1973 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham: Bye Bye Fuselage!!!

[@fourdoorglory]

We can still hear the gear reduction starter in our memories.

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

Exactly - you could always tell the sound of a Chrysler being started without even looking.

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

@@TomSnyder-gx5ru Yes. Chrysler, GM and Ford each had a distinct sound the starters

[@sergioleone3583]

Mr. Adam has been SUPER busy the last couple of days. Much appreciated during the winter days, great content to relax and be informed and entertained by.

[@edrupp2318]

Love the color, inside and out. Your avocado green land yacht goes nicely with your avocado green appliances and shag carpeting!

[@Rick1959]

Thank You for sharing this beautiful '73 New Yorker! My cousin inherited an identical twin to this about 1980. It had a bit over 100K mileage. The timing chain "gears", complete with plastic teeth, had sheared a few teeth and damaged the oil pickup screen. So I helped him replace the timing chain and gears, tuned it up including AC Delco plugs. I do remember he bumped the timing up by about 6 degrees advance. We took it for a ride after and out to the highway (I-84 in New Britan, CT) and ran across an '80 Corvette with an L-82. My foot was into the accelerator and the carb was making nice noises. The L-82 apparently thought I was trying to race him (I wasn't). He jumped on it and we were off!! I think both he, my cousin and I were amazed as I smoothly pulled away from him at full throttle. At 90, I got off it and he caught up. We both returned to the 55mph speed limit. The L-82 driver looked mighty puzzled. I think he was more embarrased with his girlfriend being a witness to his situation of being blown off by an old luxocruiser. My cousin enjoyed this car for several more years 🙂

[@jeffsmith846]

Yeah.. I owned a 81 Corvette that I loved but it was not a powerhouse

[@20CentMotors]

I always recommend KYB gas shocks all around for large Mopars. They eliminate the little bit of float at high speed. This encourages cross country travel which these cars love to provide.

[@iswc27]

The fuselage body cars in general are IMHO some of the most elegant automobiles Chrysler ever made, and I think that especially goes for the Chrysler New Yorker and the Imperial. The 1973 New Yorker may not have looked quite as distinctive from the front as the 1969-1972 models with the loop bumpers, but I have no objections to it, and you still got the same cool instrument panel and the classy brocade upholstery. I think the 1965-1968 New Yorkers looked beautiful, too. Elwood Engel did a masterful styling job on those cars (as well as the fuselage cars), and I would love it if you could do a video spotlighting at least one of them. The vinyl-covered sail panels on the 1965 and 1966 models were an interesting touch, and I think the rear end of the '68 looked especially amazing with those very impressive and elaborate wall-to-wall taillights. And as always, your vast encyclopedic knowledge of classic car details continues to shine through! I eagerly look forward to seeing many more!

[@billsoltys7611]

Adam did a video on the 1965 New Yorker about 8 months ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqLLkJmZpb6seMUsi=iodAGH745aNHxhkM

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

My dad worked at Airtemp in Dayton Ohio at the time. We had an all-green '69 Fury III. Noticing a number similarly looking interior components that that this has. Smooth ride, but wasn't a Cadillac. Here as an official survivor of the era riding on the front seat hump as a kid on the highway without a seatbelt! ;)

[@michaelwhite2823]

Beautiful New Yorker. My favorite generation was 74 to 78.

[@bobpierce115]

I love those too. They were essentially (or close to) being the Imperial.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Adam, If you had a New Yorker in this fabulous green colour, I bet you would keep it. 😉

[@jorgmarek4538]

Amber Sherwood Metallic...

[@louislepage5111]

Someone liked their green 😊

[@DSP1968]

This is a really great example, one of the best I've seen, of a '73 New Yorker Brougham. I really like how these look as much as the earlier Fuselage Chryslers. When they first came out, I thought the designers did a really good job with the new front bumper regulations, much better than most other cars. And I still like them. On another note: I once worked with a woman who had this exact car. She was a San Diego surfer chick when her dad bought if for her to drive, and she affectionately referred to it as "The Broughammobile." Loved that!

