Will it run? A 1961 Newport sitting behind a building for years!
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
- This car is a great example of the style of the end of the Chrysler fin era, and is our 50th will it run/will it start video. Curves everywhere, a spaceship dash, and canted headlights up front. It is an incredible old car, but will it run? What will it looklike cleaned up? You will love the before and after of this amazing old car. Next week we tour a Tri-Five graveyard. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss it.
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Congratulations kids on your 50th. As an old (76) guy I live vicariously in your videos, as I cannot turn wrenches anymore
Thank you! We appreciate you joining us on our adventures ❤
The level of enthusiasm Richard has for this car - should have been a Chrysler sales rep back in ‘61! Well done on 50. Love your work Richard and Christine.
Thanks Gavin. I think I would have sold a lot of these!
@@whattherustnow you cooking with gas.... I've been looking for those years 57-61....
Scoop it up .... they're getting ex...pen ..sive!!!.....the nicest one is in Coronado for 43
My lotto car is 59 DeSoto fireflight...!!
I believe that the driver's side seat is taller because men usually drove the cars back in the 60s and the ladies usually sat in the passenger seat. Happy 50th Revival
That's what I thought as well. Thanks for watching much appreciated!
For the manly man to appear taller as well? You know, just “Taking care of” The Little Woman
A person like you preserving vintage metal and your desire making them run again,awesome keep on👍👍💪🚘
Chrysler Corp made some gorgeous looking cars starting in 1957 and through the early 1960's. Unfortunately, it's not likely we'll ever see anything as beautiful again. I consider myself fortunate to have been old enough at the time to have experienced such spectacular looking vehicles.
I 💯 agree! Thanks for watching we appreciate it 🙏
One of my Uncles was a huge Chrysler fan he always owned one.
What size is this engine? A 361...or 413?
Gorgeous?!! Are you crazy? Chrysler is known for building the most horrible looking cars ever!!!
This poor old car is going to need a LOT of work, but it has sooo many possibilities !!!!
It does! It's a beautiful car! Thanks for watching we appreciate it 🙏
When I was a kid a neighbor across the street had a 61 in Beige over copper! I was in love with that car!
Sounds like a beautiful color combination!
That car looked like a Battleship on camera. It's hard to belive that that was a typical American car at one time. I'm 75 years old, and have a 87 Dodge Diplomat, AHB car I got back to active duty. It is my daily driver, and I love it.
I'm really liking this one since I had a 61 Newport wagon when I was 17. I got it after the 65 Newport I had got totaled in a drunk driving accident. That 61 was really special to me.
I agree. The 61s are amazing.
Nice! That car is begging for a full restore. Great Classic. Thanks for the Vids!
Thank you and agree it would be amazing restored!
Amen
You’re welcome and congratulations. Richard sure knows his curve’s doesn’t he, even on cars. 😊
Virgil Exner before he went insane,he made some beautiful cars.
Wow, didn't know that. Appreciate you watching and sharing 😊
Wow, so love you saving these 60s Chryslers. Back in the 70's , drove a 1960 and 61 Windsor and the 61 was a Newport. Both 2 dr hardtop. And parking brakes are on the driveline. Another cool feature is the turnsignal switch is on the dash and matches the heatercontol lever! Once again great channel,,,
That front seat was used for a few years across most Chrysler models. It was called the "High Tower" seat. " Imperial featured the new “High-Tower” seat with the driver-side back individually contoured and raised above of the rest of the front seat for increased driver comfort and shoulder support".
That is great info! Thank you.
The asymmetrical design of the front bench seat was an Exner styling touch used to emphasize the driver's seating position. However, it was considered too funky for the rest of the automotive industry and Chrysler Corporation stopped using it. The 1961 Newport was the defacto replacement for the DeSoto which abruptly ended soon after. The Chrysler Division avoided a smaller car at that time...but had been moving downmarket since the shorter wheelbase and Dodge based 1958 Windsor.
Nice. There is a 1956 stude president there it sure would be nice to see that running
Dash mounted mirrors are so classy
Nice there is a 1956 stude president there sure would be nice to see that started
It was cool! There wasn't an engine:-( Thanks for watching!
