1974 Chrysler Newport Custom - Walk Around - Custom Ordered 1 of 1?

[@davidhinson7538]

Back in 1986 my father bought a 1974 imperial as my 1st vehicle. It was tan with a vinyl roof. The car had 60,000+ miles on it and had the 440 v8... He purchased it for $800 and other than a very small ding on the passenger side lower front fender the car was in immaculate condition.. it even had the non radial tires!!! The minute I got far enough away from the house I did a burnout over 150 ft long and blew the tire completely apart.. needless to say I was grounded for a month lol... If I knew then what I know now I would have kept that beautiful hunk of Detroit steel!!! Miss that car!!!

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

I love the laidback seats and manually rolled down windows. Dontbhave to worry about the motor going out

[@robertpasquini4097]

Great video! Growing up in the 60’s/70’s, dad would never buy a car with power windows, seats or locks. He said that’s just another thing to break down.

[@67marlins]

Your Dad and my Dad must have agreed about all of that in the same office.....what you said is exactly what my Dad would say!! Of course as a kid I wanted a '74 Grand AM with every power option available, especially windows...then of course my 7 year old self wondered why Pontiac couldn't put that exciting Grand Am front end on a LeMans wagon or El Camino.... My Dad is 89 now, hope you got a chance to spend Thanksgiving with yours....

[@rightlanehog3151]

What a fascinating video of the 'poor man's New Yorker'. I was thinking I had never seen a Chrysler Newport in that color and then you confirmed my suspicion. The 18 color options that were available then put today's paltry selection to shame. Here is the list of hues: Silver Frost Metallic, Powder Blue, Lucerne Blue Metallic, Starlight Blue Metallic, Burnished Red Metallic, Frosty Green Metallic, Deep Sherwood Metallic, Avocado Gold Metallic, Sahara Beige, Dark Moonstone Metallic, Sienna Metallic, Dark Chestnut Metallic, Spinnaker White, Formal Black, Sun Fire Yellow, Golden Fawn, Golden Haze Metallic and finally, Tahitian Gold Metallic. Mark me down as SUBSCRIBED!

[@RustyGlovebox]

A very special one off car. Thanks for walking us through it and explaining

[@alanblanes2876]

I agree. Osborn is providing intriguing info for the car fan.

[@garyruark9506]

Very attractive Chrysler. Just shows that special order cars do exist and did happen in their day.

[@fordmavericksosx3569]

That's gorgeous! You are very lucky to own that!

[@marvinhedgecock8833]

BEAUTIFUL CAR MARVIN FROM UTAH

[@robsrandomness7824]

My grandparents had a '76 that they purchased new. Light blue, dark blue top and boroque (sp?) interior. It replaced a gold '70 Newport that had. Granddad passed in '82, but the '76 was my grandmother's main ride until a new Olds Ciera replaced it in '90. However, she still held on to the Newport until she went into a rest home in '04, and both cars then went through an estate sale. As a kid, we made lots of long distance trips in that blue Newport.

[@linden7759]

When in high school, my girlfriend's Dad had I believe a 1975 Newport. It was medium blue with a dark blue vinyl top and blue interior. He really liked that car because it was just as big as a Cadillac or Lincoln but a lot less money. It probably got terrible gas mileage. He handed me the keys to take his daughter to the Senior Prom in 1977. He wanted her to go in style.

[@OsbornTramain]

with the 440, I don't like to brag or anything but I get a whooping 7 miles per gallon on the high way........I thought that there was something wrong with the car at first, then I read up on it and found out that that's exactly what the mileage should be....holy crap, it's awful......BUT, that's why Lean Burn was so great, people hate Lean Burn, but Lean Burn is what makes the cars gas mileage increase and power too.

[@klwthe3rd]

@@OsbornTramain I loved the lean burn on my 1979 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue. My mechanic kept trying to get me to retrofit to the older non lean burn set up and I hence no longer utilize his services.

[@denisestrauser9620]

@@OsbornTramain Beautiful Chrysler! If you are only getting 7 MPG on the highway, I would rebuild the Thermoquad and repair any internal and external fuel leaks. There is a lot of information available on the problem areas. I would also replace the timing set as the nylon coated cam gears don't age well and the chain is probably stretched anyhow.

