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Year:1969 Mileage:15483
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Survivor!  Mileage is accurate at 15,483 and works out to 344 miles per year! Third owner.  The only changes are new measurement-correct Coker tires (to replace the 1969 originals), front discs to replace original drums (it actually stops now but I still have the original drums if you like to live on the edge) and electronic ignition.  Otherwise, stock.  The way she rolled out of the factory.  

Base model '69 Newport. No Air, no tilt, no cruise, no P Windows or P Locks. AM only radio.  Clock not working but that's it. Always garaged.  A pristine monument to gigantic cars that will never come again.  This vehicle was originally purchased in Jamestown, NY where it actually was driven for by a little old lady.  I purchased it from her relatives in Binghamton NY and drove it across the continent 10 years ago.  It never gave me any trouble...except...no cupholders.  Has a 383 2-barrel that actually gets decent mileage.

I have service orders from the original owner that show the vehicle was serviced at McFadden Chrysler in Jamestown.  What's interesting is the first work order is from July 10, 1995 and shows a mileage on the car of 10,195.  A year later, a work order from the same dealer dated July 11, 1996 shows a mileage of 10,313.  That's 118 miles in one year.

If you're looking for a no-restoration-needed, pristine sedan, here it is.  Vehicle located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Note:  Odometer photo indicates 15,481.  Since then I've driven it around the block a couple of times.  Started up like a champ.  The correct mileage is 15,483.

Located in Canada.  Will sell to Canada and the United States. (Lower 48 states)


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eBay Find of the Day: 1979 Chrysler ETV-1 electric car prototype

Mon, 27 Jan 2014

Electric cars may be reaching their time in the sun with successes like the Tesla Model S, but the basic concept goes back to practically beginning of motoring. EVs also saw a brief renaissance in the 1970s when automakers were trying find a way around rising fuel prices. This 1979 Chrysler ETV-1 concept for sale on eBay Motors is a great example from that era.
Built in 1979, designers hoped the ETV-1 would preview what an electric car would look like in 1985. The base price was slated to start at $6,400, or the rough equivalent of $20,536, which seems like an optimistic price. General Electric created the ETV-1's powertrain, and Chrysler was in charge of styling. At the time, the Department of Energy called it "the first advanced four-passenger subcompact experimental electric car."
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