My grandpa owned this truck from about 1990-2004. It was used on the farm to haul grain and ran otr produce all over the eastern half of the US. We added the red dot ac on it in the mid 90's
@johnlucas517118 сағат бұрын
Oh man, so glad you found this video! I bought this truck out of Nevada. I figured since it looked to be rot free that it must have spent more of it's life out west. Please tell me you have some pictures of it! Did you grandpa have the paint job done?
@JeremiahKadron4 күн бұрын
Don’t know if your still active on KZread, but I recently got a cl9000 and was wondering if you had any connections on parts
@rscamaroloverАй бұрын
Super cool wagon,someone took care of her. Sadly almost all the 60s,70s and 80s wagons were used as demo cars,parts cars for 2 doors or for their driveline. My dad had almost entirely all chevy wagons but he had a 74 dodge with the woodgrain and a 440 ,a 75 Chrysler or Plymouth wagon with wood grain and a 73 Ltd country squire even though he hardly drove them as chevys were and are his heart ? I'm looking for a classic chevy wagon 65 or 66 but I have 2 dodge magnum wagons (06 rt,07 sxt) which I love . All wagons are awesome, thanks for posting
@viper21482 ай бұрын
Yup, Pops had one. I remember him teaching me how to drive in it, and once surrounded by semis on a highway in Toronto, CA. My dad had nerves of steel.🙂
@johnlucas51712 ай бұрын
I saw this comment posted in a for sale listing on Bring a Trailer for another 77 chrysler wagon and thought I would share it here as I remember hearing many of these myself while traveling in the wagon growing up: MobileHomey Echos… “Are we there yet?” “I get to sit up front this time!” “He stole my ___” “They forgot my fries!” “But but but….” “How come HE gets to ___” “We need 500 cupcakes for the sale tomorrow” “Your Father….” “Because I SAID SO” “Well if that’s how you feel then you can ____” “Go straight to your room” “Some help with the groceries please” “Stop staring at your brother” “Why you keep hitting yourself?” “He threw up” “Ewwww Cooties” “GI Joe with Kung Fu Grip!” “Santa can see it on page 87 of the Sears book” “But MOM!” “It’s exactly where you left it” “I Love You” “She loved you so much”
@toddcnoker2 ай бұрын
That's a beauty!
@johnlucas51712 ай бұрын
Not everyone agrees, but I'm with you!
@sneaks013 ай бұрын
My Dad had the exact same one! I learned how to drive with it!! Great car! 😊
@peterrynish61313 ай бұрын
My dad had this exact vehicle, minus the 8-track. He kept it into the 90s because he wasn't a truck guy. He did haul 4x8's when doing home upgrades. We made many long road trips, longest being Menominee, Mi to Boston. He LOVED that car. The rest of us hated driving it. My best friend's family had it in white with a brown interior. They referred to it as "The Battlestar" as in Galactica!
@johnlucas51712 ай бұрын
The 8 track is a must have to get the full experience!
@peterrynish61312 ай бұрын
@@johnlucas5171 At the time, my sister thought that the "full experience" was that the second speaker was on her side of the back seat‼️😂
@danclancy65353 ай бұрын
Awesome love it !!
@slicksnewonenow7 ай бұрын
When I was in Highschool in the Eighties, dad owned a combination repair shop/body shop. One of his customers had a '76 T&C wagon that he had taken PERFECT care of from new... But he had an accident with it by running it into his garage door and ruining the grill, fenders and hood. The insurance company TOTALED it and since I happened to need a car, I ended up buying it for a whole $250 cash. I also bought a wrecked '78 New Yorker Brougham for $150 that had been rear ended and also TOTALED by the insurance company. They were both Dove Grey cars and the '78 had the cool Waterfall grill, hidden headlights and the grey button tufted leather interior. So the wagon went into Dad's body shop and the entire front end of the '78 went on the '76... We transferred the side moldings and even installed new fake wood "DiNoc" on the sides. We did the Switcheroo on parts of the interior, swapping in the leather seats for the old vinyl ones... Dad's upholsterer reskinned the wagon's rear seat with the cover from the '78 sedan. Gotta say that it was one of the classiest station wagons I've ever seen... And I miss it like crazy.