[@checkmateking2854]

Definitely a special order car... No doubt about it...You are correct about the gray urethane bumper/body fillers... Michigan State Police cars were a special order, unique blue and they all had these fillers... BTW love the fender skirts!

[@gclarkbloomfield8848]

...Osborn...nice of you to let us tour your beautiful '74 Newport Custom Hardtop Sedan...with it's "red and black"??!! interior... ...at the time, Chrysler would allow particularly high-profile repeat customers or dealer owners to get a car in any paint they wanted... ...and while this car might be off-putting to very picky collectors (who would NOT be attracted to anything NOT factory original spec)...the custom color on this one makes it, IMHO, even more desirable... ...and, yes, by today's standards of minimal decoration, this Custom hardly appears to be a slightly upgraded entry-level car...but that goes to the execs at Royal Oaks commitment to producing extremely attractive full-frame mid-range offerings... to make each and every Chrysler buyer feel pampered and "special"... ...don't hesitate to show us other "cars in your corral", good sir...

[@mdogg1604]

Beautiful car; thanks for sharing! Very interesting option choices too.

[@davidbouffard522]

Usually can't stand anything after '72 and before '91, but that is one handsome car for sure!

[@mereniecrosby7120]

I love it. I had a black 4 door 74 Newport in 1980. It was the car l learned to drive on. I loved that car. So easy to drive and after parallel parking that every other car was easy! I lost the rear view mirror eventually and got really good at using Sideview mirrors.

[@rbielarski]

I LOVE this car and the neat combo of options it has on it. Good luck with it!!!

[@bigw8549]

My father had a 77 Newport 2 door. We drove it cross country twice. Had the anemic 400 ci with the lean burn system. That car was huge. I fit an 8 3/4 A body differential in the trunk once.

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

Those 400 blocks are quite popular with top end race engine builders.

[@sasz2107]

I had a 77 Newport 4 door sedan years ago. I fit an entire patio table in the trunk! And the 4 chairs fit in the back seat. Then 3 of us sat on the front seat. At also had the 400 w/Lean Burn.

[@11jazzygd11]

Very nice one off Newport!

[@bokesnmokes]

I had one of these in 1982 when I was stationed on a ship going through the yards in Seattle! We called it the Bluesmobile! Total party car!

[@blasemessina9636]

Very nice car, young man 👍 An original survivor, must have spent a lot of time in the garage,a dry garage 👌

[@OsbornTramain]

thank you on the young man comment....I'll be 60 years old in just a couple of weeks. Eisenhower was President when i was born!

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@OsbornTramain I thought Ike was still President. I've got to get out more often.

[@blasemessina9636]

Well Oz, I only got u by 3 years, I do remember those cars 👍 Distinctly

[@nonelost1]

4:27...Wow! That "SPECIAL HANDLING" stamp on the radiator makes this car worth the price of admission right there.

[@robertlee9395]

Beautiful Newport. Too bad the sound didn't come through. I had three 74s. Two Coupes, and a sedan. I also had a 75. What a joy to drive!

[@tonytrotta9322]

Nice car! The filler panels at the bumper area were due to the front and rear bumpers having shocks to absorb impact. The first year used on Chrysler. I have a 1974 Newport with 225,000 miles and also a 1974 New Yorker with a 440 only 34,000 miles - all original. Also, front nose piece is a one piece plastic front end nose for Newport, New Yorker, and Imperial were made by Budd Co. and Woodall Industries. My friend drove in high school a 1974 Plymouth Fury 2 door same color as yours and I saw a 1978 Chrysler New Yorker 2 door same color as yours at Mason Chrysler Plymouth in Royal Oak, Michigan.

[@dontellgucci1117]

In 1987 I worked with a guy who knew someone who knew someone who had a 75’ (I believe) Newport in this exact color combination. The car was in amazing shape but here’s the best part $500 he paid in 1987. I rode in that car and it was a dream with that clean white interior. I was actually jealous lol in a good way

[@varietyyachtsvessels6769]

I really love this car. What a great find.

