Putting the Finishing Touches on my 1966 Newport!

[@KO-pk7df]

Watching you drive her around reminds me of when I got to drive our 67 New Yorker. We lived at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico when I was in the 7th grade, dad would let me drive it off base on the country roads and in the mountains on trips. I remember how smooth and quiet it was. Ours had the Mopar "Auto Pilot" cruise control knob left of the steering Column, you just turned the knob pointer to the speed you wanted and switched it on. Ahh good times.

[@TheOcculus]

My grandfather had two White 1966 New Yorkers in the early '70s one with red interior and one with blue. I was just a youngster. Good memories.

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

So cool that she won a trophy on her show debut. That's awesome. Such a beautiful car!

[@dhiradas108]

That car is absolutely gorgeous. Worth every second of your work and every penny you have to spend on it. There is a special kind of beauty in cars from that era that are in good shape.

[@towncoupe]

Absolutely STUNNING

[@crashandburngaming5103]

What a beauty. That paint colour is frikin awesome

[@craigspencer8739]

Good call on keeping it R12. I've heard those RV2 compressors don't get along well with R134-A. Something to do with oiling issues.

[@xerinety]

That Chrysler Is Beautiful. Glad to see it went back to you.

[@RatdogDRB]

What a sweet land-yacht, and for it to be a family original is just icing on the cake. Congrats, Matt. Enjoy every minute of it.

[@johndonlon1611]

Absolutely gorgeous survivor. These mid-60s Chryslers are super solid land yachts and you'll see gas mileage to prove it. Good luck and thanks for posting.

[@TaylorZ2]

That car is awesome and you look right at home driving it. Those cars has outstanding A/C and heat, the a/c vents would get frost on them on a road trip. I wish the A/C in our newer Toyota worked half that well. Please consider adding a dual circuit master cylinder!!!!!

[@CecilJohnson-sl8ci]

My first car was a 66 Newport. Love this ride.

[@SoonerDan77]

She's a real beauty Matt, I am so glad you got it back and that you are going to enjoy her. That car is living the good life now.

[@nickhighfill3059]

Matt I love this car . Cars of that era are some of the best looking and riding cars

[@kevindoxey]

Love it and especially the color! You've done a great job with it. I would do away with the exhaust tip but everything else is looking superior! Love your videos too! Thanks

[@GhostRider-ii7tz]

Awesome job Matt.👍👊

[@VacMaster2020]

Great video beautiful car they don’t make them like they used to for sure

[@todaywithbk]

Great video! Yes, the R12 is extremely cold! You did a fantastic job bringing it up to your standards 👏

[@avioncamper]

Guess what kind a car my grandmother had? An olive green 1967 Chrysler Newport. Black vinyl interior, 383 2 barrel carb, ac, am radio. Great to see owners keeping these Mopars on the road. Looking good !

[@KO-pk7df]

I'll say it again. What a beautiful car. 50s, 60s cars were the best and were actually designed by artistic automotive designers not wind tunnels and super computers that make every car the same shape. It would be great to have a nitrogen bottle so you can check under pressure before putting in the R-12! Those original hoses with metal lines can be renewed. I use a Dremel to cut off the metal crimp to remove the hoses from the barbed end. Get new hoses and put back on metal pipe with high quality clamps. Faster and less expensive than taking them to be rebuilt or trying to find OE hose with metal pipe.

[@kevinguitar1224]

What a beauty!

[@bigbadboodah]

Beautiful car. FYI get an a/c fin comb and straighten the fins on the coil, it will make a huge difference, and of course a little satin black spray paint.

[@20thCenturyMan]

I've been following this. I really enjoy it. I have a 1964 LeBaron. I can testify that these R12 units will freeze you out of the car.

[@stevecook1675]

It is gorgeous, my parents had the same exact car only in Spanish gold and had the arm rest in the front seat. It's one of the cars I learned to drive in.

[@milan1969]

What a car! Great work Matt! Watching it was an experience, old school a/c stuff right there.

[@shanekauffman8649]

Absolutly awesome Matt. I'm not sure why you can't ❤️ videos on youtube instead of like. But this one deserves some love. Love it man. Get a car cover for it unless its always in the garage.

[@nicksimadis2086]

Wonderful story with such a cool car. I'm glad you got it back to your family, Matt! It's in the best hands possible.

[@jacobeakright7834]

Your grandpa has an excellent taste in cars. That thing is gorgeous. I just picked up a 68 New Yorker myself that used to have a/c now it doesn’t and the copper exhaust manifold gaskets are definitely the best way to go

[@051570orion]

Sunday I replaced the alternator on our 2005 Chrysler Town and Country, and as I was fighting with how tight it was to get to , so I definitely appreciate how accessible everything is on old cars , compared to the newer junk that's on the roads today . Lol but that old Chrysler is so cool , and whenever I can finish getting everything to get my 1972 Nova back on the road as well as my 1970 Karmann Ghia, I'd drive them all the time

[@paulwortman483]

You know this, you can "wet" sand that clear coat. It will clean up those fish eyes dry lines all that. It's fidely but if you go slow it's amazing!!! Exhaust manifolds check squareness to the head. Plain as needed. That will the only way to completely eliminate the problem. Or just do what every old Chrysler v8 owner does... Live with it.

