SittingSince85
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Hello C Body Forum! I’m looking into a 1966 Chrysler New Yorker 2 door hardtop near my house. It has been off the road since 1985 and hasn’t moved or been cranked in around 20 years. It is currently sitting in a field, where it has sat for the past two decades. Here is this car’s story.
This 1966 New Yorker rolled off the assembly line at the Jefferson Avenue plant in Detroit. It is unknown what dealership it was sold at, but it ended up here in Tennessee. It was bought by an older woman who worked as an elementary school teacher. It is said that she would pick up her students and take them to church on sundays. Besides that, she only drove to the store and her house, apparently never leaving the county! It currently resides on the same road that her house used to be on. It was last driven in the early 80’s when the woman passed. It was sold to my cousins up the street by her sister shortly after this.
After this, it was parked inside a barn until the late 90’s or early 2000’s, when it was driven a short distance into a field and sat ever since. Sometime during this period, a kid with anger issues snuck in, smashed out the windows, destroyed the mirrors, and put a dent in the trunk. It sits in the field with no windows to this day.
About a year ago, my cousin’s husband, who always planned on restoring it, passed after a long cancer battle. This July, I heard from a neighbor that the car was sitting back there and went to ask my cousin about it. She had completely forgotten it had existed and hadn’t seen it since it was moved. I drove back to check it out and took the following pictures. I’m planning to go back up there and take some more pictures to post here.
It has a 440 RB (Don’t know if it’s a TNT, I just recently discovered where the hood release is) and a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic. It is equipped with a front bench seat, lap belts, air conditioning, a black vinyl top, and (I believe) an Ivory paint job. I know for sure that the driver’s floor is rusted, but there seems to be no other major rust on the body. The odometer reads 14,460, which I believe to be accurate.
Is there anything specific I should check? And where is the trunk release? Any advice is appreciated and welcome!
Best regards, SittingSince85
This 1966 New Yorker rolled off the assembly line at the Jefferson Avenue plant in Detroit. It is unknown what dealership it was sold at, but it ended up here in Tennessee. It was bought by an older woman who worked as an elementary school teacher. It is said that she would pick up her students and take them to church on sundays. Besides that, she only drove to the store and her house, apparently never leaving the county! It currently resides on the same road that her house used to be on. It was last driven in the early 80’s when the woman passed. It was sold to my cousins up the street by her sister shortly after this.
After this, it was parked inside a barn until the late 90’s or early 2000’s, when it was driven a short distance into a field and sat ever since. Sometime during this period, a kid with anger issues snuck in, smashed out the windows, destroyed the mirrors, and put a dent in the trunk. It sits in the field with no windows to this day.
About a year ago, my cousin’s husband, who always planned on restoring it, passed after a long cancer battle. This July, I heard from a neighbor that the car was sitting back there and went to ask my cousin about it. She had completely forgotten it had existed and hadn’t seen it since it was moved. I drove back to check it out and took the following pictures. I’m planning to go back up there and take some more pictures to post here.
It has a 440 RB (Don’t know if it’s a TNT, I just recently discovered where the hood release is) and a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic. It is equipped with a front bench seat, lap belts, air conditioning, a black vinyl top, and (I believe) an Ivory paint job. I know for sure that the driver’s floor is rusted, but there seems to be no other major rust on the body. The odometer reads 14,460, which I believe to be accurate.
Is there anything specific I should check? And where is the trunk release? Any advice is appreciated and welcome!
Best regards, SittingSince85
