Ya gots me hooked dude! A young guy who is isn't obsessed with tin can fart knockers. AND give respect and reserects old school land barges and station wagons. Absofreakingloutley GOOD ON YOU 😛
I'm glad you said it's beautiful because I think so, too. I love the '69 -'72 fuselage cars. Such a perfect Space-Age look. It's such a shame that so many great T&Cs have been lost to the demo derbies.
WHAT A GREAT CAR!! MY SON MAX 9 YR.S OLD AND I LOVE WAGOOONS ,,,, HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO TALK TO YA!! WHEN YA DO DRIVE IT,,, IT IS A EYE OPENER....BEAUTIFUL''' DUEL EX,,CLEAN ENGINE...QUEEN CITY CHRYSLER MY SON SAYS,, WE LOVE THE BACK OPEN WINDOW .. IN MY DAYS GROWING UP IN THE 60S OUR DOG LOVED IT THERE...GREAT FARM...THANKS FOR THE DRIVE !! FIRST TIME WATCHING ,,GREAT CAR !!!!!!!!!
What’s so cool about those old station wagons, is that they accept the same aftermarket performance parts that the sedans that they were based off of do. And they’re way cooler looking than most of today’s SUV’s. I’m 55 years old, and with a car like this, I could not only relive my teenage years, but also haul a family and a bunch of groceries too, all at the same time. Great car!
Firstly, I must say it is always a delight for an old codger, such as myself, to see a young fellow admire and respect vintage metal. It takes a serious commitment to get these relics road worthy so let me give you huge props for what you have managed to do with your passion for this period of automotive history. Now just a small critique about what I'm sure was a slip of the tongue when you said @12:00, driving this boat was, quote '...not a very engaging drive...' unquote. Certainly you are wholly engaged behind the wheel there with the yacht wandering according to the road surface and your need to manual shift the tranny is most engaging.😊🎉
One of my all time favorites. We had a 1971 Dodge Coronet wagon and our neighbor had a 1970 Town and Country. Both were in a cinnamon brown color. Your tailgate window doesn’t come down with the key in the tailgate? Yes, the “second dimmer” foot switch is for the radio. Neighbor kept changing the station when he went to dim the headlights.
Rode in one of these only ONCE when I was 10. 54 years on...I still have those fond memories. Wonderful. I'm glad you're DRIVING this station wagon. That has to be even more fun than merely riding in it. Wishing you continued success with these Mopar masterpieces. Aloha!
@@theunskilledmechanic By 1969 Ford upgraded the 2-way doorgate to open sideways with the window down or up, and it became known as the "3-way Magic Doorgate"!
Yep, that's the car when I learned to drive! Brings back memories. I recall when my Dad and I were on 696 here in Michigan and he told me to go ahead and step on it. Whoa, could you hear those extra two on the carb open up!!!
You would think that the key cylinder on the tailgate would operate the window, not just by the dash switch. Auto temp A/C is a rare option. This Town & Country is essentially the wagon version of a New Yorker. They were best at highway cruising, not handling and performance. You'd need the 440 to haul that wagon loaded with people and cargo.
The tailgate switch did lower the window. My family had one. This tailgate needs some TLC and he will love it. I rode many a mile in that left rear seat as a kid.
@theunskilledmechanic it's for sale as far as I know. It's F8 green and a 727 atuo. sat for 40 years in Idaho in a bail shed. She's pretty clean. Runs nice. My dad had to drop the transmission and replace it because of sitting so long. The interior is green and white plad colors. Edit: Though I'm not exactly sure, it does have very low mileage.
Nice. Just as an FYI the "auto temp" control box is behind the passenger panel where the right side vent would normally be. Also Chrysler bought their tilt tele columns from GM from the mid 60's through early 70's. Can't wait to see further progress on the beast. I had a 67 Town and Country wagon that I got from the original owner. Mine came with the optional 440, disc brake DELETE (I don't know why the dealer checked that box), dual A/C, Power windows, but no power seat. GREAT JOB. It is so nice to see someone else who likes the big "C" body Chryslers.
When I was young my family had a 1973 Plymouth sport suburban wagon with the 400 cubic. It was tan colored with the brown paneling. That's the car I learn to drive in. It was a great car. Even though it was a boat it was very powerful.
My Grandad had that exact car! I remember it well as a kid! The 3rd seat was the best part to make those following feel very uncomfortable! Haha. Great vid!
'Space' It's hard to fathom the days of yesteryear when these land barges plied the parking lots of shopping malls and then fully loaded with the day's haul came back to its own 'space' in the family's two car garage in that mid west suburb.@@theunskilledmechanic
I grew up in the third seat of a Chrysler Town & Country. On trips my father would crack the back window and the exhaust would knock me out, although we never gave it a thought back then....
Notes on C-bodies & this vid - yes, floor button is for the search tune radio. KYB shocks take the wallow and float out of the ride, makes it much more engaging. I think we decided that KYB Dodge 1/2t shocks were a better fit. I believe A35 is the tag code for the trailer tow package to see if you have the bigger sway bar, extra leaf etc. When going to a wrecking yard, keep eye open in Mercedes for the aluminum AutoTemp II control unit. And, to change the left rear spark plug, it's helpful to remove one bolt from drivers side engine mount and lift engine a couple of inches, if these are like the 72-3 models with tilt telescope / 440.
