I recall as teens in the summer of 1972 , four us had gone to Paris for a couple of weeks. My girlfriend and I had quickly grown use to seeing small cars everywhere. On the landing approach back here in Canada we were struck by the size of all the cars… despite the fact that we had left only 14 or so days before. Coincidentally, this Chrysler model would have been showcased a few weeks after we got back. (Since the 1973 model year would have been launched in October 1972) Vehicle is in great shape. Turning on that Chrysler radio back then the No 1. Pop Hit would have been “Everybody Plays the Fool” (The Main Ingredient) 🎶 and a couple of weeks later on November 4 …the new No 1. Hit was “Nights in White Satin”( Moody Blues) 🎶 😉🇨🇦
My dad bought a 71 Newport Sedan in April of 71 for my mom. It was a very similar green with vinyl top and cloth interior . Had the 383 , two barrel and 727 transmission with 3.23 sure grip. My dad would buy a new full size wagon every two years . So in 71 and 73 he got the Plymouth Suburbans with the 360 V8 . My grandmother followed her son and she bought my favorite of the lot . A 72 Gran Fury hardtop with the hide away headlights and the 360 V8. The Chrysler was built well and comfortable with AC and the standard features . The sure grip had to be replaced very early on in only the second year . While on vaction in 72 in Atlanta the car overheated and the radiator needed servicing . My Dad tried to give it to me when I started driving but I turned him down . My sister drove it for a short time and it sat after 79 with a blown transmission at 65 k miles . I liked our neighbors grandparents 73 New Yorker 2 door . I drove it a few times over the late 70's . They had the bomb though . A 72 Lincoln Continental . Loved that Lincoln. Those years of automobiles will be my favorites especially for some of the big sedans and hardtop models.
That's the last of the really luxurious big , and usually big block powered, and loaded with everything that was available in the day 9/10 times. Thanks for sharing ☺️
I love the big old mopars. I grew up with a 68' fury wagon. 383. Learned to drive in that car. The power brakes and power steering were like a Cadillac, but I never drove a Cadillac.
Absolutely love the 73 Newport Custom,we had one as our family car. The last year for the "C" bodies that is....any "C" body after 73 in my opinion was ugly. Definitely gotta get that dealer badge back on. Took my driver's test in our 73 Chrysler Newport, had to parallel park that boat,NO back up camera in those days and if you hit the curb,automatic failure but it was more of a concern hitting the curb because my father kept ours pristine. If you hit a curb,you were sure to hear about it,even a soft slap to the head could follow. It was legal back then to hit your kids,however fear training works,never hit a curb.
Thank you for the thorough walkthrough and education on this sweet old girl. Can't help but think of the B-52's "Hop in my Chrysler It's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail".
Just a lovely vehicle, great condition inside and out. I also enjoy different dialects from all over the world,. "Headlutz" is a new word to me, but I love it!
The 73 always struck me as a transition to the 74 front styling theme (realizing that the 74-78 were a complete rebody). Never thought it translated well onto the fuselage body, though I did like the NY rear end - Chrysler, mor than others, differentiated rear ends by series - even more so than the grilles. Thank goodness for the inertia reel mechanism - you've got to wonder if anyone (!) ever used them. I remember that front seat - you could get it in the upper trim Fury and the Polara Custom + Monaco as well. Love these old 70's full size machines; unfortunately where I live there just aren't any road to drive them on. They've narrowed the lanes to a point where you're (or I am) just not comfortable with 80 inches wide.
I used to love to drive my 59 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 sedan on these roads I would put the passenger side tire on the shoulder line and drive right down the road. They were moving over to get out of the way the mirror was right on the center line of the road.
Really really nice. Needs to be kept as nice as it is forever period. For the next 50 years. This is a 50 year old car. Think of it this way. When this car was new a 50 year old Chrysler circa 1923 was maybe maybe just on the Drawing board at the Dodge brothers infancy of building Dodge cars after being suppliers to Ford and general motors. Chrysler began in 1924 or 1925. This 50 year old car could be driven daily as well it should be nothing makes a car happier than use. Neglect and non-use will finish it off faster than careful daily use and proper maintenance give this love and respect young man and when your 70 something this will be your 100 year old car still running beautifully and it is possible wow what an opportunity. ❤❤❤❤❤
I was lucky enough for owning a 86 Buick Century , here in France , a decade ago . So unforgetable moments in this car. You Yanks , know how to create legends.
