i picked up a 72 New Yorker 4dr htop, wasnt expecting it to happen but couldnt say no when it did.
Y8, gold interior. T code 440.
a sales bank car with some options like am radio, p seat, p vent windows with tinted glass and p windows ( which werent standard on New Yorkers but were on New Yorker Broughams), a non a/c car with rear defog.
got it from a friend who can no longer drive and is declining.
it had been parked for the last year at least. it has 63k miles
some BC guys will recognize the car, it was Mopar Joe's, a collector here on the island with a 400 car hoard and it was his driver for many years.
a variety of options have been added - no doubt from his stash of cars; options which arent on the build sheet ( the original body tag is gone).
it has things like p trunk, p antenna on driver's fender, p locks, amfm radio, a dual snorkel air filter plus a 78 vacuum fluorescent digital clock, and intermittent wipers - which werent available until 78. i plan to look into how he did the intermittent wipers, the switch on the dash is prob from a 78 NYB but it looks like the regular wiper switch in its bezel - no added knobs or rheostats here.
and a sequential tail light kit which looks great with the wide taillights it has.
and 16" aluminum wheels........
which are not my taste but i will keep them on the car because Joe put them on.
1st thing we did was trim the tail pipe and i will go through the fluids filters belts hoses wires etc as needed.
i will put some kind of sealer on the vinyl top which is very cracked but the roof is not rusty; i want to head that off.
floors and trunk are not rusty. it wont get a repaint or bodywork.
the plan is to maintain it and use it as part of the summer fleet.
and as a memory / tribute to Joe.
Y8, gold interior. T code 440.
a sales bank car with some options like am radio, p seat, p vent windows with tinted glass and p windows ( which werent standard on New Yorkers but were on New Yorker Broughams), a non a/c car with rear defog.
got it from a friend who can no longer drive and is declining.
it had been parked for the last year at least. it has 63k miles
some BC guys will recognize the car, it was Mopar Joe's, a collector here on the island with a 400 car hoard and it was his driver for many years.
a variety of options have been added - no doubt from his stash of cars; options which arent on the build sheet ( the original body tag is gone).
it has things like p trunk, p antenna on driver's fender, p locks, amfm radio, a dual snorkel air filter plus a 78 vacuum fluorescent digital clock, and intermittent wipers - which werent available until 78. i plan to look into how he did the intermittent wipers, the switch on the dash is prob from a 78 NYB but it looks like the regular wiper switch in its bezel - no added knobs or rheostats here.
and a sequential tail light kit which looks great with the wide taillights it has.
and 16" aluminum wheels........
which are not my taste but i will keep them on the car because Joe put them on.
1st thing we did was trim the tail pipe and i will go through the fluids filters belts hoses wires etc as needed.
i will put some kind of sealer on the vinyl top which is very cracked but the roof is not rusty; i want to head that off.
floors and trunk are not rusty. it wont get a repaint or bodywork.
the plan is to maintain it and use it as part of the summer fleet.
and as a memory / tribute to Joe.
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