Grab a donor trans and the kickdown linkage from a 71 or later. That'll give you part throttle kickdown back into first. The 69s didn't have that. Plumbing in a 1 1/2" thick stacked plate cooler, if it doesn't already one, is a great idea. Same with a remote filter for the trans. Really improves the shifts and operation. Pappy bought his 69' Belvedere wagon unsold in 70' off the stealership lot. A year later we christened the brand new trans Canada Highway in 71' crossing Canada in it. Great car. Put 300,000 miles+ on it, finally sending it to the scrappers in 82'? Thing was better than a truck, which not many people owned back then. Slap a MP distributor in and tune in the vacuum advance canister and pick up a few mpgs and performance, while getting the reliability boost of having electronic ignition. Happy motoring and good luck affording the gas. Malcolm Ottawa Valley
My pleasure, but never forget what Richard Ehrenberg said about 440s and gas mileage. There's a lot of tricks that work on many of Chrysler's engines to improve mileage, but when it comes to 440s, keeping it parked works best.@@theunskilledmechanic
Your TorqueFlight transmissions shifting issue could be caused by an incorrectly adjusted (or possibly not connected at all) kickdown linkage between the carb and tranny. Here's a real good video on how to properly adjust one from @DeadDodgeGarage: ruclips.net/video/JrGWN1aNN8o/видео.html.
Your content honestly inspires me to have one of these barges myself one day. Even though I am from Europe, I won't go down without a fight to get one.
I’d find a blue Mexican blanket for seats. Cool in the summer. Put a thin foam under it. Patinas good. Get some shine juice. Great find. Don’t load rear footwell with heavy tools. Back end will sling shot in the wet. Get curtains with magnets sewn in. Go camping. Fitted mattress. Good luck. 👍
A Town and Country has a unique 440. It has the dual exhaust and dual snorkel air cleaner but not the cam that a 375hp 440 has. I guess they figured it needed the grunt that the lower duration provides. The door that had two ways of opening (which they called a three way door oddly) was pioneered by Ford around 1966 in their full sized wagons and bragged about in ads. The competition had to match it eventually.
My dad bought a 69 T&C wagon in 72, same color as yours. It was our family doctor's car and had all the toys. I always really dug those chunky rocker switches on the dash. When the oil embargo hit in 73, my dad tried retarding the timing so he could run it on regular, but the car hated it. Gas mileage was horrible according to my dad, so he got rid of it by 1975.
Nice! Earliest wagon we had that I remember was a gold '69 like this, but with the 383. IIRC, you can lower the tailgate window from the outside with the key.
My parents had a green 1969 t/c 9 pass. just like yours, 383 4 barrel, dual exhaust, am radio,ac. Ours did not have pw, tilt wheel or pwr seat, jealous, lol... Dad towed boats and rv's. We owned it from 72-85. hub caps are different.
Those are really cool wagons. It rare to find them that are fully loaded and complete. Since the formula of driving as is has been 500 trillion times, it would be nice to see some money and elbow grease thrown at to make look nice and honestly presentable. I was at a show and a 69 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon was there that had been repainted and the interior was redone. The best part it was a 427 car from the factory and the owner built it to Corvette 435hp specs and put a 4 speed in it. Needless to say it was highlight of the show. People have seen Camaros, Chevelles, Corvettes a billion times but seeing a wagon freshened up with a lumpy cammed big block stick is pretty hard to beat in terms of the WOW factor. Good luck with the wagon.
My family got one of these around ‘72 (bought the ‘69 used). It replaced a ‘59 Buick Electra. It was an upgrade… but I have lots of nostalgia for the Buick and not so much for the Chrysler.
Nice one! Hopefully you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. The 440, the grill, and all the deluxe powered functions would lead me to think it’s a New Yorker T&C. I would expect the key lock on the tailgate at one time opened and closed the tailgate window. As time went on Chrysler kept softening the suspensions to ride more like GM cars, but I found the increased damping of HD shocks reduced the floating feel. In any event these cars still have a more controlled response in curves with a “ lighter on their feet” feel than either GM or Ford big cars. That’s the Torsion Aire suspension and the unibody.
You skipped over that it also has power door locks. As another commenter said, you seem to have the “wagon” upgraded 440. Dual exhaust, dual snorkel but same cam as the standard 440. The TNT 440 had a different cam and was not an option on the wagon. I do think the wagon 440 with duals made 360hp, up 10 from the base 440. Aside from no rear air, has most all options. I’d be curious if it had the optional tow package. Would be a plus.
@theunskilledmechanic Thank you for the videos. I subscribed Immediately a while back. I recently sold a 65 Valiant wagon and a 1964 Newport wagon. Grabbing a 70 Coronet wagon and a 71 Coronet wagon next !
I had to laugh when you said 20 bucks how to do it get us up and down the street. Lol I'm 61 years old and we used to pitch in $0.50 a piece and ride around all night so that really cracked me up when you said that cuz that's both the size of it. Sweet ride by the way
Since you've already had the trans out, what 727 do you have? Most people younger than 45 don't know the difference. What you're looking for is how many friction plates are in the high & low drums. If it's 3.& 4. then it's a low perf model. A 4 low/4 high is a Magnum; which is what all full size big block 4 Bbl wagons came with along with all Scat Pack cars. Finally there's the Hemi 727 which is 4 low/5 high That's really hard to find with that little rust. Every kids Dad I knew that had one bought it because he needed something to tow the boat; and not those tin can bass boats either. The back end used to be so rusted from backing it in too far down the boat ramp each time, you wouldn't dare put your feet in the well for fear of going thru.
