Recent content by Jersey Jake

Glad to see someone else on the east coast with a "66 Newport based model. Everyone else I have made contact with is either on the west coast, upper midwest, or Canada.

Welcome to the forum. I am in Central Jersey and am scrapping two 1966 Newport Town & Country wagons that are beyond any kind of restoration. Many of the parts are compatible with the two and 4 door Newport sedans. Give a holler if you need anything. I might have it.

If anybody is still watching this, I found that removing the front seat and laying on your back makes accessing under the dash easier. I did not have AC, so I did not have to remove the speedometer from the dash to just change the bulbs.

I have a complete 1966 Chrysler Newport front end, subframe, fenders, hood, and all that has been buried in my garage since 1982. It is clean, no rust or dents. The grill and bumper are a little pitted, but it is complete. The rest of the car is structurally compromised because of my...

Don't feel too bad. Like I said, I've done worse. I've found a lot of ways NOT to do stuff.

Don't mess with hot glue. It is usually temperature sensitive and will probably crack and break loose if subjected to extremes. Do it right. Some short cuts are just asking for trouble. - Only my opinion - from years of bad experience.

Too bad you live so far away. I have two '66 T&C Wagons (Newport Trim) that I need to get rid of plus some '66 Newport parts including two doors. All will probably go to the scrap yard before the end of Summer. All are good for parts only. Restoration would not be practical at this point.

Woodgrain was original. My father bought the car new.

My 66 T&C was the dark red metalic paint, (maroon?, Crimson?), with a woodgrain strip in the double tracked side moulding. Sorry, no pictures - long gone with the first repaint 40 years ago.

I am still in NJ. I have everything you would have needed to fix the front end of Mathilda and build a "Chryslerado" with enough left over to sell for parts. I also have two decent longer doors from a 2-door Newport that I was going to try to use and the chrome door trim to go with them...

I really liked the look of those mid-sixties Coronets also. I still have this thing and will need to get rid of it before next winter as I am retiring to another state and can't take it with me. I call her the "Chryslerado". Two almost complete 1966 T&C Wagons plus a lot of '66 Newport parts...

These are some of the pictures scanned from my photo album from 1981. The car has been buried in my garage since I got married in 1982 in this condition. Very little rust. The front end was painted and put back together. I will try to get it out of the garage before Summer to get current...

That was already done. I had 2-1/2 cars and should have enough to complete the project. I just don't have the time, money, or skills necessary to do it right. I stripped the Newport 2-door and saved the front end and everything else that was compatible plus a lot that isn't. The original...

I started one over 40 years ago, but Life got in the way. It is still in the garage buried under a lot of crap. It was a 1966 Town & Country wagon cut off into a pickup like an El Camino. Pretty much Gerald's Dream, without the fancy power plant. It needs major support underneath. I was going...

Gerald, So sorry to hear about your loss. I probably have everything you need to fix Tilly. 66 Newport front sub frame, fairly clean right front fender, inner fenders, and hood, none of them dented. The bumper is somewhat pitted though. Unfortunately I live over 2500 miles away and the...