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What a rare beast! 65 thru 68 Chryslers are beautiful cars.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Lou

@danielscott6787

2 жыл бұрын

Having a 66 300 and a 67 New Yorker and 67 Dart 270- with "915" headed 440,

I never saw, never heard of one of those giant Chryslers with manual transmission. This car is a treat, the kind of thing that makes My Car Story special.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr Repurpose, I know, rare to see a manual in one like this, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

That's why I bought it! I saw it and told my wife "I gotta have this car!" We finished second place in the nation at The Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle this year!

A Gorgeous Ride!!!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this ride :-)

@bensonsspeedshop1191

2 жыл бұрын

Quite a few years back, there was a '63 Newport 4dr 383/3spd stick for sale for $200! I missed it by 10 minutes!

What a beautiful boat.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

All aboard! :-)

Lou, nice looking 18 feet long convertible! My son just bought a 1966 Chrysler Newport sedan. It has 19,000 miles on it. It is dark blue. Has a 383. it is perfect. Unbelievable condition. Dang, this convertible you got here is amazing. Really a show stopper.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hairy Larry, Happy to read your Son just purchased a fun Newport :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@knowbodiesfull5768

2 жыл бұрын

Where did he find it?! _(8/15/2022)_

@hairylarry6167

2 жыл бұрын

@@knowbodiesfull5768 In a field near Goshen Indiana.

@opera93

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great.. interestingly, my 1966;GALAXIE XL/500/352/4BBL/ Dual EXHA// *4 speed/Deep Burgandy / Black INT( sort of like Jay LENO’s 66 GALAXIE , minus the SEVEN LITRE/Disc Brake).. I had thru 1967-73;lotmof build up…….into that car: metallic brakes/ tires/ shocks first etc….!,, Rumour has even a few 4 Speed Chryslers, letter cars got out… some MOPAR Exlerts/ Clubs have some records of manuals in CHRYSLERS……INTERESTING.

Millie is a Cruzer for sure, thank you for the ride, Mike and Lou.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, Happy to share this car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a beautiful car love these 66 yr model Mopar the fury's and 300. Thank for cool ride.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Allen, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

Yeah Lou, A friend of the family had a '66 '300' with the 440 and console shift that he bought out in San Diego when he was in the Marine Corps back in the early 70's. He drove it all the way back to Wisconsin after he was discharged. Keep 'er comin' Lou, great job!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah lonnyjaw, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friend of the Family's car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I appreciate the encouraging words, Lou

A Chrysler Newport with a manual? Works for me guys and a fine sample of '60's Mopar. Thanks for interesting vid guys 👍

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bruce H., Agree. That manual from the Factory was the head scratcher My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou

@johnchildress6717

2 жыл бұрын

This car was special ordered this way.My dad ordered a 68 Fury like this.Too bad both were not 4 speeds.Damn nice car.

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnchildress6717 Hi John! I'm the owner of this car. Actually, if you didn't upgrade to the 727 automatic, you got the base transmission, which in 1966 was an unsynchronized first gear 3-speed standard column shift. In 1967, they went back to a floor shift 3-speed for the base transmission.

@johnchildress6717

2 жыл бұрын

@@mykgyver65 Good info.When my dad ordered his fury it was for me to learn to drive manual.It did have ac.Seems like it took 6 weeks to arrive.Sure a head Turner you have.As crazy as people drive be very careful.

@winstonelston5743

2 жыл бұрын

@@mykgyver65 My Mom had a couple of three-on-the-tree cars before her '64 Opel Kadett, then a Buick Special, a '73 Dodge Coronet, and she bought a used '70 Buick Estate Wagon factory 455-three-speed and I got the Coronet as a hand-me-down. My Dad got a '70 Opel Kadett when his Studebaker sedan bit the big one. I learned to drive on another three-on-the-tree overdrive Stude (started learning when I was preteen). I think it was 1984 before anyone in our family had an automatic, and I still haven't taken that plunge for myself. I had to order my most recent vehicle (four cylinder manual Frontier) from a dealer on eBay, about 1100 miles away.

