Eight Is Enough

[@lonnyjaw]

Yeah Steve, We want to say how much we appreciate your time and effort to get us more 'learned' in the outdoor classroom like this! We hope and pray that you never stop! God Bless you.

[@SteveMagnante]

I appreciate that!

[@UberLummox]

@@SteveMagnante Steve, I heard the roof racks on these were actually structural. I don't know if that was the sole reinforcement, however. Been wondering when you were gonna get to this might Stageway! Saw it lurking in the background in the previous two or three vids. I remember seeing these mighty 6 & 8 door mammoths roaming RT. 95 in Maine, likely taking people to Logan as you said. Coachbuilding is kinda my thing. Thanks so much for this!!!

[@UberLummox]

@@SteveMagnante Oh, and also, the 4 center doors are likely 2dr. SEDAN doors with different window framing. If you wanna measure the length of one, I could tell you, as I have '68 Fury cars & parts here. Should be the same as a Chrysler.

[@davidjenkins1958]

@@SteveMagnante in the trunk what you called a power steering pump,was the steering box that bolted onto the frame Steve.

[@Vampirebear13]

@@SteveMagnante Do you use the dog statue as s marker for the next car you want to make a video about ???

[@javierdenardo2607]

This car deserves a restoration. America's best

[@sandwichbar8226]

100%

[@Wooley689]

Oh wow. That looks like something a band back in the day would travel in.

[@Fevebblefester]

I remember seeing those occasionally going to and from O’Hare airport near Chicago.

[@icascone]

This should be saved as there are many who would appreciate the history...

[@vettekid3326]

Back in 1973 when I enlisted in the Air Force flying to the induction center at Fort Des Moines Iowa being picked up at the airport by a 12 passenger Checker Marathon built the same way with the roof rack. My flight had gotten delayed for six hours because of the weather so at one in the morning there were only two of us in that big limo other than the driver which gave a kind of surreal touch at that time of the day for the ride.

[@missingremote4388]

Your saying plan B was to took a taxi to boot camp because plan A, the airplane, didn't pan out, at one in the morning

[@albertgaspar627]

@@missingremote4388 no one rushed to boot camp :)

[@gthomer1231]

when i was a kid i remember seeing these on I 95 in CT

[@peterbarlow8912]

I remember in the mid sixties 8 door Checker wagons with similar roof racks ran from Harford hotels to Bradley airport. I remember thinking how cool it would have been to own one.

[@perkins9792]

Growing up in Queens NY I remember JFK airport used 8 door Internationals and LGA airport used 8 door Pontiac Bonneville (?) wagons.

[@davidp2888]

That car is adoorable.

[@SteveMagnante]

I see what you did there! -Steve Magnante

[@brakedd]

I love seeing conversions. We've got a bunch of FWD Cadillac hearses around here with 8 lug wheels. Finding a hub bearing for one of those is tough!

[@robertmiller1916]

Fantastic video! I learn something new each time I didn’t see before. Thank you for all your effort!

[@dougfisher1813]

*I remember as a child there was an 8 door Plymouth fury station wagon running around town. Looked like maybe a 1970.*

[@DeWittPotts]

Very nice video Steve! This brings back memories of my childhood days. My father had a 1968 Newport Custom. These were the days when cars were still mostly metal. The Newport Custom had the removable panels that partially covered the rear wheels. You had to take them off to change the tires. My father's car was a really nice turquoise color. The color would shift between slightly blue to slightly green depending on how the light hit it. Our car had the 383 2 barrel engine. Later we had a 1971 Newport that was yellow and then a 1972 Newport Custom that was gold with a matching gold vinyl roof. The 1972 had the 'Airtemp' option which was an early auto climate control where you set the temp using a dial.

[@garycogswell5499]

This is a piece of history. To see one on the road would be a trip. Looks like the doors were blown off. Great show !!

[@tonyp8899]

Wish my dog was that well behaved. Great video's!

[@saturnfivehynrgrc581]

Good class room Steve. Like button engaged.

