1961 Chrysler Newport 2 Door California Car 300g New Yorker on 2040-cars

1961 Chrysler Newport 2 door hardtop

I have a clear California title in my name. The vehicle is currently registered and insured in my name. The car does drive and I have driven it very little in the last year, as I’ve been trying to make it more reliable for weekday and weekend drives. The vehicle you see is in the same condition as I had purchased it, I have done nothing with the paint, body, suspension. Only what I’ve described below.

Factory specs for this vehicle:

361 2 bbl.

Automatic push button transmission

Power steering

Power Brakes

Heater

Radio Delete

Remote side view mirror

Body:

All body panels are fairly straight, small dings and scratches here and there. Paint is weak, tiny spot chips here and there. Looks like single stage, quick spray job who ever painted it.

Missing: door and fender trim, both sides. Passenger side rear quarter window trim. (The trim between the two windows)

Appears to have been repaired in the driver’s side rear quarter panel near tail light/bumper (see pics)

Whoever painted this car got crazy with painting EVERYTHING red, the control arms, frame, heater box, valve covers, air cleaner. I wanted to tone it down a bit so I started detailing the engine compartment.

Rust:

Small bubble spots on lower rockers and lower rear quarter panel. More evident on passenger side.

Driver/passenger side front floors pans have some small fiberglass patches over existing floor.

Rust spot on driver side C pillar near rear window.

Lower trunk gasket area rusted out, only on bottom area, not top or sides.

Trunk floor has surface rust, but NOT rusted through, no holes.

Rear seat floors are solid

Frame front to back is solid, rust free.

Interior:

Seats front and rear need recovering.

Needs new headliner, needs carpets.

I removed the badly cracked dash pad and sagging headliner. Door panels are decent but those should be redone as well. Driver side door handle is removed due to a tension spring that broke and connects to knob.

Suspension: Torsion bars lowered up front but can be adjusted to raise it higher. Leaf spring rear, has air shocks and 2 1/2 ” lowering blocks.

Tires: 14” stock wheels with bias ply tires. Tires will need replacing at some point but are decent enough for light driving.

Engine: Previous owner had radiator flushed, cleaned, re-cored. Gas tank was boiled and sealed. Points, cap and wires replaced. Alternator looks relatively new.

What I’ve done:

Brakes: All new brakes cylinders front & back, brake hoses, spring kits, and shoes. Brake drums haven’t been ordered. Power brake booster is off the car for now. Still working on getting  the brakes bled and adjusted before sale.

Carb: New carb kit, fuel filter, added fuel pressure gauge

New spark plugs, New MSD blaster coil

New battery

Electrical:  

Ordered and installed a professionally made (looks OEM) front and rear wiring harness. Every wire labeled, new bulbs, etc. The entire harness was a little over $1,100.00.

If you require any specific details about this car please contact me ASAP, BEFORE the auction ends. If I've missed any details in my description I'd be more than happy to answer your questions.