@johnlucas51717 ай бұрын
Oh man how cool is that! I was always surprised they weren't offered with the waterfall grills and high interior trim offerings like the other chryslers of that era. If you have any way of finding your VIN of your old wagon it may be able to be tracked down to the last/recent titled owner.
@darenmerchant99819 ай бұрын
The body style actually started in 74. My parents ordered a 74 from the factory, white with brown interior and wood sides. This was the car I learned to drive in. If you can parallel park this beast you can park anything. :)
@johnw680610 ай бұрын
I started driving with ConWay Intermodal in 92, this was the first truck assigned to me. Air start, 6 speep, no AC, no power steering, it beat the hell out of me. I would bobtail all over the state to pick up empty trailers and hauled a lot of feathers and apple chips. Seeing this really make me appreciate what I drive now, but this truck was a great introduction to driving, the short wheelbase made for easy maneuvering in tight spots. With power steering it would have been on par with a yard goat. Thanks for sharing your video, this really brought back somememories.
@georgewilson1184 Жыл бұрын
Yeah neat old car well cared for needs some minor attentions on a few items the Chrysler Trio of that era actually exibited some unique engineering accolades to quote the late Lido Anthony Iacocca Chrysler actually employed some great engineers but their automobiles lacked a balanced design their engineers in the various departments did not communicate well with the other departments down the hall these people needed to be sleeping togeather but they were not even flirting you had the audio entertainment department working on premium stereo radios but the people that were working on the HVAC system were putting out noisy blower components Electric window & seat motors that would wake the dead to me the CHRYCO trio were Boulbous & ugly now the Quadrupelets Clam shells over at General Motors were unique & popular/ unpopular in their own right they had excellent rearward visibility but some people thought that clamshell / fishbowl was ugly & when those got past a few years that whole glide away system had problems that made a lot of people go CHRYCO or FoMoCo but GM abandoned that concept after 1976 now to me Ford had the best & coolest Full sized wagon design in the industry the Country Squire & Colony Park models are the cream de La cream 😊
@poky1958 Жыл бұрын
I love your car.
@MillerMeteor74 Жыл бұрын
My parents had two Town & Countrys that they bought new- a red 1972, and a 1975, the same color as yours. Our `75 had the optional 400, and no cornering lights. It had factory carpet on the tailgate door also. I can't remember if it had Autotemp or not. Man, your car really brings back memories. My parents sold their `75 in 1979, the year before I started driving. I would so love to have one of those now! I'm in love with your car. Thanks for sharing.
@erikjorgensen5370 Жыл бұрын
EHHHH
@kellycassutt3165 Жыл бұрын
Valve cover gaskets were an issue. Also a 26 gallon tank to feed a thirsty carb. Enjoy!!
@chickenbuttdeluxe Жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine drove one of these way back in the day...they were okay except in the winter when the grab handles would ice over..😂.. watching him try to get out of the cab in the winter was funny as hell 😂
@chickenbuttdeluxe Жыл бұрын
Good old two story cabin over Better Idea 😂
@bigdogroger861 Жыл бұрын
85 to 100 is about all the engines of that era would last after that they just started smoking and getting tired
@jeffsnyder2051 Жыл бұрын
cash for clunkers killed alota cars !!!!
@31847448 Жыл бұрын
I also did Drivers Ed in Summer in a Mopar wagon she was a new Fury II or Fury III wagon with all power AC PW PS PB power back door window. A very nice car had the optional turn signals at the leading edge of the front Fenders and even had AM FM radio chromed out trim and roof rack too
@comgeek24 Жыл бұрын
This didn’t have the rear A/C, did it? I read that was an option on these wagons
@netaen Жыл бұрын
Some friends of mine in New Jersey had one of these and a Chrysler Newport. I'm from Sweden and I love big cars. But I have never owned one myself. This model would match my Danish Combi Camp from 1977!
