But noisy as Hell when they dried out. Chrysler could've fixed that with a Zerk fitting and silicone grease.
Nope. They ran on their own shortened full-size platform. Fully separate from the LeBaron which was on the Aspen/Volare platform. This 1981 NY is a great example at a great price!
Aspen,labaron,mirada,5th ave all came on a different platform than the New yorker, with cross ways t-bars,more compact but less cushy ride.
I think from what we have seen of previous examples of these cars that there just isn't much of a market at all for these at any price.
If so, too bad as this looks like what is known as a 'deep ride' at a Dollar General store price!!!! Wish it were anywhere close to me.
Problem is 'lean burn' computerized ignition, along with the fact that Chrysler had started using some really cheap and inexpensive materials due to their cashflow problem at that time. I have had exactly 1 Chrysler with leanburn and quickly changed it to regular older style electronic ignition.
I was on a 24 hr drive from Nova Scotia to Lancaster pa in my 80 NY in 95 it was 10 hours or so in and the car quit dead on the road.1.00 am. Fortunately we were able to coast into a truck stop . looked for an hour as to why it died with little light we decided to sleep in the car(big and comfy enough!). In the am with light i pulled the air cleaner off and found the wire harness for the lean burn was off the air cleaner and lying on the intake manifold burnt through all but one of the wires. knowing the weakness of lean burn i was determined a tow to the dealer and conversion was the only way to get going. so i decided to start cutting and rewired the system sent my passenger to find a truck driver that would give us some tape he returned with a foot or so of tape hanging in the wind. Color matched the harness and boom it fired right up! Put the harness where it belonged and (after stopping for tape) arrived in pa 12 hrs late . never again do i travel without tape and dought lean burn!
Most of the late 70's and early 80's Chrysler products were such throwaway garbage it's impossible to find any examples of them anymore. They were in deep trouble, people weren't buying their cars, and what they did make was such poor quality that what did get sold didn't last long (not that any of the other 2 of the big 3 manufacturers were much better). This is kind of a forgettable era of cars, which is sad as some were really neat and the last of their kind, but things like lean burn and cheap sheet metal and plastics didn't lend themselves to longevity like the 60's early 70's did. I personally have never seen such a car in person and while it looks like it would be a real comfy ride, I'd be concerned about everything I brought up knowing this era of Mopar.