[@danswartwood4580]

Thank you for your APPRECIATION to your subscribers Matt😢😢😢

[@ladariusmastin]

Sweet car bro

[@sergiopereziii]

The trophy was worth all the work in getting the car and fixing it up. The car looks great.

[@mattm5786]

Attaboy Matt looks sweet!

[@flatfoot62]

What a beautiful car. Enjoy it and I’m sure Grandpa is looking down and amazed. Great channel too. Thanks

[@d1mennis]

Congrats on the 2nd place trophy! I wish I still had my white 66 Newport.

[@Morgorn1]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@williamlovely450]

the mid sixtys was when chrysler was at the top of there game very well built cars and the best mechanicals be side looking so kool

[@brucenichols540]

I'm an 'Old School' MoPar guy... Started with a new 1970 GTX and only moved on when the Germans destroyed the Company. So GLAD you went with R12, that honking RV2 Compressor prefers the 'Good Stuff'! I've got almost 50 pounds of 12 'hoarded', good to go! .

[@Czechbound]

What an elegant machine ! Well done on the trophy win. You're braver than me - I wouldn't trust myself (or anyone else) to have food or drink in the car. Paint came up a treat. All the best from Prague, CZ

[@terrye6853]

My great uncle had a New Yorker of the same vintage, I can still remember him taking me to the store in it while Sammy Davis was playing, "If They Could See Me Now" on the radio as he sang along. It was like riding in cloud.

[@keithbarron3654]

When I lived in Miami in late 80's, used to do AC work. Chrysler hoses were always bad, or o-rings. Had hose shop that replaced hoses with braided Teflon lined hoses, reused fittings. Got out of it just as regs came in.

[@georgewarren8814]

Matt, congrats on the trophy! Car looks awesome. I think you were spot on not messing with the coolant system too much. I made that mistake once 😂 Cheers!

[@MikeyMalibu]

Hey Matt congrats on the trophy. Nice meeting and talking with you

[@lsxmatt]

Same to you!

[@ianferguson5295]

I saw an episode somewhere where they used electronic duster spray cans as refrigerants for R-12 cars. You should do a comparison between the R-12 and the electronic duster. I love the videos!

[@robertratliff6030]

I went 134 on the 68 Bonneville. Only modification was the ports after we had the system leak check. The R134 works great. Just make sure you put about 85 percent of R12 capacity due to molecular size. Oh by the way, that old Bonneville with stock A/C system, sans R134, lives in Texas were we have 20-40 over 100 degree days.

[@lamarrcopeland6346]

I'm 70yrs. Old. My Second Car Was A 1966 Newport Two Door. That Sludge In Your Cooling System Is Sand Left In The Block During Casting. Me And All My Friends At The Time With Chrysler Products Had That Problem. Oh And By The Way, It Eats Freeze Plugs.

[@williamlovely450]

chrysler and ginger perfect

[@Vaino_Hotti]

I just got done washing and claying a neglected Volvo I bought as a new daily, ate dinner and sat down to see this. Claying was a pain in the ass! Debating on giving the Volvo a buff, but I don't have the equipment or energy to do a thorough job and dunno where to stop if I start at all. But hot damn the Chrysler looks absolutely radiant!

[@dosgos]

Who knew R12 was blowing 20*F air into the cabin!

[@mikeeaton9822]

R12 is better than R134a . R12 always cools better

[@mrphiscal]

R12 is way colder than 134a

[@DesertRox]

You can use r16 in the system if you have a HVAC tech friend, it works great

[@michaelgorman4229]

Next summer in All Chrysler National at Carlisle,PA mid July

[@tylerharris1085]

That hiccup at full throttle could be a bad or dried up accelerator pump seal. Little trick I learned on my old Camaro to get me by until I could rebuild is to drip a little oil on the pump shaft, it would help seal and fix the hiccup.

[@lsxmatt]

The accelerator pump is leaking a tiny bit so thats probably the culprit.

[@jakereal3604]

These old cars had no low freon shut off. As long as the magnetic clutch has power and is working correctly the compressor will engage no mater if it's full, low or EMPTY on freon. The detail came out GORGEOUS!!! You did Grandpa proud brother!!!!!! Those "birds" on the Trophy look like the Imperial Emblems. Kind of funny being a Mopar, was that intentional?

[@jakereal3604]

Forgot to say prior to the days of “smart phones” we had smart people!!!!! If our AC felt warm we knew it was low on Freon and once we knew that many would either A) not use it until fixed or B) pop the hood and disconnect the compressor so that you could still use the climate system to get air blowing and circulating but you didn’t burn out the AC compressor. Now days things are made idiot proof. You no longer need to think! Lololol sad but true!