3 on the tree? Fantastic! A great car just got greater with that rare option. Mr. Mason knows his Mopars and I'm glad we got to see his. Thanks, Lou!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with Mopars! My father worked at the Chrysler dealerships in Memphis, TN back in the 60s and 70s when 440s and Hemis were the norm. My mother had a 1964 Dodge station wagon with a 440 6-pack when I was a kid! When I was 16, I had a 1973 Cuda 340 that I put a bored and stroked 440 into. My father was scared of it, he said it was the fastest thing he had ever driven!

@TheGunfighter45acp

2 жыл бұрын

@@mykgyver65 Outstanding!

Wow a Newport with a stuck shift! We had a 1965 Newport sedan with the same motor and this car brought back so many memories. I never thought these units came with a stick shift. The original selling dealer Arnett is 30 miles from my house. It became Spitzer Motors then at that address. My folks and I bought many vehicles at this location of where Arnett was and became Spitzer. The dealership is no longer there. This video and the owner were awesome . Love the originality of this unit and the color too! I again enjoyed this video very much!!

@lessharratt8719

2 жыл бұрын

Three on the tree.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1965 car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

The original owner of this car was Ruth Eckert. Didn't know if maybe you knew her.

I wouldn’t have believed a three speed on the column was available on this car. I agree that on this one the skirts are OK! Very unique car!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, Happy to share this unique optioned car with you. Lou

Nice! I like those full-size Chryslers, Dodges and Plymouths!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you like this one :-)

Thanks Lou. Mid sixties Chryslers were surely loooong and loooow.😃🤗

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ramon, Happy to share this long & low one with you. You're welcome, Lou

As a kid, I remember leafing through the Polara/Monaco owner's manual of my parents' 1970 full size Dodge. I recall that a 3 speed manual transmission was mentioned, probably as the "standard transmission" on the base model. Glad that you found this unicorn. Nice, clean design, and nicely preserved.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Martin, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@opera93

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, interesting in the 70 DODGE STUFF::my first new car buy was the 1970 DODGE CORONET 500/383/4 Bbl/ Dual exh( powerful)/ auto/ Ralley Red/ Black vi Ho & Deluxe Int….the Dodge dealer was next door to PhRMACY I WORKED ,& could, not afford the BUICK/ GS,x,etc/ GTO JUDGE STAGE 4/ HEMI SUPER bees/ Flrd TalLedegas,( really).. SOME $3000, full delivered. (( passed buying 70 Challeger RT/SE,OVERLOADED OPTIONS) , hoped , I could use morE SUPER BEE/ RT parts on my CORONET, NOT much fit., etc. Some, of The Dodges were loaded with options::a few rare H emi Coronet CONV, ,earlier Coronets in Collectors (

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love these Mopars. Thank you so much for showing and sharing this awesome Chrysler from the yester years !!!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read "Love these Mopars" :-) You're welcome.

Thanks Lou 👍 Your videos are like time travel. That is a very unique and beautiful Chrysler Newport.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Larry, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I agree, when getting into a car that's original, or restored back to original, it's like going back to the year it was produced. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Millie is a thing of beauty for sure. Getting flashbacks though of my Dad's '66 Newport - 4 door automatic. Back in the day my skinny little arms had to wax this boat twice a year with Simonize paste wax. Dad liked two thin coats. I can feel it my arms just thinking about it. Great vid guys. 3 cheers for Millie.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scruff, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@opera93

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too::: only I kind of done that on my 1966 GALAXIE XL 500/ **4 Speed /Deep,Burgandy :::that I had many years…(( & horribly enough,I had a ** RED CONVERTIBLE 1961 GALAXIE that was a cosmetically attractive,Paint/Resale that started falling apart ( paint in a few areas too) all mechanically within a few hundred miles!,…. That required the 66/GALAXIE, totally different cars, & condition…..oddly. the 1966 was about newish..

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My friend Millie would have loved this car!