[@jeffmcmu]

I love your videos on this era of Chryslers. We had a 73 Town & Country wagon. We didn't have power windows on all the doors - only the tailgate - but the car was exceptionally well padded on all the doors. Our radio did not have 8-track, but our's had a search function that included a separate floor button next to the dimmer switch. I guess it was the other hi-priced option for radios. For such a large wagon, it drove like a ship. I remember one time the car had broken down and we had to pull it home. Without the engine running - no power steering or brakes - you practically had to have the strength of an ox to get the vehicle to turn or stop. But these were great riding cars. Thanks again!

[@marquiswilliams485]

Also I haven't heard or seen Twilight Sentinel headlights on an old school car since I had my 1985 Buick LeSabre Collector Edition!

[@jamesmisener3006]

Wow what a car. Those understressed big blocks are excellent runners. Loaded beauty. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@MarinCipollina]

Thanks for this one, Adam.. I share your attachment to various green colored vehicles, up to a point, but the green palette that automakers of that era were more attracted to, had too much yellow in them for my taste.. The dashboard and instrument panel were excessively cheap in appearance. Not a bad car for that era though. These were respectable middle class vehicles when new. I think General Motors C and B bodies had better interiors.

[@user-pgchargerse71]

Wow! three new videos to watch this Sunday morning. Thanks Adam! One option I see missing is the chrome road wheels. The dictafone (a cassette player/recorder) would not have been available in combination with the 8 track player.

[@johnhenrymcmahon6878]

What a gorgeous Chrysler, Adam! I LOOOOVE these fuselage era Chryslers. She is a beaut for sure ;), Johnny

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

I would take this car in a HEARTBEAT! Triple green, loaded...I admit, the revised '73 front end on the Newport/New Yorker has grown on me over the years. One of my dream cars...amazing example of a fuselage time capsule!

[@LearnAboutFlow]

A great complement to the latest in avocado kitchens!

[@MostlyBuicks]

The brocade cloth used by all US manufacturers of the late 60s and early 70s are my favorite materials for seats.

[@777jones]

What the Greatest Gen called a “brass hat car.”

[@mopartony7953]

11:57 regarding ATCii - the control box is zip-tied to the RH fender brace. That mass of vacuum hoses & distinctive housing shape give it away. Also appears the heater hoses are looped. Likely a failed heater core and inop AutoTemp system. Maybe controller sprung a coolant leak too. Possible failed evaporator core too. Very common for Fuselage era Mopars. Buyer could ordered std A/C. Or better yet, an Imperial with a credit for manual a/C over standard ATCii. Nightmare of a system.

[@Flies2FLL]

My college car was an '85 Volkswagen Scirocco turbo and it had the same mechanism for the power door locks. You had to push or pull the knob on the door, but that would lock/unlock the other door and the hatch. Interestingly, this was operated by vacuum, with servos in each door and the hatch. But it did not use engine vacuum, there was a small electric vacuum pump in the right rear fender that operated the system. It was superb and never gave a bit of trouble. The instrument panel on this '73 Chrysler is superb. Great video!

[@richard169]

I always think of deep metallic brown for these cars, and the old Mercuries of the same era. It just seemed so luxurious, somehow, to me as a teenager, when they roamed the Earth.

[@JayneCullen]

Little-known (*very* little known!) fact. Chrysler made police package versions of these, as well as police package Newports. My dad bought an unmarked police package '73 New Yorker. 275 net hp, so 60 more than standard. The power steering pump went out on the Garden State Parkway, and as my dad was under the hood investigating on the shoulder of an exit ramp, a state trooper pulled up behind us, and told my dad that our auction find used to be his work car. Told my dad he had pegged it at 130 (it had a certified speedo, but unlike the Fury and Polara fuselages, the top number on the speedo was indeed 130). It was a terrifying car at speed, and with the police handling bits, cornered flat as a piano lid. Thanks for the memories!