My name is Rob Mayer and I live in Clemmons North Carolina. This Hass to be the same car that is for sale on Facebook marketplace that I responded to about one week ago! I love this car! What a great video! I don’t think you should sell it to anybody. I think you should just keep it! If this is not the same Car, there’s an exact duplicate for sale on Facebook marketplace type in Clemmons North Carolina +180 miles and it will come up! I think it’s $9000 either way it’s fantastic and thank you for taking the time to make this video and share it with us! Have a good day.
We just used to leave the shoulder belt connected to the lap belt all the time. The glove box door was put down at the drive-in restaurants for your drinks / coffee. Back then we didn't drive and eat.
You can hear the gas guzzling experience as you drive. If it still has the R12 refrigerant it blows snow ❄️ for air. She is a definitely a highway cruising machine.😊
One of the few times the vents have probably ever been opened. The benefits of working A/C! Removing the kickpanels to vacuum is on the to do list however.
That was my uncle’s car. Ironton,Ohio is about 150 miles east of Cincinnati, on the Ohio River as well. The video of you driving it to New York is great as well. It was garage kept for most of its life, glad to see it’s getting to see the country!!
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Yeah he died in 2010, I inherited it never did anything with it for probably 10 years. Kept it inside. Sold it to a friend in Lesage,WV who got it drivable again, then I heard to went to Hurricane, WV owner who sold it at a Pigeon Forge Rod Run. I assume that's where it went to Georgia. It was super clean inside was technically his wife's car who died a few years before him, she very rarely drove it. It was a heck of a land yacht! I had no idea it had so many features till your video.
@@mikefulks9255 I didn’t expect to find any history on the car. Really cool that you came across the video. I love learning about cars history. I’d ask if there are any old photos of the car kicking around?
No, I never saw any vintage pictures of it “in action”. His early 1950’s house garage was tiny and stuffed with stuff, that’s how the left front got barked up a little. Barely enough room to walk around the car lol!
@@mikefulks9255 I always hope to find old photos from back in the day. Even if it’s just the car in the background or even the owner themselves. Nice to save that history.
Let me know please if you sell it, I will put it in the heated garage and only on the nice days will it be driven, car shows, we have lots of them and I will drive it to work on nice days and it's exactly 1.5 miles each way to work and back. My mom would be your guys biggest fan ever!😊 I would even take them on a vacation it would be the ultimate return of the things that they did for us as kids! Great afternoon to you and enjoy your Sunday today! Sincerely, John!
Great car. I’ve owned 3 Newports. 1979, 1974 and my favorite 68 2 door. The 383 2 barrel in the 68 would blow the doors off my 70 Mercury Marauder 429 4 barrel. The earlier Chryslers with torsion bar suspension handled well too. 27:36
In 1979, I bought a beautiful powder blue '73 Chrysler Newport with a deep blue velvety interior. It had a weird habit of only starting after the car had been off for less than 15 minutes or more than three hours. I could drive it to work or for a very quick stop in a store, but it was useless when I was going to school part time or went to church. The dealer couldn't fix it after several tries, so I exchanged it for a different car: one that always started. Perhaps the most beautiful car I ever had, though.
@@ObsoleteAutomotive I wonder, too! Such a beautiful car. I drool when I think of it. I was once told by the brother of a guy who worked in the maintenance department of a major car dealership that "they" (in maintenance) sometimes see a car they really like and intentionally don't fix it until the car is traded in and one of them (or someone else) can buy it instead. That could have been the case here, I suppose.
Pops had a '72 Newport Custom. Solid car--if you ignored how rust was eating it into shreds. Ugly, too. Just a slab on wheels. But handled very well for a beast. And remarkably quiet inside.
awesome. super nice, with a great set of options on it...everything you could want, and a hardtop too. was pleased to see the big block under hood. my uncle had a '73 Newport coupe...triple blue...it was so basic I'm not sure if it was even a Custom...but man did that thing eat up the highway miles...I commuted with him 50 miles each way for a while.
