Is the song Rosanna by Toto?

I miss super comfortable seats as compared to today's rock hard seats!

I have had both the '76 New Yorker and a '76 Cordoba, and, it would be Really hard to take one over the other. Well, the Cordoba for local runs and the New Yorker for cross country! I took my '73 New Yorker Brougham on the 2001 Power Tour and was getting 19.5-21 mpg with her!

Love these videos! $36,000 in today's money got you a lot more car in 1976 than it does now!

I had a Newport 1976 about the same without all the bells and whistles.

It was called a "waterfall grille"... Chrysler's headlight doors were electric, where my Grand Marquis was vacuum operated. Cornering lamps were an option. The steering wheel is out of a Cordoba. New Yorker's had a single center bar, flat on the bottom peaked on the top, think profile of a sidewall on a doublewide. In the early 80's, my sister had a '77 New Yorker Brougham 4 door, dove grey with red cloth interior, while I had my '76 Grand Marquis Brougham, two tone brown/yellow w/ matching leather interior. Our Mom? She had an AMC Spirit fastback... lol... I loved my Merc, but my sister's New Yorker had the most comfortable interior of any car I've been in. MOPAR did interiors right. WYR: 1) Town Coupe! Hands down! 2) Not a fan of the Mark IV, Eldo has ZERO head room, and the Cordoba doesn't even belong here! LOL... So, the New Yorker. No matter what, there is not a better road car than a mid-70's land yacht!

These are such beautiful cars i Own 2A74 new Yorker and 77 Newport. See them on you too sugar, sugar, daddy.

Awesome luxurious interior. I sure miss those comfortable, quiet, serene interiors. Rolling living room feel. Awesome

I had one like that. Different colors, but still 2 door brougham. Very comfortable and easy driving.

My grandpa had one when I was 4 or 5 I would play in it and pretend I was driving it for hours LoL

This is my favorite old land yachts! It is a really beautiful sleek design with wonderful details imo, and that interior is the finest! It's odd that the steering wheel in this is one of the styles for the Aspen/Volare models of the same years, it looks very odd being in this model.🤔 The ads with Jack Jones singing were so cool. He was one of my Mom's favorites. I like the Lincoln and Chrysler probably equal, it would be tough pick, the same on the second between the Lincoln, Eldorado, and this. Cool video!😎

My parents had a 1975 Chrysler New Yorker. A beautiful car, great for a long trip, with a peppy 440 V8. It was metallic brown with tan cloth interior and tan vinyl roof. It could get 16 mpg highway but 11-12 around town. BTW, that car looks fairly base. Ours had auto-temp A/C, tilt & telescope wheel (different styling than that one).

I have always loved the wheels on this car (they can look stately or sporty depending upon the car). I never noticed before, but the grill on this looks very much like the grill on a Cutlass from the same year in terms of styling. WYR: 1976 Coupe Deville, and 1976 Eldorado (Cadillac, because they didn't make Packards any more 😉). Great coverage as always, and the commercial gave me quite a flashback! ~ Chuck

1976 was the last year all of the Formerly Big 3 offered a full range of massive sedans and wagons with big block engines. If it was my money being spent on a full-size Chrysler in 1976, I would have chosen the Town and Country wagon or a nicely optioned Newport. 😉

Thank you for sharing this Chrysler New Yorker. Well stated information about how it inherited the Imperial styling. The commercial footage was a nice touch as well. Excellent job.

It's called a waterfall grill My mom had a 76 New Yorker brougham when I was a kid back in the '80s she loved that car it was her favorite lol she used to make my father wash and wax it every weekend lol

Those seats are the LAP of luxury.

I will take any of the Cadillac models from 76, or the Lincoln vehicles. All were plush, powerful and an experience to drive!

This has to be the most gorgeous car I've ever seen.❤

Waterfall grill, always a favorite at Chrysler... 76 Chrysler 76 Eldo...

Took my driving test in the family's 1976 Newport Custom 2 door in 1978. Baby blue with a white vinyl top. Power-if one could call it that-was a 360 V-8 breathing thru a 2 barrel Carter. Gutless doesn't even describe it. Got barely 11 MPG-on the road. Note the speedo-only goes up to 90-Uncle Sugar figured in that era if the speedo only went to 90-then folks would not go that fast. Serious. And trust me-those boats wouldn't even approach that. Especially if said car was a California spec car-in those days the Big 3 built "49" state cars & California only cars. Ours was a Calif. car-and anemic doesn't even begin to cover it.

I haven't seen much of these since I was in school!

That rear tail light is spectacular !

