New Yorker

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Background:

New Yorker has almost always been the model name reserved for Chrysler's top of the line model -- Letter cars and when Imperial was not its own make excluded.

History:

The New Yorker name can be traced back to 1938, when Chrysler called it top of the line model the "New York Special". In 1939, the model name was changed to New Yorker, a name the stayed with Chrysler until the LHS was dropped in 1996.

Model Predecessor

AirStream

Model Successor

Concorde

Related Models

Royal, Newport, and Saratoga were all Chrysler's lesser model of the New Yorker.

Competition

Buick
Mercury
Edsel
Oldsmobile

Year by Year Changes, Production Numbers, and Cost:

1938-1948 Pre and Post War

The Flat Head Straight 8cyl motor and Fluid Drive (Semi-Automatic) transmission were hardly leading edge technology, but were dependable. Like most cast immediately following WWII, the 1946-1948s were basically 1942 models with a different front end treatment.

Engines

Transmissions

Specifications:

1949-1956 The Keller Cars

While the "Pontoon" front fenders disappeared for Chrysler's post war design, the cars had an unusually high roofline, as dictated by Chrysler President J. T. Keller, who felt men wanted to be able to wear their hat while driving. In 1953 Chrysler answered Cadillac and Oldsmobile's OHV V-8 with the introduction of the 331ci Hemi having 180hp.