[@outdoorsluvr]

Beautiful! I’d love to have one of the ‘70-75 C body Newport’s, New Yorkers or Imperials.

[@clarebutterfield6927]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@jamessawyer4493]

That’s a really cool car, that color combination is just gorgeous, too bad that you can’t do something like that today, I’d put the optional road wheels on it just because, and loads of options

[@34Packardphaeton]

Ah, my favorite body-style, a four-door hardtop.... WITH the optional VENT WINDOWS!! HOORAY!! Such are great for reducing interior wind turbulence.

[@OsbornTramain]

Sadly, I just sold this car! It's being delivered tomorrow....I'm going to miss her

[@LlyleHunter]

1975 was the last year for Newport 4dr hardtops. After that they only had sedans in 4drs.

[@LlyleHunter]

On Newport’s.

[@stevenelson160]

Beautiful and rare car, maybe a car show car?

[@michaelcook768]

Beautiful. I'm from VA, about 50 miles north of Charlottesville.

[@markbehr88]

Great car. I have a 1968 Chrysler 300 sedan in the same colour and that is what sold me on the car.

[@JeffKing310]

Love this channel!

[@Tojazzer]

Our '74 had power windows and power bench seat. But the interior was cloth: Green exterior, yellow interior. Very odd. Loved the telescopic steering and the two buttons on the floor: one for the high beams, the other to change the channel on the radio. Nineteen feet of crazy fun. Wish we still had it.

[@mrrpepsi24]

Beautiful car !

[@davidtosh7200]

Huge fender skirts are standard on 1974 and 1975 Imperial, it is standard on 1974-1978 Chrysler New Yorker, but optional on low priced Chrysler Newport for 1974-1978.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Thanks! Anymore AMC Jeep division content on the way?

[@OsbornTramain]

Not at the moment. I'm always on the hunt for film I've got a ton of Gas Station Commercials coming up as well, even including Flying A stations and more Sinclair and Sunoco stuff.......I do have a lot of Jeep films that are in very poor quality. actually film strips not film I should say....but they are that wanky film strip that's not convertible to electronic....so I've been trying to figure out a way to get it uploaded but in a nice clear picture...once I resolve that, I literally have about 50 of them.

[@danielbrooks9508]

I know all about Chrysler dealers trying to out-order wierd cars to show off to other dealers. I was with a Chrysler Plymouth dealer from 1977 to 81 and the owners and sales manager all tried to see who could special order the most expensive car for their personal demonstrator. Two of them had new Cordobas that stickered almost $13,000. each!! Last one I remember was a 1980 LeBaron 4door (not a Fifth Avenue) silver over charcoal with every possible option including full Crimson Red leather, moonroof, and the special five spoke wheels. Police handling package added heavy duty everything including 360 v8 4barrel lean burn system. No wonder Chrysler all but went out of business. I do love your Newport and hope you keep it as a symbol of Chrysler on the edge of extinction.

[@OsbornTramain]

One car I remember prepping for a Chrysler Executive and him also asking me "how do you like it?". It was forest metallic Green with a White Padded Vinyl roof and a bright red leather interior....I told him it looked like a Christmas Tree! lol It was a Four Door 1979 Lebaron Medallion model..fully loaded.....oh, it looked ugly and i love LeBarons!

[@danielbrooks9508]

@@OsbornTramain Oh my God that's hilarious! Must have been sad to see an ugly LeBaron! Those 1977-9s are my favorites.

[@christopherekin1747]

How would the dealers out ordering each other for expensive demonstrators hurt the company?

[@jtp585]

You`ve got also a tilt/telescopic steering column regarding to the steering wheel used in that application form 70 to 74.

[@OsbornTramain]

More than that, it's the Rim Blow horn too, so you squeeze the wheel, anywhere on the wheel to sound the horn. I don't think this would be a common option on the lower level Newport, even the side front marker and cornering lamps are not usually seen on a Newport.

[@jtp585]

The side markers were federally mandated but you`re right about the cornering lamps.

