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57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | I'm trying to buy this thing, so pardon me if I don't tell you a lot of specifics. I probably won't be able to, as her asking price is obviously based on a restored value. If I can talk her down to a fair price, it will be mine. Wish me luck. (newyorker 002.JPG) (newyorker 004.jpg) (newyorker 005.jpg) (newyorker 008.JPG) (newyorker 011.JPG) (newyorker 012.JPG) (newyorker 013.JPG) (newyorker 021.JPG) (newyorker 031.JPG) (newyorker 039.JPG) Attachments ---------------- newyorker 002.JPG (87KB - 289 downloads) newyorker 004.jpg (96KB - 264 downloads) newyorker 005.jpg (77KB - 263 downloads) newyorker 008.JPG (88KB - 269 downloads) newyorker 011.JPG (88KB - 267 downloads) newyorker 012.JPG (80KB - 276 downloads) newyorker 013.JPG (87KB - 289 downloads) newyorker 021.JPG (94KB - 271 downloads) newyorker 031.JPG (85KB - 263 downloads) newyorker 039.JPG (99KB - 270 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | It doesn't have any rust on the body. At all. Trunk, floors, fenders, under the hood.. nothing. It sure is sun beaten, but it would be a simple restoration. Engine was taken apart in '87 and it hasn't budged since. She said it was the "timing belt" (ha!) but the OE timing chain is still in place. The valve cover, rocker shafts, intake, and front cover are sitting in the trunk, as are all the other accessories. Anyone want to tell me what you would consider a fair price for it? | ||
BHWINC |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 852 Location: Etters Pa | You've got my wish of luck! | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3068 Location: Scotland | '57 New Yorker 2 door hardtops don't show up too often,could be a great car by the looks of it.Can only go up in value. | ||
big m |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7805 Location: Williams California | Best of luck on getting that one Danny! That New yorker would be a perfect start. I would imagine the value in this condition of somewhere around $6000 being so darn solid. ---John | ||
Rob |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 990 | Nice car, loaded up. | ||
carjock |
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Account Inactive by Request Posts: 1601 | Danny: Regardless of the lack of rust, there is still a lot of work to be done to that car to bring it back. But a '58 New Yorker coupe is so rare and desireable that I think I might even up John's estimate to around $8000. Where else are you going to find one? | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Kind of the way I saw it. It has every option I can imagine - the 7button radio, power windows, A/C, clock in the dash (standard Chrysler? - I dunno). I was hoping to get it for around $5k but that might be optimistic. I don't mind telling you that the first number I heard was a lot like $5k but with more zeroes. | ||
5859 |
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Expert Posts: 2932 Location: Lemoore CA | I don't hate you, but I sure am envious. One of the most beautiful Forwardlooks made in my opinion, so much so that based on looks alone, I would take one over a 300 model. Good luck. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Danny, I think that you forgot to mention the power SEAT! Was the car white, with black trim? I wonder why Chrysler routinely put red instrument cluster housings into the dashboards? Good luck, buddy! The car probably has a 2.93 rear end in it, too! Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm: tasty! Edited by d500neil 2007-12-20 8:11 PM | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Neil, it was definitely white from the factory but it's actually hard to tell what the spear color was. It looks either black or maroon, depending on where you look at it. I did notice the power seat, just forgot to mention it. The Jiffy Jet bag is still supple! It has bumper guards but no stone guards. Are there any other options you guys are noticing? Does the A/C look factory? The compressor has a Chrysler part number tag on it, but looks aftermarket. The engine is coded NE57 but does not match the sequence number of the VIN. Can anyone tell me what the VIN codes as? N5717275 Thanks for all the input guys, I really appreciate it. I hope I end up with it. If it's out of my price range, I will tell everyone where it is, I want this car to have a solid future... | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | The A/C's factory; you got a OEM viscous 6-blade fan-clutch assembly, sitting in the trunk! Edited by d500neil 2007-12-20 9:11 PM | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3068 Location: Scotland | going by how fully loaded it is,there's probably a Highway Hi-Fi hiding in the trunk too. | ||
chrysler300c |
