Meet Ming, my 1973 New Yorker Brougham

Very nice ayilar! I am glad you managed to get Ming. Congrats!

Let me know if the 72 NYB 2 door pops up again, never did get to connect with that seller...…………..still not a FB guy...…...
 
Well, @71Polara383 picked up tires for Ming today. My usual, Hankook Optimo H724 235/75 R15 WWs. The price was $33/tire higher than what I paid for Medina last year. I had been hoping for a price drop in the past month, but no such luck — so I bit the bullet. Ouch.

Here are a couple of photos of Ming with her good-looking but old tires, saying goodbye to Elsie -- who is off to Wisconsin.

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I'm a bit late to the party, so I offer belated congratulations on a great purchase. Sounds like you went through a similar thought process to me when I bought my '73 New Yorker. I too wasn't a big fan of the styling of the 73's, but it was so unusual that the car wasn't green or brown or tan that I had to buy it. I've been searching my memory to see if I can remember seeing a '72 or '73 Chrysler New Yorker in A5 before, but so far I'm drawing a blank. The color really does suit the car well.

Jeff
 
A little later, but congratulations on Ming!
The color is really extraordinary, timeless.:thumbsup: Sometimes you get the impression that there are only browns or greens ...:(:D
Two questions please:
Does the car have the sentinel-lights control? Mine has it and works great.:icon_fU:
Have you ever heard of or seen one of the rare Electrical Security Alarm System by Chrysler?:elmer: My NY has one, but I had to disconnect it because the hood contacts were broken.:drama:
 
OK folks, lunch break: @71Polara383 and I have started bringing Ming back to the road where she belongs, so I have some news to report.

First things first, the engine is numbers-matching (yes! that was the most important thing for me) but the transmission is not. At least, the trans on her now is a 1973 unit: it came from a car that was built before her (143134 vs. 258657) and in a different plant (Belvedere vs. Jefferson Ave.).

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OK folks, lunch break: @71Polara383 and I have started bringing Ming back to the road where she belongs, so I have some news to report.

First things first, the engine is numbers-matching (yes! that was the most important thing for me) but the transmission is not. At least, the trans on her now is a 1973 unit: it came from a car that was built before her (143134 vs. 258657) and in a different plant (Belvedere vs. Jefferson Ave.).

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That was the main reason why I bought my car, that the engine and the gearbox are number matching, despite all the other defects. Built on April 18th in Jefferson Ave. Have you already checked which axle ratio is installed on your?
 
A little later, but congratulations on Ming!
The color is really extraordinary, timeless.:thumbsup: Sometimes you get the impression that there are only browns or greens ...:(:D
Two questions please:
Does the car have the sentinel-lights control? Mine has it and works great.:icon_fU:
Have you ever heard of or seen one of the rare Electrical Security Alarm System by Chrysler?:elmer: My NY has one, but I had to disconnect it because the hood contacts were broken.:drama:

Sounds like your car has just about every available option. Wonder if it was a dealer demo?

Jeff
 
OK folks, lunch break: @71Polara383 and I have started bringing Ming back to the road where she belongs, so I have some news to report.

First things first, the engine is numbers-matching (yes! that was the most important thing for me) but the transmission is not. At least, the trans on her now is a 1973 unit: it came from a car that was built before her (143134 vs. 258657) and in a different plant (Belvedere vs. Jefferson Ave.).

Back in the 1970's and probably into the early 80's the big chain transmission shops like AMMCO often swapped your trans with one sitting on the shelf ready to go, instead of rebuilding the one that came out of the car. They didn't pay much attention to what engine the trans came off of either. Can't tell you how many 440 cars I've seen with 383 transmissions on them. Not that there's a huge difference, but the number of springs in the clutch packs were usually specific to each engine.

Jeff
 
Sounds like your car has just about every available option. Wonder if it was a dealer demo?