@paulbroxon4626 Жыл бұрын
It's nice to see another one, but mine is a 77 Chrysler Town & Country Hearse I got for free helping my friends daughter with his estate. This was one of the cars he had. You mentioned some my have had a sun roof. Believe it or not my hearse has the optional sun roof! I hope to have it at the Mopar Nationals in the survivor class this is something you don't see every day at a car show. The same thing can be said about your vehicle. It's fantastic, now all is missing is a vintage travel trailer. In joyed the video.
@ScooterTrashTactical Жыл бұрын
I had one exactly like that one sold it to a guy in Ohio...25 years ago
@rcnelson Жыл бұрын
Very, very nice. Wagons weren't cool then, but they are now.
@povertyspec9651 Жыл бұрын
This car needed to be 10 foot longer
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
They made some limo versions of theses with 2 more rows!
@jimcabezola3051 Жыл бұрын
I've admired these cars for over 50 years, but I've never driven or owned one. I'm glad you have one, and I hope you'll talk more about it in future videos.
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
I will get some more videos up!
@jimcabezola3051 Жыл бұрын
@@johnlucas5171 I'll be here to watch 'em. I hope YOU enjoy making them, too. Mahalo!
@jimcabezola3051 Жыл бұрын
Wishing you the very best of luck with your engine swap. Your car looks the same as they did when they were new, and it's worth saving.
@zappa3543 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in a 77 Royal Monaco love the glove box in that thing same as yours that was my driver that was my dad's new car and I drove it everyday great memories
@garygerbino3171 Жыл бұрын
This guy has the hitch you want: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d61q27ObnK-vc8o.html
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
I know, I messaged him if he parts it out!
@gregmcconnell8973 Жыл бұрын
Thrilled that you plan to keep this truck original and also that you plan to put it on the road after it is done. We have 2 cl9000s, one on the road and another we are working on. Consider sharing where you access parts as you go along for those of us following your progress. Thanks
@phillewis3921 Жыл бұрын
When I was a child we had one just like it. My Dad amazingly got it painted in gold metallic paint. Gorgeous, gorgeous car. Lots of great memories.
@EJohnDanton Жыл бұрын
My bro custom ordered a 75 Royal Monaco brougham wagon in the same colour. He ordered the passenger reclining bench seat too. He only had the AM radio with a real seat speaker. Does it have the Fuel Saver light? The left turn fender signal lights up when you put the hammer down too hard 😂
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
I don't think mine does, but I will double check next time I get it out
@ronaldmorrison6013 Жыл бұрын
Never seen those tanks on a double bunk cl9000
@bobjones-sf7bn Жыл бұрын
i had her cheaper sister a 77 Monaco wagon with a 360 2 row seating i bought it when i was remodeling my 1st host in 88 / paid 100 for it used it for 4 years and sold it for 400.. ..
@bennetfox Жыл бұрын
Budget Buildz on KZread recently dug one of these out of a barn. It's exactly like your car except his is blue.
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
Ya I just saw that video. That one has the heavy tow package too. I messaged him that I want to buy parts off it if he doesn't go forward with the restoration
@michaelhughes3273 Жыл бұрын
You know, I had a good laugh with you showing all the ashtrays. 😊
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
Very important feature for vehicles and airplanes from that era
@andrewa5462 Жыл бұрын
Greatest tow car in the "WORLD". Mom and Dad , four kids in the back! Than the big Golden Falcon on the hitch!
@diedonner299 Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how well the styling has aged on these mid 70s mopars. We had a 1974 dodge Crestwood with beige paint and simulated wood siding. Try finding one of those these days. And we were always towing something with it, just like your family. I think it had a 360 in it. And I remember my dad always saying how thirsty the car was, it gulped down the gasoline.
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
Good luck with your search! I hope you find one. Keep an eye on forcbodiesonly.com. they have a for sale section.
@walterbatman7949 Жыл бұрын
Long live the c bodies love the New Yorker my uncle had a town and country wagon like this it was a beast
@tstahler5420 Жыл бұрын
In '82, my first car was a '73 Fury. It was that color and I see styling and body lines that remind me of it. Especially by the rear wheels. It also looks like they borrowed some style from Ford/Mercury, in the hood and grill area.