I had one in my very early twenties (early 90s). Not a Custom though. Mine just had the regular bench seat. Mine was gold with a brown top. 400 ci, single glass pack. Stock wheels and hub caps with white letter tires. Even had the HUGE bug deflector on it. I loved it.
That was back when you could get a solid car that just needed minor work for a few hundred bucks. That's why I bought so many of those old tanks. Cheap and easy to fix. Nobody wanted them.. I had that 73 Newport,, a 75 Newport, 78 Toronado, 77 Buick Electra. The cleanest one I owned back then was a 78 Mercury Marqui. Triple blue. absolutely imaculate. My favorite though was a 72 Coupe Deville in triple white :)
That’s a lovely old car (I’m in the UK btw). Got to stick that dealer badge back on, it the story of the car plus it hides the marked paint. If I lived where you do I’d take that any day over a modern.
Such a nice car and luxury was on the designer's mind without a doubt. Grandparents used to joke like a Lazy Boy on wheels and nothing rides like a solid frame construction car.
Those separate shoulder belts can be a pain to get in the habit of wearing but it's a habit you need to have. A lap belt alone is minimal protection in a crash. The shoulder belt gives you protection from hitting the steering wheel or the dash, both of which can cause serious if not deadly injuries. As a young driver I got in the habit of wearing both the lap and shoulder belts in my 1970 Buick Electra. That shoulder belt was non-retracting and a bit aggravating but it probably saved my life in a head on collision with a drunk driver. So please opt to wear the shoulder belt, it really isn't optional.
I just drove a 79 Ford ranchero 2500 miles Royal from Pittsburgh to Chicago and hit route 66 and take that into round-trip me my wife and my daughter and the family beagle named bocephus
As a Mopar fan, it would be nice if you would show the floodlit dash at night, which is also why the instrument cluster is black. It was one of Chrysler Corps. unique features in the early '70s models. Also, possibly explain how one would change the bulbs for it. I always remember as a kid being in my Uncle's 1971 Plymouth Fury III, it was a 2 Dr, gold exterior and green interior, similar to this Newport.
The sad thing, not many Imperials or Newports survived the demo derby's of the 80's where I'm from. I think I've only ever seen one survivor in my life.
The squeeze the wheel horns are cool until you have to tow one on their front wheels. They usually take the seat belt and wrap it around the steering wheel to keep the front wheels straight and when they do, any time the car in tow jerks it blows the horn. I fund out about that when I had a 1969 Mustang Grande that needed to be towed.
G M went to this style of lap and shoulder belt combination mid-year in 1972. I was one of those rare young guys that did the manly and responsible thing and wore the optional shoulder belt back then. In 1975 when a drunk driver hit me head on, I was able to un-buckle myself and walk away with only minor cuts, scrapes and bruises- mainly from the belts. The drunk driver was wearing a 3 point seat belt but had the shoulder portion under his left arm- basically a 3 point lap belt. He suffered massive head and chest injuries from impacting the steering wheel. The un-belted guy in the passenger seat was ejected through the windshield and died at the scene. Lap and shoulder belts- minor injuries, lap belt only- severe injuries and no belt- death. Hopefully you get the picture.
@@jeffreyrigged I drove cars with that set up and buckled up both belts. This style is just as effective as the one buckle style. The only difference is that you've got a buckle in the middle of your lap and one just under your right rib cage vs one buckle and 2 belts at your right hip. Still need to wear both belts no matter what the configuration. It's the manly and responsible thing to do. Back in the day, I would get in, turn the ignition, push the cigarette lighter, buckle up both the lap and shoulder belts, light up a Marlboro 100s, and then drive off.
That routine always seemed to impress my girlfriend(s) at the time and that worked for me. And probably saved my life the night of the head on collision with the drunk driver.
It has everything to do with the seeking feature. The local and distant buttons on the radio both make the radio seek for stations. Local for the strongest signal and Distant for all signals. Pushing either button will make the radio seek the next station. And there’s also the floor switch to operate the seeking feature as well.