Another great video Lou! That’s cool that he named his car Millie. I also have a red convertible that is a tribute to my dad! He loved convertibles and ordered one in fall of ‘71 but changed it to a hardtop when he found out that I was coming. My convertible is for him👍👍👍

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Will's Dying Breed Garage, Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) Glad to read you enjoy your red convertible tributed to your Dad. Lou

Very nice Newport! Like other commenters, I did not realize that these could come with manual transmissions. Talk about rare - thanks for bringing this unique beauty to us Lou!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, Happy to share this rare manual transmission on this car with you :-) My pleasure sharing this unique beauty with you. You're welcome, Lou

A _manual_ transmission in a Chrysler? Believe it or not, some Chryslers did come with manual shift in the '60s; many of us wouldn't have thought that. But here it is! In 1963 (or was it '64?) _Motor Trend_ road-tested a Newport four-door sedan with a floor-mounted three-speed manual shift. That car was a stripped-down (for a Chrysler, anyway) model with no power options and little dog dish hubcaps. It must have been stripped down as one could get in a Chrysler Newport! And, like the B-52's said, it "was as big as a whale"! _(8/15/2022)_

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Know Bodies Full, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou

@jerrycallender9927

2 жыл бұрын

There was also the French 4-speed made by Pont a Pouson(?)

@winstonelston5743

2 жыл бұрын

Mom bought a three-on-the-tree '70 Buick Estate Wagon from her boss, otherwise loaded, but...Wish she'd kept that one. 375 horsepower, 510 pound-feet of torque out of a 455, maybe the mightiest wagon ever built. Traded it in on a new '83 V6 Regal that couldn't keep pace with my dad's Dodge Omni.

@V8_screw_electric_cars

2 жыл бұрын

Convertible is expensive so way to save money.

@fk4515

2 жыл бұрын

Hey the 3 speed stick was the standard transmission but most where sold with the Automatic. I have found out the standard shift cars were more common in the rural Midwest and near west. I never figured out if the country folks in the plains bought the stick shifts because they were cheaper or they got better fuel mileage. It may of been in the country we don't do stop and go driving so the automatic didn't improve your driving experience as much.

This was a great year for Chrysler. One of their best body styles. I would not have dreamed one could get a three on the tree option. Those all but disappeared by that time. Fabulous car!!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi JWelchon, Happy to read you enjoy this year for Chrysler :-) I agree, rare three on the tree right here, Lou

@winstonelston5743

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Chrysler offered the three-speed as late as '71 in the Newport. You could get three-on-the-tree as late as '73 in B-body Buick, Olds, Pontiac, and Chevy. I saw a three-speed in a '72 Ford "Country Sedan", Mom had the three-speed in her second-hand Estate Wagon and I got her '73 Coronet stick as a hand-me-down, and I bought a stripper '68 Falcon as a hundred-dollar estate sale special. I believe you got a column shift stick as standard in the '80 Volare/Aspen twins....

Awesome Newport Love those mid 60s Mopar cruisers. My first car was a 64' Chrysler imperial with a 413ci wedge. So smooth but surprisingly peppy with 380HP coming out of that wedge. The ride was way better than anything I've been in since. today in most car's you feel every bump in the road, I think luxury is when you don't feel anything and just float down the road effortlessly.

@discerningmind

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in agreement with you for sure. By the way, my first car was a '64 Chrysler New Yorker, with the 413.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ursirius, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Chrysler really had some unique styling designs coming out of the late 50s. Appreciate everyone sharing these well loved autos. I had a 69 C20 Chevy with a 3 on the tree setup. Loved shifting that tank of a truck.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi noneed4me2, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 69 C20 Chevy :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

only seen 3 in the tree on old pick-ups.the dash on these old classics are always my favorite.Just shy of 4000lbs love it.And the classic mopar starter sound.Thanks Lou!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi keeff, My pleasure sharing this one with the 3 on the tree :-) You're welcome, Lou

What an amazing, nice car. The original owner must have special ordered the manual transmission. I never heard of one with a manual before. Chrysler was really good in the old days. Good video Lou and thanks!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, Happy to read you enjoy this "amazing" car :-) You're welcome, Lou

@winstonelston5743

2 жыл бұрын

Almost every make (and I did say _almost_) offered the three-on-the-tree in the most basic models in those days so they could advertise a lower base MSRP. In _Collectible Automobile_ magazine issue October 2021, page 13, there is a picture of a '66 Chevy Caprice interior featuring top-line trim with a column shift stick and extra points if you notice the overdrive handle where it would hit the driver's right knee.