[@supersportus]

I noticed the cornering lamps too as odd with that level of options. I miss cornering lamps!!!!

[@aradam29781]

Nice car I got a 76 Newport custom 4 dr white with red top 400 v8 all original with 34,600 miles I just replaced the original tires 5 months ago, I just noticed the rear quarter panels are starting to bubble and rust on mine, going to have to get it fixed now of course

[@TVHouseHistorian]

Seems so odd to see such a grand automobile like this not come with power windows/door locks/seats. At first glance, it's what you would expect. But then, back in those days such things were considered a luxury, and I'm sure a lot of people felt they could do without them. Maybe the luxury ride was good enough for them. Times sure change!

[@67marlins]

Good point, and exactly what I've been saying for years. I'm amazed at how many Pontiacs and Olds had power windows from 1962 to present, whilst many Buicks did not. It's totally illogical, unless we suppose Buick's typical buyers were older, maybe more practical and conservative, so they felt they could do without many power accessories, maybe their practical frugality. By the way, I'm not a Cadillac fan....but did you know that in one year of the Front wheel drive Eldorado, the front coupe door windows were power, but the rear '1/4' windows for the back seat passengers were crank-up manual? I think it was only for one year, maybe 1969, and only because of limited room for the power motor and hardware...something like that.

[@eltonjohn3236]

Wow, that is a rarity

[@kbeg132]

Beautiful car! I hope you still own it...

[@OsbornTramain]

No, sold it to a Chrysler Collector about 4 years ago

[@giltracy505]

Looks like a beauty not the expensive crap that they style today!

[@victorperez-fn7fm]

she's a beauty alright

[@miketr732]

I owned 1 of those newports . 2 door, big v-8. It was a boat, but that sucker hauled ass. I paid $200.00 .great deal.

[@traceydeanrainey]

It’s strange that it has roll up windows ? In a car like that ?

[@krisone5253]

Definitely Eye Candy Cherry RED!!!

[@toirmetalshaping]

Love those C's

[@MrTommyboy68]

Did you ever find the build sheet? That would show more information.

[@OsbornTramain]

Yes, it was under the front seat, I never actually removed it. I didn't want to risk it falling apart. I did sell the car and it went to Hearshey for the Mopar Nationals. Landed in good hands

[@toirmetalshaping]

My 77 triple green NYB has a "Special Handling" tag as well. Sunroof but no leather seats. . .

[@klwthe3rd]

Yes that is a very rare option configuration. Awesome!

[@archiveseeker]

My parents had a Starlight Metallic blue '74 when I was a kid!

[@79tazman]

My grandfather worked at Chrysler and he always had Newports and New yorkers through the 70's anyway that's a nice car love the white interior and with that red it really pops. Does it have the 440?

[@bradhampton6457]

Probably ordered by a Chrysler Zone Mgr. Judging by the way its equipped.

[@DPG2203]

Awesome car. Who was first un deaign?? Impala 74 or Newport??

[@rodneywilhelm8912]

My parents bought one new off the lot in midnight blue. We had it for a long time.

[@B3burner]

3:11- That Starlight Blue Metallic car, parked crooked on the page, drives me absolutely bonkers. My OCD & my need for symmetry wants to reach my fingers through the phone and park it straight with all the other cars! 🤪🤯

[@MrVideovibes]

Is the engine a 400 CID?

[@OsbornTramain]

440 again, strange that they ordered it with the bigger engine

[@davef.2811]

What's the engine code, "U", or "T", or was it the generic 400?

[@simonw2631]

I wonder why red wasn’t an option bcs this looks absolutely magnificent !!

[@OsbornTramain]

I think because of the very reason you stated....A Newport can't be too fantastic looking because then customers won't spring for more money on either a Chrysler New Yorker or an even more spectacular Imperial LeBaron. You have to upsell, so by offering this color on a Newport, you could lose out on a higher sales Ticket item.