[@petestaint8312]

Wow! What a beautiful piece of machinery. 👍

[@whatsamattayu3257]

My late friend owned the exact same car. He babied it, never drove in inclement weather, snow or rain and kept it in pristine condition. You could eat off the engine bay. Even his daily driver, a Ford Taurus, was immaculate. RIP, Mr. G.

[@20CentMotors]

the stereo radios were equipped with 5 speakers, the front center wired as a 3rd, center channel.

[@tommywatterson5276]

Parents bought a new 72 Chrysler Newport 4 door l remember driving while in school. It was a huge fuselage bodied car. Driving it was effortless.

[@damianbowyer2018]

A Big, Beautiful Car, that has the Lincoln Continental shape and is a terrific car for its time, Adam. 😀👏

[@grayrecluse7496]

Our family had this exact same car. I can remember the air conditioner was like a freezer.. I remember it would do 110mph.and it floated after hitting 70mph.. Having a druck for a pop was fun sometimes.

[@James-hd4ms]

Mine would peg the speedometer at 15 above the 120. And it felt like it was going to take off.

[@RobertP-kk5ou]

I had a 1977 NY Brougham.I have to say that was my lifetime favorite car. It was smooth and quiet, It would tear through deep Colorado snow like nothing.

[@jeffsmith846]

Despite all that green it is a beautiful car. Lol. Just kidding, to each his own. What superb condition. This one should join the Adam collection.

[@dullaverage1667]

I took my DL test in my Dads maroon ‘73. I knew i passed when I parallel parked this giant.

[@mikevale3620]

Congratulations on that effort!

[@Richard4point6]

I share your love of green cars. I have a dark highland green Mustang Bullitt.

[@trudygreer2491]

I love that the springs and braces underhood are "color-coordinated" with the exterior..

[@jimkanellakos4699]

Adam, third clip today! This is a rare treat. Thank you so much!

[@knitterscheidt]

a real grinchmobile...really it's absolutely beautiful! regarding the ip it has a citroen look, modern and minimal, i think it's tasteful.

[@daviddisandro821]

beautiful car. living room on wheels

[@jerrycallender9352]

I had a 1973 New Yorker Brougham with the 440 4V. Triple blue with silk embroidered upholstery.

[@desertmodern7638]

I don't know that I've seen such a loaded example, seeming to lack only the rear air conditioning. I prefer cars of this era without the vision-cluttering vent windows, but when they're powered, well, that's another matter.

[@bobpierce115]

I love the fact it still had the vent window. A great feature regardless of whether you had air conditioning or not.

[@dullaverage1667]

Those are lil windows? My folks thought those were ashtrays. Oh the old days!

[@bobpierce115]

@@dullaverage1667 Your folks are partially correct, depending on whether they smoked or not. At stoplights or sitting in the car, they could flick the ashes out, while still leaving the main window up. Otherwise they were an easy way to let fresh air in or a fun rush of air at higher speeds. It was a neat feature in mid-century cars that started disappearing in the late '60s.

[@drippinglass]

So many green Mopars back then. As a ‘73, it was the last year for a forged crankshaft in the 440. The cast crankshaft that replaced it had no provision for the manual transmission input shaft.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

If GM perfectly timed the intro of the GM77 downsized full size cars, Chrysler's 1974 redesign of their full size car was a perfect marketing misstep. A very bulky design introduced during the height of the first oil crisis. Would have been better if they continued with the fuselage theme.

[@elpuerco6059]

This color reminds me of our '69 Plymouth VIP. My dad bought at a police auction and it had a side mounted search light. First car I learned to drive. The power brakes were wicked good and underrated, IMHO.

[@adamsneidelmann8976]

Had a ‘73 Newport with the 400. Always wanted the New Yorker with the 440.

[@tkewrestler2662]

My brothers shared a 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom Coupe with the road wheels as their first car. It had been my Grandparents car. Even with 400 it would really move down the road.