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@EJFXxx]

OMG I love classic Airport Limousines

[@bigw8549]

I do remember seeing these when I was a kid. We'd be going to or coming home from JFK in our Dodge Coronet wagon.

[@madmike2624]

"Kinky and groovy"? Surprised me with those references Steve!! What a great stash of cars you found and are sharing with us! Sure, missed you yesterday. A day without a junkyard crawl is like missing a friend! Thanks for the great content and looking forward to tomorrow!!!!!

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@mad mike I completely agree. I look forward to watching these everyday. 👍You never know what Steve is going to share with us.

[@markchase4513]

That puppy finds neat places to hang out!

[@DanEBoyd]

Back in that car's day, one could smoke on a commercial flight. The letter designations got dropped from phone numbers in the early 1960s. That reminds me of the Catholic churh near where I grew up - they had a light blue Checker eight door wagon for shuttling the nuns around.

[@josephdipalma5989]

While driving a car carrier in the 80's and 90s, my area was Connecticut. Connecticut limousine was a common sight on I-95. At that point, they were using 8 door Suburbans. I always thought what a cool tow vehicle that could be with that long wheelbase. I remember that the roofs were poorly finished, They just omitted the raised ribs on the section they added to the roof, and it was wavy. Of course, you could only see it if you were in a heavy truck or a bus.

[@ExilefromCrownHill]

I recall the 8-door Suburbans making the rounds from local hotels to Logan Airport in Boston. Hudson Bus Lines had a yard full of them in Nashua in the mid-60's, in various states of condition. I recall earlier they had a sedan stretch previous to the Suburbans, and later switched over to '69 Pontiac stretch vehicles by 1970.

[@garydesgres1382]

I drove tour busses trough ct and also remember the suburbans . It was normal to see several on a single trip.

[@VitoVeccia]

That's part of my childhood right there. I remember CT limo. Growing up in Norwalk, I used to see Vallerie trucking all over the place too. But like Laidlaw, it's a fond memory. Good times though.

[@Mercmad]

That has to be the Chrysler mentioned in the Song "Love Shack" by the B52's. If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says Fifteen miles to the, love shack, love shack yeah I'm headin' down the Atlanta highway Lookin' for the love getaway Headed for the love getaway, love getaway I got me a car, it's as big as a whale And we're headin' on down to the love shack I got me a Chrysler, it seats about twenty So hurry up and bring your jukebox money 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@dja1353]

I guess I know I’m old. I remember seeing those things. I wish I could turn back time. I told my brother the other day, my earliest memory of our MSP airport maybe 1960, it was a treat to see a jet, mostly props, maybe still some piston props.

[@tkflanagan4449]

I Missed you yesterday.......

[@frederickhettesheimer2698]

Those Airport Limos where cool. There was a fleet of International Travel All with an 8 doors when I was a teenager, I always wanted one.

[@JohnJones-xy5yt]

Just wanted to say thank you for all the mopar content you have been posting lately

[@79USA1]

Cool find. Freiburger and Finnegan Roadkilled a 1970 if I remember correct. It also ended up on one of the "Holiday Hoopty Challenge" shows.

[@kentwright5346]

"The junk yard is a classroom." Absolutely spot on. I learned a great deal from observing how manufacturers assembled cars and trucks while sourcing parts for my projects. Great video!

[@paularteau9482]

Roadkill had one of those. That's awesome. Keep up the crawl. 👍

[@Wooley689]

Buick in background, my parents had a deuce and a quarter.

[@zzzoo2]

Thanks Steve! Wow-I bet that thing’s driveshaft weighs as much as my car!

[@samcraig3924]

Thanks Steve for another awesome wake up story about old cars......I wish I could save this one

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

This Limo is well worth pulling out and displayed . It is quite the Conversation Piece or just to get some ones attention .