Not only do I know the name of that song, I can play that Steve Lukather outro solo! 😎 The New Yorker Brougham of this era is very special, as it represents the last of the C Body Chryslers. I’d easily take it over any competitor in its class! Thanks so much for the video!

What a beauty! Love how BLUE that interior is. And yes, putting woodtone on just about everything was a "thing" back in the '70s. And that's good quality vinyl on the doors and part of the seats. And I'll take the Lincoln Continental and the Mark IV.

What a superb looking car! I loved how you described the weight of the door 🤣 In WYR, I’d take any of them

The last year's of the real Land Yachts. I really like that interior, with seats that look like you could sleep on. For WYR, that's a hard one. But I guess I'd go with the Lincoln, and the Cordoba.

Hi Jay!: Ahhhhh. . .1976, wasn't old enough to drive then, but still ;loved cars! Now that was right in the middle of the BAD years for American Cars, but dang, didn't we make some BIG cars then! One thing to say about them, though, they WERE comfortable as heck! The Chrysler you show is a perfect representative of the type! Looks SO comfy to drive! We used to call these boats! Heck, they were more like ocean liners! BIG, FAST, COMFY, HARD TO MANEUVER, and USED A LOT OF FUEL! Anyway, thanks for the look back! WYR#1 It's Lincoln for me, those are cool!! #2 might be a bit of a surprise, but it would be Cordova!! Always wanted to settle down in some of that Riiich Corrrithian Leather!!

Nice video & featured New Yorker. Just so you know, the fender mounted turn indicators on Chrysler/Mopar cars were turn indicators only, unless you paid for the “fuel miser” system. If you did get the fuel miser option, the driver side indicator would come on letting the driver know they were not driving economically. The idea was to drive light footed on the gas to not have the light show. GM cars only had indicators to tell you if your turn signals were working, head lights, and high beam lights. Hope you don’t mind me explaining things to you. 😊

I wonder if this New Yorker has a " Rich Corinthian Leather Interior " ? Anyone else remember the 70's and 80's commercial with Ricardo Montalban ?

10:30 American cars of that period usually only used leather on the occupant's seating-surfaces and since the seats aren't leather on this example the door cards definitely aren't. Still, put a modern aftermarket FI system (or just a Holley 4bbl) on this and you've got one nice ride!

1976 New Yorker was a remake of the Imperial. Just had less standard equipment and lower base price. Driving one was like floating down the highway.

Wonderful episode on a bicentennial year big Chrysler somebody took home a nice one lots of velour , seen plenty of them on the road back them as a 19 year old. First. pick the 76 Coupe Deville, second 76 Continental Mk 4

That fellow from Rare Classic Cars and Autos said that the Caddy from that era showed the lights being on and the brights on that fiber optic hood thingy. He said the Chryslers of that era only showed the turn signal.

What a beautiful 'boat'... Id have to go with the New Yorker in both scenarios With the Lincoln Town Coupe in second. These things were big , luxurious snd very thirsty. An absolute dream to drive , especially on long highway trips...👍🏁

My favorite was the Royal Monaco 77, Mark VI 82

The 1976 New Yorker competed with the Buick Electra / Olds 98 and Grand Marquis in terms of price. I am sure that some Lincoln / Caddy buyers bought them, though the New Yorker was considerably cheaper. In spite of having the Imperial styling, it may not have had the same prestige. I owned a 1977 and it was clear that Chrysler was going downhill at this time. Although a beautiful car, there were countless quality issues and electrical problems, although the car was 20 years old when I owned it.

This styling was introduced in 1974 as the Imperial. I believe that it had 4-wheel disc brakes. The last Imperial with 4-wheel disc brakes before that was 1954. When the Imperial was discontinued in the 70's, pretty much they took the Imperial off and replaced it with the New Yorker name plate. I also believe that some of the standard equipment didn't make it to the New Yorker. The 4-wheel disc brakes were dropped. During this era, both Cadillac and Lincoln had 4-wheel disc brake options. The rear disc brakes were problematic with both Cadillac and Lincoln dropping it. 4-wheel disc brakes remained on Cadillac and Lincoln's "International" sized cars, Seville and Versailles. They were still problematic(due to the rear brake calipers incorporating the parking brake).

Good to see you're back to reviewing 1970's cars, and would like to see more recent cars reviewed. The first car I owned was a 1977 Gran Fury Sport Suburban which meant it was a wagon. I can see the similarities it has to this New Yorker, such as the sheet metal and dashboard. Although it was a top line Gran Fury, it not surprisingly had fewer luxury features than this New Yorker. There was less interior woodgrain on my car, but plenty of it on the outside. My cars of choice would be the DeVille and Eldorado.