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Expert ,, George Passed away July 28th 2021, He will be Missed Posts: 1295 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Probably more like a 3.36 rear. George | ||
chrysler300c |
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Expert ,, George Passed away July 28th 2021, He will be Missed Posts: 1295 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Vin#'s and engine numbers normally do not match on 57 and 58 long wheelbase Chryslers. The 300's have numbers as much as 70 or 80 number away from the Vin# on their engines, depending on when they were built. The later they were built, the further apart the number became. NE57 is definitely a 57 New Yorker engine. George | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | George, the Imp's got 2.76'ers (for sure) and the Yorkers got 2.93's, I'm pretty sure----made for quiet running and that wonderful "18mpg" that's always been (mistakenly) attributed to the 392's economy, and not to its rear end gearset. I still haven't taken a pure fill-up-based road trip, to check my car's new-found MPG, with its replacement 2.76 gearset. It IS noticibly quieter, than with the 3.36:1, and even-still accellerates ok, from a stop. The 392 would have plenty-more/enuf Hp & torque, to get underway, than my 325 (330, now, w/a 40-over bore-out) provides..... | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | My first FL car was just like this .... 57 NY'er 2HT. Colors were a dijon yellow with charcoal top and spear. Truly a stunning car. The 300 guys told me it would make a nice parts car ! That was where the 300 guys and I parted ways. Best of luck. That is one of the ultimate FL cars ever made. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13042 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Well there is also the rear speaker trims and mesh and the rear window defroster, 57burb! I have seen some prices from 4 to 8.000 $. It looks like a good catch - I hope that you get it! | ||
Kenny J. |
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Inactive by user's request Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Best wishes, I hope you get it. K. | ||
FinFan |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 709 Location: Poznan, Poland, Europe | There should be a law, which would prevent the stylists from making the C pillars wider and the rear window lower than it was on a '57 Chrysler hardtop...this is just so classic shape that we really shouldn't step back, only forward. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1218 Location: Warren, Michigan | I think I'm going to cry! Beautiful car I hope you get it. It reminds me of a '57 New Yorker coupe that I stumbled across a few years back. I stopped to look at a '59 Dodge that was wearing D500 badges, had an LA-383 and an ugly floor shifter in a big plastic box. The guy came out of his backyard covered in grease and told me it was his friends. After bulls**tting with him a bit and telling him about the '58 Windsor I just scored, he welcomed me into his backyard because he had something I could appreciate. All the sheetmetal had been replaced from pieces from New Mexico. The heads were off of the 392 and re-done. He was missing the seats and the trim. I looked around his backyard and even though it was tiny, he had probably 6 classic cars between the garage, lawn and driveway. The same old story, too many projects! He was sick of it being in his back yard and would let it go for 2k. The bonus was that he was a paint and body man that from the examples he showed me did stellar work and if I bought the car he could give me a deal. Mind you at the time I was working at Little Caesars Pizza to the tune of $5.50 an hour so 2K was wayyy out of my league and I had just got my '58 Windsor. I wonder if the car is still in his back yard as he never had advertised it. It's been so long, I don't know if I could even find the house. Maybe I'll try on my lunch break. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1918 Location: Hell's Outhouse - a.k.a. Buckeye, Arizona | Danny, I'm still wondering why anyone would hate you? Is darn good luck that you stumbled onto this beauty - take full pleasure and advantage, as it's likely not going to happen again. A lucky knock of fate has found me twice with classic cars - first with the rust free and roadworthy '57 Lincoln Premiere 2 door hardtop I picked up for $1,150 back in 1990, then just this month with the '55 Fireflite Coronado. I'm not worried about someone going green with envy about me snagging a solid and beautiful car - rather, I'm counting my blessings, for d@mn sure, especially with having the privilege of dealing with such a great guy as John Fowlie in the process. I mean, it's not like you're posting these pics and immediately going "Nah-Nah! Poo-poo on you that I found it and you didn't!" - then we'd have to grab you by the scruff and give you a collective drop kick..... Edited by 1959Fury 2007-12-21 9:08 AM | ||