[@jonathangehman4005]

As a kid growing up in a big family with lots of kids my folks were always on the lookout for cheap cars with lots of seats and doors, there was a late 60s Chrysler C-Body airport limo at a used carlot nearby in the late 70s when I was getting ready to go tohigh school, I was SO relieved when my folks decided it would be too expensive to feed and bought a trade-in 12 passenger Chevy van from the Chrysler dealer where my dad was a mechanic instead. Can you imagine being dropped off at school in a scruffy old airport hack? I'd still be a virgin today

[@jeffclark2725]

What a beast, that could be cool if it could be brought back, its amazing how hollywood never showed these kind of cars in any movies, Great video

[@jeffclark2725]

@jamesviehmann4291 will do, thanks

[@googleusergp]

@James Viehmann Yup, filmed in Brooklyn, NY.

[@talfacprez]

There was a very large family in my neighborhood who had one of those 8 door airport limousine's to use allowing their entire family to fit in one vehicle. I can also remember the day when they bought two Chevy Suburbans to replace their 8 door limousine.

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

That must have difficult to park at the grocery store or making a U Turn at the light. 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@mjg263]

Did you happen to grow up in central NJ?

[@johnbradley845]

That roof rack was definitely part of the reinforcement...

[@mikebrown8065]

That is a really cool car. Definitely would be a restoration challenge to find any parts!! Thanks Steve for another cool video!

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

Who the hell would want to restore that lump of 💩

[@ChaChiVooDoo]

What a rare car, someone should save it even though its a lot of work. 40 years ago I had an aunt that had a 68 Newport 4dr HT in that dark metallic green but a black interior. Had the 383. It was left to her by her late brother in law and was pristine but at that time just a land yacht that guzzled gas like flushing a toilet so it was a daily driver and beat into the ground until junked. A few times I went with my cousin to get milk and cakes for the grown ups and that 383 was more than capable of hauling that boat down the road no problem!

[@Hyrev1]

Always interesting Steve. Keep em coming! 👍👍💯🇺🇸

[@TheNismo777]

Perfect restoration unit, you wont find another anytime soon :)

[@mjg263]

We had a very religious family in our neighborhood with 10 kids, one of the cars they had was an 8 door ‘73 Plymouth Fury that they bought from a local airport shuttle service. It still had the name of the shuttle service printed on the sides and the rack on top. I’ll bet it was built by the same conversion outfit.

[@carsmartsmedia2324]

So much knowledge! Great channel!

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you think so!

[@seandaugherty7504]

Awesome find! I saw one at Carlisle years ago, cool cars. Having owned a 68 Newport, and many other C-Body cars, I am thrilled by the love you give these cars in your videos! Thanks Steve!!

[@johnnersinger9771]

There's some nice cars in there

[@captlazer5509]

First car I ever fired up was a 68 New Port four door. It was quite the kid hauler. Liked how over built and solid they were. The Chrysler sales staff film for the 68 is hilarious as it wanted the sales staff to emphasize to the potential customers that its big car. Looking at one kind of gives that secret away. Never knew there was even bigger New Ports out there. Thanks for showing the 8 door Steve!

[@TheHelado36]

Thank you so much Mr. Magnante for another very interesting video ! Keep ‘‘em coming !

[@clarkleakins879]

Great candidate to restomod for "van life". Plenty of space to create a kitchenette! Roof rack for storage bins and solar set up!

[@googleusergp]

