Author: FredNY66
1966 New Yorker right taillight
Hi gang,
I’m looking for a right taillight for my 1966 New Yorker (not Newport). Doesn’t need to be NOS, but needs to be in very good condition to match the left side. No chrome peeling or pitting. Lens insert must be without pitting either. Lens can …
Several C-Bodies at auction in Berrien Springs, MI
Found via Facebook:
Studebaker and Chrysler Classic Cars! – Bright Star Auctions
Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 9:30 AM – (immediately following the real estate auction …
1965-1966 vacuum trunk release install
Opening this thread to show the install of a vacuum trunk release from a 1965 New Yorker on a 1966 New Yorker. And the findings and subtle differences between the 1965 setup and the 1966 one. As this is “work in progress”, I’ll update the thread as I install the components.
First, get a complete setup. Thanks go to a gentleman who removed carefully all the parts including the hoses. You may have recognized azblackhemi, and which 1965 New Yorker the setup comes from….
1966 New Yorker – deep inpection started
Opening a thread, not in the restoration section, as I’m planning to keep the car as original as possible. Your X-ray eyes inpection is welcomed, if you detect “wrong things” so that I get educated 
As the sunny days are back, I started a deep inspection of my New Yorker. Well, to be totally accurate, it started a couple of months ago with few things that didn’t require a lot of space around the car, given that parking lots here are not sized for those barges.
First, clean-up of all the…
From 14×6 rims to 15×6 on a 1966 New Yorker
Hi,
As the tires on my ’66 New Yorker simply gave up after many years of service, and that the current size isn’t available anymore (225/75R14), I’m switching to 15″ rims with 225/75R15. That would be a bigger overall diameter compared to the 14″, but closer to the original 855×14 the car had when new. And since the speedometer is rather optimistic today, so fewer revs per mile won’t do any harm. And 15″ tires are a lot more available… and affordable. And I do have an excellent set of 15″…
1966 New Yorker – deep inpection started
Opening a thread, not in the restoration section, as I’m planning to keep the car as original as possible. Your X-ray eyes inpection is welcomed, if you detect “wrong things” so that I get educated 
As the sunny days are back, I started a deep inspection of my New Yorker. Well, to be totally accurate, it started a couple of months ago with few things that didn’t require a lot of space around the car, given that parking lots here are not sized for those barges.
First, clean-up of all the…