Here's my Chrysler all cleaned up. I named her Peggy

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 06/30/2014 at 09:45 • Filed to: None

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FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 09:47

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Beautiful.

yamahog > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 09:48

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That's one classy dame!

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 09:49

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I'm not an expert on American cars - is that a 70s Chrysler Newport?

Beautiful car, love the colour. I would love a land yacht like this, but Europe is possibly the worst place for such a car.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 09:50

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It is! She's actually a 1969.

BJ > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 09:52

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My God, she's wonderful. Restored, or is this original condition?

If ever you come to Montreal, let me know - I'd be glad to let you drive me around town in that car!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BJ 06/30/2014 at 09:55

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Repainted in 2002 but otherwise original. I'll keep you posted haha or just meet me in Ottowa

thebigbossyboss > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 10:03

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wait...you're coming here??!??!!! when???!!!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > thebigbossyboss 06/30/2014 at 10:10

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I am confuse. I thought the plan was to meet at my house. lol call my cell

JGrabowMSt > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 10:16

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She cleaned up really well!

Any future plans, aside from keeping her on the road?

area man > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 10:37

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Where did you get this beauty?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 10:49

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Purdy :)

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 11:01

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Beautiful car!

Stephen the Canuck > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 11:10

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Damn, am I going to have to wear a tuxedo just to be around it? I got a multi meter. I love when there's sales on when you need to grab something.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 11:45

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Hmmm, you might be able to get away with it. Width-wise, it's almost identical to my XJ40 and that does fine.

The big Chrysler's nearly 80cm longer though, and my Jag pokes out the back of most parking spaces, so it might not be so rosy...

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 06/30/2014 at 11:49

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As someone who mostly drives into the very centre of a city dominated by middle-age sized roads, a car of that length is deadly. There would be literally no where to park when I have trouble finding spaces for my ~4,50m Fiat.

Would be fun as a weekend cruiser though.

AbsentiaInReason > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 11:56

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Jealous - used to drive one in the 80's — almost mint - everything except the 12mpg! this is just pure classic, and why I love cars ....

Ad_absurdum_per_aspera > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 12:11

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She cleans up pretty good.

Far from there and 30 years ago, for various reasons that seemed good at the time, a '71 in a similar color is one of my Ones That Got Away. Probably would've served me better and longer than all of the next three or four cars I bought instead.

Dsscats > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 12:55

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Damn, that's classy

ocbrad1 used to be iamhoff but is now just wandering around > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 14:42

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Gorgeous! What is she, about a 1971?

RDGJR > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 15:07

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383?

monkeymouth > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 15:39

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C-Body "Fuselage" cars for life!

Klaus Schmoll > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 15:50

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Wow much car! Such shine! Many beauty!

When I read what you paid for it, I expected it to be a little rough around some edges, good runner but not such a looker. I'm impressed! You, Sir, robbed somebody blind in broad daylight. Now please cherish it and don't run it to the ground in it's DD duties. It would be a real shame. Oh, and did I say that I'm a little jelly?

Ugh so this is my life > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 17:59

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Peg legged (assuming it doesn't have a posi or LSD in it) peggy :D

Axial > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 18:07

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On the other hand, you would have the attention of just about everybody in the immediate area you are driving through.

ranwhenparked > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 18:50

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Even by American standards of that era, the Fuselage Chryslers were huge, I believe that generation full-size Plymouth/Dodge/Chrysler/Imperial were actually the biggest standard wheelbase postwar cars in regular production. Even with the outsize dimensions, Chrysler still paid some attention to packaging, as the space efficiency is better than the competition. The interior is probably about the size of a Manhattan studio apartment.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Axial 06/30/2014 at 19:15

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No doubt. One reason why US cars are so popular among the Pimp/biker/bouncer scene.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > ranwhenparked 06/30/2014 at 19:18

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Space is a luxury. It may sound funny, but if everything works out I'll be spending a semester in the US and all I want to get around is some big, American land yacht. Or a Crown Vic, which is decadent enough for European standards.

ranwhenparked > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 19:20

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Doesn't sound funny at all, I drove a Cadillac Fleetwood all through college and beyond. By far the most comfortable car I've ever owned, but, then, I've never owned a big '70s Chrysler.

RotaryLover > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 19:57

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I....I wanna lick it man...can I?

Axial > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 06/30/2014 at 20:45

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There also seems to be some popularity with retro "greasers" in Europe. Mostly in the northern countries, from what I've read.

BJohnson11 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/30/2014 at 23:42

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Holy Shit that cleaned up well! Nice!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > RDGJR 07/01/2014 at 00:44

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383 2BBL

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > ranwhenparked 07/01/2014 at 05:31

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That sounds awesome. Was it more or less reliable? That's my main fear concerning relatively old, american cars.

ranwhenparked > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 07/01/2014 at 06:40

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It was, until I graduated and got a job where I was driving 500+ miles per week, that's kind of when different ancillary systems started breaking.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > ranwhenparked 07/01/2014 at 08:03

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Thanks for the info, it gives me hope that I don't have to rely on some FWD hatchback to get me around L.A.

BJ > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/01/2014 at 10:23

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I'm still looking for vacation plans in mid-August with the family, Ottawa is on the list. I'll keep in touch.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BJ 07/01/2014 at 10:35

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Sounds good!

ranwhenparked > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 07/01/2014 at 18:29

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No reason to, especially in LA. Just note that big GM cars from the '80s and '90s can be pretty fragile as they get older, and that Chrysler didn't make any full-size RWD landyachts after 1981 (unless you count the 2005+ LX cars), so theirs are older still.

The best bet for reliability, though not as interesting or as obscenely big as some of the others, would be one of the Ford Panther cars - Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car, Marauder (if budget allows). Crown Vics especially are dirt cheap, even just a few years old with low miles.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > ranwhenparked 07/01/2014 at 18:41

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A Crown Vic would be wonderful. Bigger than an S-Class, V8 upfront? Count me in, that's what I understand under being American. Nothing fancy, just something that won't leave me stranded and that would allow me to visit the area around L.A.