@jbb8382 Жыл бұрын
Awesome car ! Can u say what u paid? Or at least a fair price range for something similar? Thanks
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
They were asking 12k. I ended up getting it for 10k. I would have like to got it 7-8k but it wasn't happening. I had found others for 4-6k but they were not in this kind of condition. The ones that were less money would have cost more to restore imo than paying 10k for this one. Since I have limited time for taking on projects I opted to spend the extra money and get one that was in good condition.
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. I'm more of a Ford & Mercury guy, but stiĺl.. Please consider dual exhaust if you haven't already. Quiet turbo stock mufflers are fine, you just want it to breathe the way Nature wants any 440 to. But.....1977 still didn't have rectangular headlights yet?
@alexanderanfinogenov3625 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting fuel tanks...and cool truck! Please make more videos about repairs maintenance upgrades etc ..
@666Codpiece Жыл бұрын
A stunning looking vehicle!
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
It is a lot of stunning!
@rickbryan4419 Жыл бұрын
Want it😮
@robertwhite9898 Жыл бұрын
Great looking wagon ! I’d hold on to it . Definitely a keeper .
@johnlucas5171 Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@davsaltego Жыл бұрын
I believe the fender turn signals were lane change indicators
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My grandpa owned this truck from about 1990-2004. It was used on the farm to haul grain and ran otr produce all over the eastern half of the US. We added the red dot ac on it in the mid 90's
Oh man, so glad you found this video! I bought this truck out of Nevada. I figured since it looked to be rot free that it must have spent more of it's life out west. Please tell me you have some pictures of it! Did you grandpa have the paint job done?
Don’t know if your still active on KZread, but I recently got a cl9000 and was wondering if you had any connections on parts
Super cool wagon,someone took care of her. Sadly almost all the 60s,70s and 80s wagons were used as demo cars,parts cars for 2 doors or for their driveline. My dad had almost entirely all chevy wagons but he had a 74 dodge with the woodgrain and a 440 ,a 75 Chrysler or Plymouth wagon with wood grain and a 73 Ltd country squire even though he hardly drove them as chevys were and are his heart ? I'm looking for a classic chevy wagon 65 or 66 but I have 2 dodge magnum wagons (06 rt,07 sxt) which I love . All wagons are awesome, thanks for posting
Yup, Pops had one. I remember him teaching me how to drive in it, and once surrounded by semis on a highway in Toronto, CA. My dad had nerves of steel.🙂
I saw this comment posted in a for sale listing on Bring a Trailer for another 77 chrysler wagon and thought I would share it here as I remember hearing many of these myself while traveling in the wagon growing up: MobileHomey Echos… “Are we there yet?” “I get to sit up front this time!” “He stole my ___” “They forgot my fries!” “But but but….” “How come HE gets to ___” “We need 500 cupcakes for the sale tomorrow” “Your Father….” “Because I SAID SO” “Well if that’s how you feel then you can ____” “Go straight to your room” “Some help with the groceries please” “Stop staring at your brother” “Why you keep hitting yourself?” “He threw up” “Ewwww Cooties” “GI Joe with Kung Fu Grip!” “Santa can see it on page 87 of the Sears book” “But MOM!” “It’s exactly where you left it” “I Love You” “She loved you so much”
That's a beauty!
Not everyone agrees, but I'm with you!
My Dad had the exact same one! I learned how to drive with it!! Great car! 😊
My dad had this exact vehicle, minus the 8-track. He kept it into the 90s because he wasn't a truck guy. He did haul 4x8's when doing home upgrades. We made many long road trips, longest being Menominee, Mi to Boston. He LOVED that car. The rest of us hated driving it. My best friend's family had it in white with a brown interior. They referred to it as "The Battlestar" as in Galactica!
The 8 track is a must have to get the full experience!
@@johnlucas5171 At the time, my sister thought that the "full experience" was that the second speaker was on her side of the back seat‼️😂
Awesome love it !!
