Re: IML: New Yorkers & such
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Re: IML: New Yorkers & such
- From: "Mark Blitman" <itmanccg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:08:39 -0400
hi jay; enjoyed your comments on the M bodies; i too have an '87 5th Ave
with 20,000 original miles along with a '74 imperial..what is the double bed
at 55mph? is that like rocking from side to side when you go over uneven
pavement?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay King" <j_king@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 12:49 PM
Subject: IML: New Yorkers & such
Hi, list,
I've been following the discussion of New Yorkers/Fifth Avenues with
interest, as I own two M-body Fifths ('85 and '87) and passed on a '77 New
Yorker Brougham this summer because it was too close to the same color as my
'73 LeBaron. If you're not interested in a historical discussion, move on to
the next post.
If I recall correctly, the "New Yorker" nameplate had its genesis as an
Imperial, a 1938 custom dubbed the "New York Special." The name kicked
around, sometimes as a model, sometimes as a trim level, until being
reunited with its Imperial roots for the '77 and '78 New Yorker Broughams.
After those two years, Chrysler debuted a new "New Yorker," a slightly
stretched M-body. The original Chrysler M-body was the unlamented Lebaron,
the "little sedan with Imperial eagles." That New Yorker lasted until '82,
when the name moved to a slightly squarer (more parts-bin compatibility with
its Diplomat/Gran Fury siblings) New Yorker "Fifth Avenue Edition." "New
Yorker" fell out of the name in '83, but all the M-bodies that are commonly
called "Fifth Avenues" are identified as "Fifth Avenue Edition" (check the
sail panel badge!) The M-body Fifth lasted until '89, and while they are
certainly not Imperial, they are tough but luxurious little cars, and a sway
bar from a police package Diplomat settles them down nicely and eliminates
that "double bed at 55 mph" feeling. I am not qualified to comment on the
FWD New Yorkers.
As you can no doubt tell, I happen to like the M-body Fifths (and Diplomats
and Gran Furies.) Besides the two I own, I see probably half-a-dozen
Fifths/Dips/GFs a day; not a bad in-service rate for a car that's been out
of production for 17 years! I keep an eye on the classifieds with intentions
of adding to my fleet. They are cheap, hard, and I can work on 'em. Again,
the M-body Fifth Avenue was no Imperial, but it was the best Chrysler could
build at a time when the company was very nearly in receivership.
There's a long ton of information on M-bodies at www.dippy.org should anyone
wish to learn more. Bottom line: MOPAR or no car, and I'll take an
extra-large, please.
Jay King
Meridian, Mississippi
<a href=mailto:j_king@xxxxxxxxx>j_king@xxxxxxxxx</a>
Honey Gold 1973 Imperial LeBaron 4DHT (Silent Bob)
Silver 1985 Fifth Avenue Sedan (Baby Flattop)
Nightwatch Blue 1987 Fifth Avenue (Blue Bomb)
Hunter Green 1993 Dodge Caravan (Dodge Van Dam)
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