My first car in high school was a ‘66 Newport sedan. The ride isn’t floating-it’s unperturbed. Steering is accurate, road imperfections are dealt with quickly and smoothly, car stays level in the corners. And it was quiet. I bought it with 60,000 miles and sold it to my uncle when it had 160,000 miles after 10 years of ownership.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car in High School :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Yes. Love the rare base transmission models. Some factory stainless wiper blades would really look great but most folks don't mind the black ones.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read "Love the rare base transmission models" :-)

I love the 65/66 Chryslers. The designers really got it right.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Nice :-)

What a sweet Mopar! That Chrysler Newport is awesome, especially equipped with a 3 on the tree! What a cool convertible to cruise around in! It even had that characteristic hesitation whenever he'd rev up that 383 as well! Another great classic Lou! 👍

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Happy to read this one is "sweet" :-) Appreciate the kind words, Lou

@daynadiggle8169

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that "hesitation" could be remedied with a new timing chain and gears . And replace that water pump when it's torn down . What say you ? But a beautiful LEAD SLED !

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

The hesitation is from the carburetor. It needs a new accelerator pump but they are getting hard to find!

The brake upgrade makes a LOT of sense! Nice car.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice car :-) Thank you for sharing.

Watched this while cooking my RED steak and drinking a glass of RED wine 🍷 . Perfect.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

NICE !

Beautiful car! Dad had a 67 Newport sedan back in the day which he traded for a 69 300 coupe. Mike -sorry for your loss. My wife passed in 2019 after 35 years of marriage. I still have her 1978 Mercury that she purchased while we were engaged in 1983. It had the 3-speed on the floor that she learned to drive a manual on.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul1958R, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

I love oddballs like this! Very unusual to see a 3-on-the-tree in a chrysler. Great car!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, You're right, 3-on-the-tree is very unusual :-) Lou

Lou, you know I've seen many cars on your shows, this one is among the very few prettiest! And it's all original. I owned a 1973 Chrysler Newport, which was not anywhere near as spectacular as the 1966 model you showed here. I did not have any of the options shown! You really outdid yourself with this one. 😀

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jed, High praise :-) Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A real trip stirring fond memories as I watched this owner work "Three on the Tree" - especially on a full-size Chrysler!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi REPSDirect, Happy to read this car brings back fond memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Millie is the Lady In Red and she is gorgeous!!! I love how the body line has a slight downward slope as it nears the tail, so subtle, so nice!!! I'll bet that Millie rides very nice and smooth and it looked like y'all were having a lot of fun tooling around the town. Beautiful Lady In Red!!!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hobiemarty, Happy to read the details you enjoy :-) Lou

VERY cool....like an aircraft carrier on wheels ! And the three-on-the-tree is the icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing !

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Black Waterdogs, Happy to read you think this one is "VERY cool" :-) You're welcome, Lou

What a fantastic car! Once again you've brought us a fascinating, and stunningly beautiful full size mopar, what an awesome car.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi James, High praise :-) Lou

There's an exhaust leak on the L side manifold, I could see it as well as hear it. An easy fix I'm sure will be corrected soon. And I'll bet Uncle Tony's Garage with his Mopar knowledge could iron out that little hesitation in the carb accelerator pump right away. And 3 pedals on a big bomb!!! And with the big torquey 383! They quit doing that a long time ago indeed. Even back then it was more common to have the base 6 cyl or a smaller V8 with the manual transmission on a car that was not trying to be sporty.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing what you noticed and heard.

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

I tried fixing the exhaust leak when I first got it but the exhaust manifold on the left side is no longer flat where it bolts to the head. I'll find another manifold soon. They're plentiful. The carb needs an accelerator pump but they are scarcer than hen's teeth! I grew up working on these. I can take this car apart and put it back together easily. Modern day cars just aren't the same.

