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I got very tired of that tufted-button leather-type interior, although I know Chrysler invented it. After awhile, every Caddy with leather was similar to this too.
I like the Caddy leathers of the early seventies, or even the Fleetwood leathers of the late '70's, that didn't have a ton of buttons in the lower back section.
I like that '77 New Yorker too, except for one little detail. I never cared for the workmanship in the area around the opera window. I think the problem is that they simply took a 2-door hardtop, and pieced that trim around the roll-down window, to create the opera window effect. And then they simply took away the window crank, and power window switch. I don't know if this is true or not, but I heard that on the versions with power windows, they just took a hardtop coupe, pieced that opera window trim around it, and actually left the power window motors in there! If you know what you're doing, you can get a power window switch and the wiring from the junkyard, and wire them up to roll up and down. And, that might be one reason why the trim looks so sloppy. The way it's pieced against that window, it probably has some play to it, compared to a car that's actually built with a B-pillar and a stationary rear window.
These things actually have a pretty good survival rate, in my opinion. While GM's downsized big cars were wildly successful, I think there was a bit of a backlash against them, by people who still wanted these mastodons. As a result, they saw slightly improved sales in '77-78, as GM didn't build anything that was directly comparable to them. I think they tended to be bought by older, moneyed people, who took care of them.
Every once in awhile, I thought about getting one, if I ever got tired of my '79 5th Ave. I'd prefer one of the 4-door hardtops, though.
We saw it yesterday, and even my wife enjoyed it.
I think Christian Bale mugs an awful lot through it, and they make HFII look like even more of a buffoon than he's been reported as previously, but I liked it a lot.
I found one 'timing' problem in the film. I'll see if anyone else notices it. It takes place in the room where Iacocca is talking about Ford getting into racing other than NASCAR and HFII belittles him for the poor sales of Ford products.
I saw three Studebakers in the movie, a '57 Golden Hawk, a '58 four-door sedan (Champion or Commander), and a '51 Land Cruiser. Oh, and the Bale character tells someone, "You seem more like a Plymouth or Studebaker driver to me".
I think opening up the rear wheel openings, like Dodge did, does wonders for getting rid of the lard-*** proportions!
The last few days I have read comments from people who paid money to watch it, and while most are positive, there have been a number critical of the Hollywood treatment it got (i.e. the HFII character) and some of the inconsistencies in the vehicles. Apparently there is a Cobra shown in one scene with modern 20" wheels and rubber-band tires. Another commented on a Cobra variant shown that did not exist at the time. But who knows, if Matt Damon can pass for Ol' Shel I guess anything is possible. :laughing:
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The last of the big C-body Chryslers had a reputation of being quite robust even back when they were 10 years old or thereabouts. They had some weaknesses in interior trim and things like wiper linkages and the Tempmatic A/C system, but overall they just were built like tanks. Unusual for Chrysler in that era.
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Get one with a bigger window. Good times.
one thing I noticed was even though they spent a lot of time on the 66/67 seasons, they never showed of mentioned the Mustang GT350 he was doing for Ford too.
I did like that they showed Shelby to be somewhat of a snake oil salesman playing fast and loose with other peoples money a lot of the time, which is supposedly what he did at the time.
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Cool combo. I like the blinds. Kinda reminds me of the 80s with the louvers on the hatchbacks. My mom had an 85 Dodge Charger and I thought it was so cool she got them.
This one is a Shelby but you get the idea.
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cool louvers
Is there anything not cool about that? Color might not be for everyone.
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Speaking of fintails in South Africa, this still amuses me:
https://youtu.be/C4oM_PPTMDs
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-cadillac-coupe-deville-2/
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My thinking is it's not a unique surviving specimen. I see similar restored or preserved vehicles at car shows occasionally, so it won't be worth a lot because it's a rare survivor. AND I think restoration will be more difficult because of difficulty getting parts in the future so a buyer would pay less because the expense of restoring will be higher than it is now.
I know if it were mine, I would have nothing on that soft top and I'd have put a cotton tarp over the thing decades ago.
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I don't see much room for appreciation in a car like that Chevy convertible (or the garaged Galaxie I mentioned, or the garage Stude mentioned). The generation most into those cars has peaked, and in the future the vast maajority of 60s material will be like 40s material now. It'll still have value, but buy it to enjoy it, not for profit.
I'll mention to them the next time I see them about the era of cars that us older guys are interested in restoring.
Will there be a newer generation interested in restoring Honda Fits and Camrys and Avalons and Mazda 6's?
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I look at restorations falling out of favor for mainstream cars as a positive. It opens the hobby up to more people, and it makes it more affordable - the latter is needed more than most will give credit in this devolving socio-economic world.