Great old wagon back when bigger was better. Had a Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon years ago and it was great for hauling but not a great handler. Had the 327/275 hp with Powerglide.
You are right that the second button on the floor is for the radio. If your radio says "Search Tune" the button causes it to search for another station. I have had very few c body radios that actually work other than AM only models, so I can't testify to how it works in practice.
Thats a neat car buddy im lookin for a 66 crown imperial i think they are gorgeous cars first year of the 440 and the last year they had a full perimeter chassis
The Unskilled Mechanic: SMS in Portland, Oregon has NOS fabrics/ upholstery in stock and they reproduce: vinyl and fabrics specific to just about every manufacturer on the planet. Sure your Chrysler wagon would be a walk in park for them.
There is no real governor in the 727. Check your kick down linkage, that is crucial. Easy to drop the valve body in the trans and do a shift kit in those.
Think about a set of either Mopar rallye wheels or Magnum 500 wheels in 15x8 all the way around and some Cooper Cobra radial GT letter out or black wall in 235 or 245/70/15 on front and 255/70/15 rear. It would help the handling and fill the wheel wells up. I love this body style.
I think your transmission might be an easier fix than you think. I do believe it is an adjustment more than it is a fix. The right guy would definitely know how to do this very easily
My Dad bought a 70 Town and Country new. 70 had the rim blow steering wheel. His had the rear air conditioning. You definitely need larger tires. Those look like 225 75 15 , it definitely needs 235-245 75 15, just to fill the wheel wells. This can make you a great car. Look how much room you have around that big block. So easy to work on. It deserves to be restored by you. Maybe even go a little bigger on the cam, and think about a Holley or ACE fuel injection system, just for overall drivability and fuel milage. You can get 18-20 if you keep your foot out of it. I vote for either the original color or white for the repaint. Seriously, cool car. They really were a status symbol back in 69-74. Upper middle class and up. A Cadillac wagon was rare, so this was the top of the heap.
The general consensus seems to be that the air cleaner is original to the car. Apparently, you could order a wagon with the standard 440 and get the dual exhaust/dual snorkel air cleaner, but you don’t get the same cam as the 440HP engines.
@@theunskilledmechanic I was thinking the dual snorkels should be flat with a heat riser valve, not round. I am probably off by a year, flat style probably started with the blue engines in 1970.
That old girl will be ready to take the kids on a trip to Disney-Land before you know it! Was your video shoot location, by any chance, anywhere near the greater Watertown (Edwards, Talcville, Gouverneur) area? Thanks.
Fun fact: the duct taped seats are period correct. As a child of the 70’s I can personally verify that every American land yacht with vinyl seats had tears and splits in the vinyl when one or two years old… duct tape was the re upholstering method of choice. The only problem with this time honored method is summertime, because the duct tape gets hot and the adhesive tends to leave burns if you are wearing shorts. Solution: a towel or an old sheet on top of duct taped seats as secondary re upholstering method of choice.
Great car. The rattling sound when you punch it is detonation, you might wanna check timing. What brand of tires did you install? They look great. Thanks
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Looks good, took my 1977 Town & County Hearse to it's first car show after 30 years of being off the road. My friend bought it and never done anything with it but let it sit and rust. His untimely death l was able to acquire the car for free, he owed me money so maybe I shouldn't say free. Mine is in the same shape as yours but doesn't run as good as yours. But it will get there, the Chrysler lean burn system on these makes is a pain. Good video though, nice to see another wagon not fall in to the hands of a demolition derby guy. They destroyed enough classics.
It sounds like you have a unique car. I had a 1977 Chrysler Town & Country wagon. There are some videos on my channel if you’re curious. Is yours a conversion or just a wagon used as a hearse?
@@theunskilledmechanic It has a custom vinyl top which covers the rear glass area, top still is original to the car. Also it has the casket roller board plus it has a factory sunroof, sounds odd for a hearse. Has a lot of deleted option such as the fake wood all rear seats and no inside mirror. I assume the car was either a coroner's car for body pickup or a funeral directors just starting in the business and need and inexpensive hearse. It has no landau bars. So I think it's my first guess. When I took it to it's first car show it flushed out a lot funeral directors and they agreed with my first answer too! I forgot to mention it also has very heavy rear springs and the rear drum brakes have very large cooling fins not found on a standard wagon. Also the car has 20,000 actual miles on it. You may have already looked but there is a man in Tiffin Ohio who my have what your looking for when it comes to trim parts for C-body mopars. Murray B Park cbodies.com. l have been there its mind blowing what he has!
I have a nice blue entire dash from a 70 imperial that would fit right in also, blue door panels. And for anything else you need, get ahold of Murray Park in Tiffin Ohio. He has around 1500 cars. All chrysler full size
I think our 71 polara had 1 option? AC. 360 2bbl. Didn’t think to get 4bbl or 400. Had vinyl seats. No cloth. No am/fm. No cruise control. We wanted a hauler.