Closing riff of Totos Rosanna, from 1982. Steve Lukater on guitar. Super easy as toto is my favorite band. Song is part of the Toto IV album.

My buddy have a 77 New Yorker two door like like that one but his was white with a green interior and top awesome.

Hey Jay, I had a 79 T-Bird ,nice Ride ,Velour interior ,All power,It was Luxury,Mechanical Problems though, The 2 doors were in then, But now would rather have 4Door , But in the late 70’s EPA(Nader)?Got rid of hard tops (My favorite) nothing like 4 doors open with view with out the center piller

Awsome Jay ! I never really thought of this one. But it's friken massive bro ! Quite neat..Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

yo ma man! its sick to see another dude in the eastern PA area! I love the vibes you bring to the channel despite me not having too much interest in the specific cars you film, i appreciate the passion you have for them.

I drove my dad's '70 Newport Custom (383) and his friends '76 Newport Custom (400). The engines didn't run the best because of the primitive pollution control systems but they floated down the road.

Except for the gas mileage, I often miss those stylish boats.

I want the New Yorker and the Continental. Forget the Cadillac.

WYR: New Yorker. I like the Cadillac styling but they really cheaped out on the interiors. Lincoln Mark IV, though I prefer the earlier model years without the huge bumpers. The side body line that dips down before the wheel well is called a skeg line, which is really more of a nautical thing. It appears now and then in a lot of designs, like the mid-60s Pontiacs and 70s Oldsmobiles.

I'm listening to "Loser" by Beck as I watch this video. And now, The Spectrum on Sirius XM is playing a song I'm not familiar with. She has a nice voice though. She's asking "What's wrong with me?" The first WYR, all of them! 2nd WYR: Both Lincolns and the Cordoba.

I had one of those. Dark red exterior with a half roof of white vinyl. Dark to red interior. Eventually, the hidden headlights would open and close without my doing anything. It was OK when it was day, but at night it was dangerous as hell. I suppose it was the vacuum hose that was the problem. I sold it and got an '85 Trans Am, which is another story.

The taillight design is a styling cue from I believe the 1956 New Yorker tail light. This car would have a second switch to the left of the floor headlight dimmer switch, to change the radio stations, as it has the mechanical station seeking radio like the old GM wonderbar.

CORDOBA if fully loaded would be my choice- ICONIC!!!

The particular design of the grill sometimes called "waterfall" which curves towards the hood was a trade mark of Oldsmobile around the same time or a little bit later.

I gotta go with NewYorker in a 4 door and Cordoba hard to beat the torsion bar suspension .

I think when the grilles are built like that they call them waterfall grilles.

Chrysler was emptying out the parts bin with those 3-spoke Plymouth steering wheels with the Chrysler badge in the middle. Sometimes you got the nice old Imperial steering wheel, other times a Dodge/Plymouth hand-me-down. Luck of the draw with 1970s Chryslers.

Lincoln have owned them and love them

I'd take all of them J.

Those choices are hard because I want all seven of them I would say as far as quality goes id have to pick both Lincolns but I'd love to have a eldorado or the cordoba

cornering lamps optional, doors weigh a legit 100 lbs, power locks should have been standard because try to reach over, tilt / telescope w/ 2 spoke was optional. coolest thing ever that ya missed: washer jets are on the wiper arms. they drive with one finger and one toe, parking lot or interstate. I've owned NYers, same era Imperials and Cordobas. The big Chrysler loves to set sail, does it well, much more nimble than it should be around town. The small Chrysler is just that: less trunk, less back seat, less mass. Fuel mileage gears gave them stupid cruising speed. As for which one: both.

WYR the Lincolns, in 1976 i was driving a 1976 Buick Skylark Hatchback

I love seeing the pillow top couches used as seats of the era. The seats were something that you sat and sunk in rather than sitting on top like a hard park bench. Comfortable seats in cars are not that common nowadays. But, when I hear the word ‘Chrysler’ I immediately think of antiquated mechanicals, panel gaps, and ghastly reliability for Chryslers, which I believe nearly sent the company to the same fate as Studebaker by 1980.

The grill design is called "waterfall" The carpet is "hi pile" WYR 1: Lincoln WYR 2: Mark 4

Those are corner and lamps and the indicators on the fenders is just the orange light that comes on when you put the turn signals on it didn't have the headlight feature like Cadillac head

The '76 New Yorker Brougham in both cases--the Chrysler was better handling on the open road. Note I said "open road"--it could be a pain in close quarters, with its size and heavy rear pillars.. By the way, I have driven all of the cars depicted.

Personally I would always pick the Lincoln . Over everything although Chrysler made a beautiful vehicle with the exception of certain years . Of course this is a subjective issue .

