based on early '60's Mopar Logo

1964 Chrysler New Yorker
9 Passenger station wagon

Works in Progress

Robyn writes:

1964 Chrysler New Yorker 9 Passenger station wagon - passenger side I am in the Navy and came across this wagon in 1997 up in Oak Harbor, WA.

It was being used to move U-haul rental trailers around a field.

After talking to the owner for a couple of months, he finally let me talk serious
about buying it.


The Chrysler was purchased by his grandfather (in WA)
and had always been in the family.

He stated that his grandfather ordered the car from the
factory directly, and "it had some dealer installed
options on it." 		1964 Chrysler New Yorker 9 Passenger station wagon - front view


413 - 2x4 engine in 1964 Chrysler New Yorker 9 Passenger station wagon When he opened the hood and I saw
the dual four barrels sitting there,
my jaw dropped to the ground.


Well, after another couple of months -- and a promise to restore it and not chop it up for parts -- we made the deal.

I pulled the Chrysler home (no brakes) and proceeded to make it road worthy. After minimal investment (brakes, wheel cylinders, tune up/fluids all around, assorted belts/gaskets, new exhaust, and a temporary new floor under the spare tire, (about two weeks of prep time), we ended up driving it to Colorado (packed solid and towing our other brand X car on a trailer, 3 kids + wife + cats + U-haul truck)!

The trip went incredibly smooth with only one mechanical problem: the ball and trunion joint gave up the ghost just after crossing the Rockies into Colorado. The Mopar gods were shining that day, as I scavenged through the only three parts shops in town with no luck, then one of the counter guys recommended a little junk yard on the end of town. Not only did they have an assortment of period Mopars, but lo and behold there sat a '64 New Yorker! As I peered underneath, I was disappointed to find no transmission or drive shaft.

Really not wanting to try and pull the shaft from the Imperial that was sitting flat on the ground next to it, I looked around a bit more and found the drive shaft had been pulled intact and was sitting in the trunk; (I was quite ecstatic by that time). After a little grease and about two hours of work, we were on the road again.

My wife drove the wagon around Colorado for a couple of months
at which time she parked it and jet-planed over to meet me in Japan,
(where we have been for the last 5 years).		 1964 Chrysler New Yorker 9 Passenger station wagon - dash


I am currently on the verge of placing the wagon in a shop in Denver to bring the New Yorker back to life. I have very limited information on the car and the options that it shipped with (unable to locate the build sheet, and the info plate is just about rusted through.)

I hope to keep posting updates as the car progresses along.
Thanks Robyn!

Hum, "dealer installed options" — like twin four barrels. Too cool!

Granddad was quite the Mopar guy, obviously!

Congratulations on taking on the restoration. The end result is a very rare, grocery-getter and highway machine.   smile!

Gary H.

October 16, 2003

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