Great car with the 3 on the tree. So many cars had that as the standard transmission yet so rare to see today. I learned to drive with that 3 speed as well. I remember having my girlfriend shift the gear so I could keep my right arm around her while we drove!!! Thanks.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Denaalb, Happy to read you enjoy this great car :-) You're welcome, Lou

@winstonelston5743

2 жыл бұрын

My first was a '51 Studebaker with the stick and overdrive. Nobody would be able to steal it today, The starter button was well-hidden.

Lou, I love how you make your videos as much about the owner as about the car. This one is among your best since the owner named the car after a dear friend and the car itself was so unusual. Thanks!

@loucostabile

6 ай бұрын

Stewart, Thank you for sharing what you appreciate in the video. You're welcome!

Thanks, Lou. And a thank you Mike and Robert. Mike, I'm sorry about your loss. Robert thank you for your military service. I enjoyed hearing about trade school and long-term friendship. What a nice and interesting car. A beautiful smooth design and I love the OEM wheel covers. I especially liked the factory sound of the 383 with 3-speed and I could get a good idea of a strong, smooth pull. That torque figure Mike stated is nice enhancement to this great car. I had no idea that by 1966 there were any Chryslers with manual transmissions. Even full-size Plymouth and Dodge with a manual seem to be rare too, other than the large muscle cars from Chrysler Corp. When I got my driver's license at sixteen years old, my dad had a used Ford that had been a special order for our state police. It was an Interceptor and ordered based on intercepting being its sole use. It was a 1965 Ford Custom, a full-size car with the most plain trim level offered. It came without power steering, without power brakes, and it had the solid lifter 390 with vacuum secondaries, and a three-speed column manual trans. That car held the road good and tracked down the road perfectly. Little me at 5'6" and 113 lbs., had a time with parking it. I was strong and turning the steering wheel when the car was stopped would lift me off of the seat. It's hard to work the pedals that way. Once I was driving around a sharp curve that had a bump in it, and I slide across the bench seat and slammed into the passenger side door! I recovered control without incident. A full-size car without P/S, P/B, and a manual is a handful. So Mike's Chrysler here is the way to go having P/S and P/B.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi discerningmind, Thank you for sharing, and glad to share this full sized manual transmission car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Well, when I bought it, it only had the power steering! It had factory manual drum brakes. When I was driving it home after buying it, I would hit the brakes and it would jump into the right lane! So I knew as soon as I got it home, it was time for the disc brake conversion. Now it stops very well!

Wonderful all American Chrysler classic 🇺🇸now a rare breed. Thanks for the catalog of history. This one’s in good hands.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou

Another sweet ride. Rob and Mike would be good friends to hang out with. Nice fellow's ! Wish I had the chance to take up the other seat. You guys would be a blast to hang out with. It's a shame the car didn't have a floor shift. Once again thank you for taking me along for the ride !!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you long for the ride :-)

After the 1979 gas crisis you could pick up cars like this for under $500 bucks. If you came around my neighborhood you would've thought all us kids were high rollers because of all the Newport's, 98 Regency's, but especially Cadillac's in the driveways. My buddy had a beautiful '66 Chrysler Newport HT that he wrapped around an oak tree near Garelick Farms, but lived to tell the tale

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles1964, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the cars in your neighborhood :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Awesome automobile…I just can’t get enough of the year of 1966 !

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi R N, Happy to read you enjoy this "Awesome automobile" :-) Lou

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Think you might enjoy this playlist kzread.info/head/PLkoIzmOYXcchcWaJPD_6Zz3fV-YTcbryV

@olde4eyes

2 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile Wow, there’s a lot to see and enjoy … thank you Sir !

Hi Lou, you found another one of my dream cars, love the three on the tree. PERFECT

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, Happy to read "PERFECT" :-) Lou

That is an awesome car. Gotta love the Chrysler C-bodies.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy this "awesome car" :-)

Nice ride in the 1966 Chrysler Newport Convertible. A great car in excellent condition. Thanks Lou for your video. Classic ride with great friends.

