Any Chrysler C-Body Fans?

[drh4683]

I came close to bidding on this '70 Chrysler 300 at a local Mecum auction last year when it was as the Schaumburg Convention Center. I just wasn't in a position to take on another car. Mecum screwed up big and advertised it as a 1970 Newport in the newsletter and also at the auction which is why I believe the car sold for so cheap. But a real Mopar person knew it was a 300 because of the hideaway headlights. The car ended up selling for about $4400.00 with no reserve!

[Olorin67]

THe 71 imperial had headlight wipers too. My 73s had mounting points for them behind the headlight doors, but they were not listed on the list of options in the factory brochure.

[drh4683]

I've always been a fan of '69-'73 C-body Mopars. Here is my 1971 Plymouth Fury III. I bought it in August, 2013. All original survivor with a 318. The original owner drove it sparingly from 1971 thru 1984 when he passed away. After that, the car sat in his widows garage untouched for the next 30 years.

[Username1]

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The inside is sooo clean he must drive it with fuzzy slippers on.....

I'd like to stumble on a deal like that for like a '71 4 door Dart A/C 6cyl. Auto...

I remember seeing a lot of those, but not with the rubber bumper guard
under the headlights..... Nice clock too.....

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[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Username1

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The inside is sooo clean he must drive it with fuzzy slippers on.....

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We gotta stop letting you have coffee....

That is one serious drool inducer you've got there Doug. I wish my 78' Lincoln Mark V was as clean as your Plymouth....Although I think my odometer is still a bit lower...

[Username1]

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[JBL GUY]

Wow, that is a nice Fury III!!

I had a blue 1972 Fury III that I purchased in 1973. I really liked that car and I had for almost 10 years and finally let it go during one of my many moves.

My mother had a 1972 New Yorker and a 1978 New Yorker, both of which I ended up with after I was married. I let the 1972 go and kept the 1978 for a number of years, but again let it go after I lost my wife.

[Jon A.]

Man, that thing is sweet. I prefer the 4-door sedan though.

[captainmoody]

That car is a beauty Doug, it couldn't be in better hands either!

[bgadow]

Hard to get much cleaner!

I've long admired these cars as well. Never owned one, but daydreamed. I remember seeing a two-page magazine ad for a '69 (?) Imperial in dark blue. That was maybe 25 years ago, but the image still sticks in my mind as being one of the classiest cars ever. To my eyes, a Cadillac looks cheap in comparison.

[Jon A.]

Looks like it's low on options, which is the way to have them in my opinion. It makes for a cleaner look.

[captainmoody]

Here's a fixer upper from the movie The Getaway!

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by captainmoody

Here's a fixer upper from the movie The Getaway!

He uses a 1971 Fury I 4-door sedan in The Towering Inferno. Not exactly in line with the type of character he usually played.

On a side note, O.J. Simpson has one of his finest moments in that movie: he rescues a cat, which he places into Fred Astaire's arms at the end.

[Username1]

That's a sweet car for $4400. ! ! Looks like tilt wheel, and cruise control....
Actually that's almost a Time Machine price back to '71 also.....
I would expect auction prices to be higher..... Wonder if prices for cars
is coming down a bit..... Maybe there was not a lot of Chrysler stuff
there so it didn't attract a lot of Chrysler enthusiasts....?

As much as I pretty much appreciate all older cars, stuff from Dodge,
Chrysler, Plymouth, really looked extra good to me....

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[Jon A.]

Nice car for sure, but the Fury looks better to me.

I have an inside mirror/bracket assembly just like the one in the Fury (but pulled from a '72 Imperial); now I just need to build a car around it.