Here's how the New Yorker lost its way as Chrysler's once-premiere luxury car

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Жыл бұрын

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In this episode I provide the history of the Chrysler New Yorker, the longest-running nameplate ever for Chrysler, starting in 1939 and ending in 1996. Over 14 generations, it evolved into the Chrysler brand's flagship after the luxury Imperial brand was spun off in 1955. But in the late 70's, Chrysler started losing sales as it tried to maintain the large luxury car size despite the gas crisis, which eventually led the New Yorker to become a K-car relative with a 4-cylinder engine, losing most of the prestige it once had. Having the car talk to warn the driver of problems would soon be loathed by owners and became a punchline after just a few years. The last New Yorkers were part of the LH cab-forward line in 1994, but poor sales led to the New Yorker being dropped with no fanfare in 1996.

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@averyparticularsetofskills Жыл бұрын

It still amazes me what Chrysler was able to do with just the one _K_ platform...and for such a long time!

@Henry_Jones Жыл бұрын

It was cuz they were way better than what GM was building at the time.

@stevenmaginnis1965 Жыл бұрын

That was the Iacocca philosophy - stick with a single platform, shorten or stretch to suit the model, and you cut development costs! Unfortunately, the K platform was very basic, so making sophisticated luxury cars on top of the platform was like putting lipstick on a pig and naming it Beverly.

@JPIndustrie Жыл бұрын

That’s the Iacocca magic man - it’s the same thing with falcon and mustang … did people think they could build a sporty secretary car from their economy car ?😂

@averyparticularsetofskills Жыл бұрын

@@Henry_Jones Exactly!

@averyparticularsetofskills Жыл бұрын

@@JPIndustrie Pure Facts

@sleepyhollow783 Жыл бұрын

3:07 "Eighteen feet of comfort. Two tons of security..." 👌💜

@FlyingTigersKMT Жыл бұрын

Best line ever to sell a land yacht

@WALTERBROADDUS Жыл бұрын

Try finding a parking spot for an 18ft car in New York?

@henryhorner3182 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, you can say today's ladies are all close to two-ton "beauties." I sure wouldn't want one.

@chrisS19019 Жыл бұрын

@@henryhorner3182 psycho

@MrScottie68 Жыл бұрын

I had a brand new 1993 Chrysler New Yorker and to this day it was the most comfortable and cushy riding car ever. It was stately and elegant and I drove it until 2009 when I was rear ended by an elderly man with dementia and it was totaled. I still miss that car with its beautiful grill and crystal hood ornament, thickly cushioned seats, landau padded roof and wire wheel covers. I truly believe if it was reintroduced it would be a big seller again because there is nothing like it on the market today.

@ernielaw Жыл бұрын

Did you later buy another Chrysler product or what?

@makevelicustoms Жыл бұрын

@MrScottie68 were you a Pimp sir??

@markd4028 2 ай бұрын

@@makevelicustomsI’m 22 and I own a 1993 Chrysler New Yorker salon an my friends call it the pimp mobile

@docthediesel7781 Жыл бұрын

I have a soft spot for the last two generations of New Yorker. Cannot explain why. And it seems nearly impossible to find ones that haven’t been abused, neglected, or otherwise allowed to fall apart. But I loved them!

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

They are nice cars

@johnserrano9689 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, except they're as good looking as a serious bunghole infection....

@seed_drill7135 Жыл бұрын

There was a decent one at a shop near me, good runner with blue leather interior. It was going to the scrapyard because it wasn’t worth straightening the title issues out.

@pcno2832 Жыл бұрын

Those last Imperials, on the longer wheelbase, were impressive. Despite being only a little longer than a K-car, they had more leg room than a lot of big cars from the 1970s, including the slightly downsized, but still huge, 1974 Imperial.

@Chillednfunked Жыл бұрын

How could you, they were so ugly. Those interiors were hideous.

@Cheezwizzz Жыл бұрын

“2 tons of comfort” I like that 😅

@DavidHall-ge6nn Жыл бұрын

We had a Polo green LHS and loved it. Absolutely HUGE inside and a pleasure to drive. Excellent episode!

@BennyT_3434 Жыл бұрын

In college around 2001 I had a couple of friends who drove early 90s Imperials, insanely comfortable cars!

@johnmaki3046 Жыл бұрын

GREAT CARS!

@ernielaw Жыл бұрын

Rare luxury cars which I really liked.

@stevenmaginnis1965 Жыл бұрын

The R-body New Yorker was also hit by a second oil shortage after the Iranian revolution.