Richard is a movie star now, lol 😂! Looks pretty sharp now guys! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congratulations on your 50th car revival, this year is our 50 th wedding anniversary. This is a beautiful car and I was so happy to see it start. Chris there is an old saying “ just cause it smokes, don’t mean it’s broke “. The more that car runs the better it’s going to get. Have to thank you guys for saving these great pieces of automotive history.👍👍🇨🇦
Your welcome Dan. This one was a lot of fun.
How perfect that you chose a candidate from the golden era of Chrysler for your fiftieth!
Another one for the books! Love all your content,keep up the great work!!!
Thank you we appreciate it 🙏
Congrats on your 50th. Cool car. That bumper is like that because the license plate hides the fuel filler. I'm just thinking.
I’ve had a few New Yorkers. Always wanted one these.
Number 50. Magnificent effort! You are having all the fun! woo Hoo ! We are having a blast watching you all!
It is fun for sure. Thanks for the support!
I've been enjoying the revivals as well and hoping for thousands more to come 👍🏻
Congrats on those 50 Richard and Christina 🎇🎇🎇
Thanks so much❤
Too bad I didn't have 3k available 😪. That is a nice car 😂😊
Congrats on 50! What a beautiful old car! Definitely need to try to start the black one too.
Here's to the next 50! 🥂
Thank you!
What The Rust ,Richard and Christina Friends Congratulations on your 50th because, you both are awesome and Beautiful 1961 4door Chrysler Newport car, because she's Worth saving 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍🥂🥂🎊🎊🎊🚗🚗
Thanks very much, Eric. I agree, this car needs to be back on the road. I can envision what it would be as a daily driver. Super cool.
I couldn’t help but think when I saw those headlights this car would be serious competition for “ Christine” 🤗🎩
Exactly!
Congratulations on your 50th Richard and Christina I can't believe the beautiful work you two do 😊
❤ thank you Doug. We appreciate you 🙏
@@christinarust6957 your very welcome please have a nice day now
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️😎👀. Congratulations ! As a kid I saw them new most of the cars of the late 50’s & 60’s were art work on wheels ! And one thing I have been given hell for , witch using the word pride of ownership’s & class , 🎩🎩 . Why is it so wrong to be proud of your hard & showing off a bit ? Pretty cool to see one in one pice, nice job ! 👍👍👍👍
I 💯 agree! They are works of art. That's why I love going to old junkyards. To me it's the same as visiting a museum. As always, we appreciate you 🙏😊😊 😊😊😊😊😊
@@christinarust6957 Mr. B. Here ! I have too many toys now but if the Mrs. Would not shoot me the red one 2 door would be next ! LOL ! You guys should see about working the owner get them running ( ALL ) 👍👍👍👍
Unfortunately, the black 61 is the only one that still has an engine.
@@christinarust6957 That ok ! The body should get a Hemi and all the up dates possible ! Make sleepers out of them ! 👍🎩🍸
@@debbiebermudez5890Dylan McCool would have a blast with that one in his channel.
Sleeping beauty just needed a kiss from Richard ❤😂
Happy 50th
Keep the videos coming, your a great team
Thank you! We appreciate you 🙏
Beautiful car from an era that I remember well, when cars had flash and flair and you could easily tell them apart. My favorite thing about your channel (and your brother's) is that you do amazing work with just the tools an average guy would have at home.Congratulations on #50 and hoping for hundreds more.
Thanks for the nice comment, Kevin. More rescues are on the way!
I like the tip about filling a hose up with fluid instead of pouring or spraying it into the spark plug hole directly. Why didn't I think of that?
Congratulations Richard and Christina on your 50th. !!!
Happy 50th!!! Love your videos, keep them coming.
Thank you! We appreciate you watching.
I truly love you both you never give up Richard you're determination is incredible
Thank you, Robert. This one was a walk in the park compared to some others.
Great job! That is one rare Chrysler and Factory AC too. I can assure you from what I see in the video that is the original AC compressor that came with that car from the factory!
It looks like everything under that hood is original. Very cool.
Another success for your 50th.
Congrats
Thanks Gary. The factory AC on both cars really surprised me.
@@whattherust The originality surprised me. I dont see any replacements or remans on the accessory drive.
Now that's what you call blowing the soot out of it 😊
I love is it hammer time-you guys got it running again!!