I don't know if you know that they make a spray paint for that vinyl or I should say hard plastic in the back on the sides of your car. Works pretty good just thought I'd throw that out there for you
Nice. My buddy dailies a 69 Newport Custom 2 door. It is highly modified. 383 4bbl with a Gear Vendors and lots of other tweaks. Its not your grandparents Newport.
Yes, it’s a high torque mini starter. It is probably one of the greatest investments you can make on one of these cars. Cold starts are a breeze. As much as I love the sound of an original Mopar starter, these are just much more practical in my opinion!
@@theunskilledmechanic Buddy of mine put one in a 72 Satellite but it doesn't sound like yours. Yours sounded like an old Caddy which was very cool. For me, I'm sticking with my old school Mopar starters. 😎
@@theunskilledmechanicyou mean you don't miss the highland Park hummingbird of Michigan singing its tune And then winding down And repeating several times till it comes to life
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist A couple of my Chrysler's still have their original starters, lol! It is one of my favorite sounds... but these modern starters are way more efficient in my opinion.
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Ya gots me hooked dude! A young guy who is isn't obsessed with tin can fart knockers. AND give respect and reserects old school land barges and station wagons. Absofreakingloutley GOOD ON YOU 😛
Hell yeah !
I'm glad you said it's beautiful because I think so, too. I love the '69 -'72 fuselage cars. Such a perfect Space-Age look. It's such a shame that so many great T&Cs have been lost to the demo derbies.
I agree. Thank you for watching!
Yeah because GAS IS FUQING EXPENSIVE YOU IMBECILE.
Love it!! Just got my 1965 Imperial Crown sedan yesterday
That sounds like a beautiful car!
I’m 57 and this brings back lots of memories!! THANKS for the clip on it!!
Thank you for watching!
61 years old and this nearly made me tear up!
WHAT A GREAT CAR!! MY SON MAX 9 YR.S OLD AND I LOVE WAGOOONS ,,,, HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO TALK TO YA!! WHEN YA DO DRIVE IT,,, IT IS A EYE OPENER....BEAUTIFUL''' DUEL EX,,CLEAN ENGINE...QUEEN CITY CHRYSLER MY SON SAYS,, WE LOVE THE BACK OPEN WINDOW .. IN MY DAYS GROWING UP IN THE 60S OUR DOG LOVED IT THERE...GREAT FARM...THANKS FOR THE DRIVE !! FIRST TIME WATCHING ,,GREAT CAR !!!!!!!!!
I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
What’s so cool about those old station wagons, is that they accept the same aftermarket performance parts that the sedans that they were based off of do. And they’re way cooler looking than most of today’s SUV’s. I’m 55 years old, and with a car like this, I could not only relive my teenage years, but also haul a family and a bunch of groceries too, all at the same time. Great car!
Thank you for watching!
No normal person has the time nor inclination to keep these giant pieces of shyt around.
Thats why they arent around anymore you moron.
Firstly, I must say it is always a delight for an old codger, such as myself, to see a young fellow admire and respect vintage metal. It takes a serious commitment to get these relics road worthy so let me give you huge props for what you have managed to do with your passion for this period of automotive history.
Now just a small critique about what I'm sure was a slip of the tongue when you said @12:00, driving this boat was, quote '...not a very engaging drive...' unquote.
Certainly you are wholly engaged behind the wheel there with the yacht wandering according to the road surface and your need to manual shift the tranny is most engaging.😊🎉
It is definitely a fantastic car to drive. Thank you for watching!
Yeah. and the rest of us actually have to work for a living you imbecile.
No one keeps these giant pieces of shyt around for that reason.
One of my all time favorites. We had a 1971 Dodge Coronet wagon and our neighbor had a 1970 Town and Country. Both were in a cinnamon brown color. Your tailgate window doesn’t come down with the key in the tailgate? Yes, the “second dimmer” foot switch is for the radio. Neighbor kept changing the station when he went to dim the headlights.
never seen a radio switch next to a high/low beam floor switch before 🤔
I'm not sure about the tailgate... I'll have to give that a try!
@@ProtoType99468 To my knowledge, it's a pretty rare option.
Rode in one of these only ONCE when I was 10. 54 years on...I still have those fond memories. Wonderful. I'm glad you're DRIVING this station wagon. That has to be even more fun than merely riding in it. Wishing you continued success with these Mopar masterpieces. Aloha!
Thank you for your support!
Really nice Brady Bunch wagon...............
YES!!
The Brady's had a Plymouth Satellite wagon.
The town and county came with the 440 standard. As for the two-way tail gate, Ford was the first out with that in 1966.
Thank you for watching!
@@theunskilledmechanic
By 1969 Ford upgraded the 2-way doorgate to open sideways with the window down or up, and it became known as the "3-way Magic Doorgate"!
Yep, that's the car when I learned to drive! Brings back memories. I recall when my Dad and I were on 696 here in Michigan and he told me to go ahead and step on it. Whoa, could you hear those extra two on the carb open up!!!
Perfect location for filming. The barn int he back really adds something. nice.
I agree. Thank you for watching!
My favourite Chrysler
This wagon is 100% worth fixing up.
You would think that the key cylinder on the tailgate would operate the window, not just by the dash switch. Auto temp A/C is a rare option. This Town & Country is essentially the wagon version of a New Yorker. They were best at highway cruising, not handling and performance. You'd need the 440 to haul that wagon loaded with people and cargo.