@JPIndustrie Жыл бұрын

I love how you include the culture cuts and other work the actors were in … just add a see and say to the talking car segment 😂

@ravipeiris4388 Жыл бұрын

Monteban was the best car spokesperson that any car manufacturer could ever find. Truly a gentleman.

@marka1422 Жыл бұрын

Indeed! He had such a great voice!!

@stevenmaginnis1965 Жыл бұрын

@@marka1422 "Rich Corinthian leather" rolled right off his tongue!

@ernielaw 4 ай бұрын

He also advertised Maxwell House , saying 'Good to the last drop'

@johnnymason2460 4 ай бұрын

This man is famous for three things: the TV show "Fantasy Island", the second Star Trek movie "The Wrath of Khan", and Chrysler commercials. He truly was and still is a legend!!!

@DUNEATV Жыл бұрын

This channel is pure gold!

@Foxonian Жыл бұрын

The 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham was basically an Imperial with the crested eagle missing.

@howebrad4601 Жыл бұрын

Cool episode. I have a 84 chrysler New Yorker turbo, and also an 84 Chrysler E class. "All monitored systems are functioning "

@privateconfidential4775 Жыл бұрын

I drove the 88 for 3 years and even lived in it for 6 months; most comfortable going even by todays standards the seats were heavenly

@matthaught7974 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see the 90s/early 2000s Chevy Lumina/Monte Carlo. Good video!

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын

The Lumina Eurosport.

@califdad4 Жыл бұрын

I saw quite a few of these , and people who bought them seemed to like them. Most people forget that in the 1980s and early 90s were getting smaller car. One lady I knew traded in her later 70s lincoln Town Car on a loaded New Yorker, she was very happy with it and mentioned she could rearrange the wall between the garage and family room , as in the late 70s she had to take 2 feet from the house for the garage to fit that huge Lincoln in it

@chaseman94 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an episode about the Buick Electra or it's nickname the 225 deuce and a quarter.

@JazzzRockFuzion Жыл бұрын

Just a small editorial note - the ‘79 - ‘81 ‘R Body’ was technically a refreshing of their mid-sized ‘B Body’ platform for downsizing. The ‘C Body’ was completely discontinued after 1978.

@kazumakoga3066 Жыл бұрын

We had an all black '76 New Yorker. Awesome car for the luxury it provided. The front end was very unique as well!

@joshuataylor202 Жыл бұрын

Just saw one the other day! Couldn’t believe it . Was in pretty good shape too. Surprising. It was a late eighties one.

@FlyingTigersKMT Жыл бұрын

I love the 79 rotating headlight cover models. Still looks good today.

@siliconinsect Жыл бұрын

Chrysler licensed the Texas Instruments voice synthesizer used in the Speak "N" Spell. Nissan used actual recorded voices on a tiny phonograph for their speach system in 1980's Maximas. Great vid as usual!

@mrj-charles6383 Жыл бұрын

I come from a Chrysler family so rode and drove many different ones. I actually like the 79 models. The baby New Yorker was even funnier when you saw the limo version on the road.

@moparmadman1134 Жыл бұрын

Was the 79 a baby it still looked large to me

@ernielaw 4 ай бұрын

The real year for the baby New Yorker was 1983.@@moparmadman1134

@tucker8594 Жыл бұрын

"All the controls are on the left....Away from the children." Hilarious! Gotta love those early commercials.

@marcusdamberger Жыл бұрын

They had to justify the quirky design ideas. Imagine being that ad agency.. "Let's promote this cars odd features, anyone, anyone, Bueller."

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын

Better than modern adverts which say things like "you know you want one" or "you can be yourself in a Chevrolet".

@ernielaw Жыл бұрын

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 In the early 1970s the rhyme went, Chevrolet building a better way to see the USA.

@averyparticularsetofskills Жыл бұрын

Ricardo Montalban's famous voice is right up there with James Earl Jones, Patrick Warburton(joe from family guy..ect), Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson imo. Straight up stud, RIP

@lukedubnicka7128 Жыл бұрын

Make a video on the Pontiac Bonneville!! Maybe have one on some of their other models too, like the Grand Prix or Firebird or Grand Am!

@carexpertandy Жыл бұрын

There already are Grand Am and Grand Prix episodes. I would definitely like to see Bonneville and Firebird as well.

@lukedubnicka7128 Жыл бұрын

@@carexpertandy lmao oops, looks like I forgot about those 😂 you get what I'm saying though

@markpfeifer1402 Жыл бұрын

Mike drove an 1988 5th Avenue in Breaking Bad. Gave it instant cred.