Yup, that's how you got to the airport back in the day. Today, it's an Uber, a Sprinter van, or in the case of my business trips, a Chevrolet Express van. Typically, we get driven to and picked up from the airport by coworkers because it's easier due to the busy nature of the airport. When it's a large group, we'll need the Express van to take us. When I fly for vacation, I typically park close to the airport and take a shuttle. Either way, nothing like coming off your flight and having a waiting vehicle ready to get you home. Travel works great when it works efficiently. Armbruster Stageway is still in Fort Smith, AR and is located at 8410 Ball Rd, Fort Smith AR 72908. I travel a decent amount for both work and for personal (to visit family mostly), so I'm somewhat versed with transportation and getting around the airport. TSA Precheck works wonders and is worth every bit of the $85 for five years (and $70 to renew it). One time we traveled to Orlando for work during spring break and with the TSA Precheck, we all zipped right through the airport with no issue at all, while other folks were waiting in line for quite some time. My uncle got a heart attack on a business trip in 1982 while flying (back then you could smoke on a plane) and when they touched down, the doctor met him and essentially said, "That was your last cigarette, sir. Unless you want to be in a box in the ground that is". Scared my uncle straight and he's never smoked since and changed his lifestyle and walks all the time now. He had an incident a few years ago and the doctor said to him, "I can tell you've had a past event. Many years ago". "Yup, 1982" my uncle said. Consequently, I've never smoked anything in my life and I have no desire to do so. Correct, with the VIN for the win: C for Chrysler, E for Economy price class, 41 for four door sedan, H for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 8 for 1968 model year, C for Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The original Jefferson Ave plant that built this car operated from 1925 to 1990 and the "new" Jefferson plant opened in 1991 and still operates today under Stellantis. Yes, the other divisions had codes for Police (K), Special (S), Premium (P), Taxi (T), among other depending on the year, model and division. The 1976 Fury you featured the other day was an example of a unique code (2nd digit being a "K" meant it was a police vehicle). We got the tag, we can brag: CE41 for Chrysler (C) Economy (E) Newport four door (41), 62 for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 5 for three speed automatic transmission, 520 for Monday, May 20, 1968 shipping date, A-1 for 26" radiator, D-9 for front disc brakes, AX of 4 is 3.23:1 rear end ratio, non-locking (since there's nothing under the "X" in AX that means it's an open differential), E1X for Black interior trim, GG1 for Pine Green Metallic exterior paint, UBS of B for black upper interior door trim paint, 1-4 for sill moldings, 7-8 for wheel lip moldings, S-1 for air conditioning, X-1 for tinted glass, all windows, u-1 for sold car (ordered by someone), y-9 for special order, 75 is the tire code which I'm going to guess is a black wall of some sort being that this was an "industrial type application". Early Chrysler data tags are a bit of "morse code", unlike the later ones which are more like a GM "RPO" (Regular Production Order) type system with sales codes that still are used to this day by Stellantis. GM of course still uses RPO codes on their "SPID" (Service Parts Identification) label. As you've stated previously, this tells us the vehicle's "DNA" and how it left the assembly plant. Yes, the paint mark could denote left or right, or perhaps a part number/application, supplier code, or an inspection mark. All depends. There are many companies that did business as "CT Limo Service", so maybe with some better detail of the phone number, it can be traced back to who it was. As other stated, did you not post a video yesterday?

[@kenttalsma7906]

You're not the only one jonesin' for mags' material. We gotta give him a break.

[@googleusergp]

@@kenttalsma7906 I know that. Trust me, I post on plenty of other channels as well. Perhaps Mr. Magnante will comment on yesterday's lack of a video. If he took a day off (or Mr. Richardson did), that's OK, everyone is entitled to do so.

[@kenttalsma7906]

@@googleusergp darn right 👍

[@googleusergp]

@@kenttalsma7906 Yup, sure thing.

[@SteveMagnante]

Yesterday's Rambler American video ran TWICE because Shane got The Covid. He's OK and tomorrow watch for ANOTHER American! But an older one....Thanks for asking. -Steve Magnante

[@markp0752]

Worked on a checker aero bus. 8 doors. 283 with a power glide.

[@brucecourchene8090]

Wow, never seen one of those, great conversation piece for sure. Thanks professor Steve👍🏻

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertdryburgh1457]

A lifetime ago Moores Taxi in Winnipeg had a 60 and 61 six and eight door Oldsmobile Dynamic 88s airport limos. I believe they were Armbrusters. They had the huge luggage racks up top. I once saw a driver parallel park the eight door 61 on Graham Ave. An amazing feat.

[@cccc-bn7ff]

Wow, im restoring a 1968 Newport 8 door limo now, id like to have this for parts

[@Slimjim260]

That was really good Steve, love the Carter AFBs!