Jeff
That could be. Unfortunately, the history of the vehicle is very incomplete, only the dealer plaque is there, not as usual on the trunk lid, but on the rear shelf, Chuck Hutton, Memphis.

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Nice fendertag but nothing special/rare...…..afaycs.
 
Now that Carlisle is over, Ming is going to get some more attention. The original TQ is back from @Dana, and @71Polara383 will be installing it today. Next is a complete tune-up and a brake service.

I also bought a very nice re-chromed rear bumper from @58Desoto that is getting picked up this weekend and hopefully will be installed before the 4th Midwest Show.Assuming quarantines do not start messing up interstate travel (cue NY vs. OH), my plan is still to bring her there :)
 
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I acquired this JA5 Silver Frost Metallic NYB a couple of weeks back. She has now safely reached my place, and @71Polara383 will get her back in tip-top shape. Super thanks to him for staying up late to ensure the car's reception in the wee hours this morning!

I saw this car advertised on FB in Greenfield, Ohio over a month ago. I alerted a few members who had been looking for a fusie 4-door, but none of them was interested. I am generally not a fan of the 1973's front end, but in this color, in this body style, it just works IMHO. This car is in fact the very picture of a "big Chrysler" that I've had in my head since reading a cool adventurers' book in 5th or 6th grade, and the price was too good to pass up, so I decided to jump in. The fact that the car is the same (save for the lack of passenger-side mirror and power antenna) as the one pictured in the 1972 Chrysler Corp. Annual Financial Report sealed the deal (thanks to @ceebuddy for that picture!).

The seller (who owns a towing-company and started a used-car business a couple of years ago) had recently gotten it from the widow of a local collectionner. The latter had kept the car in proper storage for the past 9 years, and the photos and video that the seller sent to me prior to my agreeing to buy the car seem to back up the claim. Unfortunately, the widow had just replaced her Kentucky title in early March without making any copy of the old title, so tracking the car's history will be harder than I had hoped for.

It took me a while to get the car transported, as the initial dispatcher (who had been pretty reliable before) got sick then went MIA. Thanks to @amazinblue82, @detmatt and @71Polara383 for suggesting Ray at A&A Auto Transport -- he made it happen.

Wyatt tells me that the car needs a passenger-side cornering light (in the process of being ordered from Arizona Motor Parts), a battery and tires (no surprise there), and of course the car will get a full tune-up and brake check. The rimblow steering wheel has one crack, but let's hope the rest is good. I have no idea if the A/C works (@Ripinator will note with dismay that it is H53), but the seller affirmed that the heater works well -- so I hope to be able to fix it if I am lucky enough to benefit from the guidance of experts such as @saforwardlook .

Here are a few pictures of the car right after her arrival!

C: Chrysler
S: Special (New Yorker Brougham)
43: 4 Door Hardtop

T: 440 cid 4 barrel V8
3: 1973
C: Jefferson Avenue, MI, USA

331: Build Date: March 31

E85: 440 cid 4 barrel V8 350hp
D34: Automatic Transmission

JA5: Silver Frost Poly Exterior Color
H7X9: Trim - High, Black Carlisle-cloth & Cologne-grain-vinyl Divided Bench Seats
(with Individual Adjustments, Passenger Recliner and Armrest in front & Armrest in rear)
TX9: Black Diamond Int. Door Frames
V1X: Full Vinyl Top, Black
V7X: Accent Stripes, Black

H53: AutoTemp A/C
G25: Add Vent Windows

R35: AM/FM Stereo Radio (10 Watts)

L31: Hood/Fender Mounted Turn Signals
L35: Cornering Lamps
L42: Headlamp Time Delay

M45: Fender Skirts

P31: Power Windows
P41: Power Door Locks

N88: Auto Speed Control

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Wow That is the look I would love to find.
 
It'd been almost two months since I last posted about Ming. Here is a photo that @71Polara383 took this Labor Day weekend, showing Ming together with her one-year older cousin Buttercup.

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