For Sale 1970 newport 2dr

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I cant/won't speak for others but every SG rear car I've owned and/or had the pleasure to drive (many) were great in snow or less than tractionable surfaces BC of the SG diff, it really does makes a difference - but none were four spd cars so I would suppose that would add less than desirable element to the mix... still I'd rather have the SG than not in snow or "slickery" situations. As for the Show offs and 1/4 milers...... some of us are just gonna have some fun letting it all hang out every now and again.
Hey, I didn't say I never had a little fun n games..... But I have pushed a loaded pickup truck with posi in it sideways when it wouldn't go forward - and as a 98lb weakling at the time. I will concede that a SG and a big block w/4 speed is a whole lotta fun in open country or parking lot especially with snow on the ground.
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I will concede that a SG and a big block w/4 speed is a whole lotta fun in open country or parking lot especially with snow on the ground.
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I envision gigantic snow "rooster tails" kicked up with that four spd/SG combo, haha.
 
Sure grip is desirable for 1/4 milers and show-offs, if you happen to take a sure grip equipped car out on a snow covered road you would likely question it's worth as it's tricky to keep it pointed in one direction. Some will say it improves traction but if the road has a crown or slants one way or another it can be very entertaining sitting on the sidelines watching (or frustrating if you're driving) and that goes doubly if it's a three pedal car.
Hah! That's an awesome response. Got it. Don't think I want that.
 

Magnum 500 was a wheel option available from the factory. RWL is short for raised white letter tire. Post some pics of your 300. We like pictures. Good luck with your project.
Got it! Thanks for the info. My 300 was found sitting in a field for the last 32+ years. A little old lady bought it new from the dealer. Somewhere I have a picture of an old faded photo with her next to the car. It's hilarious but scary, she doesn't look like she could see over the windshield. She ordered the car with a HO 440, bucket seats and no vinyl top. Which is how I like them, lol. Supposedly the VIN code says it was to be a black car, but somehow shipped in Maroon. Save all that for another post. But I dug, literally dug this beast out of the ground for a month on my days off. Her kids drove the car until it had blown differential, drug it out to the back of their uncle's cow pasture and let it die. It's taken me years to finally get the car from the family. They were awesome and didn't want the car parted out.
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Thanks! I never, NEVER see these cars anymore. So I had to rescue it. It was quite an effort. This beast broke my buddy's winch getting it onto the trailer with a stuck wheel. It was a ton of fun.
I found my car almost the same way. Mine belonged to the proverbial "little old lady" too.. (making me the second owner) she bought it brand new in early 1970' at a Brooklyn NY Chrysler dealership (I have all the sales documentation.... she had it all stuffed in the glove box). The car spent most of its life parked in a row home car port (her home) and maked unassuming trips to the grocery stores and to her catholic church. She finally cashed in her bingo chips back in 2010 or thereabouts and then her grandson was trying to sell the car on a Mitsubishi used car lot when I caught sight of it while driving by. I figured I was at the exact right place at the exact right time...it just literally dropped into my lap. Your right about the scarcity, outside of car shows I never see fuselage cars on the road... its very very rare.
 
Even the green paint can,t destroy the purest of the fusey chryslers.Best newport design.Great front and rear clips.And the subtle beauty of the roof and high belt line near the windows.It,s a subtle sweep that disappeared later.Wonderful wheels,Great car.And it has a.c.wow.B.B
 
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