[@martinliehs2513]

I Googled "Armbruster Stageway" images. The newer ones are mostly hearses and stretches with no additional doors, but there a ton of them from the 60's and 70's that are 8 door conversions based off a variery of sedans, wagons and utilities. The oddest was an 8 door wagon with tandem axles based on a late 60's Olds Toronado called the Jetway 707. The strangest thing is that all of these conversions require custom doors. Unlike today, where limos are limited to Lincoln Town Cars and Cadillac DeVilles with nondescript styling (and usually, no additional doors in the added chassis length), the older ones are based on various mid-level cars with highly sculpted body lines.

[@cleckleymotorworks]

A cool ride for sure. Something I've never seen before. Also a cool late 70s buick Electra in the background 😎

[@patdesrosiers6423]

Similar if not the same as the one the “Roadkill” guys picked up, fired up and road tripped. I’m pretty old but always learn from your junkyard crawls. Cheers and Happy New Year from Denver

[@SuperOperator4]

Reminds me of the Roadkill limo.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

SuperOperator4 That's cause it's the same kind of car.

[@SuperOperator4]

@@lilorbielilorbie2496 ....wow...

[@anthonymartinka7712]

Back in the later 90’s Connecticut Limousine had one of those Armbruster / Chrysler cars from the 70’s in restored condition. I saw it on the road a couple of times. I wonder what happened to it.

[@gillgetter3004]

Talk about a land barge!!! Never saw anything like that😵‍💫

[@jcpad1797]

Hi Steve, thank you for all your videos… your videos bring a lot of piece and comfort … I truly appreciate all that you do and in the manner you do it… keep up the great work.

[@rossherbster6210]

Always look forward to more of your videos ! Being recently retired I have the time. On a side note I think we are very similar in our tastes and our hobbies. I was a model car builder and am still a dedicated Hot Wheels collector. I started day one in 1968 ! Thanks, Ross

[@patdesrosiers6423]

Recently retired myself. Congratulations, this is a new beginning for us

[@chiefbobdavis99]

Yes! My favorite classroom!

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man that’s one beast of a car! Imagine trying to park that sucker!😂

[@nickfortunato2938]

I remember seeing these when I was a kid in the 70s there's a motel at the end of the road I grew up on in Stamford CT. off exit 9 and I95

[@ThePlydus340]

Your car knowledge is amazing Steve.

[@jayski9410]

I used to see stretched Oldsmobile Toronados like this used at Dulles airport in the Washington, D.C. area. I always thought they were so cool because they had tandem rear axles. I guess it was super easy to add rear axles to a front wheel drive car.

[@youtbe999]

in 707 smoking was allowed... They smoked in the limo, then smoked some more in the airport, and then smoked in the airplane. Inconceivable in today's standards. One of the few things that got better with time.

[@alexzatman74]

Steve always has cool videos

[@mikaelnystrom6104]

So cool

[@davezul4396]

Will ya look at that pie crust sidewall taxi service bias ply... haven’t seen those in many moons.. maybe a Firestone Transport 1...

[@brandaneakright6082]

Really cool car huge c body guy, but I own two 68 Chrysler newyorker’s. Thanks for sharing that limo, it’d definitely be cool to see it restored.

[@charleshuffman6982]

DC-8 vice 10. Enjoy all your videos

[@dubiousf00d]

Yup, I'm definitely too young to remember this. Haha. That being said. Thank you steve for everything you do for the automotive industry/community.

[@67L-88]

Connecticut Limo is still around but they don't have the stretched-out shuttles like that anymore. They used to follow a route and make pick-ups along the way to the airports. They had a fleet of 8-door Suburbans painted a blue color and had bold writing on them. They serviced the NYC airports and I don't know when exactly but I would guess the late 1980s or early 1990s they slowly disappeared. I was told by someone that it was expensive to take and the trip could be long as it made all the stops along the way. I never took the service but the cars and trucks were an institution on the Turnpike.

[@ronreyes9910]

As a kid I grew up about 20min. from Cleveland Hopkins airport and would see the airport limos running down the Ohio turnpike which was in my back yard. I remember mostly the Checker ones and the International Travel-alls. Right next to Hopkins was the Ford engine plants and Lewis research center (NASA) Also had a Fisher body plant just down the road from the Ford plants.