@Pillowbiter84 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great Saturday night show. Love watching these videos on Saturday nights.

@hailstorm1986 Жыл бұрын

In that intro commercial, I was waiting for William shatner to shout "Khan". 🤣

@dontelindsey5846 Жыл бұрын

The LHS was probably one of the best Chryslers based on looks.

@cuda426hemi Жыл бұрын

David Letterman to Ricardo Montalban: "What does Corinthian Leather mean?" Ricardo: "Absolutely nothing" The leather was made in New Jersey. 📺

@pontiacmaniac7772 Жыл бұрын

I’ve only seen one Chrysler New Yorker. It was an 80’s turbo model. Cool car.

@justas525 Жыл бұрын

Great video, as always. Good to see that you read comments 👍.

@johnjones393 Жыл бұрын

I've always liked the Diplomat based New Yorker. Looked like a smaller Town Car and in some ways had better proportions.

@seed_drill7135 Жыл бұрын

They did look nice, and had plush interiors, but 115 h.p. from a 318 V8 was just pathetic.

@johnmaki3046 Жыл бұрын

That was the "Fifth Avenue". I know people who have LOVED these rides for 300,000+ miles!

@johnnymason2460 6 ай бұрын

@@seed_drill7135 I agree with that. The engine should have been fuel injected instead of carbureted. The 318 from the 1992 Dodge Dakota (230hp) would have been preferable.

@seed_drill7135 6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, we saw what happened when they tried fuel injection in the Imperial in the early 80's, and that wasn't anywhere near 200 h.p. BTW, I had a '94 Dakota and the Magnum 5.2 was rated at 210 h.p.@@johnnymason2460

@dustygrimes2754 Жыл бұрын

Great episode. Let's see one on the Mazda 929, please. :)

@danmorley8116 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual. That was quite the gig Ricardo Montalban had-he did those ads for years.

@thetraveler2561 Жыл бұрын

Had 2 land yachts.....a 76 and a 77......loved them. It would cost about 110.00 bucks per car or more now for a fill-up with premium.

@johnmaki3046 Жыл бұрын

WORTH this! Compared to today's EXPENSIVE "technology", I prefer buying gasoline to SNEAKY, IMPOSSIBLE "repairs" TODAY!

@stevenikazy2943 Жыл бұрын

Owned a triple white '73 Brougham coupe with moonroof. What a ride!

@elizabethcherry920 Жыл бұрын

Love those M body 5th avenue, in Worcester Ma they were used for taxis and I got to drive a couple of them. Also in 89 I rented a New Yorker landau , what a smooth riding car that was.great video

@jackwranesh527 Жыл бұрын

I had an '85 that was an absolute great car for me! Great mileage and fast as well as handled reasonably - and comfortable as any chair that you could buy! I hit a pothole and the voice system inexplicably changed over to French from English. Before I had a chance to remedy it a wayward Celica driver rear-ended me and put Crystal Carrington Chrysler (she was white with a dark blue interior) in the big U-Pick graveyard down the road.

@MrKanjidude Жыл бұрын

Superb video! Such a beautiful and elegant car. I especially like the squareness of the 1980s models.

@Keylimebanana Жыл бұрын

Great video! Excited to watch all day

@sponk2112 Жыл бұрын

I love those 80s New Yorkers! I understand all the hate they get, and all their shortcomings. Still love 'em.

@colinschmitz8297 Жыл бұрын

The Town and Country name is another long running name though FCA foolishly dropped it.

@haweater1555 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have any faith on anything the Ferengi Commerce Authority does.

@merafirewing6591 9 ай бұрын

@@haweater1555 the Ferengi lost the lobes for business completely with the rules of acquisition thrown out the window.

@johnnymason2460 4 ай бұрын

Is that supposed to be a joke. FCA stood for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Ferengi had nothing to do with that.

@josephsager9425 Жыл бұрын

Every time I see a reference to Ricardo Montalbán saying, "rich Corinthian leather" in those commercials, all I can think of is that Archer episode where he responds, "Corinth is famous for it's leather!"

@TheWesleyRicardo Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great videos, I’m enjoying them 😎 80’s kid here.

@donaldhenderson3495 Жыл бұрын

Interesting information on the New Yorker. How about an episode on the Chevy Impala SS and the Buick Roadmaster.

@anthonyrivera4735 Жыл бұрын

Please Do a video on the Ford Explorer sport trac pickup

@abpsd73 Жыл бұрын

I remember the e-body cars had an overhead console with electronic compass/outside temperature display, map lights, and holders for sunglasses and garage door opener. We'd always hunt them down at the scrapyard and install them in whatever project vehicle we were working on.