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I hope you get it man, definitely one of the finest examples of Forward Look beauty. | |||
Sartana |
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Veteran Posts: 210 Location: San Diego, CA | Good luck! I hope it happens for you. James | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Update. Got this in an email today. "You know the old expression, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't?" Well, that guy was not foe real. But I have had several offers, the most at this time is $X. (AWfully close to yours, hint, hint, and you know you would just love it to pieces and it's sooooo close to you!) Let me know if your interesested." I replied that at $X, I am definitely interested. Might own a '57 NY soon! I'm beyond excited. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Danny, WHEN you get the car, I would greatly appreciate seeing how the factory painted the trunk interior (after you get it all cleaned-out, including those cardboard liner-panels!) | ||
Texas_Devil |
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Member Posts: 41 Location: North Texas | Well let us know for sure. | ||
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Regular Posts: 67 Location: Woodstock, VA | Like the others who have posed before, no hate...much love. Wish I could find one like this local to me for a decent price. I have decided when I finally get my f/l it will have to be a 57-58 Plymouth or Chrysler coupe. I do have one question about how rare everyone is saying it is. I know these cars are getting harder to find (50's Mopars in general) but what makes this car so rare relative to the others? Is it that it is a loaded NY'er coupe or just because it is a Chrysler coupe? I guess what I am getting at, is a Saratoga or Windsor in similar condition just as rare as this car? Edited by turboomni08 2007-12-27 9:07 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Well as you know, they're all pretty rare anymore! There were 8863 New Yorker 2dr HTs made in '57, which doesn't make it an incredibly rare car. What IS rare about this one is that it is 100% complete and basically rust-free. It does have some unusual options, but what I think is best about this car is that it is one of the best examples of the Forward Look. Long low and wide, tall fins, clean and simple trim, power everything and a 392 Hemi under the hood. Most of them you find are either super expensive restored cars or super rusty junk. | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Like anything, cheaper priced products sell in larger numbers than the more pricey stuff. The NY'er was no different. I do not have production figures at hand, but I would bet Windsor numbers were at least double what NY'er numbers were. Multiply by all the NY'ers that succumbed to being parted for their 392's, and the survival rate is even more reduced. The NY'er really hit the mark in 57. It was about as close to perfectly "balanced" as a car design can hope to be, ... truly ranking as one of the best FL designs ever dreamed up. Edited by Doctor DeSoto 2007-12-27 6:23 PM | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | ...not only the fact that it's a NY'er 2-dr, in great physical/original-unrestored-unmolested condition, but it's a FULLY-O.E.M. LOADED yadayadayadayada....and that makes it treble-ly rare and desireable ! Now, if only it were a convertible......(!) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Neil, I'd agree with you if we're talking about value. But just for style, well - there was never a prettier roofline put on any car, ever, period. Still haven't heard back... | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | My 57 NY'er was a dijon yellow color with charcoal roof and insert. At some point the roof and insert were repainted white. This is how it looked when I found it. On a side profile, the white color insert came back and flowed right through the backup lense - perfect alignment. The original colors appealed to me, and so one day I wet sanded the white off half the car to reveal the charcoal paint beneath. I liked this color combo much better. It was a more dramatic late 50's color statement. But the dark insert color clashed with the clear lense of the backup light and that cohesive flowing element was lost. It had sort of a "checkerboard" look and no longer cleanly "flowed through". Not a big deal. Just a elemental detail. I occasionally make a comment about "design balance". A certain aesthetic that industrial designers always strive for, .... or at least the USED to ! Of course, everyones' tastes never fully match up, but in the eyes of professional designers, that "perfect balance" is always the target they shoot for, that combination of elements that make a product fly off the shelf, make piles of money for the manufacturer, and ultimately earn a good designer the reputation and accounts that make him / her money. Exner, for whatever credit is due him for his design or oversight of the 57 NY'er, especially the 2HT, really came close to that "balance". Some elements like the reversed colors in the insert might actually affect that balance, but few cars ever pulled off the balance like that one. I hope you get this car and return it to its former glory. It will be a showstopper anywhere you drive it. | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Well, after a bunch of jawing, it looks like I've worked a deal for the Chrysler. It's a big project and I'm probably paying too much, but I wanted it pretty bad. I'll be doing the deal next weekend, as I'm out of town this coming week. Pinch me. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | hah; I'd rather have YOUR car, than that 58 Fury, on the 'Pay, right now; it's been bid to over 10-kay, and it is "complete" but needs-everything to be overhauled (including finding a correct dual-cab engine!) Hopefully, on a private-sale basis, you got it for less than $10,000.00 . | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7805 Location: Williams California | 57burb - 2008-01-04 1:48 PM Well, after a bunch of jawing, it looks like I've worked a deal for the Chrysler. It's a big project and I'm probably paying too much, but I wanted it pretty bad. I'll be doing the deal next weekend, as I'm out of town this coming week. Pinch me. Congrats, Danny, you were definitely due to win the battle!! Post some pics when the car arrives home. ---John | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | ...Danny "won" ! | ||
BHWINC |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 852 Location: Etters Pa | If you think you may have paid too much, wait 5 years you will be looking back and thinking you stole that car for the price! | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | 57burb - 2008-01-05 1:48 PM Well, after a bunch of jawing, it looks like I've worked a deal for the Chrysler. It's a big project and I'm probably paying too much, but I wanted it pretty bad. I'll be doing the deal next weekend, as I'm out of town this coming week. Pinch me. ****************************************** I paid "too much" for 57 NY'er 2HT in 1983. I think it cost me $200. I paid WAY "too much" for my Fireflite - $10,000 - when I bought it. Try finding either for anything close to those numbers today ! Price is time relative. Even of you think you are paying too much, if the car is rare and desireable, chances are it will work out in your favor. I'll take a hit in the bank account any day over the endless search. I can always go make some more money to put back in the account ! | ||
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Member Posts: 12 Location: Southeast Kansas | I guess the DFW area is high dollar. I scored a similar car here in Southeast Kansas for $1500 (Don't hate me!) It is a 56 Chrysler New Yorker Newport 2 door hardtop with 354 hemi. The car is complete right down to the last tiny piece of chrome. It does have some rust issues in the rocker panels but that is it. I am guestimating around $5K to get it back on the road as a driver which is as far as I want to take it. In 15 years or so my son can decide if he wants to restore it, drive it, or sell it. Brummbaer | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Congratulations, Dave! When you have the chance, why don't you post some pics of your new car, over on the Member's Rides board? | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | I was digging around on the site looking for some old info I may have posted, and found this - the thread where I had just found the Chrysler, even before I bought it. It's really astounding how much work has been done on it since then. Edited by 57burb 2020-04-20 8:45 PM (newyorker 002.jpg) (DSC_5877-2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- newyorker 002.jpg (127KB - 240 downloads) DSC_5877-2.jpg (237KB - 261 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3153 Location: NY & VT | It's beautiful now and tasteful, but must say it looked pretty cool with it's patina as well! | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Yeah, I drove it around looking pretty shabby for nearly a year. That was enough for me. (4A0A9424 (3).jpg) Attachments ---------------- 4A0A9424 (3).jpg (290KB - 241 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | I'm with you, 57burb. I'm not a fan of the patina fad and I think your repaint looks great. I had a 1957 Chrysler Windsor 4-door in former days, and they can be plush cars. Mine didn't look quite as nice as yours though. Just a question though: why did you swap the Chrysler bumper for a 57 De Soto bumper? Personal taste?
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Yep. I've got a couple of decent '57 Chrysler bumpers, but I prefer the Desoto bits. | ||
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