You need to remember a couple things. First, Mopars were bought more in the
north than in the south. In the south, Fords and Chevrolets are more
prevolent in the yards than anything else. Secondly, a 50% survival rate is
a poor assumption. It was valid during exactly one point in history. As time
passes, that rate will go down. I'm sure if we felt like it (I don't) that
we could derive a mathematical formula to estimate the surviving percentage
based on desirability, durability, and age.
Dave Casey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1959 New Yorker convertibles - How Many Left?
> Like I said, too many possibilities for old cars in barns, garages, back
> lots, junkyards, abandoned in the woods, collected by people.
>
> I would have a hard time believing that New York is the only state where
> there are so many old cars around. I am sure some states especially small
> ones are pretty bare for old cars, but then you have western states with
> lots of room for land not used for much that cars can sit on.
>
> Someone has to care about the car enough to be involved with one of these
> groups to report that it exists, and until someone who cares finds the
cars,
> you won't know that it's there, espcially if it's not registered.
>
> I've even come up with several different Imperials that have production
runs
> of about 1000 cars each, or seen them - one 61 2dr, one 60 4dr, and I
> spotted a '59 or '60 2dr the other day.
>
> My friend owns a 1932 Guilder truck. Said to be one of only 3 in the
world,
> but I highly doubt that. He has a '27 Chrysler dealer service truck and
> until a guy with a restored example of same met him, they both thought
they
> might have the only one. There's more. The truck in particular, maybe
> there is a ravine with a dozen of them in it on someone's farm. The point
> is until someone who cares enough to even find out what make of truck they
> are, discovers them, NO ONE WILL KNOW.
>
>
> It's a matter of being optomistic or pessimistic. I think they're there,
> and so far I've proven myself right.
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <A57FURY@xxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1959 New Yorker convertibles - How Many Left?
>
>
> >
> >
> > I would have to agree with Mark about the number of survivors. I would
> think
> > that there are 100 to 150 '57 Furys (on the road) left out of the 7400+
> cars
> > that were manufactured in 1957. I would think that there is a higher
> > percentage of 1959 Chrysler New Yorker convertibles as they were made
> better and
> > lasted a lot longer than the '57 Plymouths which fell apart after a
couple
> of
> > years. Of course the number would be less as only 259 convertibles (I
> believe that
> > was the # that was quoted in the e-mail) were put on the road that year.
> > Just my thoughts.
> > John Paxos
> > '57 Fury
> > '57 Belvedere Convertible
> >
>
>
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