[@MadWiking]

Thanks once again for an interesting video, Steve!!😃 I love these one-off/unicorn cars and trucks, and love to know more about them!! Please, please, please do more off this kind of videos!! 😉 Your videos lighten up my life here in dark and snowy norway, Steve!! 😉👍 We have quite a lot of Armbruster-Stageway limo's and hearses here in Norway, as they where so well built that the Norwegian DOT did accept them from an engineering standpoint. Especially in the 1970's and 1980's we saw a lot of them, both on airports and in rental companies. Best regards from Norway! I wish you all a great new year in 2023, and keep them videos coming!!🥰

[@brianbloom1799]

Steve That car Deserves to be Restored, That is different. That reminds me of a internal limo on rt23 In NY ,I think It had 8 doors, Last I knew someone is restoring it.

[@mec7568]

They did the same with 3/4-ton International Travelalls with added factory rear doors between. I would think the truck-frames would be much easier to stretch/extend than the Chrysler rear unibody.

[@patdesrosiers6423]

When I moved to Denver in the late 70s I worked for a company that built extended wheelbase Japanese mini trucks. Flatbeds, camping vehicles and crew cabs.The welder cut them in half, clamped the halves in a jig and welded in new steel. Nice work and well finished

[@frankmoorman3445]

Thanks again Steve. Another interesting video. Your knowledge of vintage automobiles is incredible.

[@brewsky38c]

Awesome, give me 40 acres and I’ll turn this rig around

[@jimnite4919]

Ha ha 😂.

[@jonnyc4898]

Really enjoy your channel , I've always been a fan of all makes. Every company had some Jewels and a few Zonks haha thanks for the variety .

[@SteveMagnante]

Thanks for watching!

[@zappa3543]

The 707 was a great jet liner.

[@davidgleason3379]

Quite a find you don't see to many of 60"s cars around that were used thi way. I do have a neighbor that has a metro airport limo. This was a good video of a unique vehicle

[@richdiscoveries]

Yes, Connecticut limousine. Growing up in Connecticut I remember them well. Back in the 1980s they had these blue eight door square body suburbans. They were freaking awesome and always wanted one. I don't know whatever happened to them, I'm sure there's still a handful of them out there, but are we just thought that will make a badass toy with some lift and some 40s on it LOL Obviously wouldn't be going through the woods with that, can't get around trees, but it would look dope on the streets

[@joewebb4836]

Kool, I remember the Surburban's, but have never seen one of those !

[@colinchung9722]

4:15 look at that VW type 3! i've always loved the Fastback!

[@wreckerjonny6144]

Airport limo. Reminds me of the 58 fury my friend Cliff had. He painted it matching Christine ran that for a few years and sold it

[@robertclark9]

383? You would’ve thought they would’ve gone with the 440. Those wheels were probably covered with 8 ply fiberglass belted light truck tires. Not many radials around in ‘68. Cool unit.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed!! 👍👍

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoyed

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@SteveMagnante 🙂

[@garywillmon8697]

One of my favs to watch

[@marioncobaretti2280]

I used see those running back n forth in the Boston area going to the Logan airport

[@joeharkins7476]

Fascinating episode

[@dougackerman4182]

Awesome video Steve

[@timkis64]

i wonder how many carrier bearings held the driveshaft in place.probably weighed 80 pounds.

[@MrArgoyle]

Stumbled onto this by accident. Love the stuff you do Steve. I check every week for any new episodes of Junkyard Gold. Great show. I'm guessing that has come to it's end. Glad to see you have the KZbin thing going. Just subscribed to it!

[@jamesblair9614]

I was going to question an AFB being used on a 68 model, but then I see the engine seems to be a mix of parts, neither the intake or passenger side valve cover belong on a 68 either. The air cleaner housing is battle scared, but looks like it might be a 67 HP unit, that fits the smaller AFB inlet airhorn, it’s a sought after part.

[@kmath50]

Pretty cool. I am guessing the 12 and 16 passenger vans were not available back then as they are now. Seems like Checker also had some of these types of vehicles.