"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
12/04/2018 at 20:23 • Filed to: Chrysler, Chrysler New Yorker, Chrysler Newport
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"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
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Many Chryslers of the 70s are really good looking cars. The wife and I are watching Supernatural so I looked up 60s Chevrolets. Prices for 60s Chevys are crazy. 60s and 70s Chryslers are cheap, and the 70s Chryslers are very good looking cars. Here are a couple from the local Craigslist:
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WilliamsSW
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:28 |
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Chrysler’s fuselage cars are cool as hell, but I don’t consider them malaise era. The ‘ 77 is for sure, though.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:29 |
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Also: Slant6 is the best base engine ever. fight me.
daender
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:34 |
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John Lennon agrees. He had a ‘72 Town and Country wagon for his final years that was great at hauling as it was great at blending into the traffic.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:42 |
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That 72 New Yorker very nice
ranwhenparked
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:45 |
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Officially, the Malaise Era ran from the start of the first oil embargo in October 1973 through 1983, when the economy had solidly recovered and average horsepower ratings also started to tick upward again.
Technically, Chrysler’s Fuselage era was only from the 1969-1973 model years, so they just miss being Malaise models (the new, post-Fuselage ‘74s launched in the fall of 1973, just as the embargo went into effect).
interstate366, now In The Industry
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 20:50 |
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1 internet point if you can find a Dodge St. Regis.
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punkgoose17
> ranwhenparked
12/04/2018 at 21:03 |
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Here is a ‘78 Chrysler Newport from the middle of that period. I also really like the Plymouth Saporro / Dodge Charger / Mitsubishi Lancer A.
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punkgoose17
> interstate366, now In The Industry
12/04/2018 at 21:08 |
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That is something to look for on searchtempest, but right now I am on my phone not my desk top.
lone_liberal
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 21:15 |
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Counterpoint: The ‘79 Dodge Aspen that my parents bought new was the biggest piece of shit ever. That car was why lemon laws were passed. It wasn’t a bad looking car for the era and it had the 318 so it should have been ok, but it definitely was not.
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> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 21:26 |
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I’ve been thinking about getting one of These for a cruiser toy. But it’s a tough sell especially when I don’t think my garage would swallow it up. Either a 70s New Yorker or a 70s sedan deville. So uncool their cool
someassemblyrequired
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 21:44 |
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Then you’re gonna
like this Avis ad from 1970 or so...
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punkgoose17
> someassemblyrequired
12/04/2018 at 21:45 |
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<3
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ranwhenparked
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 21:50 |
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Chrysler really made a solid effort to hang in there with traditional big cars. They were the last ones to do real metal grilles on mainstream cars, too.
shop-teacher
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 21:50 |
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Love me some fuselodge Mopar. They're not malaise by any means. I do like a lot of the actual malaise ones as well. They are a good value for a classic.
Grindintosecond
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 22:48 |
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78 dodge aspen was steaming pile. Dad had one against his will. Company car . It tried to kill him 3 times. Slant 6 got awful mileage. It was the nail in the coffin for the ceo.
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punkgoose17
> lone_liberal
12/04/2018 at 22:57 |
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In the early 60s Chrysler was know n for their e ngineering less than 20 years later it was all shit. That makes sense it is more than half the length of someones career a lot changes in that time.
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punkgoose17
> Grindintosecond
12/04/2018 at 22:59 |
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In the early 60s Chrysler was known for their engineering less than 20 years later it was all shit. That makes sense it is more than half the length of someones career a lot changes in that time. They should have given him a Mitsubishi Dodge Challenger instead.
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lone_liberal
> punkgoose17
12/04/2018 at 23:08 |
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Even my grandfather who was a Plymouth car / Dodge truck man dating back to the 40s went GM in the early 80s. His last Plymouth was an early 70s ex-police car with the 440. The last Dodge pickup was a late 70s. The car was wrapped around a telephone pole by my uncles and the truck was used up on the farm.
SpeedSix
> Grindintosecond
12/05/2018 at 00:28 |
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Starting in the 60s, if you got a good Mopar, it was excellent. If it was bad, it had to be downright awful. Arguably, the same still applies today ..
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SpeedSix
> daender
12/05/2018 at 00:31 |
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Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman had a 1972 Newport , although Mr. Truman probably never drove it.
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SpeedSix
> ranwhenparked
12/05/2018 at 00:34 |
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The Malaise Era is only 1973-1983 because Murilee Martin devised the term, and defined it as such.
N.B. - TTAC is pretty awful from a commenting and theroizing POV, but it’s where some of Murilee’s work is hosted.
Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> punkgoose17
12/05/2018 at 07:36 |
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My grandpa had a 78 Dodge Magnum with the “lean burn” 360 . Was a great car to drive. Extremely comfortable/cushy, yet not overly wallowy. Enough power for a cruiser. Excellent fuel economy (26 mpg hwy, 22 mixed).
Looked like this:
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punkgoose17
> SpeedSix
12/05/2018 at 08:31 |
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TIL
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punkgoose17
> interstate366, now In The Industry
12/05/2018 at 08:35 |
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The only ad I found does not even have pictures.
https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/rare-79-dodge-st-regis/6756992661.html
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ranwhenparked
> SpeedSix
12/05/2018 at 08:55 |
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Yep, he made it up, so he gets to define it. But, that was his rationale for the start and end dates, he didn't just pick two years at random.