52-Mile 1977 Chrysler Newport Hits BringATrailer

52-Mile 1977 Chrysler Newport Hits BringATrailer​

Nearly Untouched For Five Decades​

Few classics can truly be called “brand new” after nearly 50 years, but this Belvidere-built 1977 Chrysler Newport sedan might be the exception. Showing just 52 miles on its odometer, this time capsule has spent almost its entire life parked indoors, untouched and unaltered since it rolled off the showroom floor.

52-Mile 1977 Chrysler Newport Hits BringATrailer

Explore the stunning 52-mile 1977 Chrysler Newport Hits BringATrailer. A true classic with an untouched, brand-new feel.

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[j.p. giannattasio]

Just the 3rd year of using Cats and unleaded gasoline. Vehicles were huge by the end of the 70's and the horsepower down ,so car companies made nice interiors because they wanted you to forget about 12 miles to the gallon. We called all of these car's ( BOATS ) for the floating feeling that you feel, like the late 90's Lincoln's going down the road. Chrysler products were the last company to stop producing barges.

 

[tntwit]

We saw this car at the Syracuse Nationals in July this past summer. Surprised it had the 400, thought for sure it was going to be a 360 or 318.

 

[tntwit]

Just the 3rd year of using Cats and unleaded gasoline. Vehicles were huge by the end of the 70's and the horsepower down ,so car companies made nice interiors because they wanted you to forget about 12 miles to the gallon. We called all of these car's ( BOATS ) for the floating feeling that you feel, like the late 90's Lincoln's going down the road. Chrysler products were the last company to stop producing barges.

Guess it depends on how you classify a barge. I guess they were the last to downsize in the late 70's, but when they did, they were left with the 5th Avenue, which was noticeably smaller than Lincoln and Cadillac through the 80's. After that, they did away with the RWD platform and moved to the FWD 5th Avenue / Dynasty, which was even smaller. The Concorde / New Yorker / 300M was bigger, but still FWD and smaller than the Lincoln and Cadillac. RWD didn't return until the Chrysler 300 / Charger in the mid 2000's (2006?) and was smaller than the still in production Lincoln Town Car / Crown Vic. Don't misunderstand, M bodies were great in their own way. I kind of liked the FWD Dynasty/5th Avenue. I was a big fan of the Intrepid and 300M and who didn't like the RWD rebirth 300 and Charger? I do think, as well, that Chrysler moved in the right direction eventually (don't think the Dynasty or M bodies really sold all that well), but they were all smaller that Cadillac until 1996 (at least) and Lincoln until 2011.

Maybe your point was and I do understand, though, that Chrysler took too long to downsize. I think, from what I have seen, was that they simply didn't have the capital to re-engineer fast enough and probably were focusing on the K bodies. I think that basically lead to the short life span of the "smaller" 1979 New Yorker (2 years I think?). That was too bad though, as that 1979/1980 was a sharp looking car, as was the Imperial that also only lasted a few years. I also really liked that last generation Mirada; that was one of my favorite cars when I was a kid and I was really disappointed when they stopped production of it.