[@Wiencourager]

If you zoom in you can identify the auto temp box, but it’s not in the stock location.

[@edwardp3502]

My 1980 Chrysler Newport had that same funky electric lock system.

[@loveisall5520]

Compared to your gold NY that you sold, at least this car's doors don't look cheap and MOPAR finally put the power windows in the armrest and not just stuck on the door. I agree with you that the IP doesn't look right for the price and the switches look cheap. But the seats are magnificent, I remember seeing that in the brochure.

[@joesinkovits6591]

I wonder how many owners instinctively tried pushing on the electric lock trim piece instead of on the plunger to operate the locks.

[@troytrexler5459]

The fuselage Chryslers got restyled every year but it had very little impact on the number sold. Why did they even bother to change them so much every year. The buyers didn’t seem to notice. The 1973 restyle was square enough to see out the rest of the 1970’s without the 1974-1978 redesign. Instead they should have brought out the Cordoba a year earlier. Perhaps they could have also reskinned the Valiant and turned it into a compact Imperial Crown beating Cadillac’s Seville to the market. I think the styling of the 1974 Imperial would have looked fine on a smaller platform.🤓

[@bryanaisenbrey7188]

I would take it! My relatives were all 6 ft 4” so they owned these at the time. They could really handle the gravel roads. My Uncle had a 73 Newport Custom almost as loaded as this one.

[@joedepoto]

Excellent job as always Adam! Nice to see that 1973 Chrysler is the same shade of GF3 Amber Sherwood Metallic as my 1972 Duster!😮

[@michaelgarvin8621]

Beautiful car!! Nice review and great information 👍👍🙂

[@20CentMotors]

I believe a rear seat heater was available, being contgrolled by a similar rocker switch under the rear defogger switch.

[@adamtrombino106]

I like the 69-72 better for sure. I'll never forget when my grandfather bought a 71 NewPort used, and then found out it wouldn't fit in the garage.. it was too long. Chrysler used that PL system all the way through 79, even in vans. It used a rather complex semi mechanical switch with dual relays in the interior. Over time, the switches would corrode and they might work in 1 mode, but not the other. BUT you could take them apart and fix them.

[@martinliehs2513]

Thank you for another great presentation. I have noticed in several recent videos your remarks on the poor starting performance of the 1970s cohort of Chrysler vehicles in cold or damp weather, and that this can be directly attributed to the Champion brand spark plugs. As far as I am aware, the Champion brand is exclusively associated with spark plugs, and from my childhood recollections, the brand seemed a ubiquitous sponsor of NASCAR events and racing teams. Your comments prompted me to do some research. Apparently, Champion (named after the founder, Albert Champion) was founded in the early 1900s. Although Champion did not invent the spark plug, the company did pioneer the use of ceramic insulators based on research originating at Buick. It appears that the "AC" in AC Delco is tied to Albert Champion's name, as the fruits of his research were shared with what would become a GM "house brand". Champion continues to supply spark plugs (as well as automotive batteries) to this day, and its products apparently enjoy a 4.7 star rating on that major e-retailer (the one named after a South American river). It seems strange that a highly regarded company with such deep roots could pass off sub-standard product that almost kneecapped a major customer's vehicles for several years.

[@domv7]

Adam, if you have one, why dont we get to see yours in a video format? Anyway, I love your content. Keep up the good work.

[@Lasuvidaboy-jp4xe]

Such an impressive New Yorker. I was never a fan of the green and Chrysler seemed to have an abundant supply of green paint and interior components on hand in those days!

[@barrykochverts4149]

Just spending a Sunday jumping from one "Rare Classic Cars..." vlog-cast to another. Not a bad deal! The first time I saw a '69 Chrysler two-door hardtop, It was a medium metallic gray Newport without white walls or a vinyl top, parked in front of the Photography Building at Rhode Island School of Design (where the legendary photographer, Harry Callahan held forth), and, with open windows all around, resembled nothing so much as a premium 3 window coupe from the 1930's or 1940's; the proportion of the great length of the body to the car's tiny greenhouse was astounding.