[@wyattoneable]

Very nice. I'm working on a 1968 Cadillac and I hope to stay around $30,000 as well. But parts are expensive (if you can find them).

[@GhettoWagon]

the old R 12 machine is cool I have a R-134a machine. Converted my R12 stuff to R-134a it works ok Dont really use a old car much anymore . It worked ok in NY in FL its too hot no AC works good here. I think I need to change the AC compressor on the 5.3. 200k Might be worn out

[@ericlocastro220]

Are those reflectors on the rear panels just stuck on?

[@lsxmatt]

Probably. They’ve been on there the 80’s so I left them.

[@reijerlincoln]

Did you check strut rod bushings? Might not be the shocks.

[@lsxmatt]

Yea the strut rod bushings are bad. I show it at the end of the video during the walk around.

[@jofridz]

It’s not even my camera and I’ve had the strongest sense of chucking it into the ground as hard as possible. Chad Daniel says it best focus!

[@Se7enMiIe]

Can we get a paint correction video? I trust you way more than any random detailing video!

[@robertbarnhardt9792]

You must use after flushing use anti rust in radiator a must with a mopar factory recommends it

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

29º is really too cold, and can lead to evaporator icing on a humid day which restricts air flow out the vents. It may need a new thermal expansion valve, that is supposed to prevent the system from running too cold. 36º is a safe temp.

[@bartorlans5390]

Big block exhaust manifold bolts go into water jackets so the leak you are seeing could have something to do with that.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

R-12 is nothing better. It should last a couple summers.

[@lsxmatt]

Last charge lasted from 66 to 2011 when the engine was redone.

[@roycervantes1341]

Yeee Yeee

[@franswijnands4022]

the hood has gotten hot

[@brucenichols540]

Sir Matt... Did you check the OIL LEVEL in the Crankcase of the Compressor? ,

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

'66 Chryslers were athletic, perky looking cars, the '65s looked a little pudgy in comparison. A family friend bought a new '66 300 4dr, it was the first car with A/C we ever rode in. I like the ride that torsion bar Chryslers get when the t-bars are adjusted to the high side in the front, they can get bouncy when lowered.

[@boomer53-h6d]

Where did you get the new receiver/dryer? I need one for my '64 Imperial. I think they are the same as the one for your car.

[@lsxmatt]

Rockauto

[@Matt-hz1oh]

So funny how similar our situations are. We both have fbodies and I have a 65 chrysler newport 2 door. Trying to find a driver door glass for it since a basketball busted the original. Anybody know of one?

[@mikejohnson9118]

Old luxury cars with R12 would get so cold you would get an A/C headache. Your forehead would hurt from the upper vents.

[@brucenichols540]

Uncle Tony on Exhaust Manifold Gaskets. Skip to the 5 minute mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmjPcoqjmbGIlZI

[@brucenichols540]

Me again... You know it was a 'Hillbilly Paint Job', they used Base/Clear on a Classic. .

[@jbncnow]

Why not convert it to 134 a ? You dump the old mineral oil out and flush everything out and put the pag oil in and change all the o rings to the green ones.i would put a 134 compatible condenser in and charge it up. It's a little more work but the refrigerant is so much safer. I just did a 93 GMC Suburban with dual air and heat and I ended up replacing everything even the lines to the back that were ate up from road salt. I used this new 134 replacement refrigerant that is called Envrosafe . It's basically propane and can be a flammable situation but it cools so much better than 134 That is a good price for R 12 I hope you never have to get anymore cause it's hard to get and people want a lot of money for it

[@lsxmatt]

Just looking to keep the car as original as possible.

[@MyronBuss]

Why? R12 works a hell of a lot better in these old systems. To many brain deads switching from R12 to R134.

[@brentkiely657]

beautiful car ! Beautiful colour too ! what is the name of that paint colour ?

[@richjordan9375]

Awesome and inspiring that you got your factory A/C working. Total agreement on R12. You can make R134 work 'ok' but you really need more condenser efficiency for the same capacity system. There may be parallel flow replacement condensers available if you ever have to downgrade to R134; some repros are made for other classic Mopars. They can help make up the efficiency difference but still won't get you to R12 levels. I've never had a Chrysler older than '69; can you blend warm air heated by the heater core with the refrigerated air to moderate temps on that car? The '69 could. I'm keeping R12 for my '71 Dodge; been saving it for decades. I need to fix dried up hoses and probably replace the compressor (sitting open to the air for 43 years or more) but I like frigid air. Beautiful car, nice job on the paint, and congratulations.

[@lsxmatt]

Oh yea there’s a warm slider above the hvac. controls. That would make sense sliding it to warm the a/c up a little.

[@richjordan9375]

@@lsxmatt ​ Cool. Also meant to mention when/if you pull your exhaust manifolds, use a straight edge across them to be sure they have not warped. They frequently do. If so then running sans gasket is unlikely to be leak free. I've never used them but people I trust use remflex brand gaskets (which are fairly thick) when they have a problem engine that regular exhaust gaskets keep failing on.