The tailgate switch did lower the window. My family had one. This tailgate needs some TLC and he will love it. I rode many a mile in that left rear seat as a kid.
My dad's got a 1968 Cornet wagon with a 383.
That sounds like a nice wagon!
@theunskilledmechanic it's for sale as far as I know. It's F8 green and a 727 atuo. sat for 40 years in Idaho in a bail shed. She's pretty clean. Runs nice. My dad had to drop the transmission and replace it because of sitting so long. The interior is green and white plad colors.
Edit: Though I'm not exactly sure, it does have very low mileage.
Nice. Just as an FYI the "auto temp" control box is behind the passenger panel where the right side vent would normally be. Also Chrysler bought their tilt tele columns from GM from the mid 60's through early 70's. Can't wait to see further progress on the beast.
I had a 67 Town and Country wagon that I got from the original owner. Mine came with the optional 440, disc brake DELETE (I don't know why the dealer checked that box), dual A/C, Power windows, but no power seat.
GREAT JOB. It is so nice to see someone else who likes the big "C" body Chryslers.
It sounds like you have a gorgeous wagon! Thank you for watching!
Awesome car. My Dad had one and the family with five kids had great memories in it. Love it.
Thank you for watching!
1970 called: the Brady Bunch needs their wagon back.
@@chrism.4544 Hahaha!
When I was young my family had a 1973 Plymouth sport suburban wagon with the 400 cubic. It was tan colored with the brown paneling. That's the car I learn to drive in. It was a great car. Even though it was a boat it was very powerful.
My Grandad had that exact car! I remember it well as a kid! The 3rd seat was the best part to make those following feel very uncomfortable! Haha. Great vid!
I’d love to see pictures if you have any. Thank you for watching!
Oh man. Another great save. I wish I had the space.
It's a beautiful wagon for sure! I don't have the space for it either, but I had to have it, lol!
DOG Cool ride
'Space'
It's hard to fathom the days of yesteryear when these land barges plied the parking lots of shopping malls and then fully loaded with the day's haul came back to its own 'space' in the family's two car garage in that mid west suburb.@@theunskilledmechanic
Always loved wagons.
Me too!
That high beam lights in headlights. 😊 The Chrysler County wagon high prices back it was luxury wagon 😊😊😊.
I grew up in the third seat of a Chrysler Town & Country. On trips my father would crack the back window and the exhaust would knock me out, although we never gave it a thought back then....
oh hell yeah
We're glad you liked it!
Notes on C-bodies & this vid -
yes, floor button is for the search tune radio. KYB shocks take the wallow and float out of the ride, makes it much more engaging. I think we decided that KYB Dodge 1/2t shocks were a better fit. I believe A35 is the tag code for the trailer tow package to see if you have the bigger sway bar, extra leaf etc. When going to a wrecking yard, keep eye open in Mercedes for the aluminum AutoTemp II control unit. And, to change the left rear spark plug, it's helpful to remove one bolt from drivers side engine mount and lift engine a couple of inches, if these are like the 72-3 models with tilt telescope / 440.
The fender-mounted blinkers: brings back memories of my dad's '72 Fury III.
Love in brother, my first car was a 1970 plymouth fury suburban wagon
Grab a donor trans and the kickdown linkage from a 71 or later. That'll give you part throttle kickdown back into first. The 69s didn't have that. Plumbing in a 1 1/2" thick stacked plate cooler, if it doesn't already one, is a great idea. Same with a remote filter for the trans. Really improves the shifts and operation. Pappy bought his 69' Belvedere wagon unsold in 70' off the stealership lot. A year later we christened the brand new trans Canada Highway in 71' crossing Canada in it. Great car. Put 300,000 miles+ on it, finally sending it to the scrappers in 82'? Thing was better than a truck, which not many people owned back then. Slap a MP distributor in and tune in the vacuum advance canister and pick up a few mpgs and performance, while getting the reliability boost of having electronic ignition.
Happy motoring and good luck affording the gas. Malcolm Ottawa Valley
Those are some great tips! I appreciate it, thank you!
My pleasure, but never forget what Richard Ehrenberg said about 440s and gas mileage. There's a lot of tricks that work on many of Chrysler's engines to improve mileage, but when it comes to 440s, keeping it parked works best.@@theunskilledmechanic
@@malcolmhamilton5200 Hahaha, that's some solid advice!
Your TorqueFlight transmissions shifting issue could be caused by an incorrectly adjusted (or possibly not connected at all) kickdown linkage between the carb and tranny. Here's a real good video on how to properly adjust one from @DeadDodgeGarage: ruclips.net/video/JrGWN1aNN8o/видео.html.
Not a big mopar guy, but I had gotten my dad a 76 or 77 wagon years ago. What a tank. ❤ it.SMS fabrics. Seats and interiors.
Hell yeah, Ashtray for the kids
Hahaha, yep!
Your content honestly inspires me to have one of these barges myself one day. Even though I am from Europe, I won't go down without a fight to get one.
I wish you the best of luck! You’ll find one, you just have to be patient. Thank you for your support!
My seat as a child ! Dad was a little perturbed that I taped into back window electric and had my own switch 😝 !
I love it ...If I had the money n if you was ever to sell it I'd buy it in a minute .I also am from NY .
