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ARIZONA-CLASSIC
Posted 2016-05-30 7:59 PM (#512808)
Subject: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Here's a kind off interesting old Chrysler. I bought it around 1985 for $1000 from what I believe was the original owner, the car came with a 1957 title that it still with the car.
The body was somewhat rusted and I considered it a parts car for a while but fortunately I changed my mind and started collecting parts for a restoration instead.
One of the nice thing about living in Southern Arizona is you can still find perfect sheet metal for older cars.
It's not really easy to find great floors or excellent quarters for an old late 50's Mopar even in Arizona but I took my time (31 years all in all) and socked away a piece here and another piece there and a year or two back we started working on the car and right now the exterior body is ready for paint.

I was going all original but things change sometimes and I decided to paint the car black, inside, outside and on the bottom of the car. The interior will also change from green cloth/vinyl to red leather.

And I got lucky and found a correct Chrysler 300C hemi so it will also be used for the New Yorker (we are missing the air cleaners in case there's a set floating around out there).

I know I'm pissing a few people off by not restoring it back to 100% original but I think I can live with that. The Chrysler will be a knock out after it's done and we are having fun building it, especially now that the hard part is done.

I'm also looking for a front fender chrome bird for this car, two would be nice but one would save the day!




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Viper Guy
Posted 2016-05-30 8:07 PM (#512809 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: Re: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: Branson, MO		Super! Keep us updated as it progresses to completion.
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The Adventurer
Posted 2016-05-31 9:07 AM (#512844 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: Melbourne, Australia		Looks awesome Bo , any chance of some pics of the 58 Desoto Adventurer Resto
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57burb
Posted 2016-05-31 9:12 AM (#512845 - in reply to #512844)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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ToMopar
Posted 2016-05-31 2:09 PM (#512863 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: Re: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: D-70199 Heslach		Danny, your NY looks so cool.....
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Moparbo
Posted 2016-05-31 3:07 PM (#512869 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration


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Wow, nice attitude, nice stance!!!
I really like the New Yorker.

And yes, that is what I'm looking for.
I'll probably need other pieces also, something fell and broke the licence plate chrome on the deck lid for example and I am not sure if I have a better piece or not.
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ARIZONA-CLASSIC
Posted 2016-05-31 5:55 PM (#512877 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: Phoenix, Arizona		There will not be much restoration done on the 1958 Adventurer before the 1957 Wagon is painted and somewhat assembled.
The same person bought both cars and they will go into the same collection/museum after they are finished.
Plus I hate to disassemble a car as nice as the 1958 Adventurer but as we work on it I'll post pictures.

It is a mostly original and unrestored car except for one repaint and the bottom of the front seat that has been redone. As someone pointed out earlier, the car has 1957 exhaust outlets, I suspect it might have been rear ended a long time ago because the deck lid has been replaced.
But, all in all it's pretty original and in really good condition.
It was a true band find when we bought it, wide white wall snow tires and all!



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ToMopar
Posted 2016-05-31 6:07 PM (#512879 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: Re: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: D-70199 Heslach		Bo, what a rare 58 Adv. Very sad to restore such a treasure, I would do only the interior.
Let us know whose bought this adv and the 57 wagon. I am kindly interested in 57 DS wagon's
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The Adventurer
Posted 2016-06-01 12:49 AM (#512912 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: Melbourne, Australia		Oh wow Bo , that is an amazing car all cleaned up . I actually wonder if someone changed the exhaust pods as they liked them better as I lik ethe 57 ones better myself . You never know . But I want to say thank you kindly for sharing these amazing pictures .
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Moparbo
Posted 2016-06-01 1:09 AM (#512913 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration


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I bought a 1958 Adventurer convertible in 1987, a great original car for $10,000, it got sold to a friend in Sweden and he still owns the car. 2 years later I bought Jim Gregorios 1958 Adventurer convertible, this time the price was $75,000.
And somewhere around that time I bought a 1958 Adventurer 2drht also.
But I don't think I have even seen a 1958 Adventurer, convertible or Coupe since the late 80's so it is really cool to have this great car at work now.

It will be interesting to see if we find any hidden damage after the body is stripped to bare metal. I think there might have been some work done in the rear but there's no sure signs. If it was rear ended at some point I think we'll find traces of slight damage over the rear wheel openings so that is what I'm curious to see. There's no obvious sign of any damage inside the trunk and except the decklid that did not start life on this car and the exhaust outlets from a 1957 there's nothing that points to any damage.
Old cars always carry secrets!
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The Adventurer
Posted 2016-06-01 2:18 AM (#512914 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: Melbourne, Australia		Thanks for the info Bo , I assume that car you bought for $10k in 1987 is the one that Merle Wolfer had and is now owned Torbjorn in Sweden ? And the other you paid $75k for is that the white one recently resold at Barret , or is it the one Bouvin in Sweden has ?
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Moparbo
Posted 2016-06-01 11:33 AM (#512950 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: RE: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration


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Correct, the $10,000 Adventurer conv is the one Torbjörn has owned for almost 30 years now.
And the second convertible is the second Swedish car, not the one selling at B-J this January.

Torbjörn has been researching 1958 Adventurers for 25+ years and he has only found 5 documented 1958 Adventurer convertibles so far still in existence!

Bob Donnatuchy (I know I'm butchering the last name and I'm sorry for that) in Pa always told me he had stripped a 1958 Adventurer conv many decades ago, kept the engine, transmission, trim, VIN plate but the body was pushed into a ravine!
Don't know if that was true or a story and I guess we'll never know.

I bought the first convertible in 1987 through Don Petty. He called me and said he was going to buy a 1957 Adventurer convertible and there was also a 1958, did I want it?
I always had a feeling I paid for both cars, and that is probably correct considering the 1958 was for sale for around $5000 at the time and I paid $10,000 for it but I feel I paid a fair price for the car anyway. It was not a popular car in the 80's so there were few buyers on a car like that. Things do change!

I bought my 1957 Adventurer convertible in the early 90's and paid $3500 for it! And at one point I owned 3 1957 Adventurer convertibles plus the 1959 Adventurer convertible that sold at B-J in January this year. That will never happen again.





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firedome
Posted 2016-06-06 4:31 PM (#513357 - in reply to #512808)
Subject: Re: 1957 New Yorker convertible restoration



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Location: NY & VT		5 documented in existence!!! Wow, no wonder that I couldn't find one starting around 1985, when I traded my 58 NYer 'vert to Ron W. in PA, then sold my 300C 'vert, and turned down the black '59 Adv 'vert that's now Alan R's, in order to find my true love '58. Although I knew only 82 were made, I didn't realize at the time I was actually searching for the proverbial hen's teeth!

Love that '58 hardtop!!! I too would leave it alone except for seats!
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