When I was in Highschool in the Eighties, dad owned a combination repair shop/body shop. One of his customers had a '76 T&C wagon that he had taken PERFECT care of from new... But he had an accident with it by running it into his garage door and ruining the grill, fenders and hood. The insurance company TOTALED it and since I happened to need a car, I ended up buying it for a whole $250 cash. I also bought a wrecked '78 New Yorker Brougham for $150 that had been rear ended and also TOTALED by the insurance company. They were both Dove Grey cars and the '78 had the cool Waterfall grill, hidden headlights and the grey button tufted leather interior. So the wagon went into Dad's body shop and the entire front end of the '78 went on the '76... We transferred the side moldings and even installed new fake wood "DiNoc" on the sides. We did the Switcheroo on parts of the interior, swapping in the leather seats for the old vinyl ones... Dad's upholsterer reskinned the wagon's rear seat with the cover from the '78 sedan. Gotta say that it was one of the classiest station wagons I've ever seen... And I miss it like crazy.
Oh man how cool is that! I was always surprised they weren't offered with the waterfall grills and high interior trim offerings like the other chryslers of that era. If you have any way of finding your VIN of your old wagon it may be able to be tracked down to the last/recent titled owner.
The body style actually started in 74. My parents ordered a 74 from the factory, white with brown interior and wood sides. This was the car I learned to drive in. If you can parallel park this beast you can park anything. :)
I started driving with ConWay Intermodal in 92, this was the first truck assigned to me. Air start, 6 speep, no AC, no power steering, it beat the hell out of me. I would bobtail all over the state to pick up empty trailers and hauled a lot of feathers and apple chips. Seeing this really make me appreciate what I drive now, but this truck was a great introduction to driving, the short wheelbase made for easy maneuvering in tight spots. With power steering it would have been on par with a yard goat. Thanks for sharing your video, this really brought back somememories.
Yeah neat old car well cared for needs some minor attentions on a few items the Chrysler Trio of that era actually exibited some unique engineering accolades to quote the late Lido Anthony Iacocca Chrysler actually employed some great engineers but their automobiles lacked a balanced design their engineers in the various departments did not communicate well with the other departments down the hall these people needed to be sleeping togeather but they were not even flirting you had the audio entertainment department working on premium stereo radios but the people that were working on the HVAC system were putting out noisy blower components Electric window & seat motors that would wake the dead to me the CHRYCO trio were Boulbous & ugly now the Quadrupelets Clam shells over at General Motors were unique & popular/ unpopular in their own right they had excellent rearward visibility but some people thought that clamshell / fishbowl was ugly & when those got past a few years that whole glide away system had problems that made a lot of people go CHRYCO or FoMoCo but GM abandoned that concept after 1976 now to me Ford had the best & coolest Full sized wagon design in the industry the Country Squire & Colony Park models are the cream de La cream 😊
I love your car.
My parents had two Town & Countrys that they bought new- a red 1972, and a 1975, the same color as yours. Our `75 had the optional 400, and no cornering lights. It had factory carpet on the tailgate door also. I can't remember if it had Autotemp or not. Man, your car really brings back memories. My parents sold their `75 in 1979, the year before I started driving. I would so love to have one of those now! I'm in love with your car. Thanks for sharing.
EHHHH
Valve cover gaskets were an issue. Also a 26 gallon tank to feed a thirsty carb. Enjoy!!
A buddy of mine drove one of these way back in the day...they were okay except in the winter when the grab handles would ice over..😂.. watching him try to get out of the cab in the winter was funny as hell 😂
Good old two story cabin over Better Idea 😂
85 to 100 is about all the engines of that era would last after that they just started smoking and getting tired
cash for clunkers killed alota cars !!!!
I also did Drivers Ed in Summer in a Mopar wagon she was a new Fury II or Fury III wagon with all power AC PW PS PB power back door window. A very nice car had the optional turn signals at the leading edge of the front Fenders and even had AM FM radio chromed out trim and roof rack too
This didn’t have the rear A/C, did it? I read that was an option on these wagons
Some friends of mine in New Jersey had one of these and a Chrysler Newport. I'm from Sweden and I love big cars. But I have never owned one myself. This model would match my Danish Combi Camp from 1977!
