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Charles;
I know of a
complete 2 door hardtop 61 Newport that I drive by everyday. Not in too bad of
shape, but that particular year never really turned my crank, so I never
inquired into it. BUT, I would gladly check it out for anyone who might be. It's
about 20 minutes drive west of Athens Ohio on RT. 32, known as the Appalachian
Highway. ( or locally as the highway to nowhere!!)
I know it doesn't
have an exhaust, as it went by the lab one night making a very nice racket (?),
heard it coming and wondered "what the ____?
Bill da "Magnumguy"
Racine, Ohio
Proverbs 3:5-6
Hello All,
I need the advice of the group. As
all of you combined can probably
give me an objective opinion on a course
of action as opposed to just
jumping in. I have found a 1961 Chrysler
New Yorker/Newport/?
convertible sitting in a VERY old junkyard.
There is not a whole lot
left of it as it has been sitting for MANY
years. It has no trim, no
interior, no front dog house, no doors, no
trunk floor and is missing
the drivers side floor pan. It does have a
complete drive train, decent
quarter panels, decklid and front cowl area
with firewall. All the
rolling stock is there as well. It
appears to have been a light
blue/turqouse car, and there is no data tag so
it is anyone's guess as
to what color the interior was. The steering
wheel appears to be black.
And now the question,
Is this car rare
enough/valuable enough/interesting enough/is there
enough left of it to
purchase and restore?
I know I could find a ratty two door and gut it
for the necessary
pieces, the only hard part would be the convertible top
mechanism and
the top itself.
I know opinions will vary, but I am
just trying to get a general idea of
whether I should proceed with the
purchase or just pass and keep
looking.
Thanks for any help you can
provide,
Chargin'Charles.
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