those cars and a repository for Q&As and information about them. Almost 200 posts later, it is time to start a thread for their predecessors.

As a number of you know, I acquired a 1972 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham this past June. This thread is not about Buttercup, however. It is about all the 1972 Chryslers.

There are a number of '72 Chrysler owners on the board. I am 100% sure that I am missing many (please chime in!) with the following list:

(i) NYer/NYB: USA (e.g., @oliver, @Gluchie, @marty koirtyohann, @kingbowl93, @Shelbyz08, @Mr. Ball Cheese, @Rattle Trap, @Roberto and myself), Europe (e.g., @Hotrodharbor in the Netherlands, @Zeb204 in Poland).

(ii) Newport: USA (e.g., @MattfromMaine, @ricks_RR, @Jon O., @Crazy4Mopar, @weirdbeard, @Jacob Schreibert, @ytb29, @scorp, @Rachie Barbie), Canada (e.g., @Keith926), and in Europe (e.g., @schwarzsurfer in Germany, @21_forever in France, and @Filippoff in Belarus).

(iv) Past/future owners: @polara71, @71Polara383, @Alan Adcock have plenty of experience with the 1972's as well. @JBR MA used to own a 1972 NYB 2dr and remains a fan, @Mark Wayne is into '72 Newports and @amazinblue82 is known to like '72 police Newports.

To get the thread going, I'll start with:

1. Scans of a Road Test Magazine article on all new Chryslers Corp. cars, courtesy of the Imperial Club. The Chrysler line-up is described on pp. 2 and 3.

2. a number of YouTube videos:
(i) the film promoting, in the form of a slide deck, to dealers the new features of the 1972 Chrysler line (NYer, Newport and Imperial);
(ii) a short commercial film for the Chrysler Royal hardtop;
(iii) a narrated slide-deck for Chrysler-Plymouth-Imperial dealers, describing the cars offered in various market segments (here is another version of the same video);
(iv) another narrated slide deck describing engineering/production features in 1972.

Holiday cheers!

Hello ayilar, expert on ALL matters pertaining Chrysler VIN's and New Yorkers and Furys and the list goes on ad infinitum.
I am in the process of restoring my late 1971 NY, VIN CH23T1C178957. She is a 2 door, 440ci, electric seats and windows, tilt/tele wheel, and has been a real saviour to me and my mental health. It's a long story, and happy to share further details and pics.
Long story short, the pics in this thread show nyers with hoods that have different markings to my vehicle, and I am sure you can enlighten me as to the various differences. My car has CHRYSLER in the centre of the hood in chrome/silvered steel, unsure as i haven't examined closely yet. However these beautiful vehicles are adorned at the side/laterally.
Can you please advise where these differences arise timewise? Or in some other way maybe?
Best wishes, and thank you in advance.
Kirk/ captainfury.