I would love to own the car bringing bac memories and my elderly mother would be especially estatic to be able to get to ride in it now instead of driving kids around in it. Thank you for sharing this with me and bringing back days of fun and great vacations that will never be seen again by the population unless inflation disappears soon.
At 14:00 minute mark the shoulder belt is part of the olden day work and experience I was saying in the Charger restoration video I just watched this morning, this is part of the experience of the car in stock original form. Far from the cry of today's easy peezy things you would never know what it was like in the day to have to get to somewhere day to day. 😊 These things are gone usually and the experience is a eye opening experience. I don't blame you for not wanting to use it again, LOL. I hope you have a great afternoon today on this Sunday, the rainy day here north of Pittsburgh, Pa. today is a little bummer but I will take it with a grain of salt.
Very few people wore those separate shoulder belts back in the day. I was one of the rare few that did and I can attest that in a head on collision they offer great protection for the driver from hitting the steering wheel or dash and most likely are what allowed me to walk away with minor cuts, scrapes and bruises from the belts. I would highly advise wearing those old style shoulder belts. I am living proof that they work.
That car is in spectacular condition given its age. Nice to see them still stock and unmolested
I recall as teens in the summer of 1972 , four us had gone to Paris for a couple of weeks. My girlfriend and I had quickly grown use to seeing small cars everywhere. On the landing approach back here in Canada we were struck by the size of all the cars… despite the fact that we had left only 14 or so days before. Coincidentally, this Chrysler model would have been showcased a few weeks after we got back. (Since the 1973 model year would have been launched in October 1972)
Vehicle is in great shape. Turning on that Chrysler radio back then the No 1. Pop Hit would have been “Everybody Plays the Fool” (The Main Ingredient) 🎶 and a couple of weeks later on November 4 …the new No 1. Hit was “Nights in White Satin”( Moody Blues) 🎶
😉🇨🇦
My dad bought a 71 Newport Sedan in April of 71 for my mom. It was a very similar green with vinyl top and cloth interior . Had the 383 , two barrel and 727 transmission with 3.23 sure grip.
My dad would buy a new full size wagon every two years . So in 71 and 73 he got the Plymouth Suburbans with the 360 V8 . My grandmother followed her son and she bought my favorite of the lot . A 72 Gran Fury hardtop with the hide away headlights and the 360 V8.
The Chrysler was built well and comfortable with AC and the standard features . The sure grip had to be replaced very early on in only the second year . While on vaction in 72 in Atlanta the car overheated and the radiator needed servicing . My Dad tried to give it to me when I started driving but I turned him down .
My sister drove it for a short time and it sat after 79 with a blown transmission at 65 k miles . I liked our neighbors grandparents 73 New Yorker 2 door . I drove it a few times over the late 70's . They had the bomb though . A 72 Lincoln Continental . Loved that Lincoln.
Those years of automobiles will be my favorites especially for some of the big sedans and hardtop models.
I’d really like to have a wagon myself!
I had a 1966 Newport. Back in the huge car days, you didn't drive them, you navigated those big old land yaughts
That is one spectacular surviver car. I love green cars and I like big Chryslers.
Me too !!!
We had a 72 Newport Custom, 4 door sedan. Same green, with a white top. Always liked that high back bench seat.
That's the last of the really luxurious big , and usually big block powered, and loaded with everything that was available in the day 9/10 times. Thanks for sharing ☺️
I love the big old mopars. I grew up with a 68' fury wagon. 383. Learned to drive in that car. The power brakes and power steering were like a Cadillac, but I never drove a Cadillac.
Absolutely love the 73 Newport Custom,we had one as our family car. The last year for the "C" bodies that is....any "C" body after 73 in my opinion was ugly. Definitely gotta get that dealer badge back on. Took my driver's test in our 73 Chrysler Newport, had to parallel park that boat,NO back up camera in those days and if you hit the curb,automatic failure but it was more of a concern hitting the curb because my father kept ours pristine. If you hit a curb,you were sure to hear about it,even a soft slap to the head could follow. It was legal back then to hit your kids,however fear training works,never hit a curb.