@GeneralTsaoKitty Жыл бұрын

I love any 1968 Mopar. At the 1964 NY World's Fair they had a great pavilion.

@InTeCredo Жыл бұрын

Interestingly and confusingly enough, Chrysler LHS was sold in Europe as New Yorker but as LHS in the United Kingdom by special order. The export version had the taillamps with horizontal amber turn signal indicators between the brake and reverse lamps.

@michaeldean2447 Жыл бұрын

1993 was the most epic comeback known to the American car industry.

@jonny-nava-367 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see an episode on the Chevy Nova.

@jasonsellers5383 Жыл бұрын

Ford F 250 F 350. Interesting line up you have! Great work! Got me hooked!

@walterarroyo5220 Жыл бұрын

You should do an episode on the Dodge ramcharger & Plymouth trail duster

@theauralucario60 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Would love to see a dedicated video on the Chrysler LHS next!

@GardenerEarthGuy Жыл бұрын

How about the Subaru wagons 1982-1984 best cars they made!

@milfordcivic6755 Жыл бұрын

God I could never stomach Jerry Lewis movies.

@jacquesmontague2477 Жыл бұрын

I have an '88 that I absolutely adore, it's been a fantastic car.

@googleuser3760 Жыл бұрын

Great episode. 👍👍

@danielventura8073 Жыл бұрын

What was the move that dog driving clip was taken from?

@xraider927 Жыл бұрын

Hollywood Or Bust

@stevenmaginnis1965 Жыл бұрын

The DeNiro movie was 'Midnight Run' for those who missed it. It had one of the greatest closing lines of all time: "Looks like I'm walking." 😆

@Henry_Jones Жыл бұрын

Rare and Classic Cars' Adam did a great vid on the chrysler talking car with Bob Lutz.

@kevineckelkamp Жыл бұрын

I just watched that the other day

@mdf3530 Жыл бұрын

Rich Corinthian leather!

@saxongreen78 Жыл бұрын

Slight typo: you said the R Body was derived from the C Body, but it was from the B Body.

@bradbarker8286 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks! Ford Falcon had a 66 year run in Australia. It is a very similar story to the New Yorker.

@ssadelaidian3811 Жыл бұрын

56 years from 1960 to 2016.

@ernielaw Жыл бұрын

@@ssadelaidian3811 Is that how long the Falcon was produced?

@zackjp Жыл бұрын

Mom had a 80s new Yorker I remember the seats being super comfy

@bizzzzzzle Жыл бұрын

I took out the front seats and made them into garage chairs

@ernielaw Жыл бұрын

@@bizzzzzzle You mean the seats from a New Yorker

@kingkat8080 Жыл бұрын

Awesome as always. Please do Mazda 626 next.

@smoketaylor2885 Жыл бұрын

Every generation was a classic 🥇

@andrewcummings5023 Жыл бұрын

Always Good Videos

@rick0e295 Жыл бұрын

Long time Chrysler New Yorker and Imperial! All time favorite was 61 OTT Imperial LEBARON. Had 83 and 85 Fifth Avenues and loved them. Those were a great transition. Kcar based Fifth Avenues and Imperials were a sad end for fabled Chrysler brands 😢.

@joeseeking3572 Жыл бұрын

Actually the 76-78 New Yorker did well for a Chrysler product and was a very good value for money. The 74-78 generation is underrated, and IMOP better than the preceding fuselage models (which were initially striking, but got retrograde styling in 72 - coupe roofline - and especially 73 - block front end, ugh). The R body was a budget engineered stopgap and after that, the original concept was basically dead. M body which followed was an elongated, tarted Volare, and the K car? Sheesh.

@patsfan8057 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a new '76 at the New England Auto Show in Boston yellow with tan interior. Window sticker was $11,000. Couldn't believe that a car could cost that much..beautiful car though.

@richardbutton1179 10 ай бұрын

I was a teenager in the 80s and remember the K cars quite well. The Daytona and Laser were probably the coolest cars Chrysler had at the time. The K car New Yorker was quite a nice car for the time.

@SnarkyRC Жыл бұрын

Nice. You should do an episode on the Mazda 929.

@sponk2112 Жыл бұрын

That "Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!" insert was freakin' hilarious.

@davidp2888 Жыл бұрын

Chrysler and Dodge have seemed to struggle over the last 40+ years.

@vincedibona4687 Жыл бұрын

Blame Stellantis for the past 20 years.

@mrgmc6314 Жыл бұрын

Or Mercedes ??