It's nice to see another one, but mine is a 77 Chrysler Town & Country Hearse I got for free helping my friends daughter with his estate. This was one of the cars he had. You mentioned some my have had a sun roof. Believe it or not my hearse has the optional sun roof! I hope to have it at the Mopar Nationals in the survivor class this is something you don't see every day at a car show. The same thing can be said about your vehicle. It's fantastic, now all is missing is a vintage travel trailer. In joyed the video.
I had one exactly like that one sold it to a guy in Ohio...25 years ago
Very, very nice. Wagons weren't cool then, but they are now.
This car needed to be 10 foot longer
They made some limo versions of theses with 2 more rows!
I've admired these cars for over 50 years, but I've never driven or owned one. I'm glad you have one, and I hope you'll talk more about it in future videos.
I will get some more videos up!
@@johnlucas5171 I'll be here to watch 'em. I hope YOU enjoy making them, too. Mahalo!
Wishing you the very best of luck with your engine swap. Your car looks the same as they did when they were new, and it's worth saving.
I grew up in a 77 Royal Monaco love the glove box in that thing same as yours that was my driver that was my dad's new car and I drove it everyday great memories
This guy has the hitch you want: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d61q27ObnK-vc8o.html
I know, I messaged him if he parts it out!
Thrilled that you plan to keep this truck original and also that you plan to put it on the road after it is done. We have 2 cl9000s, one on the road and another we are working on. Consider sharing where you access parts as you go along for those of us following your progress. Thanks
When I was a child we had one just like it. My Dad amazingly got it painted in gold metallic paint. Gorgeous, gorgeous car. Lots of great memories.
My bro custom ordered a 75 Royal Monaco brougham wagon in the same colour. He ordered the passenger reclining bench seat too. He only had the AM radio with a real seat speaker. Does it have the Fuel Saver light? The left turn fender signal lights up when you put the hammer down too hard 😂
I don't think mine does, but I will double check next time I get it out
Never seen those tanks on a double bunk cl9000
i had her cheaper sister a 77 Monaco wagon with a 360 2 row seating i bought it when i was remodeling my 1st host in 88 / paid 100 for it used it for 4 years and sold it for 400.. ..
Budget Buildz on KZread recently dug one of these out of a barn. It's exactly like your car except his is blue.
Ya I just saw that video. That one has the heavy tow package too. I messaged him that I want to buy parts off it if he doesn't go forward with the restoration
You know, I had a good laugh with you showing all the ashtrays. 😊
Very important feature for vehicles and airplanes from that era
Greatest tow car in the "WORLD". Mom and Dad , four kids in the back! Than the big Golden Falcon on the hitch!
It’s amazing how well the styling has aged on these mid 70s mopars. We had a 1974 dodge Crestwood with beige paint and simulated wood siding. Try finding one of those these days. And we were always towing something with it, just like your family. I think it had a 360 in it. And I remember my dad always saying how thirsty the car was, it gulped down the gasoline.
Good luck with your search! I hope you find one. Keep an eye on forcbodiesonly.com. they have a for sale section.
Long live the c bodies love the New Yorker my uncle had a town and country wagon like this it was a beast
In '82, my first car was a '73 Fury. It was that color and I see styling and body lines that remind me of it. Especially by the rear wheels. It also looks like they borrowed some style from Ford/Mercury, in the hood and grill area.
Awesome car ! Can u say what u paid? Or at least a fair price range for something similar? Thanks
They were asking 12k. I ended up getting it for 10k. I would have like to got it 7-8k but it wasn't happening. I had found others for 4-6k but they were not in this kind of condition. The ones that were less money would have cost more to restore imo than paying 10k for this one. Since I have limited time for taking on projects I opted to spend the extra money and get one that was in good condition.
Beautiful car. I'm more of a Ford & Mercury guy, but stiĺl.. Please consider dual exhaust if you haven't already. Quiet turbo stock mufflers are fine, you just want it to breathe the way Nature wants any 440 to. But.....1977 still didn't have rectangular headlights yet?
Very interesting fuel tanks...and cool truck! Please make more videos about repairs maintenance upgrades etc ..
A stunning looking vehicle!
It is a lot of stunning!
Want it😮
Great looking wagon ! I’d hold on to it . Definitely a keeper .
I agree!
I believe the fender turn signals were lane change indicators