When I turned 16 I loved driving my parents 1972 Plymouth Fury 3 !!!
Sounds solid for the year of the car!😮
Beautiful rare classic Chrysler sedan in excellent condition . She's a beauty ! Lucky owner . These are such great driving automobiles.
Thank you for the thorough walkthrough and education on this sweet old girl. Can't help but think of the B-52's "Hop in my Chrysler
It's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail".
The inside hood latch was getting really popular around this time.
Just a lovely vehicle, great condition inside and out. I also enjoy different dialects from all over the world,. "Headlutz" is a new word to me, but I love it!
The 73 always struck me as a transition to the 74 front styling theme (realizing that the 74-78 were a complete rebody). Never thought it translated well onto the fuselage body, though I did like the NY rear end - Chrysler, mor than others, differentiated rear ends by series - even more so than the grilles. Thank goodness for the inertia reel mechanism - you've got to wonder if anyone (!) ever used them. I remember that front seat - you could get it in the upper trim Fury and the Polara Custom + Monaco as well. Love these old 70's full size machines; unfortunately where I live there just aren't any road to drive them on. They've narrowed the lanes to a point where you're (or I am) just not comfortable with 80 inches wide.
I used to love to drive my 59 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 sedan on these roads I would put the passenger side tire on the shoulder line and drive right down the road. They were moving over to get out of the way the mirror was right on the center line of the road.
I remember that flipping face for the different frequency of AM to FM.😊
Really nice car! I learned to drive in my dad’s ‘72 Newport, so this takes me back.
Really really nice. Needs to be kept as nice as it is forever period. For the next 50 years. This is a 50 year old car. Think of it this way. When this car was new a 50 year old Chrysler circa 1923 was maybe maybe just on the Drawing board at the Dodge brothers infancy of building Dodge cars after being suppliers to Ford and general motors. Chrysler began in 1924 or 1925. This 50 year old car could be driven daily as well it should be nothing makes a car happier than use. Neglect and non-use will finish it off faster than careful daily use and proper maintenance give this love and respect young man and when your 70 something this will be your 100 year old car still running beautifully and it is possible wow what an opportunity. ❤❤❤❤❤
Love the C and Y bodies. I especially like the way the dash lights up
I was lucky enough for owning a 86 Buick Century , here in France , a decade ago .
So unforgetable moments in this car. You Yanks , know how to create legends.
My name is Rob Mayer and I live in Clemmons North Carolina. This Hass to be the same car that is for sale on Facebook marketplace that I responded to about one week ago! I love this car! What a great video! I don’t think you should sell it to anybody. I think you should just keep it! If this is not the same Car, there’s an exact duplicate for sale on Facebook marketplace type in Clemmons North Carolina +180 miles and it will come up! I think it’s $9000 either way it’s fantastic and thank you for taking the time to make this video and share it with us! Have a good day.
It’s the same car. I have it listed for sale.
love that car......a keeper
We just used to leave the shoulder belt connected to the lap belt all the time.
The glove box door was put down at the drive-in restaurants for your drinks / coffee. Back then we didn't drive and eat.
Excellent presentation on a beautiful Chrysler. You have a very large gem there😊
You can hear the gas guzzling experience as you drive. If it still has the R12 refrigerant it blows snow ❄️ for air. She is a definitely a highway cruising machine.😊
Chrysler, made a great automobile. Walter Chrysler, would be proud.
Ironton, Ohio. Same hometown of Bobby Bare.
When I was watching you demonstrate the kick panel vents I couldn't help but notice that there was a bunch of junk in there that needs to be vacuumed.
One of the few times the vents have probably ever been opened. The benefits of working A/C! Removing the kickpanels to vacuum is on the to do list however.
Nice tour. Man you gotta love green........and I do!
Beautiful car buddy, Sooo lucky to have factory A/C and a "Hardtop" No b pillar ❤️
That was my uncle’s car. Ironton,Ohio is about 150 miles east of Cincinnati, on the Ohio River as well. The video of you driving it to New York is great as well. It was garage kept for most of its life, glad to see it’s getting to see the country!!