It is Beautiful Vehicle ❤ It 😊

REMEMBER-nothing beats a CADDY!

i owned a 76 new yorker 4 door hardtop was a nice car

Chrysler Cordova Autumn maple firemist with black corithian leather with a charcoal grey trim color and Whide White Wall Tires and a diamond in the back ...💜😱👍

While I would never own one of these since they are way too impracticable size-wise, I still they they were incredibly beautiful cars inside and out (minus the neon blue color) and made the malaise era more tolerable, lol.

Had one. 13 ppl in it going out of state for a family member that was involved in a car crash and was pulled over. Cop didn't want to deal with it and wrote me up for a 5" square fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror. Green booger that just ran.

Woodgrain on everything because . . . Brougham!

Chrysler spent the second half of the Seventies playing the name game!

The 76-78 NYB was a comparative bargain compared to the DeVille and Continental. Same size (until Cadillac downsized in 77), basically the same features though you had to add AC, power seat and a radio - still significantly less expensive. With the right 440 and axle ratio, quicker than either and handles better. Handling here being a relative term. Looks way more imposing than the Cadillac, and arguably better than the Lincoln. Ah, but the nameplate; perception is all sometimes - depending on how secure one is.... WYR: New Yorker, Mark IV (for the sheer excess of it all)

Nice DING in front drivers fender

Scenario one 1976 Lincoln Continental. Scenario 2 1976 Chrysler Cordoba

76 new yorker , 76 cordoba !!!

ABOUT $400 for an ALT for that.

before i even watch the vid... what it's like? HUUUUUGE! lol... now off to watch 🙂

Don't tell me you love me Night Ranger ... Guess #2 😂

Chevy Suburban has been around longer than the New Yorker.

This thing looks like someone took the front clip off of the Lincoln Continental and put it on a Cadillac DeVille

ELDORADO! On a side note, that commercial has stayed with me since it first came out....and not in a good way.

Chrysler - cordoba

Emerson lake and palmer Welcome back inside 🤷🤞 Welcome back my friends maybe 🤔

Actually Chryslers never had a pillow ride. I call them the BMW of their era vs Cadillac was the Mercedes. Lincoln was the pillow ride more like a big Peugeot or Citroen!

COUPE' DEVILLE !!!

Where is that beautiful white one located

WYR: All of them.

New York (er) is where I'd rather stay. I get allergic smelling hay. I just adore a penthouse view. Dah-ling I love you but give me (a) Park Avenue. 🌁🚜

Well let's see....I'll take the 1976 Cadillac DeVille, 1976 Chrysler New Yorker and the 1976 Lincoln Mark.

Nice car but they didn’t ride as smooth as the body on frame Lincoln’s or Cadillacs so I’ll take both Lincoln’s in the would you rather section

Hello 1 mark IV 2 Chrysler 3 Cordoba Thats it

I’ll take two Lincolns and have Jack Jones sing a musical tribute to “The Love Boats”. Dig the styling on the New Yorker, but wassup with all the fake wood and pimped out upholstery?

Edgar Winter group --- Frankenstein ?

I'd rather have the 1976 Coupe De Ville and the 1976 Eldorado.

WYR is Caddy and Caddy, but only because they're Caddy's. I don't know for sure whi coined the term, but another car channel calls the mid to late 70's "the malaise years" for US cars, and having ridden/ driven/ worked on them I can say they're right. Everyone was trying to save money by selling old for new, pollution systems were primitive and Chrysler's "Lean Burn" system was atrocious. "Quality" was a sticker on a window and an advertising term, nothing more. This is where the rest of the world moved forward but the US car makers got stuck in their own self-made mud. These huge 'land yachts' did offer the last years of a truly plush ride one has to experience to understand. "You may not have a great big Caddilac. Gangster whitewalls, TV antenna in the back..." Especially the Caddys, but all of these had a wide range of aftermarket custom bolt-on styling accessories much like the Harley dealers sell today. Everyone thought their 'customized' car was unique but it wasn't; somewhere else somebody had bolted on the same "Rolls Royce" grille, added whitewall tire flaps, pinstripe tape, stick-on cheap plastic chroming accents, and put a small portable 120VAC house TV in the back to make people think it was a 12V model. Up front was a CB radio which looked like an old mobile phone. J.C. Whitney did a booming business in all that accessory stuff- us old folks will remember them. "Diamond in the back, sunroof top,digging the scene with a gangster lean oooh oooh oooh oooh..."

"Voices" by Russ Ballard?

I must say, back in the day, I disliked all of these full size cars. The Cordoba at least had some style though. Also in the 70's, fake wood grain was infecting most things, it seemed.