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice ride" :-) Glad to be able to take you along for the ride. You're welcome, Lou

What is REALLY amazing, is that car was sold in Akron Ohio, and has not rusted into dust.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi bshingledecker, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

And I bought it last year in Youngstown, OH so it spent all of it's life until then in OH. Whoever had it before me took really good care of it!

A Chrysler Newport with 3 on the tree. Incredible.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Agree.

Hey, I had a ‘66 Newport convertible and drove it daily all through the 80’s and 90’s! Man I miss that car, I still dream I’m driving it sometimes. They made VERY few Newport convertibles in ‘66 so yours with the three on the tree must ultra super rare! Mine was pretty well loaded; it came with a Torque-Flight 727 auto trans, factory AC, power steering, power brakes (single well master cyl and drums all around), power windows (including the wing vent windows), power door locks, power antenna, power seats, power trunk release (vacuum operated) and cruise control with “pedal bump” speed minder feature. It also had the interior lighting package with lights all over the place when you opened the door, the clock, the rear speaker option between the back seat headrests with a fader control on the AM radio and I think it had cigarette lighters in the back door panel ash trays. I loved that front “dash tray” lol, we kept all kinda stuff in that compartment in between the two trays that we shouldn’t a had! Mine didn’t have those beautiful rims on it, mine had the standard Chrysler full wheel covers that kept slipping forward and bending the valve stem. Damn I miss that car!!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mjg263, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Mine were the deluxe wheel covers, not rims. But they do look like rims. I prefer the hubcaps anyway. Glad you like my car! It doesn't have anywhere near as many options as yours.

@mjg263

2 жыл бұрын

@@mykgyver65 it’s absolutely beautiful and I love the upgrades you did to it. Thank you for sharing it with us!

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjg263 Glad I could help preserve this beautiful old car!

"Three on the tree" Who da thunk it. 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi motorTranz, Rare to see that on this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

Back in the day Chryslers were by far the best-looking full-size cars, thanks to Mr. Engel

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi James, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

3 speed on a Chrysler convertible! Love it!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read "Love it!" :-)

In 1974 I bought a 66 Newport 4 door from a farmer. It was a three on the tree, radio delete with manual brakes.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Johnny, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Every time I see one of these, The first thing comes to mind is Miss Hathaway

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm a Non Attorney Spokesperson, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Lou, You keep putting up these wonderful Chrysler cars and I may never leave your site.

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

David, Happy to read you're enjoying the cars on the Channel with me :-) Lou

My father had skirts on his 55' Olds Rocket 88 as well as his 65' Olds 98 Luxury Sedan. Skirts make the sides flow and look clean.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nicky Naime, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

An old coworker of mine drove his dads 1966 Newport to Woodstock in 1969 he fit nine people in that tank!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Old Coworkers Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@Beehashe

2 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile Thank you for all that you do! Your videos are a national treasure!

Years ago a friend of late brother, had a '62 Chrysler 300 with a factory 3 on the floor with a 413 under the hood. This was back on the mid '60's he eventually put a 4 speed in it.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi William, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

A trunk bigger than my last apartment lol Such a cool car!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, NICE :-) Happy to read you enjoy this "cool car" :-) Lou

Thanks again, Lou. Love these almost one of a kind vintage cars!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure sharing with you roysmemorylane :-) You're welcome.

Wow! Who'da thunk, a Newport with three on the tree? That's cool. Yesterday, my pal and I drove 40 miles to an all Mopar show in Oak Harbor Wa in his 67 Newport hardtop survivor , and while there we looked at a beautiful unrestored yellow 67 Newport convertible.....so this video is sort of a coincidence ....thanks again Lou.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gods own Drunk, Happy to read "Wow!" :-) Glad to read you had a fun ride on a 67 Newport to a car show. NICE! You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

I'll be at Cruising the Smokies in Cherokee, NC in this car October 13-16 if anyone wants to see it in person and get a ride in it!

