1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue overview

This is my 87 5th Ave, acquired in Feb. 2018. I finally got around to making a video which includes the interior, exterior, engine compartment, and trunk. Enjoy!

[@tippydog5057]

Thanks I put over 300,000 miles on one's of those cars! I've had lots of cars and the Chrysler fifth avenue 1987 was one of the best I ever had!

[@junkiejackflash]

Im 22 and just bought an '88 Fifth Ave this week for $1500 I've completely fallen in love with it. It's so smooth and it sounds great. Steering is phenomenal, headliner is sagging obviously, but I'm amazed at the deal I got so far. Also lol'd at your remark, my brother in law also made a joke about fitting "at least six bodies in that trunk." never been a car guy, but buying this has instilled inspiration in me, hence me looking at every KZbin video I can, trying to find tutorials

[@junkiejackflash]

I'd love to find a tutorial on some engine things, and maybe working inside the doors (my front passenger side window control won't work, and the back driver side window needs help when closing it.) Or also maybe fixing the radio, my speakers are alright, but the radio and tape deck won't turn on at all. Antenna still comes up perfectly. Only 94,000 miles on mine. Really loved the video!

[@The_Fancave]

I love stories like that. Best of luck with your car!

[@bgrant48234]

Yeah, they got headliner adhesive spray out that looks like it works pretty good too.😕🙂🤓🤠😎😏👍✌️👋👏💪🌾🍀🌿🍃🇺🇸

[@SlumberBear2k]

yeah i had one of those in 2004. even then it was basically a classic. totally awesome car and it cruises.

[@andydanko7074]

Top of the line Chrysler vehicles are always so sumptuous inside.👍

[@JerzeyBoy]

My mom had one of these! Oh man, the memories!

[@tippydog5057]

My father gave me one of those cars just like that silver. I drove in from Atlantic City to New York everyday for/8 years ! Was actually good on gas and had the most comfortable seats in history!

[@robbyrob8349]

That's the same type of car that was in the t.v show, Breaking Bad. But, it was a maroon colored fifth Ave lol

[@hbbjiubgvdtgjbiblkbj]

man the AC on those cars was the greatest, it was like a cooler in there. My father had one and we loved riding around in that car.

[@brianbriceno1692]

Im very far from USA but im fallin in love with american cars it is crazy how good they were !

[@DrCarr-nb1tf]

These cars make me drool ! I’m searching for one

[@The_Fancave]

I'll let you know if I ever decide to part with her.

[@junkiejackflash]

I'd never really heard of them, or I guess noticed them, but I picked mine up for $1500, 94,000 miles. Perfect for a daily driver, previous owners just took it to NJ and back (I live in central PA) with no issues.

[@jarmelo2006]

Very cushy feel good smaller luxury boat. I enjoyed it.

[@Razzaqabuali]

I had a brown 1989 back on 1999 ,man it was so smooth i often crank it when the engine was running.

[@fivedollar9810]

Amazing car, I'll be getting one for my 19th b-day in may (or at least that is the goal), ever since i found out about this car i fell in love with it, long live the land yatchs!

[@elgeneralxx]

Happy 21 birthday by the way you smell

[@carlosdyer5868]

Oh I was disappointed at the end I was hoping there was a part 2. I really like the blue interior and those seats look super comfy. I'd like to find a New Yorker from that time period. My boss used to let me take his out on the road when I was a Salesman for a Lumber Company. From what I can remember it was more like floating on down the road then rolling.

[@danielthomas791]

...beautiful ride...great that the New England winter salt hasn't eaten it up.....

[@SlumberBear2k]

i had one of those but it was silver with the same blue interior. awesome car.

[@The_Fancave]

That's awesome, they are getting rarer by the day!

[@kevinsbott]

Land yachts forever!

[@The_Fancave]

Yes!! Although this is one of the smaller land yachts, maybe a land-canoe.

[@tucsonazul]

Hey bud! I love your fith avenue ... I had an olds, 85 cutlass and a ford LTD 76... I miss the long hood and a smooth ride OF A HEAVY CAR A REAL CAR, I DONT GET THAT PRIDE WITH CARS TODAY.

[@The_Fancave]

Thanks Man! Yeah, I've had a few of these vintage cars as well; 84 Buick regal, 91 Grand Marquis, 91 Sedan DeVille, and a number of Ford pickups. They don't make them like that anymore!