[@bradkay]

The rear treatment is 74 - 76 Newport and 74 - 75 Newport Custom. 76 Newport Custom got the 75 New Yorker rear treatment as did 77 - 78 Newport. Also power locks without power windows was somewhat common on big four doors early and mid 70s. Lots of times families would want cruise and locks even though many consider the upgrade path to be tilt/cruise then locks/windows. I agree autotemp AC is strange on this car. Although clearly not the case here there are some strange combinations due to sales bank cars. I owned a 69 New Yorker with tilt but no cruise, locks but no windows, power seat and AM 8 Track.

[@traceydeanrainey]

My mom had a Chrysler New Port with the 400 engine and my moms was a dark gold or kinda copper color.

[@honkleretta1050]

Yup, that was a pretty color, especially with the cream color roof and interior

[@pretoshohmoofcguy6523]

I remember us as kids all going up to the Cottage in that, all 5 of us in the back seat. LOL!!! hahahahahahahahaha!!

[@johncritch6812]

I have a 1976 Chrysler Cordoba exactly the same color scheme inside and out.

[@georgehill5919]

I was wondering why that insect noise in the background wa so familiar, then you mentioned Virginia. Ah, the soundtrack of my childhood. Nice car by the way. Keep it in a garage and don't drive it in the rain, ever. Virginia kills cars.

[@OsbornTramain]

Sold it after owning it a few years, it's in New Jersey now with a new owner

[@67marlins]

Excellent post as always......and the madness of manual windows on anything North of a Dodge or Mercury is downright illogical and silly. Chrysler and Ford respectively should have mandated such options like Honda did with clear, across-the-brand trim level packages that left NO DOUBT what a buyer was getting, simply by looking for, "LX" or, "EX"..... Two letters told you virtually all you needed to know about what your dollars were getting.

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

Look for holes in the trunk and extra wires under the dash probably an EMS or Fire Chiefs car.

[@OsbornTramain]

no, nothing like that, It was owned by Farmers in Nebraska, I know the history of the car, just not the history of how it was originally ordered from the factory. A EMS or Fire Chief's car would also be a code OK or K code on the car, there's nothing like that, no roof lights, no switches, no antenna holes.....it's a passenger car purely

[@klwthe3rd]

@@OsbornTramain So it wasn't ordered by a Chrysler executive then? Just a regular customer walked into a Chrysler dealer back in 1974 and told the salesman he wanted to deviate his special order Newport from the standardized options list? I've heard these stories of this happening but never any documented proof. Great video.

[@OsbornTramain]

@@klwthe3rd because it wasn't available for a regular customer, a regular customer could order a host of colors and options, but not this color. That's how it was. Sometimes at Studebaker a regular customer could get things like this changed, but not Chrysler. This was 1974, not 1954

[@lifeenhancedforall]

Beautiful car! Would you mind telling us how much you paid for it?

[@OsbornTramain]

I bought it at a Mecum Auction....I don't remeber exactly, I think 5,500 and then the buyer premium commission, in 2017. They've gone up in price since. I sold it a few years later for about the same price.

[@slida65]

Back then you ordered a car the way you wanted custom made to order.

[@OsbornTramain]

No, not exactly. You could order a car based on "available" options and colors and trim. This is not a consumer order, it's a special factory order with a color that wasn't available to the public. You can still do it today. I just ordered a new Cheverolet today and ordered based on the option list. Used the Chevy.com web page, built it and took it to a dealer and the orders been placed!

[@moparbro]

Whoa

[@jimmybanta4520]

440?

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

My parents had a 75 Newport. It was white with a dark red vinyl roof. The seats were a red plaid design. Never saw seats like that. Must have been made for a Scottish buyer.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Plaid upholstery was quite popular at that time as were plaid jackets and pants.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

@@rightlanehog3151 I don't remember it in car upholstery but I do In jackets and pants. Not my taste though.

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@DavidSmith-sb2ix My concern is that today's car shopper typically has a 'choice' between a black cloth or black leather interior and about 4 color options for the paint. We get a quick view of the original brochure for this Newport and see 18 paint color options. I imagine there were at least 6 upholstery choices.

