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Replying to: fintail (Nov 14, 2008 6:35 pm) The 5th Ave is the most upscale of the Mopar R-body, but unfortunately it only came in that two-tone creme for 1979. They sold about 15,000 of them in 1979, which was the most popular year. They did offer additional colors for either 1980 or 1981, but they also only sold a pittance compared to 1979. I think the 1980 New Yorker as a whole only moved about 13,000 units, while the 1981 was down to around 5-7,000. So needless to say, if you really have your heart set on a 5th Ave, be prepared to settle for the 2-tone creme! Even thought it's a cheaper car, I'm just as happy with my "Nightwatch" blue base NYer, because I like its color scheme better. I'd really love to find one of these beasts in the 2-tone green they offered. I imagine that would be rare, especially one in primo condition. That '78 New Yorker is a nice looking car, in that dove gray. But by this time I think I prefer the 4-door, which was a real hardtop. You could still get a true hardtop coupe, but that padded roof/opera-window mess was an extra-cost option, so most of them came that way. That '75 Monaco copcar is way cool. I'd have fun with something like that!  I'd be all over that '78 LeSabre coupe if it had a 350 or 403. But I'm still leery of the Pontiac 301. |
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 14, 2008 6:35 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 14, 2008 6:40 pm)  I didn't know that about the 5th Ave color schemes...guess I will never have one of those! I am really not a fan of whitish and beigeish color schemes, and I am very attracted to blue/grey/silver and variants. I'll admit that the factor that made me stop and look at my current car when it was for sale is that I had never seen one in that color (grey). |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 14, 2008 6:53 pm)  Regading the Unimog...GM isn't exactly the most efficient organization, and am sure that homebuilt machine has some quirks.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 15, 2008 8:50 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 15, 2008 9:00 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 15, 2008 9:18 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 14, 2008 6:35 pm) The Lancia looks rough but neat. So does that aluminium Daimler. The Celica is nice too. I don't think that run of the mill Japanese cars like these will ever fetch high numbers in the future. To every car person they're pretty much economy cars and nothing more. Not sure if I'd lust after one. Desoto Firedome: I like the pictures. I tried to copy one or tow but they're copyright protected  Otherwise, eys nice resto. The panel gaps in it are really off though, were cars built like that in the 50s? Was that the norm? Supercharged Seville: You wonder why there's no bids? $70k to build? I'd stop at $5k and cut my losses. Sellers of the New Yorker also have an awesome collection. Everything looks like new from a distance. It would be neat to see and drive them. Like toy companies always say: "Collect'em all!!" |
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Replying to: texases (Nov 14, 2008 7:35 pm) they haven't changed much over the years. is this a good deal? barn find |
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