To the best of my knowledge, 1969 Chrysler products had side marker reflectors with no bulbs behind them. 1968 and 1970 models had bulbs.
Great car, thanks
P.S. button one floor is bright lights
Yes, one button is for the brights. The other is for the “seek” feature on the radio.
What a beautiful car..greetings from Europe!💪🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
I grew up in the back of a Mopar wagon. 😂
I’d find a blue Mexican blanket for seats. Cool in the summer. Put a thin foam under it. Patinas good. Get some shine juice. Great find. Don’t load rear footwell with heavy tools. Back end will sling shot in the wet. Get curtains with magnets sewn in. Go camping. Fitted mattress. Good luck. 👍
Those are some great tips! Thank you for watching!
A Town and Country has a unique 440. It has the dual exhaust and dual snorkel air cleaner but not the cam that a 375hp 440 has. I guess they figured it needed the grunt that the lower duration provides.
The door that had two ways of opening (which they called a three way door oddly) was pioneered by Ford around 1966 in their full sized wagons and bragged about in ads. The competition had to match it eventually.
Wow, that’s some fantastic insight! Thank you for your comment!
Beautiful car 😍
Thank you!
Deep Purple goes great with that sled ! Crank up Highway Star 🤘🤘
I couldn't agree more!
@theunskilledmechanic Absolutely Love you channel, man ! The new Convertible is Awesome !
@@shaunclifton5281 Thank you!
Love the old Pentastars! We had a 1969 Corornet wagon, dark metallic blue. It also had the dual action tailgate. Great for 4 kids. Ah, memories.....
That's awesome! Thank you for watching!
My dad bought a 69 T&C wagon in 72, same color as yours. It was our family doctor's car and had all the toys. I always really dug those chunky rocker switches on the dash. When the oil embargo hit in 73, my dad tried retarding the timing so he could run it on regular, but the car hated it. Gas mileage was horrible according to my dad, so he got rid of it by 1975.
That’s super cool, thank you for sharing!
Love it
I guess I watched couple of your first videos - and man you changed physically from then. Wow. Boy to man.
I definitely put on a few, hahaha! Thank you for coming back and watching!
Nice! Earliest wagon we had that I remember was a gold '69 like this, but with the 383.
IIRC, you can lower the tailgate window from the outside with the key.
Yes, I knew that before but never tried it. Thank you for letting me know though!
Cool wagon! Ive always loved them to haul my drums.
Thank you!
@@theunskilledmechanic you're welcome! My first car was a 77 Dodge Aspen Wagon. It was a junker! Lol
That button on the floor is for your high beams
Kick ass video. Love the wagon! No dance at the end??
Thank you! I was thinking about breaking out the dance moves, lol!
This was a great video, thank you man
Thank you for watching!
i like that car.
Thank you!
My parents had a green 1969 t/c 9 pass. just like yours, 383 4 barrel, dual exhaust, am radio,ac. Ours did not have pw, tilt wheel or pwr seat, jealous, lol... Dad towed boats and rv's. We owned it from 72-85. hub caps are different.
That’s awesome! I looked at another ‘69 T&C years back just like the one you described, but it was blue.
I had a 69 300 that sat for 10 years in a backyard in georgia.new points plugs and fresh gas and it fired right up.the choke still worked.
That sounds like a nice car! Thank you for watching!
Awesome car
Thank you!
That’s one sweet ride
Thank you!
Those are really cool wagons. It rare to find them that are fully loaded and complete. Since the formula of driving as is has been 500 trillion times, it would be nice to see some money and elbow grease thrown at to make look nice and honestly presentable. I was at a show and a 69 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon was there that had been repainted and the interior was redone. The best part it was a 427 car from the factory and the owner built it to Corvette 435hp specs and put a 4 speed in it. Needless to say it was highlight of the show. People have seen Camaros, Chevelles, Corvettes a billion times but seeing a wagon freshened up with a lumpy cammed big block stick is pretty hard to beat in terms of the WOW factor. Good luck with the wagon.
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Im hearing some pinging when you accelerated. You might want to look into that.
She’s definitely a work in progress… thank you for your comment!
@@theunskilledmechanic I have a 65 Monaco thats work in progress. I understant
Definitely the timing is off. Maybe the vacuum canister isn’t advancing the timing?
My family got one of these around ‘72 (bought the ‘69 used). It replaced a ‘59 Buick Electra. It was an upgrade… but I have lots of nostalgia for the Buick and not so much for the Chrysler.
Nice one! Hopefully you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. The 440, the grill, and all the deluxe powered functions would lead me to think it’s a New Yorker T&C. I would expect the key lock on the tailgate at one time opened and closed the tailgate window. As time went on Chrysler kept softening the suspensions to ride more like GM cars, but I found the increased damping of HD shocks reduced the floating feel. In any event these cars still have a more controlled response in curves with a “ lighter on their feet” feel than either GM or Ford big cars. That’s the Torsion Aire suspension and the unibody.
It is a nice car for sure. Thank you for watching!
You got kool stuff dude
Thank you!
You skipped over that it also has power door locks. As another commenter said, you seem to have the “wagon” upgraded 440. Dual exhaust, dual snorkel but same cam as the standard 440. The TNT 440 had a different cam and was not an option on the wagon. I do think the wagon 440 with duals made 360hp, up 10 from the base 440.
Aside from no rear air, has most all options. I’d be curious if it had the optional tow package. Would be a plus.