[@kennesbit7547]

My grandfather had an 84 Chrysler Fifth Avenue it was our family car from 1990 til 1992 had all opt except leather seats n power passenger seat

[@bgrant48234]

Yeah, I just took mine's out of the garage a few days ago and washed it. They got some headliner spray adhesive that I'm going to use to get that headliner back to the original condition. I was born in 81, so I guess we're only a couple years apart. Mine's is an 85 though, almost the same color too. But I got the light grey like interior.😕🙂🤓🤠😎😏👍✌️👋👏💪🌾🍀🌿🍃🇺🇸

[@The_Fancave]

I'm glad that you were able to save another 5th Ave, they're getting rarer by the day. Luckily, the guy who bought mine 3 years ago still loves the car. Last I knew he had nearly 200K on the clock. Best of luck to you getting it back to it's original glory!

[@tomlewis3658]

I still have a K car (Aries wagon), and also used to have an Acclaim, and I replaced the headliner on each of them. I was pleasantly surprised (on the Acclaim) that the headliner backing board was flexible, and I was able to remove it through the passenger front door. The K car is a wagon, so I removed it without bending it, through the rear wagon opening. The I removed the old fabric & stuck the new fabric on, outside the car. If that backing board is flexible, like it was in the Acclaim, it would not be very difficult. Good luck with that if you do replace it. It's a pleasure to see a clean 80's Mopar like this.

[@JonCannon]

My grandma had one with this exact interior and white exterior, not sure what year it was. Would love to have had it if she didn't give it to her niece who totaled it about a month later. -_-

[@shwt121]

THIS ' 87 IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE......

[@donaldcurtis9229]

I have my parents 1982 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue White sunroof it's crazy day came off the showroom floor crazy clean

[@The_Fancave]

I'm glad to hear that! I hope you can keep that car alive for years to come!

[@klwthe3rd]

The most rare 5th avenues of this generation 1982-1989 have the optional power moonroof and alloy wheels. Most were sold with the optional leather and power seats. Baby blue was a very popular color. Beautiful car. Nice to see someone who loves these cars restore it back to its former glory. Hope you put the original radio back in the dash too.

[@The_Fancave]

Thank you very much!

[@donaldcurtis9229]

Yep mind got the moonroof sunroof to it has everything

[@donaldcurtis9229]

My car is all original hasn't been touched it has everything was garage kept all its life

[@dangeroreilly2028]

I bought a new one just like this(except gunmetal gray) in '87, for about 16k. Was a great car, probably my second favorite of all I've owned. My favorite was '76 Ply 360 Duster, bucket seats, auto on the floor.

[@The_Fancave]

That's awesome! The Gunmetal Gray 5th Aves had a maroon interior as I recall.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

@@The_Fancave Many did. Cloth or leather was available. I had grey leather.

[@TheCLPVideos]

It is possible you have a 727 Trany, but you most likely have a 904. Nice looking ride!

[@jco5679]

Front end design on that fifth ave came from the 1977-1980 Chrysler Le Baron and the LeBaron coupe Medallion That car was designed to look slightly like the 1975-1979 Cadillac Seville. I missed the old Chrysler’s, I once rented a 1992 White Chrysler 5th Ave. during that time the only great Chrysler dodge product was the Viper.

[@keithsims86]

That car transmission is A904 torqueflite lockup converter.

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

Ive always loved the way these looked as well as the diplomat, btw nice Callahan auto parts shirt😂

[@Emanfan96]

I so want to ride in that!

[@The_Fancave]

That can be arranged.

[@The_Fancave]

Well, you finally got a chance to!

[@kaharold]

I Never Had Owned a Chrysler, OR Dodge Before BUT My Aunt Had this Same Exact Car in 1990, The First Time I seen it She Came pick me up From The Greyhound Bus Station From College When I Came home on Leave AND The Day was Sunny AND That Moment I Walked out of that Bus Station I Seen That Car And I Said That's A Beautiful Car.. It Rode Smooth and Quiet and She Kept it on The Highway Going Back N Forth From Texas To Louisiana AND Never had Any Issues With it, Sad To Say HER and Her Husband Joe Dogged That Car Out Like it was a Racing Car, THEY Literally Tore it Up To Pieces AND Let it Get Repossed..

[@TheHelado36]

Lovely car

[@theblockheadbros2831]

Great car!

[@The_Fancave]

Thanks!

[@markfrazier8646]

In ct those caps were 143.30 out the door from the dealer lol. Outrageous back then

[@doug9066]

I've liked the wire wheel covers on these cars the best.

