73Coupe
Senior Member
Look at that massive front "maw" for '72! Congrats, this one's a beauty!!!!
Meet Buttercup, a 1972 New Yorker Brougham 2-door Hardtop
- Thread starter ayilar
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Beautiful car, I like the initial restoration/makeover plan - looking forward to seeing how the plan comes together.
Looking forward more pictures on the progress of this one as this is such a great looker / love the color, look of the car.
Looking forward more pictures on the progress of this one as this is such a great looker / love the color, look of the car.
As a Newport owner of the same year I marvel how Chrysler made a car on the same body look so different! The chrome trim on the rocker panels made the New Yorkers look so much classier. The front grill and rear lights and bumper were very different from the Newport.
I notice your New Yorker has a passenger side mirror, something I would like to have on my Newport. I assume all New Yorkers had power windows and locks?
I notice your New Yorker has a passenger side mirror, something I would like to have on my Newport. I assume all New Yorkers had power windows and locks?
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
Obviously, Ayilar knows where they would look the best on that beautiful car!
Thank you for all the replies. Buttercup is very nice but she is not perfect. When I got photos yesterday evening (not the ones I posted earlier yesterday, higher-res ones taken at the time of loading yesterday afternoon), I saw for the first time some surface rust on the hood and on the front fender tops that I had not noticed before -- see below. That is unfortunate, but I guess it was a risk that I knew I'd be taking by buying a car without an in-person inspection (video calls and seller photos can only show as much as the camera resolution, and my sellers were super-nice but not very high-tech).
The rest of the paint looks very good for a 48-year old car, but I look forward to having @71Polara383 tell me what he thinks after the car reaches his shop and he can check in person.
The rest of the paint looks very good for a 48-year old car, but I look forward to having @71Polara383 tell me what he thinks after the car reaches his shop and he can check in person.
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Looks great, regardless. Mighty fine!
440sportfury
Active Member
Beautiful car!! Best of luck
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
Drove her home for a bite before work. Falling fast for a Chrysler....send help.
Its called "patina" so don't worry about the flaws on the hood and top of the fenders. Or if the patina crosses your line of acceptable, then refinishing the hood and tops of the fenders could be done IF you can get a good color match so that a lot of blending of adjacent panels could be avoided.
I will have to take back my comments on the fender skirts, as in seeing these photos, it looks like the fender cutouts on that car might be higher than on the 71 models, and/or perhaps the fender skirts would look good, even better on this particular more formal style. I will need to analyze my reactions more............................
The fender skirts look good on this 72 model as well:
I will have to take back my comments on the fender skirts, as in seeing these photos, it looks like the fender cutouts on that car might be higher than on the 71 models, and/or perhaps the fender skirts would look good, even better on this particular more formal style. I will need to analyze my reactions more............................
The fender skirts look good on this 72 model as well:
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You don't need any help - you have just arrived to understand what the best of the bunch has that the lower line models don't (refinement) - torsion quiet ride that the 70 convertibles do not have and much improved seats and additional noise insulation. That is why I have considerably more Chryslers than Dodges, but don't get me wrong, I love them both!!
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71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
All my Dodge needs is a working radio and to me it would be better then this 72.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
That's the Wyatt I know, had me wondering for a minute.
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
The first C body I owned and drove was a 78 New Yorker...actually I had a bunch of late 70s Chryslers.
Would go with a Chrysler over a Plymouth.
You can't compare a 78 Chrysler with a fuselage one - they were worlds apart. The formals were just numb (very quiet and isolated from the road feeling) in a good way for the owners they were targeting but lacked the design energy of the fuselage cars in my experience. As part of my job back in those days, I had to drive both formals and fuselage cars at least several times a week to home from work and back, some 30 miles, to evaluate the quality and driveability of each one and make a report.
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
What I meant by referring to my 78...I am not strictly a Dodge C guy...If the right Chrysler came my way at the right time I wouldnt hesitate. It hasnt happened yet, and I'm not looking. It will have to find me.
I agree fully! IMHO @sixpkrt did the right thing by putting the skirts back on his '71, Buttercup's skirts will be going back on after Wyatt is done with the tire changes.
@71Polara383 told me at lunch time that he would not hesitate to drive Buttercup cross-country, so this is starting nicely as lots of long-distance driving is in this car's future. The radio also works really well, he told me -- all my radios work, but it would be a first to actually enjoy listening. He added that the paint blemishes should be eminently fixable in his opinion. As @saforwardlook knows, I am not keen on losing originality and this car will see very little (if any) rain, so minimal cosmetics on the paint is what I am hoping for.
On Wyatt's advice, I have just ordered 5 new tires. I picked my usual whitewalls (Hankook Optimo H724 235/75R15 -- same size as are on the car right now, same size I have on all my cars except for Snow White). The price at Discount Tires was $88 (plus mounting/balancing/tax/environmental fees), and I like those guys so I ordered local -- but then they suggested to try a price-match, and I got $12.5 off per tire from them thanks to a special at Walmart! Needless to say, I plan to keep shopping at DT.
The exhaust leak might be fixable by replacing the 30+ years-old exhaust. We'll know tonight or tomorrow after Buttercup goes up the lift. If the exhaust needs to go, then I'll have to make a decision as to whether to (i) stick with the (incorrect) duals or (ii) go back to the correct but less exciting single exhaust. It takes some time (6-8 weeks) for Waldron to deliver, so I'll make the choice as soon as Wyatt tells me if I ought to replace the exhaust.
Oh, I'll help her find you, don't ye worry!
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