Yes, I did forget to mention that! Good catch… I’m not sure about the factory towing package. It’s just a bumper hitch currently.
Wicked Wicked Wagon, my friend ! Extremely Cool score 😎
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@theunskilledmechanic Thank you for the videos. I subscribed Immediately a while back. I recently sold a 65 Valiant wagon and a 1964 Newport wagon. Grabbing a 70 Coronet wagon and a 71 Coronet wagon next !
@@shaunclifton5281 I appreciate your support! It's nice to hear that other people are out there saving these beautiful wagons.
@theunskilledmechanic They are addictive, but most Mopars are to me. Some Cool brand X too, but I am a huge Mopar fan.
@theunskilledmechanic I hope your channel keeps taking off. We really Enjoy it.
I had to laugh when you said 20 bucks how to do it get us up and down the street. Lol I'm 61 years old and we used to pitch in $0.50 a piece and ride around all night so that really cracked me up when you said that cuz that's both the size of it. Sweet ride by the way
Hahaha, that is funny! Thank you for watching!
Since you've already had the trans out, what 727 do you have? Most people younger than 45 don't know the difference. What you're looking for is how many friction plates are in the high & low drums. If it's 3.& 4. then it's a low perf model. A 4 low/4 high is a Magnum; which is what all full size big block 4 Bbl wagons came with along with all Scat Pack cars. Finally there's the Hemi 727 which is 4 low/5 high That's really hard to find with that little rust. Every kids Dad I knew that had one bought it because he needed something to tow the boat; and not those tin can bass boats either. The back end used to be so rusted from backing it in too far down the boat ramp each time, you wouldn't dare put your feet in the well for fear of going thru.
Great old wagon back when bigger was better. Had a Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon years ago and it was great for hauling but not a great handler. Had the 327/275 hp with Powerglide.
Sounds like you had a nice wagon. Thank you for watching!
You are right that the second button on the floor is for the radio. If your radio says "Search Tune" the button causes it to search for another station. I have had very few c body radios that actually work other than AM only models, so I can't testify to how it works in practice.
Ahh, I figured that’s what it was. There are a few commenters on here that don’t understand, lol. Thank you for commenting!
Nice car, BTW that's a head lamp dip swirch on floor
Thank you! Yes, one of the buttons on the floor is the high beam switch, but there are two switches. The other one was used to tune the radio station.
Absolutely beautiful car you lucky guy, the front indicator lenses you mentioned look the same as the ones on my 74 charger if that helps
I was looking a some B-body lenses... I wonder if they are the same? Thank you for the suggestion!
Thats a neat car buddy im lookin for a 66 crown imperial i think they are gorgeous cars first year of the 440 and the last year they had a full perimeter chassis
Thank you! Good luck in your search!
Pretty sweet!
Thank you!
Button on the floor for the headlights the high beams and low beams
Yes, I know that. There are two buttons… one is for the high beams. I wasn’t very clear about it in the video, so that’s my bad.
@0:40 - A frequent visitor of the gas pumps. It's why people gave up these cars in the first place - they cost a lot in fuel to run.
Yep, it’s not cheap!
The Unskilled Mechanic: SMS in Portland, Oregon has NOS fabrics/ upholstery in stock and they reproduce: vinyl and fabrics specific to just about every manufacturer on the planet. Sure your Chrysler wagon would be a walk in park for them.
I remember checking with them, and I believe they do have the material. I need to send them an email soon. Thank you for watching!
Nice Ride! Your Deep Purple shirt goes along with that era of car
Did you see the one Scott, from Coldwar Motors is building???
I agree! I have not seen their car... I'll have to take a look. Thank you for watching!
There is no real governor in the 727. Check your kick down linkage, that is crucial. Easy to drop the valve body in the trans and do a shift kit in those.
Think about a set of either Mopar rallye wheels or Magnum 500 wheels in 15x8 all the way around and some Cooper Cobra radial GT letter out or black wall in 235 or 245/70/15 on front and 255/70/15 rear. It would help the handling and fill the wheel wells up. I love this body style.
I could definitely see some Magnum 500’s!
Is that a power door lock switch on top of the drivers door card?
I think your transmission might be an easier fix than you think. I do believe it is an adjustment more than it is a fix. The right guy would definitely know how to do this very easily
I can’t rule that out either…
a 1/2 a mile... with the wind behind her. she's loaded, very sweet.
Yup… thank you for watching!
My Dad bought a 70 Town and Country new. 70 had the rim blow steering wheel. His had the rear air conditioning. You definitely need larger tires. Those look like 225 75 15 , it definitely needs 235-245 75 15, just to fill the wheel wells. This can make you a great car. Look how much room you have around that big block. So easy to work on. It deserves to be restored by you. Maybe even go a little bigger on the cam, and think about a Holley or ACE fuel injection system, just for overall drivability and fuel milage. You can get 18-20 if you keep your foot out of it. I vote for either the original color or white for the repaint. Seriously, cool car. They really were a status symbol back in 69-74. Upper middle class and up. A Cadillac wagon was rare, so this was the top of the heap.
That’s awesome! It currently has 235/75/15 on it. Thank you for watching!
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I think the air cleaner is from an older year, but I like it. shocked at how little rust is in it.
