Love My 63 Chrysler Wagon
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Hello! I am the happy owner of a 1963 Chrysler Newport six-passenger wagon! I grew up with a 9 passenger version that transported lots of kids, dogs, cats, buckets of sea shells, piles of camping equipment, and those cool red Igloo coolers for wayside picnics. My father sold that wagon when I was 12 years old, and my heart broke.
I searched for it for over 40 years. At last I found one - the right colors, the same push button transmission, the same car for all intents and purposes - and my husband and I bought it immediately. Online. Never seen in person. When it arrived weeks later on the back of a car carrier, it ran, stopped, and even smelled like the car I fell in love with as a kid! So here I am, loving it as it is, patina and all. My husband (a gearhead) and I (a car lover) are very slowly working on some safety and operational improvements. I am thrilled to have found this site and am looking forward to exchanging information, but mostly asking questions!
I searched for it for over 40 years. At last I found one - the right colors, the same push button transmission, the same car for all intents and purposes - and my husband and I bought it immediately. Online. Never seen in person. When it arrived weeks later on the back of a car carrier, it ran, stopped, and even smelled like the car I fell in love with as a kid! So here I am, loving it as it is, patina and all. My husband (a gearhead) and I (a car lover) are very slowly working on some safety and operational improvements. I am thrilled to have found this site and am looking forward to exchanging information, but mostly asking questions!