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The owners honeymooned in the car and have survived a 4-year body-off restoration of the vehicle.
Rare factory options included are a 'Chryslermatic' self-winding steering wheel clock and a Chrysler 16 2/3 'Highway HI-FI' record player.
Of the 921 produced, fewer than 25 are thought to exist today.
A 354 cubic-inch HEMI engine and pushbutton transmission powers this now rare Cloud White and Desert Rose convertible.
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The Chrysler New Yorker has faced amazing success and popularity in the four decades it has remained in the auto industry.
Introduced originally as the New Yorker Special in 1938, the name was eventually simplified to the New Yorker. America's longest continuously used nameplate, the New Yorker has kept this title for the entirety of its 58 years of production.
In 1939, Chrysler began to manufacture vehicles in Mexico and until the early 1960's manufactured nearly the same models being produced in the US.
Until its discontinuation in 1996, the only competition that the New Yorker faced was the Chrysler Imperial, which outranked the New Yorker in size and price.
The Imperial was sold as the Chrysler New Yorker Brougham from 1976 to 1978 after Chrysler's Imperial brand was discontinued in 1975.
The original New Yorkers came with big-block V8 Fire-Power engine, the first V8s to be produced by Chrysler.
This massive engine was referred to as the early Hemi engine due to its hemispherical combustion chambers.
Replaced by a 33-cid Hemi V8 following its second year on the market, the New Yorker was improvised to provide better airflow and fuel/air mixture ignition. This new design also reduced thermal energy loss and improved airflow which made the engine more efficient.
Launched in 1979, an upscale sub-model of the New Yorker was created in the Chrysler Fifth Avenue. This occurred when the nameplate was shifted to the Chrysler R platform.
Redesigned with a squared-off body, the New Yorker continued to be one of Chrysler's best-selling models.
It continued to keep the original V8 engine, and offered a model that featured rear wheel drive. The Fifth Avenue Edition also featured a two-tone being finish which further accentuated the leather trim interior, exclusive opera windowns that opened along with the rear doors, and a landau vinyl roof.Elizabeth Johnson
Introduced originally as the New Yorker Special in 1938, the name was eventually simplified to the New Yorker. America's longest continuously used nameplate, the New Yorker has kept this title for the entirety of its 58 years of production.
In 1939, Chrysler began to manufacture vehicles in Mexico and until the early 1960's manufactured nearly the same models being produced in the US.
Until its discontinuation in 1996, the only competition that the New Yorker faced was the Chrysler Imperial, which outranked the New Yorker in size and price.
The Imperial was sold as the Chrysler New Yorker Brougham from 1976 to 1978 after Chrysler's Imperial brand was discontinued in 1975.
The original New Yorkers came with big-block V8 Fire-Power engine, the first V8s to be produced by Chrysler.
This massive engine was referred to as the early Hemi engine due to its hemispherical combustion chambers.
Replaced by a 33-cid Hemi V8 following its second year on the market, the New Yorker was improvised to provide better airflow and fuel/air mixture ignition. This new design also reduced thermal energy loss and improved airflow which made the engine more efficient.
Launched in 1979, an upscale sub-model of the New Yorker was created in the Chrysler Fifth Avenue. This occurred when the nameplate was shifted to the Chrysler R platform.
Redesigned with a squared-off body, the New Yorker continued to be one of Chrysler's best-selling models.
It continued to keep the original V8 engine, and offered a model that featured rear wheel drive. The Fifth Avenue Edition also featured a two-tone being finish which further accentuated the leather trim interior, exclusive opera windowns that opened along with the rear doors, and a landau vinyl roof.Elizabeth Johnson
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1956 Chrysler New Yorker |
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| Year | 1956 |
| Make | Chrysler |
| Model | New Yorker |
| Engine Location | Front |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Production Years for Series | 1939 - 1996 |
| Price | $4,243.00 |
| Weight | 4360 lbs | 1977.7 kg |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Engine | |
| Engine Configuration | V |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Hydraulic valve lifters | |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 354.00 CU IN. | 5802.1 cc. | 5.8 L. |
| Valves | 16 valves. 2 valves per cylinder. |
| Valvetrain | OHV |
| Horsepower | 250.00 BHP (184 KW) @ 4600.00 RPM |
| HP to Weight Ratio | 17.4 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio) |
| HP / Liter | 43.1 BHP / Liter |
| Compression Ratio | 9.0:1 |
| Main Bearings | 5 |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
| Block | Cast-iron |
| Exhaust Manifold | dual exhaust |
| Vehicles with similar horsepower and weight | |
| Standard Transmission | |
| Gears | 3 |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| PowerFlite Transmission | |
| Final Drive | 2.93:1 |
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