BEST REGARDS. From Venezuela. COOLEST NEWPORT CONVERTIBLE. Mr, Lou. Thank you very much for showing us this GREAT CONVERTIBLE. Mr. Lou, Thanks for taking us along for a ride. As always an EXCELLENT AUTOMOBILE VIDEO.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alejandro, Happy to read you enjoy this "COOLEST" car :-) My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Muy bien!

I drove a 3 speed manual '62 Valiant for almost 30 years. Wish I still had it. The only problem was I had to take out and have the Z-bar mechanical clutch control welded every 5 years or so. The last slant six in it was a 225, rather than a 170, ready for no lead gas, but I had to get the air cleaner assembly off a later Valiant to get the hood down properly. I also had to replace the steering column because I broke the gearshift tubes. It was off a '64. The only difference was the wiring, identical in every respect mechanically; even the correct color! I just created a patch cable with '62 on one end and '64 on the other.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Great Newport ! Very cool with a 3 on the tree ! Thanks Lou !

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great Newport !" :-) You're welcome, Lou

Wonderful car with great lines. Not as exciting as some cars, but it is extremely clean looking and devoid of excess ornamentation. Thanks for featuring this car!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carroll, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

Beauty of car Lou, you and Robert keep good company.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

'66 was a very good year! 3 speed, awesome! Pontiac built a Catalina convertible with a 3spd. Looked at a red New Yorker convertible for sale, it had the hideaway headlights, looked awesome, looked again and it's gone now. They're great looking cars.

@loucostabile

10 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, Ahhh, so nice cars for sure, Lou

GREAT CAR LOU!!! AND SIR.. AND MILLY!!! KEEP THESE CAR ROLLING..

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ronald, Happy to read you enjoy this "GREAT CAR" :-) Lou

The car is great! The video is steller! Lots of outstanding personality, Lou! Thank you very much!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi JON, High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou

I love these 65 to 68 Chryslers, my father had 2 I want to say 68s (they could be 67,I was young at the time) Chrysler 300 convertibles, one of them was the same color as this Newport. My father also had the same generation, though I don't remember the year Plymouth VIP and for a short time I remember him having a Fury III sedan. Great cars and great video

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

If your father had a 1968 300, it would have had hideaway headlights.

@elizabethcherry920

2 жыл бұрын

@@mykgyver65 I am 55 now and back when my father had those 300s would be in 1971ish and I only seen one of them from the front and that one had headlamp covers,before I was taken away from my father in 82 and put into a foster home my father was divorced since 70 so he substituted having a wife with collecting old cars and he would drive for a while then he get something else, he's had corvairs, Volkswagen bus/coupes/beetles, Renault 10, etc you name it the last car I seen him own was a Plymouth VIP and I don't remember much about it other than it had a bad axle

383 three on the tree top down = lots of fun!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

:-)

Full size classics look great in red.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy this car in red :-)

Beautiful 66 Chrysler Newport

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

I also had a 66 with a 3-on the tree...I LOVED THAT CAR.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ray, Happy to read you had a 66 with 3-on-the-tree that you LOVED :-) Lou

@robertpace901

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of 1966 car, with three on the tree, did you have?

@raykasa7679

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertpace901 66 newport, 4 door w/383 & 2 bbl carb which I later swaped out for a 440, 4bbl...it moved for a 4000 lb.+ car. Wish I could have 1 again.

NEVER expecting three on a tree on that beautiful land yacht 🤔

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, you don't expect a manual :-)

My memory is that during or shortly after that time period Chrysler had some glitches in it's computer ordering system. Many Chrysler executives and regional managers were issued cars with manual transmissions and basic equipment rather than send them to dealers for retail sale..

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lj Crumpler, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

I like that manual transmission in the big Chryler

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Nice !