@RC_928 Жыл бұрын

If you look at their current line up. They only have two models and that body style hasn’t been changed in almost 10 years. They seem to focus more on Ram and Jeep and just want to keep Dodge and Chrysler as a niche brand.

@brentwalton8854 Жыл бұрын

I think Cerberus actually caused most of their issues in the past 20 years.

@LarryLopez91 Жыл бұрын

@@vincedibona4687 Stellantis has only been around for the past few years. And the original FCA merger didn't happen until late 2014. Of course, Fiat had a relationship with Chrysler since 2009, but their stake was only 20% until increasing to 58.5% in 2012.

@MindRiot395th Жыл бұрын

I owned a 1995 Intrepid, which up here in Canada was called a Chrysler Intrepid....it was very roomy, loved it.

@reinatycoon3644 11 ай бұрын

@6:22 One of the greatest comedies of all time and severely underrated.

@modspell Жыл бұрын

Great research!

@bitchassmcgee9708 Жыл бұрын

Every time I hear “Chrysler New Yorker” I think of The Shitmobile from TPB

@Gudi102 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jasonhsu4711 Жыл бұрын

What movie is featured at 9:06?

@jasonhsu4711 Жыл бұрын

OK, now I recognize this as a scene from the TV show _Home Improvement_.

@handyman9298 Жыл бұрын

The R-Body is beautiful to me

@grunkohlaktionar7474 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see an episode on the Mitsubishi Diamante/Sigma

@silky_bob Жыл бұрын

I am still waiting on a Jeep Comanche MJ video! You mentioned doing on in the Cherokee XJ video and I’m still waiting. I have an 88 Comanche and want a video so bad

@Daniel28021991 Жыл бұрын

I love this cars, can you do the Buick Park Avenue please?

@w140chris Жыл бұрын

Great video. Can you do the Lincoln Continental sedan ending with the 2002 model year?

@killer13324 Жыл бұрын

i'd love to see one on the Buick Lesabre

@andrewdonohue1853 Жыл бұрын

I've always like the sister car, the Bonneville. I still have a 2003 Bonneville SSEi that I park in the winter. I had the extra performance lesabre never got.... and I played with it a little. PCM tune, colder plugs, power log and pulley swap. The SSEi had the supercharged L67 3800

@jonathanterrebonne Жыл бұрын

@@andrewdonohue1853 which rode better, the Bonneville or the LeSabre?

@melted_cheetah Жыл бұрын

@@andrewdonohue1853 SSEi 👍

@dalemccartney Жыл бұрын

The Fifth Avenue was one of the most prestigious automobiles ever to be crafted by the hands of man.

@shanelocke856 Жыл бұрын

I have a .1977 New Yorker Brougham coupe. Its a head turner wherever I go. Always loved the land yacths

@northernwisp Жыл бұрын

Will you make one on the Lebaron GTS?

@davinp Жыл бұрын

The Toyota Corolla made it to 50 years in 2017 and the Honda Civic made it to 50 years in 2022

@stephanechamberland8486 Жыл бұрын

The end is hilarious !!!!!!

@joeyennis5060 Жыл бұрын

We had a 2 aries 1 new yorker and plymouth acclaim good childhood

@willhorting5317 Жыл бұрын

Used to own a New Yorker. If I recall, it was a 1985 model. Blue inside and out.

@andregonsalvez9244 Жыл бұрын

Great 👍 review ! How about doing a segment on the GM G and B series of mid and full-sized RWD cars like the Cutlass and Caprice Classic ?

@johnmaki3046 Жыл бұрын

I owned three Cutlass models ('78-83), would LOVE to forget this "experience"!

@ChrisHsuCars Жыл бұрын

Hey will you be doing an episode on the Aries / Reliant at some point?

@johnnymason2460 4 ай бұрын

They should. It's one of the reasons Chrysler Corporation lasted so long before the DaimlerChrysler fiasco.

@Timbrock1000 8 ай бұрын

In the 89's, the New Yorker was upstaged by the V8 powered Fifth Avenue to compete with Cadillac & Lincoln. The New Yorker then was aimed at competing against Oldsmobile and Buick.

@fortheloveofnoise Жыл бұрын

8:51 Funny you put Data, as the voice sounds like Sulu to me but heavily robotized.

@zaceaton1074 11 ай бұрын

i was so hoping you’d feature Ricky and his New Yorker 🤣🤣

@clydefrog420 4 ай бұрын

I’ve got an 82 New Yorker and just sold an 89 fifth ave. Definitely one of Chryslers best looking cars and I find they haven’t made a worthy successor yet in over 30 years since the last 5th ave