[@Paul1958R]

Dad bought new a 1969 300 coupe which I consider the most beautiful of the big C body fuselge cars.

[@johnnyedify]

These had a good solid and gentle ride. I drove many fuselage cars. In contrast the big GM cars were soft and somewhat rubbery in their feeling over rough pavement.

[@blintzkreig1638]

My first boss when I was in High School had this car. Drove it once, it was sooo big and felt completely numb. Nothing like my mom's 71 beetle.

[@okc557]

My uncle had one and it fell in love with it when he drove up in it

[@edwardp3502]

All those options, you think the original owner would’ve sprung for an Imperial.

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

That's what I thought also, maybe they didn't like the styling of the Imperial so just decided to build a New Yorker "Imperial" - this more than likely was a special order car.

[@20CentMotors]

Rear bumper, it could be looked at as being half an Imperial as Imperials had full length vertical bumper ends since 1967.

[@clevejason]

Imagine that at a demo derby?! The crowd would go wild

[@HemiChrysler]

I have a 1973 NYB 4 dr htp, also green, but a brighter shade. The interior colour and fabric is the same as this car, although mine lacks the rare vent windows.

[@WhittyPics]

What a land yacht

[@jeffreyconstance6435]

The Ford version of power locks had power lock on the top of the door lock plunger.

[@Wiencourager]

I had a 73 Imperial in the same colors. Wish I’d kept it! I was afraid it got derbied, but when I mentioned it on Facebook post a friend of the buyer said he still has it.

[@fleetwin1]

Have always loved the fuselage era Chryslers. Someone let me know what the crazy black knob is mounted under the dash, just about the transmission hump! And yeah, I don't see the auto temp box either... It doesn't seem like you could control the temp/AC without it though by looking at the temp controls....

[@fmphotooffice5513]

I think I can confirm they didn't sell well. My parents bought a slightly used one for a bargain. It was the family car I wrecked as a teenager, a right of passage before the teenager learns to PAY ATTENTION. Ours was baby blue with black interior. I remember the sideways lever under the steering wheel pad for the telescoping wheel and the second high beam stomp button to change the radio station with a buzzing electric motor in the radio...

[@quincyq-radio6300]

Very nice 😎

[@mopartony7953]

Mortal sin what was done to 73 fuselage front end styling (except Imperial & Monaco). Looks like something from GM or FoMoCo. Mopar spent of spent a pretty penny for development and tooling for a one year model. Maybe they should have just bolted a railroad tie to the 72 fronts.

[@MyDarkmarc]

You are completely wrong when you say that Chrysler had a bad year in sales. In 1973, in fact Chrysler had a good year there total model year production was up from 1972 which had a model year production of 204,704 while in 1973 their model year production was 234,223 the difference was an additional 29,519 cars sold at Chrysler. In 1974 Chrysler's sales did drop dramatically to 117,373 due to the second oil crisis. But in 1975 sales increased dramatically back to 251,549 or 242,330 depending on what book you referenced. Even 1976 Chrysler's sales were still good at 222,223 Chrysler's sold. In seems your facts about Chrysler sales in the 1970s are somewhat off kilter.

[@christopherg9806]

My next door neighbors had a '73 Town & Country in this color. They bought it in '74 from a dealer and owned it up until about 2010. It had been in great condition until it's final years when mice got in and ate the interior. Also, it had rot throughout the undercarriage. It broke my heart, because up until he was elderly, the owner maintained the car meticulously. This was my least favorite fuselage front end, as the '72 and prior New Yorkers had a much more graceful nose.

[@kc0lif]

i like fuselage era cars.

[@M10000]

I never had any trouble with the ignition on all three of my Chrysler vehicles from this era! Use a copper distributor cap. They pump so much juice that an aluminum cap melts away in one week.

[@gregdelagrange8573]

Chrysler would use that power lock setup to 1987 on the full size passenger vans and Ramchargers. I had an 86 Ram Wagon with it.

