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Main bearing started making noise, so I tore the motor down and rebuilt it. The brakes are a little tricky to set right.
The weatherstripping is starting to wear out.
What can I say about a 35 year old car that still goes to work every day?
It is easy to get in/out of, has very comfortable seats, and plenty of pickup.
Cosmetically the car is starting to show it's age, but looks no worse than some 10 year old cars around here. But the workmanship and quality of materials is excellent for the price-leader Chrysler. Compare the workmanship to a new Cirrus and see how far we've come.
Paid $850 for it in 1993, and I think I've gotten my money's worth out of it.
My uncle has a sort of junked Newport ('66) sitting in his yard. Do you think it would be worth the effort to restore it? What price do you think a car like that could get, assuming that it was in very good condition.
In 1966 I began looking for a new car. I was always a Chevy person, but really liked the looks of the Chrysler NEWPORT 2DR ht. I compared the Chevy Belair with the Newport. Price wise they both were close, but quality was a no brainer. I paid $ 3700.00 off the show room floor. I have driven my Newport for 36 years with one engine overhaul, one transmission overhaul and several sets of tires. I now have 90,000 on the new engine. I love my Chrysler and together we continue to grow older.
<chuckle> My '66 2-dr HT cost $3600.99 new with a/c.
Nice cars... my dad had a '66 4 door in turquoise/teal..383 big block, ran like a freight train!..either you two care to sell yours?...email me...kjriv@excite.com...regards!
I just got an old 66 newport 2door ht today. fell in love with it at first sight. To those who have paid a lot more I paid $250.00 AND DROVE IT HOME! The car has a few dents and dings, but is in really good shape. I intend to fix it up for my wife who also fell in love with it the moment I pulled it into the driveway. I have a distinct felling we have just gotten a long term member of the family:)
I have a '66 4 door in turquoise/teal..383 big block. I've had it for about 8 years. 3 years ago it got a new engine, and just recently I added duel exhaust. It is beginning to show a little bit of rust in the rear fenders. This has been my everyday car since I was a sophmore in high school, and I have been driving it ever since. I am currently a junior in college. It has been running great. I am willing to sell it if anyone is interested. Just reply to this post, and ill get back to ya.
I've got a,66 four door ht. Newport that had been junked. I bought it for $120.00. My dad and I rebuilt the engine with the help of a neighbor and the car runs like a top. I just sent it in to get some body work done and a paint job. When it's all said and done I'll have a good running long lasting car for about $2500.00. In my opinion that's hard to beat. I wouldn't give that car up for anything. Its got the 383 big block with a 650 four barrel and it will get all two tons of steel rolling from rest up to 60mph in 6sec.
Yeah I'm thinking of buying a 66 4 door for 1000 with no engine, but its in real good condition I mean the car looks beautiful, but I just don't know, I'm thinking of making it a "low rider" any suggestions or comments?
Please don't ruin a Chrysler Newport by turning it into a low-rider. Please, please, for god's sake, please!! I once saw a low-rider '71 Charger. It was an abomination. The guy who perpetrated that crime should have been sent to a labor camp for life.
It's a four-door sedan--who cares what he does to it?
Since I prefer four-doors, I get the benefit of usually lower prices. I also get the advantage on not having to deal with doors that are a half-mile long. It's also easier getting in an out of a 4-dr. hardtop than any two-door. Sure, the two-doors are generally prettier, but...
Here's a reasonable test:
Can any of you conformists explain the difference between a four-door sedan and a four-door hardtop?
Gee, that's a tough one.
Not.
Four door hardtops have no window frames/center posts. Four door sedans (like the one your granny drives to the Wal-Mart), do.
The last domestic production true four door hardtops were built nearly 30 years ago (the '78 Chrysler Newport/New Yorker).
Four door sedans were (with some exceptions) the highest production body style and therefore are easier to find than other body styles. That, plus the "granny" association, equals lower prices.
Keep in mind, when you are sitting in the driver's seat looking out over the hood, you can't really tell what body style you have.
I've been a devoted 1966 Chrysler Newport driver since about 1986. I've had 3 total, the first one a 4 door sedan (which I loved and trashed by too much teenage abuse), a 2 door hardtop which I've given to my wife's son to drive to school and now I'm in another 4 door sedan.
I've had several other 'new' cars over the years, but keep returning to the Newport. I won't drive anything else, damn the high gas prices and the hippies. There's nothing better then blowing the doors off any new sedan on the freeway (which these cars are made for) going from 50 mph to 90 mph in a split second...
Hi, I am 16 and bought 1966 Newport 2 door hard top for $50 a few years ago, and have been restoring it. It has the 383 in it, and a new 850 demon 4 bbl and intake in it. I am getting it panted this week. How does metallic blue sound?
No metallic blue -- how about rose pink with teal accents?