Autumn had set in
Autumn had really set in, which I tried to capture with this photo of leaves and raindrops on the trunk and rear fender of the ’60 Chrysler New Yorker and a row of trees with [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker
Daily driver-duty: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker
As my regular daily driver, the ’73 Dodge Dart, is in the garage for its vinlytop removal and roof-maintainance, I resorted to using my next-best daily driver-candidate, the 1960 Chrysler New Yorker. So for over [more … ]
Scrapers carmeeting at Rozenburg
The Scrapers carclub organised a nice little car-meeting at the land’s end at Rozenburg. This unique location is being almost completely surrounded by water. I brought along my 1960 Chrysler NewYorker to the meeting.
Autumn photos with the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker
Me and a friend took the ’60 Chrysler NewYorker out for a trip to locate and take some typical autumn-style photos. We were a bit too early for the real autumn colors, but with a [more … ]
Radiator flushing with citric acid
A recent cooling issue with the 496ci stroker engine in the 1960 Chrysler New Yorker let me to investigate the cooling system a bit closer. The car would run hotter than normal and highway driving [more … ]
Updated the site with progress posts on the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker
I’ve added a bunch a ‘new’ old progress postings on the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker. These posts show modifications to the car and drivetrain that haven’t been posted earlier. Most of these new posts can be [more … ]
Calendar photoshoots
Earlier this year I had a couple of calendar photoshoots with some of the cars. The shoots were for The Cruise Brothers carclub and a local animal shelter.
Rollercam installation
Decided to pull the cam out of the 500″ stroker in the ’60 NewYorker in favor for a mechanical rollercam. The cam is a CompCam XR274R-10 – Mechanical Roller with 274/280 advertised Duration and .564/.570″ [more … ]
Hurst Racing Tires on the ’60-NY
Mounted the Hurst racing Tires on the ’60 New Yorker today. I wonder how they will hold up.
1960 Chrysler NewYorker discbrake conversion
The drum brakes on the ’60 NewYorker are still in good working order, but with 500 cubic inch under the hood, some added safety in the form of better brakes is not a bad idea. [more … ]
Chrysler Electroluminescent dashboard lighting
Just some examples of Chryslers’ Electroluminescent dashboard lighting, used in a select number of early ’60 car-models, like Imperial, Chrysler and the ’66 & ’67 Dodge Chargers only.
Vintage style Hurst Racing Tires on Astro Supremes
Here are some pic of the Vintage style Hurst Racing whitewall Tires mounted on a set of Astro Supreme wheels. I think this captures the old style dragtire and cool look very well. The wheels [more … ]
Mopar Nationals, Herten Germany
With some friends I went to the Mopar Nationals meeting in Herten Germany with my 1960 Chrysler NewYorker on the 31st of July. The meeting was great with lots of cool Mopars around. Later that [more … ]