[@freddybanuelos2068]

I have a 89 fifth ave but she's a goldish brown with white walls but sittin for a couple months

[@calebproductions5970]

I really want one

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

once upon a time ago - there were CARS !!

[@doug9066]

1986 sounds about right when the third brake light was installed in cars. At the time I thought it was the dumbest thing but then got used to them.

[@klwthe3rd]

It was a dumb thing still.

[@ChaseAnimations2009]

THE SEATS ARE VERY PLUSH!!!

[@timbuktug3321]

I’m more of a Lincoln Town Car guy but still a nice 5th Ave you got there

[@The_Fancave]

I love Town Cars as well! I've yet to own one. The closest I had was a Grand Marquis.

[@timbuktug3321]

@@The_Fancave I had a Mercury Grand Marquis and my goodness I miss that car.

[@The_Fancave]

@@timbuktug3321 Same here! It was like driving down the highway on a cloud!

[@dantx4545]

I think you are right 1986 for 3rd brake lights that's why on an 87 and most mid to late 80s cars they look so aftermarket

[@rmx77]

my parents had one around 1999 and it only had around 89,000 or so on it. it had valour interior. the only 3 things that didnt work the power locks didnt work right where the locks would auto pull down so far on the back doors where they wouldnt move unless u played with the power lock switch a little. another thing that never worked was the temp guage and also the cassette part of the original radio while it did work it took alot of off on before it would take the tape entirely and play. the one we had was white and red. before this one we had a 1985 diplomat that was wrecked. sadly the fate of this 1987 was the trans was going out and it was bad. it would either be hard to move from park to reverse or reverse to drive and then it ended up really growling badly and my late father at the time sold it for 800 and a guy bought it and threw 2,000 of trans work into it. it had maybe at best when we got rid of it 90 some thousand if even that. the car that replaced it was a 1990 new yorker almost totally 100% top of the line just minus 2 things the overhead computer and the digital dash.

[@pkranz937]

This car would have the A998 transmission. 1987 was the last year for shag carpet. Should have 2 crystal keys. Driver power seat was std. Power pass seat was optional through '89. The M bodies got an airbag in May of '88.

[@ghazanfarjavaid4159]

Strong luxury car...

[@kennesbit7547]

In 87 I was 12 yrs old

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

If you couldn't afford a Lincoln or a caddy, you'd buy one of these

[@freddybanuelos2068]

There clean sexy cars they also run smooth on the road they remind me of a buick regal

[@northernwisp]

ebay has the crystal key you are looking for.

[@lonnybush]

Do the opera lights still work?

[@junkiejackflash]

My 88 I just got this week, they don't. But I read somewhere that most of them stopped working within a couple years

[@The_Fancave]

Sadly, they do not.

[@denisegonzalez4589]

how can u tell if its turbo

[@TheCarterHour]

One thing about Chrysler, it was an innovative company, however when it came to follow through they sure made some fugly cars. The 5th Ave was a good looking car however what the hell were they thinking in the design of the dash. It seriously looks like a dodge truck.

[@doug9066]

These were nice cars in the 80's, now days in my opinion Chrysler Corporation don't make nice luxury cars for my taste that is.

[@steveg9302]

Doug Mammaro that’s because they made the 300c a “affordable luxury sedan”. They made it look like a rolls Royce, yet once you get in it you realize the interior is worse than a fiat panda. Why did they do this? No idea... they should have made the 300c more expensive and exclusive and use more leather and actual wood.

[@towerofresonance4877]

Mine is straight headers now

[@Corvette1658]

Is it a Carburetor or Fuel Injection?

[@drking2185]

Carburetor

[@elonmust7470]

that's dirt on the steering wheel................

[@BruceTheSillyGoose]

test drive please

[@derrickjackson6737]

87 5th Ave lURUXY came to the end 89 last rwd 5th Ave 1990 3.3/3.8 V6 k body

[@Jac2Mac]

Could you kindly replace the chime in this Fifth Avenue with a scary buzzer from a 1994-97 Dodge Ram Truck and the Mopar engine with a 6.2 Diesel?

[@The_Fancave]

I'll get right on that. LOL.

[@alexjeon2180]

That was a nasty belch @ 4:52.. You should've edited it out and re-shot it. Good grief!!

[@richardmiller6422]

Umm

[@michaellong6336]

Ah ah ah. Is this a drinking game.

[@The_Fancave]

It may have been, I can't remember.