34 Months Gone: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker – Sold?

May 15, 2023, Update – While this “Classifind” expired recently, given the seller’s history, we suspect it may not actually be sold yet.  For now, we’re labeling this ride “Sold?” However, we will keep an eye out for an updated listing. In the interim, please reach out either by email or call Rudy directly if you’d like to be informed when we come across something similar.

April 12, 2023 Update – The Internet and GuysWithRides never forget a Craigslist ClassiFIND we’ve featured in the past. It’s been nearly two years since we last saw this 17K-mile 1978 Chrysler New Yorker. When we first spotted the car for sale in June of 2022, the seller asked for $12,000. Fast forward nearly two years later, and the same seller is now asking only $4,800.  The seller continues to use the same pictures from two years ago, so we would ask for more recent photographs, especially if the car has been stored outdoors.

July 18, 2021 Update – while this Chrysler Newport “Classifind” expired recently, given the seller’s past history, we suspect it may not actually be sold yet.  For now, we’re labeling this ride “Sold?” However, we will keep an eye out for an updated listing.

June 14, 2021 – Another fresh listing by the private seller of this Chrysler Land Yacht reveals the same description, pictures, and asking price of $12,000.

May 10, 2021 Update – When we first featured this last-of-the-Mopar Land yacht back in June of 2020, we thought the seller was a bit optimistic in their statement of the condition as well as the asking price of the 17K original mile barn find.  Fast forward one year, and said owner still has the car but is now asking $6,200, which is spot on the Collector Car Market Review’s #3 “Good” estimate.

July 31, 2020 Update – While updating our past Malaise Monday listings, we confirmed the Craigslist post for this Mopar expired, so with no replacement ad found so we’re assuming this overpriced New Yorker is “Sold?” however, we will keep our eyes open for an updated listing if that turns out to not be the case.

With a more slab-sided appearance than the original “fuselage” styling of the 1969 models, this black 17K-mile 1978 Chrysler New Yorker for sale, originally listed in June 2020 on Craigslist in Standfordville, New York  (Poughkeepsie) ended up being the last full-size two-door land yacht produced by the company before Lee Iacocca stepped in to turn around the company.  The current caretaker of this 17K original mile example currently now has his New Yorker priced at $4,800, which is down from their original ask of $8,500. According to the Collector Car Market Review,  the current ask matches this guide’s #3 “Good estimate exactly.

The YouTube Channel Memory Museum has this ’78 Chrysler New Yorker commercial posted that, once you hear it again, will likely have you singing it all day long:

Chrysler introduced its ninth generation full-size New Yorker line-up for 1974 just as the OPEC Oil Embargo hit, so these Land Yachts quickly fell out of favor with gas usage averaging less than 10 miles per gallon.  This generation also saw the introduction of Chrysler’s Lean Burn computerized spark advance ignition system.  While we take computer-controlled engines for granted today due to their superior reliability, when Chrysler launched these first systems they quickly earned a reputation for unreliability, and thus many owners or their mechanics swapped out the system for a traditional points-based system.  Consequently, these 1974-1978 versions are a rare sight and are even rarer in such low-mileage, original condition with what appears to be the Lean-Burn system still in place, but you’ll need to confirm that with the seller.  Other than some serviceable driver’s seat wear (some properly matched leather dye will work wonders on this, the interior appears to be in like-new condition.  Based on the pictures provided it appears what is likely the original paint in is need of a weekend’s worth of detailing to make it look like new.  If you can fit this Land Yacht in your garage and love Mopars, you’ll have a very comfortable ride driving it between gas stations and car shows alike.  Good luck with the purchase!

Here’s the seller’s description:

“1978 Chrysler New Yorker
2-door St Regis model
400 engine

Black exterior
Like New Red leather interior

Brand New tires and brand new battery.

Power steering, Power brakes
A/C, Am/Fm radio, 8-track player
17k original miles
Second owner – barn find

$8500 or Best Offer.

LAST YEAR OF THE BIG ONES! 🙂

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