@@mikefulks9255 Was it really? I didn’t get much info on the car. It went to West Virginia then to Georgia which is where I bought it from.
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Yeah he died in 2010, I inherited it never did anything with it for probably 10 years. Kept it inside. Sold it to a friend in Lesage,WV who got it drivable again, then I heard to went to Hurricane, WV owner who sold it at a Pigeon Forge Rod Run. I assume that's where it went to Georgia. It was super clean inside was technically his wife's car who died a few years before him, she very rarely drove it. It was a heck of a land yacht! I had no idea it had so many features till your video.
@@mikefulks9255 I didn’t expect to find any history on the car. Really cool that you came across the video. I love learning about cars history. I’d ask if there are any old photos of the car kicking around?
No, I never saw any vintage pictures of it “in action”. His early 1950’s house garage was tiny and stuffed with stuff, that’s how the left front got barked up a little. Barely enough room to walk around the car lol!
@@mikefulks9255 I always hope to find old photos from back in the day. Even if it’s just the car in the background or even the owner themselves. Nice to save that history.
Very good. As always
Beautiful car in astounding condition for its age. I was thinking the same, a wagon version would be just the ticket.
Neat how the vent window has its own little frame that sticks up on the door that does not have a window frame.
Would not change anything unless absolutely necessary to keep it in top running condition!
Lovely motor car 🇬🇧
Let me know please if you sell it, I will put it in the heated garage and only on the nice days will it be driven, car shows, we have lots of them and I will drive it to work on nice days and it's exactly 1.5 miles each way to work and back. My mom would be your guys biggest fan ever!😊 I would even take them on a vacation it would be the ultimate return of the things that they did for us as kids! Great afternoon to you and enjoy your Sunday today! Sincerely, John!
Great car. I’ve owned 3 Newports. 1979, 1974 and my favorite 68 2 door. The 383 2 barrel in the 68 would blow the doors off my 70 Mercury Marauder 429 4 barrel. The earlier Chryslers with torsion bar suspension handled well too. 27:36
In 1979, I bought a beautiful powder blue '73 Chrysler Newport with a deep blue velvety interior. It had a weird habit of only starting after the car had been off for less than 15 minutes or more than three hours. I could drive it to work or for a very quick stop in a store, but it was useless when I was going to school part time or went to church. The dealer couldn't fix it after several tries, so I exchanged it for a different car: one that always started. Perhaps the most beautiful car I ever had, though.
That’s unfortunate. Wonder if it ever got resolved.
@@ObsoleteAutomotive I wonder, too! Such a beautiful car. I drool when I think of it. I was once told by the brother of a guy who worked in the maintenance department of a major car dealership that "they" (in maintenance) sometimes see a car they really like and intentionally don't fix it until the car is traded in and one of them (or someone else) can buy it instead. That could have been the case here, I suppose.
@@timward3116 could be! Sneaky guys.
😀@@ObsoleteAutomotive
That 400 was the legendary 383, bored out for emission control era .
Pops had a '72 Newport Custom. Solid car--if you ignored how rust was eating it into shreds. Ugly, too. Just a slab on wheels. But handled very well for a beast. And remarkably quiet inside.
nice score
awesome. super nice, with a great set of options on it...everything you could want, and a hardtop too. was pleased to see the big block under hood. my uncle had a '73 Newport coupe...triple blue...it was so basic I'm not sure if it was even a Custom...but man did that thing eat up the highway miles...I commuted with him 50 miles each way for a while.
Thank you for being a good custodian to this fine automobile. I love '69-73 C-Body Mopars and find them quite attractive in triple green.
I had one in my very early twenties (early 90s). Not a Custom though. Mine just had the regular bench seat. Mine was gold with a brown top. 400 ci, single glass pack. Stock wheels and hub caps with white letter tires. Even had the HUGE bug deflector on it. I loved it.
That was back when you could get a solid car that just needed minor work for a few hundred bucks. That's why I bought so many of those old tanks. Cheap and easy to fix. Nobody wanted them.. I had that 73 Newport,, a 75 Newport, 78 Toronado, 77 Buick Electra. The cleanest one I owned back then was a 78 Mercury Marqui. Triple blue. absolutely imaculate. My favorite though was a 72 Coupe Deville in triple white :)
I love that car.
