1967 Chrysler New Yorker Mopar 440 Engine 3 Speed Transmission 4 door Parts Car

1967 Chrysler New Yorker

1967 Chrysler New Yorker with a Good, Strong Heart in a 440 Mopar Big Block Engine

I’m the third owner, I believe. I bought it from a man who purchased it for his tiny wife (5' 2"), who thought it was too big. He only had it for two months before I attained it in 1995. Before him, I think it was the original owner who kept it in a garage until the car next to it caught fire and melted the paint off the rear quarter, which I repainted. Originally, it was purchased from a dealership in Haverhill, MA, about forty minutes out of Salem. It was in Salem from 1967 until 2005, when I parked it in Whiting, NJ, on my parents lot when gas prices went to $4 per gallon, seeing as the car only got 11 miles per gallon. Salem is very easy to get around by bike, walking, or public transit, and I was only driving the car four miles a day, five days a week, so I was giving it a rest.

The alternator, water pump, master cylinder, starter, radiator, leaf springs, and rear drums only have a few hundred miles on them. There is a small transmission oil leak; I was never was able to find it in thirty years. It never lost motor oil. One spark plug wire always hits the engine, though…Transmission is strong! What can you say? It's a 440. It's a good heart of a car. I would love to see another body get a transplant!!

In the last two pictures, you can see the car driving and parked in Salem when it was probably brand new (being a luxury car in what was a small town then with the same color, there probably was not another). So this is truly a magical car...

There was a blue 1966 New Yorker and a green 1970 New Yorker in Salem over the years. Then there was one in a garage I almost got parts from, but the owner inadvertently ended up being the man my fiance at the time cheated on me with and divorced him in two years (I owe him a thank-you letter for taking that bullet…); so I never saw that car or got parts from it.

Recently, the new code enforcer in town is making a sweep of the unregistered cars in the neighborhood (I think he flagged ten on my street alone…) and I need to move him on. I always wanted to restore it one day, but my father had placed a tarp on the car, and it rotted the trunk out, and the rear shackle of the driver side leaf spring rotted away. Over thirty years now, I have been told by countless people at gas stations that the worst thing they ever did was sell their New Yorker, and here I am. It's just more than I want to restore myself, now.

Though I drove it 400 miles to park in his yard, it has a strong heart of 440 cubic inch 7.1 liters of muscle, and reliability! Also, they say you could shoot a bullet in its three-speed transmission and it will still run the quarter mile fine. I’m hoping someone can use him for a heart transplant! In 1997, I had to replace a tail light, and I just missed three junk yards that year that just crushed the New Yorkers they had. I would like to see parts on this car get to someone who needs them before all of the New Yorkers are crushed!

Problems: Trunk is rotted out, rear shackle of driver side leaf spring broke loose, crack in bumper on passenger side where it bends around to fender, front bench has many tears, headliner is gone (supports I believe are in the trunk), tear in one of the front door arm rests, words washed off original hubcaps, trim missing on steering wheel (horn still works), fabric torn on both sides in front of rear window (original NewYorker logos are fine), and bottom of rear quarters rusted.

Strong Points; Good 440 7.1liter big block Mopar engine, strong 3 speed transmission, goodheadlights, good tail lights, grill with original castle emblem, 6original hubcaps, 6 cigarette lighter, 4 ashtrays (they liked theirsmoke then..), working electric split bench, working electricwindows, working electric mirror, original Golden Tone Radio (I thinkis in the basement), original valve covers, original air cleaner withclean original graphics, original working tire skirts with littlepitted rust, rear back bench in great shape, rust-free fenders,rust-free trunk lid with nice chrome, rust-free hood, rust-free roof,rust-free floor, chrome and copper logos all in place, chrome bodytrim is in the trunk, dashboard tray in great shape, good dashboard,2 barrel Edelbrock (replaced original 4 barrel), and its just a goodcar.

Specs:

• manufactured by Chrysler (USA) inU nited States

• 4-door sedan body type

• RWD (rear-wheel drive), automatic3-speed gearbox

• gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 7206 cm3 / 439.7 cui, advertised power: 261 kW / 350hp / 355 PS (SAE gross), torque: 651 Nm / 480 lb-ft, more data:1967 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Door Sedan 440 V-8 Torque Flite (aut. 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve

• characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5570 mm / 219.3 in, width: 1999 mm / 78.7 in, wheelbase:3150 mm / 124 in

• reference weights: shipping weight1901 kg / 4190 lbs base curb weight: 1990 kg / 4387 lb, more data:1967 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Door Sedan 440 V-8 TorqueFlite (aut. 3)

SpecificationsReview:

How fast is this car? Top speed: 206 km/h (128 mph) (©theoretical);

Accelerations: 0- 60 mph 8.1© s; 0- 100 km/h 8.5© s (simulation©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.9© s(simulation ©automobile-catalog.com),

More data:

967 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Door Sedan 440 V-8 Torque Flite (aut. 3) Performance Review

Fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 24.9l/100km / 11.3 mpg (imp.) / 9.4 mpg (U.S.) / 4 km/l,

Local Pickup Only | rear shackle loose on driver side leaf spring | Its in Whiting, NJ | I really like to see some Mopar get a heart transplant!

It would be great to see a New Yorker on Barret-Jackson!

Cheers,
Chris