1990 New Yorker a 'C' Body?

Trying set up an appointment this weekend to go see a 1990 New Yorker. WWW.automobile-catalog.com says it's a C body. True?

Glenn

In a sense, yes. By that time, Chrysler had changed to a two-letter platform code. FWD sedans began with "A" , and the largest added a "C" , so it's actually an AC body. Sometimes people drop the "A" since the fwd sedan part is obvious.
 
If it’s a 5th Avenue New Yorker it would be a Y body IIRC. New Yorkers & Dodge Dynasty’s were C bodies. An Imperial would also be a Y body as it shares the longer wheel base as the 5th Ave. They were nice cars. Good looking, comfortable, and easy to maintain. I owned a few over the years.
 
Would there be a plug-in for a code reader on this model? It's not listed as a 5th Ave. Does have a Landau top from what I can see in the pictures though.

Glenn
 
original traditional C body is 1965 to 1978 rear wheel drive full size car.
i would laugh if someone were to call a fwd late 80s early 90s mopar sedan a C.......
 
But, for it’s day Dad’s white stretch Fifth Ave with the big six ran pretty well. I surprised a lot of guys with those Bonnevilles they thought were so quick.
 
Not a C as it is commonly known. Nice cars, but when the LH cars came out they were very quickly forgotten. LH cars were far and away better. Same thing happened to the LH cars once the rear-drive 300 appeared in '05, as well as the Charger and Challenger.
 
Not a C in our world.
It’s really a stretched K car.
George Carlin once said that tennis and similar games were all basically Ping-Pong.
Even volleyball, which he said was racquetless team Ping-Pong with a raised net, played while standing on the table.
 
I remember when Chrysler started designating (in the VIN) the fwd New Yorker as a "C", which made me simle, back then. More of a model designation than a platform designation, to me.

The ones I rented for Mopar Nats were all nice cars. Ran well enough with decent fuel economy. Just needed a firmer suspension calibration with better tires for that sportier feel, rather than a more-GM sort of feel, to me.

As good as they were back then, each later generation tended to make them "old before their time", it sssmed. BUT that does not mean they were not good vehicles.

Enjoy!
CBODY67
 
The New Yorkers, Fifth Avenues & Imperials would have benefitted greatly with 15 inch wheels and an independent rear suspension.
 
Despite the virus I moved too slowly! Car is sold. Was well priced and in good condition. Guess I'll be quicker for the next time. Thanks for all the info!

Glenn
 
Thanks for the update. There's an estate sale eBay-type website which also has some cars every so often. EverythingButTheHouse, www.ebth.com. I suspect that possibly the best ones will be at estate sales, or similar. One friend went to an estate sale, but came home with a car that was for sale nearby. A '74 Coronet 4-dr sedan, 318, 3spd manual, no radio, black, blue cloth interior, and 10K miles on it, from the family of the orig purchaser. Don't give up!

CBODY67
 
I like the shpe of the mid-70s B-body sedans, and the color combo on that Coronet would be something to see!
 
The New Yorkers, Fifth Avenues & Imperials would have benefitted greatly with 15 inch wheels and an independent rear suspension.
Agreed. Driving the Dynastys and Fifth Aves Dad had back then I felt they needed some serious sway bars and firmer shocks. They rolled worse than a canoe in the turns.
 
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