Brilliant good luck for future 😊
I had a /62 when I was a young teen.... friends and I drove it around the paths of our farm...... love the dash ....loved that car...
Glad to see the two of you out and about.
I use steel braided hose instead of the plastic tubing that comes with oil pressure gauges. It gives you the heat-resistance of copper tubing, along with the flexibility of plastic tubing.
Congratulations on your 50th showing. Enjoy your challenges very much. Keep it up.
Thank you!
Congratulations on your 50th Will it run Love you guys like watching you
Thank you ❤
Great color combination. Hopefully someone gives this car some TLC. It’s a beauty!
Chrysler definitely had the lock on style back then. Starting in the late 50s, they began a design called "The Forward Look" and it was designed to represent the future, so every car and truck had a very futuristic look and style to it. Very space age oriented...and of course it was the beginning of our space program with NASA. Jets and rockets were all the rage. This Newport certainly embodies that design for sure! Im assuming this one doesn't have the Hemi, but you could get a Hemi if you wanted it. The Letter Cars were most famous for having Hemis and they raced in NASCAR. Very cool car!!! Thank you for sharing, Richard and Christina!! Excellent job!! 👍
Thank you David. Agree 💯 you can definitely see the futuristic look on this one especially with the dome behind the wheel and lots of buttons. It definitely looked like a space ship control panel.
That's should be a 413. Not as famous as the hemi but still a good engine with plenty of power.
The advertisement hacks in 1957 (the first year The Forward Look) used the tag line "suddenly its '60"
Me and that car were born in the same year. 1961. Awesome.
love the Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge 4 door sedans. They make great cars on the road.
Richard is so amazing at fixing these old cars and bringing them back to life. I love it.
Virgel exner once described the 62s as plucked chickens for their lack of tail fins!😊
That is a good looking car.. the curves, the fins.. so gorgeous!
you guys seem so genuine and happy about what you do!
Thank you ❤ We do have fun.
Nothing beats those finned Chrysler cars. The gauge cluster was called AstraDome. Great video.
You know the car is cool when even the dash has a special name.
Good shape for the shape it's in.
Hey guys. Congratulations on the big Five 0!! I've been a fan of your channel since the beginning and seen it grow into the wonderful thing it is today. Your content has always been entertaining , down to earth and always fun. Content aside , it is the both of you that make it , you are awesome. Much love from Kiwi land . Bruce and family xx
Such a lovely comment ❤️ Thank you, we appreciate you watching. Take care.
Congrats on the 50th episode. Great video as always. Cheers from California.
Thank you ❤
So AWESOME! I hope she sees the road again! Your rarely see the 61 Chryslers at shows etc.... Im currently restoring my Dads 1961 NewYorker two door hard top.... Keep up the great work you two! Also happy to see you back on your feet RIchard!
Thanks! Good luck with the New Yorker.
Well done on you 50th will it run! Richard and Christina, hopefully there will be plenty more. The old cars are just so much nicer and better built than the new cars of today, they are stylish, these days, they have just lost imagination and concentrate on functionality. I just love things for years gone by, everything is plastic now and all the cars look alike.
So true Andy! Agree 💯! Thanks for watching ❤
Get the black car running and see if it drives! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Right on!
Congratulations on your 50th video 🎉
Chrysler featured an entirely "Back -lit" instrument panel, including that rather alien-looking dome. I pulled up behind one of these cars, many years ago, at night, in downtown Seattle. The intense glow from the blue/green instrument panel, was casting its colors outside, onto the pavement and sidewalks!...That car looked so very "space age", which was exactly what the American public was attracted to during the late 1950s, early 1960s. Cars of today are more reliable, much more safe, etc. But this type of "out there" styling we will never see again. I miss it so much! (forgive me, I am a Boomer!).
I agree, I miss it as well.
Congratulations on your 50TH way to go! It couldn't of happened to a nicer couple! Love you guys !
My parents bought a 61 Newport wagon brand new. I grew up with that car.
I had a 61 Newport wagon back in 1967.
Oh wow! I bet that was a beauty! I really love wagons from the 50's to mid 60's. Thanks for watching ❤
Meet George Jetson!
His boy Elroy!
His daughter Judy!
Jane, his wife!
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding . . .
Man, I loved those Astrodome Mopars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Chrysler's AWESOME!! 1961 is an incredible year too. 413CI with 350 HP BUT 470 FT LBS TORQUE!! Wow!! That's no joke.
Congrats on your 50th video you guys! Thanks for what you both do in going around helping others to get their old rides going again. Here's to many, many more videos! 35:07 Oh, and Richard is 100% spot on about nylon/plastic oil pressure lines. I had a friend that had one of those explode just behind the quage on the dash while driving on the highway. He got burnt from hot oil spraying on his legs! God bless you guys, and good luck to the owner of that Newports. Someone will want them gems for sure!
Thank you ❤ We appreciate you watching. What a horrible thing to have happened to your friend. I can definitely understand how unsafe those were.
I believe Chrysler called that a “Chair Back” seat for better posture and comfort.
Control yourself Richard….it is an awesome looking ride!👍
I loved the dog 🐶🐕
Congratulations on your 50th revival. Many more to save.
Thank you!
Congrats, thanks for video!
Thanks John!
When I was about eleven my dad had a 61 two door white with red interior it was a beautiful car
White and red, definitely a beautiful color combo❤ Thanks for watching much appreciated!
Congrats on 50 "will it run's" that's an awesome achievement - bring on 100!
More are on the way!
Would love to see y’all get that old fire truck going *hint hint* 😊
I was thinking the same, but the engine is all apart and likely missing pieces. The fire department that had it attempted a rebuild, and it was never finished.
In the early seventies my grandma's neighbors had a '61 Chrysler in that same powder blue color, I think it may have been a Newport, also my first grade teacher owned a white over black '62 Newport with a red interior.
Another entertaining and informative video, a very worthy 50th episode! I love the enthusiasm you show for cars like this, I (and I’m sure many viewers) enthuse with you, great job from you both 😊❤
Thank you❤
Congrats on #50 Richard and Christina. You two are great! What a stylish car.
Thank you for the nice comment, Derrick. More videos coming!
Ny parents had the one like the red 62 that they moved out of the way to get the 61 out. This one has factory A/C, ours did not, but ours had a remote drivers side mirror, electric clock, and day and night mirror, which this one does not have. The front seat is a 40/60 command chair sest where the drivers seat is higher than the passenger side. Whatbis really amazing here is the dash pad with no cracks. My dad bought our 63 in May 1962, and by 1968, the dash had multiple cracks in it. For the most part, it was garage kept. One really neat feature in 1962 was the gear reduction starter. That had an amazing sound when starting the car. I hope someone buys it and restores it. It definitely deserves it. The price is super low, so I hope it doesn't end up as a derby car.
The driver's side is higher because men wore hats back in the day fedoras. So it had enough room so it would fit. Congratulations 🎉👏👏 to the 50🎉
Beautiful car! It definitely deserves a full restoration. I'd like to see you go back and save the black one, too (sorry Christina LOL)!
More thought was put into one door than a whole car today.
So true! Appreciate you watching
Thanks for another guys !
Congrats on your 50th !! You two are cool beans !! :)
Congrats on your 50th!
Congratulations on 50. I think I have seen them all. This Chrysler is gonna be sweet!! 0:40
We appreciate your support very much.
Excellent team. I love the channel
Thank you! We appreciate you watching ❤
Love your details!!!!
happy 50 th guys , great video
Thanks for sharing! Love your guys channel
Congrats to you both!
Awesome job, always enjoy your projects
Thank you for taking time to make this video I really enjoyed watching.
Congrats on 50, Love the mopar stuff lately.
Me too! We go where we are invited. I'm really starting to like Mopars myself ❤
Congrats on your 50th video!
Been spending the last few hours catching up to all your videos, you guys are amazing, I did this back in the 80’s but was financing it myself, ran out of money , we did not have the internet like we do now, like working on others more than my own, learn a lot from the 2 of you, at 63 years old, just keep watching you guys, along with a 2 others I watch, keep up with the excellent job, I am a big fan.
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉 to the Dynamic Duo 👏🎉😁
Congrats on your 50th! Great lookin car! Another great video by the best duo! Thanks again....
A favorite model. Just beautiful.
100% agree.
Congrats on #50, the El Camino that drove past during the power washing looked a lot like the one Matt Carriker / Demolition Ranch did with Derek from Vice Grip Garage that got back on the road last summer.