[@Newport1974]

The Chrysler Newport had those taillights from 1974-76 so that would be Three years

[@packard5682]

Was that red ever a regular option for those era of Chryslers? I ask because I remember a Newport sedan in my town that was that red with a white vinyl top running around. And I live in Nebraska and the Cornhusker UNL college football team's colors are red and white, so it is not that uncommon to see red cars or trucks with white tops on them. And I am sure there were quite a few (of all makes) that may have been special orders to get that combination either with the available reds or a special ordered red in this state.

[@marquiswilliams485]

That looks like a New Yorker!

[@OsbornTramain]

Yes, the way it's optioned out, it does look like a New Yorker with the exception of the tail lamps and grill.

[@oliasofsunhillow7116]

All Chrysler did was, basically, transfer the 1976 New Yorker to the existing 1974-'75 Imperial body and transfer the 1976 Newport to the existing 1974-'75 New Yorker body, as far as the cosmetics and details go, cancelling out the 1974-'75 Newport cosmetics and details! So the Imperial/New Yorker body details lasted from 1974 to 1978 (but not the rear side markers) and the New Yorker/Newport body details lasted from 1974 to 1978! Leaving the 1974-'75 Newport details as a two year only run! Too bad that the Imperial failed so many times just trying to be more than a Chrysler!

[@OsbornTramain]

Not exactly right. The Newport Custom became the New Yorker in styling for 1976, but the Newport base model remained in place until 1977. It did retain it's own rear end styling, The Sedans and Wagons were gone by 78 as was the base Newport. But a 1976 Chrysler Newport has it's own rear end styling as does the Newport Custom, the former New Yorker and then the New Yorker has the former Imperial styling for 1976.

[@danielbrooks9508]

@@OsbornTramain Complicated but true.

[@billgund4532]

Vent windows & fender skirts. How baaad is that?

[@derbygreg9884]

I can remember selling the twin to this to a guy who put it in a demolition derby.

[@OsbornTramain]

maybe it's the same car, the guy I bought it from bought it from a guy that purchased it to use in a Demo Derby but then realized it was too rare to do that so he sold it and saved it. Might be the same car. It came from the mid west, Iowa or Missouri I think...somewhere around there

[@christopherekin1747]

@@OsbornTramain What kind of fool would have ever considered using that car in a demolition derby?

[@rollsroyce6920]

Compact sedan.

[@davidallen5776]

It was still a fabulous design, even when the Arabs turned off the tap. But this body remained intact until after 1978.

[@OsbornTramain]

I just brought home this weekend, a 1978 New Yorker that someone did a mild custom job on. Normally, I don't like other people's custom work, but this one really accentuates the nice styling cues of this body style I'm going to post a video of it shortly

[@bigw8549]

Your voice fades out.

[@helainegardner7971]

Can you please tell Chrysler to bring back the Eagle brand cars thank you.

[@danielesbordone1871]

The car is really nice , but the sound of the video is terrible.

[@OsbornTramain]

Sorry about that, but did you see in my profile "About" section that it says " you may find a really Crappy Cell Phone Video about my cars" that's the whole point of this channel....... This isn't a Hollywood production It's commercials and crappy cell phone videos of my car so the bad sound is to be expected and intended.

[@hildablanco1591]

Its a modern Christian car watch out

[@STEVE33437]

The misaligned molding was typical of USA workmanship in 1974. If it was straight, I'd be conserned of bodywork!

[@OsbornTramain]

Could you possibly point to what mis-alignment you see? Being the owner of the car, it looks all pretty good to me. I don't see any gaps or misalignment. The Chrysler Plymouth Dealers had a prep program before the car was sold to make sure nothing was mis-aligned. There's even a video here on youtube demonstrating how to fix anything that's mis-aligned

[@STEVE33437]

@@OsbornTramain The car is beautiful. What I noticed was the molding on the front right door appears slightly higher than the rear door molding. I thought this is what you meant in your video when you said some of the molding was messed up.

[@solidstatevintage7247]

I really hope I look as good as you do when I am your age. Did you sell your soul to the devil ? You look like your 30 something. Super hot

[@OsbornTramain]

hair dye botox, plastic surgery

[@solidstatevintage7247]

Very nice ! Cool taste in cars too ! I enjoy your videos !