1983 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue on 2040-cars

Up for sale is a 1983 Chrysler New Yorker, Fifth Ave in gray-charcoal metallic and super sweet plush burgundy leather seats. The car has 110K miles on it. This car was a one-owner car until I purchased it one month ago. Yes, it is a Chicago car, but it was garage kept and was NOT the owners winter car. I've seen the fwd vehicle he drove in the winter, and it was ugly. This car was his baby, and it shows. If it was driven repeatedly in the winter, the car would have rusted in half long ago.

I can not keep the car because I now need the bay in my garage for building supplies for our home renovation, so my loss is someone's gain. I will not park the car on the street after all these years of being garage kept.

I am gong to do my very best to describe this car, both the good and bad, so that the winner of this auction will be extremely happy with the car.

So, to start out.

Performance: This car runs and drives so good that it really is a pleasure to drive. The 318 packs a nice punch. The carb is in great working order. The transmission shifts excellent, nice and smooth. The temp gauge is sits right where it should be and the engine does not run hot. The alignment is excellent and the power steering pump works great. The tires are 95% new. The overall ride is excellent and the leaf springs on the rear handle all the bumps in the road. The car does not leak fluids. I had a garage install a new driver's side front brake caliper recently.

Interior: All four window motors work. The ac is weak and needs a recharge. Drivers side carpet shows some wear (no rips or tears) but excellent carpet all around the rest of the car. The front seats show some wear but no tears. The back seats are amazing. The radio works, but antenna is missing the top half. The headliner is excellent, super tight all the way around. The liner on the A Pillar has faded and is no longer burgundy. Please see the pictures. The inside of the trunks is spotless, carpet is excellent.

Lights: The driver's side high beam is out, you can see it in the pictures. All directional signals work. Also in the pics, see the light control lever on the dash. It works, but it might need to be tightened down some.

Exterior: Overall, the exterior is great. Let me bring attention to a few things that are pictured. First, the driver's side of the car is very nice. There are a few scratches on the trunk lid (see the pics) but nothing major. There is a scratch on the passenger's side rear door, but again very minor. On the passenger's side, there are some subtle dings that I didn't even see for a few weeks. I did my best to capture them in a photo. You only see them when the light hits the car at the right angle. They actually look worse in the photo, but better to look worse then to downplay them. The vertical trim on the drivers door needs to be glued down again. The black vinyl top on the back of the roof is in excellent condition. The rear bumper has a piece of rubber that is coming off the bumper by the bumper guard, as seen in the picture. The front bumper on the driver's side has a little dent.

Rust: Good news, the rust is so minor so please keep reading! No visible rust on the exterior. Fenders and quarter panels are excellent. Same with the wheel wells. Now, underneath the car, the floor pans are great. The subframe does show some surface rust, but nothing that a wire wheel can't clean up in a matter of minutes. Same for the seam where the rockers meet the floor pans, there is surface rust, but nothing that a wire wheel and a coat of paint won't fix. There is surface rust on the leaf springs, but again, no biggie. Everything under the car is SOLID, but I just want to mention this surface rust. See the pics.

Passenger's Side Door: Please see the picture with the tape measure in it. This is the only rust-issue that you might want to deal with. It is at the VERY bottom of the door, and it appears that either the paint is peeling up or is it a split in the sheet metal? I will take a closer look, right now I can't tell. I will also add another photo from a different angle. About six inches down from this spot, there are two bubbles under the paint.

Title: I have the original title and a Bill of Sale. I have not signed the title yet, nor have I registered the car in IL. After completion of the sale and full payment, I will work with the buyer (and depending on what state he or she lives in) and either hand over the title as it is, or if I need to register the car before handing over the title, I will do is in an expedited fashion.