They really squared up the front end for 1973.....The eggcrate grille reminds me of a Chevy.
Many people have called this car a Chevrolet… they do look similar I will admit.
That’s a lovely old car (I’m in the UK btw). Got to stick that dealer badge back on, it the story of the car plus it hides the marked paint. If I lived where you do I’d take that any day over a modern.
I have since put the dealer badge back on. Gotta preserve the history!
The paint colours. That's how I remember them.
Such a nice car and luxury was on the designer's mind without a doubt. Grandparents used to joke like a Lazy Boy on wheels and nothing rides like a solid frame construction car.
Chrysler was the first of the big three to go unibody as this car is. It’s not body on frame.
WOW,NICE RIDE 👍👍👍
Those separate shoulder belts can be a pain to get in the habit of wearing but it's a habit you need to have. A lap belt alone is minimal protection in a crash. The shoulder belt gives you protection from hitting the steering wheel or the dash, both of which can cause serious if not deadly injuries. As a young driver I got in the habit of wearing both the lap and shoulder belts in my 1970 Buick Electra. That shoulder belt was non-retracting and a bit aggravating but it probably saved my life in a head on collision with a drunk driver. So please opt to wear the shoulder belt, it really isn't optional.
Nice looking Chrysler
Nice! Survivors aren't my thing, because I like to drive them, but can appreciate them-
This car has been driven a lot. Over 10,000 miles under my ownership.
Once upon a time the second button was for the windshield wiper fluid dispenser.
Haven't seen those from the inside, nice 👌🏽
Biutiful card.
We used to go to the family reunion and we just had one, the trunk would be loaded with good homemade food and drinks.
Yeah I got a 70 Monaco wagon 383 big block love these cars
I’m wanting to get a hold of a wagon myself!
I just drove a 79 Ford ranchero 2500 miles Royal from Pittsburgh to Chicago and hit route 66 and take that into round-trip me my wife and my daughter and the family beagle named bocephus
Sounds like a good time!
Nice
I'm JEALOUS ❤
And amazingly, the radio only plays music from 1973 or before that year.
As a Mopar fan, it would be nice if you would show the floodlit dash at night, which is also why the instrument cluster is black. It was one of Chrysler Corps. unique features in the early '70s models. Also, possibly explain how one would change the bulbs for it. I always remember as a kid being in my Uncle's 1971 Plymouth Fury III, it was a 2 Dr, gold exterior and green interior, similar to this Newport.
@@MarkB.-mo3lz It was an interesting concept to have the lights shine onto the dash instead of behind the gauges.
I have a '67 newport 2 door hardtop that also came from the Ironton dealership!
Neat!
Was my first car, miss that big car.
Beautiful, just beautiful. However the next set of tires need to be whitewalls.
Listen to that turn signal, can't miss that one, let the passenger have a idea of what direction you were going.
What a nice car! Too bad you didn't go for the thin white walls would look really perfect. Probably really expensive
Hard to find proper size tires in whitewall that aren’t expensive!
@@ObsoleteAutomotive agreed with you on that, I work as a mechanic in a automotive repair and tire shop.
@@ObsoleteAutomotivecoopers and suretrac got them
The sad thing, not many Imperials or Newports survived the demo derby's of the 80's where I'm from. I think I've only ever seen one survivor in my life.
What super car and that radio
Very nice car!
My 72 rusted out and it sold in one day for the demo.
The squeeze the wheel horns are cool until you have to tow one on their front wheels. They usually take the seat belt and wrap it around the steering wheel to keep the front wheels straight and when they do, any time the car in tow jerks it blows the horn. I fund out about that when I had a 1969 Mustang Grande that needed to be towed.
The trunk on that is as big as a modern pic up.
Just needs some white wall tires.
Horn in the. Steering wheel. First. Time. Seeing it
Looks like an Impala from the front. The promo videos that I have seen said that Chevy copied them. 🙄
thats a better design than gms with 2 belts and 2 latches. I just wear my lap belt most of time. I die like a man.
