1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Dragracing
In August 2008 I drove the 1960 Chrysler New Yorker 2 hours to the dragstrip in the town of Drachten, located in the North of the Netherlands. Was a bit curious at what the 496ci [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker
Hurst Racing Tires Dragradials
For the ’60 Chrysler I had some special dragradials made by Hurst Racing Tires in California. They use a brand new tire on which they vulcanise a vintage style tireshape in a soft rubbercompound, perfectly [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker
Click here to view all the updates on the ’60 Chrysler NewYorker 1960 Chrysler New Yorker 4-door sedan Engine specs: – 496″ BigBlock Mopar stroker engine – Long ram intake manifolds – Hawks Racing 4.15″ [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 496″ Long Ram Engine installation
Some installation photos of the 496ci Long Ram stroker engine. With the long ram intakes hanging off the sides of the engine, additional room to the inner fenders, especially the passenger side fender, is limited. [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Front suspension restoration
Progress-pics of the front suspension removal, disassembly, paint and installation.
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Engine bay
With the engine removed this was the best opportunity to do some engine bay cleaning. I had spotted a bright green metallic paint that I wanted to apply on the inner fenders, just to liven [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Rear suspension restoration
Plans were made to go over the entire suspension of the NewYorker. This is something I do with every ‘new’ car that enters the garage. Starting at the rear, everything at the rear suspension was [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 413ci engine damage
The original 413ci engine that came with the 1960 Chrysler had locked up according to the previous owner. With the car on the lift I tried prying the convertor with a large screwdriver. This went [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Arrival
Somewhere late 2006 I found this 1960 Chrysler NewYorker for sale online in South Carolina. I had never owned a finned car before and always liked the looks of most of the models. So I [more … ]