The general consensus seems to be that the air cleaner is original to the car. Apparently, you could order a wagon with the standard 440 and get the dual exhaust/dual snorkel air cleaner, but you don’t get the same cam as the 440HP engines.
@@theunskilledmechanic I was thinking the dual snorkels should be flat with a heat riser valve, not round. I am probably off by a year, flat style probably started with the blue engines in 1970.
@@smarternu Yes, I think that style air cleaner started in 1970.
That old girl will be ready to take the kids on a trip to Disney-Land before you know it! Was your video shoot location, by any chance, anywhere near the greater Watertown (Edwards, Talcville, Gouverneur) area? Thanks.
Hahaha, for sure. Nope, the film location was more local to us. Thank you for watching!
Fun fact: the duct taped seats are period correct. As a child of the 70’s I can personally verify that every American land yacht with vinyl seats had tears and splits in the vinyl when one or two years old… duct tape was the re upholstering method of choice. The only problem with this time honored method is summertime, because the duct tape gets hot and the adhesive tends to leave burns if you are wearing shorts. Solution: a towel or an old sheet on top of duct taped seats as secondary re upholstering method of choice.
I like your thinking! Thank you for watching!
Great car. The rattling sound when you punch it is detonation, you might wanna check timing. What brand of tires did you install? They look great. Thanks
I will have to look into it! I bought the tires off of Amazon. They’re Nexen 235/75/15. Thank you for watching!
@@theunskilledmechanic Thanks a lot!
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Looks good, took my 1977 Town & County Hearse to it's first car show after 30 years of being off the road. My friend bought it and never done anything with it but let it sit and rust. His untimely death l was able to acquire the car for free, he owed me money so maybe I shouldn't say free. Mine is in the same shape as yours but doesn't run as good as yours. But it will get there, the Chrysler lean burn system on these makes is a pain. Good video though, nice to see another wagon not fall in to the hands of a demolition derby guy. They destroyed enough classics.
It sounds like you have a unique car. I had a 1977 Chrysler Town & Country wagon. There are some videos on my channel if you’re curious. Is yours a conversion or just a wagon used as a hearse?
@@theunskilledmechanic It has a custom vinyl top which covers the rear glass area, top still is original to the car. Also it has the casket roller board plus it has a factory sunroof, sounds odd for a hearse. Has a lot of deleted option such as the fake wood all rear seats and no inside mirror. I assume the car was either a coroner's car for body pickup or a funeral directors just starting in the business and need and inexpensive hearse. It has no landau bars. So I think it's my first guess. When I took it to it's first car show it flushed out a lot funeral directors and they agreed with my first answer too! I forgot to mention it also has very heavy rear springs and the rear drum brakes have very large cooling fins not found on a standard wagon. Also the car has 20,000 actual miles on it. You may have already looked but there is a man in Tiffin Ohio who my have what your looking for when it comes to trim parts for C-body mopars. Murray B Park cbodies.com. l have been there its mind blowing what he has!
@@PaulBroxon Yes, I’ve dealt with Murray before. He’s great! If you have any pictures, I’d love to see it!
clean car, it will make a very nice driver.
I agree. Thank you for watching!
I have a nice blue entire dash from a 70 imperial that would fit right in also, blue door panels.
And for anything else you need, get ahold of Murray Park in Tiffin Ohio. He has around 1500 cars. All chrysler full size
Are the door panels the same?
They will fit... but sadly won't be a match.. on the other hand, the dash will be a direct fit
I'd sell the entire dash, minus radio and clock. I may even have a blue steering column...
@@tonychasey7990 I may have to take you up on that… if you don’t mind, please email me more details: theunskilledmechanic@gmail.com
I think our 71 polara had 1 option? AC. 360 2bbl. Didn’t think to get 4bbl or 400. Had vinyl seats. No cloth. No am/fm. No cruise control. We wanted a hauler.
Wow, talk about a stripper! Sounds like a unique Polara.
Ford had dual opening tail gate in 1966
I don't know if you know that they make a spray paint for that vinyl or I should say hard plastic in the back on the sides of your car. Works pretty good just thought I'd throw that out there for you
Yes, I’ve seen something like that before. I may try it in the future. Thank you for your comment!
Nice. My buddy dailies a 69 Newport Custom 2 door. It is highly modified. 383 4bbl with a Gear Vendors and lots of other tweaks. Its not your grandparents Newport.
That sounds like a beautiful ride!
For parts try wildcat auto wrecking. They specialize in MOPAR
I’ll have to check them out. Thank you!
That starter motor doesn't sound like your typical double reduction Mopar starter. Is it an aftermarket?
Yes, it’s a high torque mini starter. It is probably one of the greatest investments you can make on one of these cars. Cold starts are a breeze. As much as I love the sound of an original Mopar starter, these are just much more practical in my opinion!
@@theunskilledmechanic Buddy of mine put one in a 72 Satellite but it doesn't sound like yours. Yours sounded like an old Caddy which was very cool. For me, I'm sticking with my old school Mopar starters. 😎
@@theunskilledmechanicyou mean you don't miss the highland Park hummingbird of Michigan singing its tune
And then winding down
And repeating several times till it comes to life
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist A couple of my Chrysler's still have their original starters, lol! It is one of my favorite sounds... but these modern starters are way more efficient in my opinion.
Car sounded like it was pinging on acceleration, even with 91 octane.