G M went to this style of lap and shoulder belt combination mid-year in 1972. I was one of those rare young guys that did the manly and responsible thing and wore the optional shoulder belt back then. In 1975 when a drunk driver hit me head on, I was able to un-buckle myself and walk away with only minor cuts, scrapes and bruises- mainly from the belts. The drunk driver was wearing a 3 point seat belt but had the shoulder portion under his left arm- basically a 3 point lap belt. He suffered massive head and chest injuries from impacting the steering wheel. The un-belted guy in the passenger seat was ejected through the windshield and died at the scene. Lap and shoulder belts- minor injuries, lap belt only- severe injuries and no belt- death. Hopefully you get the picture.
@@bradparris99 my 72 buick has the 2 belts and 2 latches. They do not hood together like these.
@@jeffreyrigged I drove cars with that set up and buckled up both belts. This style is just as effective as the one buckle style. The only difference is that you've got a buckle in the middle of your lap and one just under your right rib cage vs one buckle and 2 belts at your right hip. Still need to wear both belts no matter what the configuration. It's the manly and responsible thing to do. Back in the day, I would get in, turn the ignition, push the cigarette lighter, buckle up both the lap and shoulder belts, light up a Marlboro 100s, and then drive off.
That routine always seemed to impress my girlfriend(s) at the time and that worked for me. And probably saved my life the night of the head on collision with the drunk driver.
People don't realize that handling and features before they hack them up😢
What's the metal toggle switch underneath the dash by the vent control?
It was a manual cut off switch for the A/C compressor someone had installed at some point. On these 1973 models the compressor runs constantly.
There's 6 Ironton in the US..
I hope you used "carnuba wax", like back in the day.
Ever thought of looking at your weather forecast?
Ever notice how the weather prediction isn’t 100% correct? Me too. Crazy.
Thought it was a Impala at first lol
I’ll be honest… the front ends are very very similar.
How many cans of wax did you use for that expanse of metal?
she needs whitewall tires!
You can obtain whitewall tires from many sources. Just saying.
Donations gladly accepted.
Ohio I believe....
That local distance switch is for the antenna it has nothing to do with the seek feature. That controls the signal
It has everything to do with the seeking feature. The local and distant buttons on the radio both make the radio seek for stations. Local for the strongest signal and Distant for all signals. Pushing either button will make the radio seek the next station. And there’s also the floor switch to operate the seeking feature as well.
How much for your chrysler ?
Listed for 9800.
@@ObsoleteAutomotive I have some interest in the car. Where are you located and where is the car listed? Thanks
I am thinking you are in North Carolina. I am.
@@bradparris99 I’m in NC. Its listed on FB marketplace and on my Instagram page: obsoleteautomotive
The looks 😂 ain’t worth a penny if it doesn’t get down the highway 🛣 😅
Fuselage C bodies - My favorite American cars! Beautiful Newport, glad to see it well taken care of 🤜🤛
I would love to own the car bringing bac memories and my elderly mother would be especially estatic to be able to get to ride in it now instead of driving kids around in it. Thank you for sharing this with me and bringing back days of fun and great vacations that will never be seen again by the population unless inflation disappears soon.
I owned three '73 Plymouth Furys (wagon, 2 dr., 4dr.) I believe the Chryslers "felt" better. These were GREAT CARS!
At 14:00 minute mark the shoulder belt is part of the olden day work and experience I was saying in the Charger restoration video I just watched this morning, this is part of the experience of the car in stock original form. Far from the cry of today's easy peezy things
you would never know what it was like in the day to have to get to somewhere day to day. 😊 These things are gone usually and the experience is a eye opening experience. I don't blame you for not wanting to use it again, LOL. I hope you have a great afternoon today on this Sunday, the rainy day here north of Pittsburgh, Pa. today is a little bummer but I will take it with a grain of salt.
Very few people wore those separate shoulder belts back in the day. I was one of the rare few that did and I can attest that in a head on collision they offer great protection for the driver from hitting the steering wheel or dash and most likely are what allowed me to walk away with minor cuts, scrapes and bruises from the belts. I would highly advise wearing those old style shoulder belts. I am living proof that they work.