Nice job getting the 3 on a tree! I miss those days.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

:-)

A Post war Chrysler with a manual transmission was a rarity even when new!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Happy to share this rarity with you. Lou

Hey big bro Lou! So great as always to see you, your big grin and these awesome cars, big brother! As I sit here taking this in, my tubesocked stocking feet busily going in and out of my floppy, slipper-like sneakers (JV jock slippers, as they have been known since I was a 14 year old kid lol. The girls have called me perpetually frisky, the way I flop constantly ;)) I LOVE this big red headed gal right here. Millie is an American Beauty, that's for sure. Love her black interior with all that chrome, that Astrodome instrument panel, the manual shift!! I think I would clearly be in my stocking feet lol! Thanks for bringing us baseball guys this inspiration here in this late summer-time, Lou! JV Johnny

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hey JV Johnny, Happy to share this "Big Red Headed Gal" with you :-) My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou

hey lou i picked a newport up during the 1970s gas crunch for 300 dollars and sold it for 500 it was a automatic console 383 engine great ride

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scappy Junk, Happy to read you one :-) Lou

my first car was a 65 Newport loved it with a 383 4bbl sweet car you have there my dad sold mine while I was in the I had plans to restore it

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Another amazing car. Thank you Lou.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Jimmy :-)

My first taxi ride in Mexico was in a Newport with a manual.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi 2W3X4YZ5, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st taxi ride in Mexico :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@2W3X4YZ5

2 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile The driver said that at the time (early 70’s) that not many could fix an automatic. Cheers.

Wow, how rare that must be!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty rare with the manual transmission.

Awesome 66 Newport...especially with the 3 on the tree and a 383. A very rare car indeed. Next year I'll have my 68 sport fury convertible at Carlisle with 383 HP 4-speed - 1/40 built. I'd love for you to check it out.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, Happy to read this one is "Awesome" :-) If you get it completed, come and find me and show me the car, Lou

Gracias LOU Gracias SR por conservar esta BELLEZA

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, You're welcome, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

De nada!

These Engel-designed Chryslers were just so beautiful--dashboard and interior included. Great days before the ugly fuselage bodies of '69 drove sales down yet again.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi LoveIsAll, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

" I was saying G because I couldn't remember where the spot was" 😯 too funny-great review Lou. Must have been a factory mistake, or ordered by a very prominent person!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, Not sure how this one ended up with these options. Lou

What a great car. I like the '65-'68 style...learned to drive in my mom's new 1968 Town and Country 9 passenger. The tank. BTW Chrysler did not offer a New Yorker convertible during those years...only the Newport and 300. I think 1961 was the last year you could get a New Yorker Convertible.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Meisenbug, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Mom's Wagon :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

They only made 3085 of these Newport Convertibles in 1966 and I bet there were very few with the 3-on-the-tree! That's why I love this one - it's probably the only one in existence!

Ah, the Mighty Newport! I had a green one too big to fit in a 20 by 20 garage and broke one of my bumper jacks.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Woody, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your green car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@mykgyver65

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Woody, believe it or not, this one was originally paint code FF1 - Mist Green Metallic. Someone painted it red before I got her!

I had a 1966"300" hardtop in in the mid 90's that I drove daily. It had a beautiful interior, compared to my 1967 Galaxie 500 I had before or the 1966 Impala "SS" convertible that I had at the same time. I used to joke how many bodies I could fit in the trunk.

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi musclecarfan74, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Hi Lou, this is a very rare car! I'm sure it cost Chrysler Corp. more money to make the stick shift standard, than had they just put automatics in all these big cars! It just meant they could charge an additional $200 or so for each car sold!

@bradb1474

2 жыл бұрын

WRONG! Just another "know nothing" trying to pretend that he knows something.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi gojoe283, Happy to read you enjoy this rare car :-) Lou

Love the C bodies. And this one is perfect.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to read "this one is perfect" :-)

Beautiful Car , manual transmissions is my preference but a Hemi four speed would Ideal . I enjoy your collector car interviews but get anxious waiting to see what is under hood when we are under the trunk lid examining the owners manual and brochures. I know this is your trade mark repertoire and I am learning to adjust to the delay of the knowing what 's in the engine bay. For security reason I think you don't reveal the location of the drive around of such beautiful country sides. It is Intriguing ! Thanks for rides in cars that have a heritage ,beauty and comfort that instill joy traveling over the open road!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dennis, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Sometimes I do the engine first, and sometimes the trunk, My pleasure sharing the rides when we have the time, Lou