[@carlobasta3587]

When new, these were heavily discounted, so they actually sold for less. This one has standard wheel covers.

[@w123benzman]

The Auto Temp 2 system was actually designed by a company called ranco out of ohio. Chrysler license that has Mercedes did in the late 70s and early 80s as their buyers were complaining about the absence of an automatic climate control system. The servo unit has the option in today's market to be upgraded to an aluminum housing so they don't crack and split in half as the plastic housings did. There's also an option from a company called unwired tools to put a digital system in place

[@Rom3_29]

Odd that it’s mostly green colored vehicles that survive the longest. Hardly ever I’ve seen any other color vehicle that is still nice shape. Maybe it’s because elderly owner who are more careful with their vehicles?

[@michaelzighera9111]

I had a very early build 73 NY 4 door sedan , 440 steel crank , auto temp 2 , Cruise control , twilight sentel , electric locks , no vinyl roof , six way passenger seat , no vent windows , tilt & Tele , 60,000 mile car , green on green , great car , it was a broaham. !!!!

[@michaelzighera9111]

Brougham , sorry !!!

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

@9:07 what is the lever below , and to the right of the driver's side ashtray ? *EDIT;* Maybe it's a manual Bowden cable for HVAC the blend doors ? @11:58 It might explain the missing HVAC electronic control box

[@joemazzola7387]

If anyone young is watching back then you locked the doors pushing down on the door button with your elbow

[@robk9685]

= save a nickel & cheap. The point of power locks, windows etc is the placement of the button for convenience. Even my Mother noticed this cheapness in Ford's and Chryslers back then.The set up of the power window switches on this thing (without a console on the door) was reserved for lower level GM cars. Having to reduce the price on this atrocity or offer rebates to sell the clumsy looking thing is proof.

[@markdc1145]

The new bumper standards in 1973 set US automotive styling back at least a decade. Only GM really made an effort to disguise it with the introduction of flexible plastic fascias in select models that could be painted. Corvette, Pontiac Grand Am, Cadillac (rear fillers) are notable examples.

[@WalkiTalki]

My 73 Fury Gran Sedan big block looked just like that. Green on green and all. Everything was padded. Even parts that you'd never expect like the lower door panels behind the carpet strip. It never got better than 9mpg but was almost never driven under 80mph either. For many years the only problem it ever had was the body of the carb would loosen and leak gasoline. I forget what carb it had but it was bigger than some import engines of today. The few people that would look at it for me would just tell me it wasn't the right carb for the engine. Then I'd pull it off and tighten the screws that held it together and reinstalled it. These things were way too fast for their size. Next to the Cadilacs of the time these were the fastest cars from one gas station to another in the US.

[@johnstapler5956]

Nice. Ultra tank. When cars were real cars.

[@bc5441]

Were hidden headlights available for the 73 NYB?

[@danielulz1640]

No.

[@Ian-of9oi]

I had a 2 door hard top loaded up. Wonder how rare it was/is? Mine had power buckets. 8 track. Had a factory alarm as well. Where would a guy look to find the production numbers on these cars?

[@TargetedWestShow]

My dad had the same car but a 1972, he paid 2,200 in 1974 used with 22K miles.

[@brando7474]

What is the round chrome piece next to the vent window switches on the driver’s side door?

[@audreyappliance]

I see that one for sale on CL (1973 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham - $16,500 (Chilliwack)

[@ColinCottingham-j7c]

Hard to find

[@ljmorris6496]

"Bye bye gas mileage, 1973 Chrysler NY Broughham...."

[@phillipbouchard4197]

Hi AdHia

[@Wiencourager]

Was the sure brake ABS available on New Yorkers? Or was that an Imperial Only option? One of my Imoerials had it.

[@markzangs4644]

Where can you find one?

[@paulr7547]

Adam where is that car located. British Columbia Fraser Valley?

[@brucesamuelson7541]

I'm going to pu a clean rust free 65 Olds 98, what's your opinion on it?