Car of the month : 1971 Chrysler New Yorker

01-05-08 : It’s the first of the month again, and time for another car of the month. I have not received any requests to publish, so it’s from my own collection again.

This beauty has 57,191 original miles, and is probably my favourite car. I love her.

I bought her in West Virginia in February 2007.

She’s fully loaded and rust free.

Here’s a list of options and standard features that this car has :

STANDARD FEATURES
* 440 cid V8
* TorqueFlite automatic transmission
* 70 Amp battery
* Power Steering
* Power Front Disc Brakes
* Left remote mirror
* Electric clock
* 3 speed windshield wipers
* Light package
* Fender skirts
* Hood insulator pad
* Undercoating

OPTIONS FITTED
* 50/50 Bench Seat w/Recliner-Clo/VIN ($76.10)
* 50/50 6 way power seat left ($100.20)
* Tinted glass - all windows ($53.60)
* Power Windows ($133.45)
* Automatic Speed (Cruise) Control ($69.40)
* Air conditioning with heater ($426.10)
* Safeguard Sentinel Lighting ($36.55)
* Power Deck Lid Release ($15.75)
* Radio - Golden Tone - AM ($92.35)
* Rear Seat Speaker - single ($19.35)
* Steering Wheel Tile & Tel w/Rim Blow ($90.55)
* Vinyl Roof ($127.80)
* Moulding - Door Edge Protectors ($11.80)
* Tyres - J78 x 15 WSW ($40.00)
* Body Side Stripe (no cost)
* Ziebart rust proofing (March 2007)

Brocade cloth and vinyl seats

I learned an important lesson with this car. It’s really obvious when you think about it, but I hadn’t though it through beforehand.

You don’t have to spend big money to enjoy an old car.

I paid only $2,705 (OK, I got her for a really good price) for this MoPar, and yet she’s my favourite car.