I just bought a two-door 1972 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham. The car appears to be in good shape but its vinyl top is dry-rotted and needs replaced. My initial plan was to order the correct material from SMS (which I have read is now the only game in town), get Legendary to cut and sew the top, and then have a qualified installer put it on the car.
Notwithstanding what their website states, however, a Legendary representative informed me that their Chrysler 2dr fuselage offerings end with the 1971's. She told me, furthermore, that the tops for the 2dr NYB and 2dr NYer differ in dimensions and sewing patterns -- something of which I was not aware.
I have looked at a number of pictures and, for the life of me, cannot see the differences. Could 1972 2dr NYer and NYB owners post photos of their original tops here? Thanks a lot!
Here are a few that I have found and believe to be original:
1. Regular NYer (other thread on the same car here in 2016):
Another one from Michigan in May 2020:
2. NYB:
Here is another one that was for sale in Pittsburgh -- exact same top as mine, BTW:
I am having a very hard time seeing any difference...
Notwithstanding what their website states, however, a Legendary representative informed me that their Chrysler 2dr fuselage offerings end with the 1971's. She told me, furthermore, that the tops for the 2dr NYB and 2dr NYer differ in dimensions and sewing patterns -- something of which I was not aware.
I have looked at a number of pictures and, for the life of me, cannot see the differences. Could 1972 2dr NYer and NYB owners post photos of their original tops here? Thanks a lot!
Here are a few that I have found and believe to be original:
1. Regular NYer (other thread on the same car here in 2016):
Another one from Michigan in May 2020:
2. NYB:
Here is another one that was for sale in Pittsburgh -- exact same top as mine, BTW:
I am having a very hard time seeing any difference...
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