The Eleventh and Final New Yorker Generation
This generation began in 1994 and it featured a continuation of the front-wheel-drive on a stretched new Chrysler LH platform. The generation was launched in the 1992 North American International Auto show held in Detroit. The new brand New Yorker was launched at the...
What are the Features of New Yorker’s Tenth Generation?
This generation had no resemblance to the E-body models and begun in 1988. It had carried over most of the suspension and underbody characteristics from previous years of Chrysler’s innovation. The model had a more straight body styling just like the newly invented...
New Yorker Ninth Generation
It was launched in 1983 and the Chrysler line was becoming complicated as the New Yorker name was getting used in two different models. The M-body car became the New Yorker Fifth Edition which lasted for one year and was replaced by 'Fifth Avenue' which was used up to...
Chrysler’s Seventh Generation
It was introduced in 1979. It was also Chrysler’s Fifth Avenue and it started as a sub-model of New Yorker and the nameplate was shifted to the Chrysler R platform. The New Yorker used a 318 V8 engine and the 360 engine was optional. Cars on this model year were...
What Are the Changes in the Sixth Edition of Chrysler New Yorker?
This generation was debuted in 1974 and had a more massive slab-sided effect. The models this year were perfectly timed to counter the 1973 OPEC oil crisis and were which had a big negative effect on Chrysler's economic situation for the 1970s. The '74 model year...
Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Generation Avenue Designed by Elwood Engel
The Forward Look designs were now replaced with a square side styling. A 413 CID V8 engine was optional in the 1965 model year. The New Yorker had dual exhaust pipes, and power brakes, steering all optional too. The 440 Firepower was phased for the next model year,...
How was the Fourth Generation of Chrysler New Yorker Like?
The Fourth Generation of Chrysler New Yorker begun in 1962 and was without the Chrysler tail fins which had made the car very unique in the past. In the Chrysler station wagon, only four models were offered, Chrysler wagon, Sedan, and the 2-door and 4-door hardtop...
Chrysler’s Town and Country Wagon
Chrysler's Town and Country New Yorker station wagon was America's top prestige station wagon throughout the 1950s and 60s. Prices were above $5,000 with the New Yorker representing the esteem of the wagon-making craft. For 1959, the New Yorker was a perfect example...
What was the greatest invention in 1959 that made the Chrysler line known?
In 1959, the B-series engine was debuted which was good news for Chrysler replacing the Hemi engine. The B-series was a simple design, producing slightly higher horsepower and contained a higher displacement. Its cost f manufacturing was cheaper, it was lighter giving...
What Made Chrysler New Yorker Cars Popular?
Chrysler’s popularity in making post-war cars in the 1950s was highly attributed to the head designer Virgil Exner. His designing techniques were influenced greatly by the making of Italian firm Ghia, the iconic was nearly the same but the forms had a touch of his...