Once again the side by side, what we have here is a 1970 Chrysler New Yorker(top) and a 1977 Chrysler New Yorker(lower). You gotta love the hide-aways(the hidden headlamp doors). The latter NYer was essentially a 1974 Imperial Sedan(after poor sales due to 1973 Arab oil embargo and the financial constraints put on Chrysler having just redesigned the entire lineup) which was rebadged as a NYer for 1975 til the models close at 1978. This was a shame because they were some awesome cars as you can clearly see here. The top car was designed in the fuselage style(by the Boeing Corporation). You can see it in the rotundness of the body(resembles the barrel shape body of the 747). This styling was most prominent in the Chrysler model and most subdued in the Plymouth models. Actually the Plymouth models werent as mundane as they looked from afar. What happened was: considering the options you could get in the Plymouth Fury, the car was more a menace on the road as opposed to mundane. This is obviously noted in the number of police agencies in North America that chose the Plymouth Fury as their fleet sedan. I ll post a picture of Plymouth Fury from this time frame(1968-1978) if I can find one. A mild technical note here for these cars and those of you wanting to buy/restore one. Compared to the other manufacturers full size sedans these cars had a wheel bolt spacing that was used usually for the mid-size(intermediate) cars. For example, the Cadillac Deville, Pontiac Bonneville, Ford LTD, etc., use a 5" x 5 bolt spacing pattern, while the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Torino, etc., used a 4.5"/4.75" x 5 bolt spacing pattern. All the Chryslers used a 4.5" x 5 pattern no matter what the car was, if it were a Cordoba or a Polara or even a full size Dodge van(5 lug). I had thought that it was because the weight of the cars(at least 4400 lbs) would create a lot of stress on wheels and hub bearings. I think differently know. I m going to assume now that they did it because it was a mere production issue of 'keeping up with the Jones'. If Cadillac/Oldsmobile/Chevrolet used 5" bolt spacing then Ford had to use it also. Chrysler may have avoided that issue in order to control costs from the hub manufacturer(probably Bendix, but dont hold me to that).
Anyway, I like Imperials more than NYers because due to the limited sales volume they had more appeal(and actually very few options). But also because although they were made on the same assembly line they had totally different taillights, hood ornaments, steering wheel, even cornering lamps. The only problem with these cars is that when they are built with all these conveniences for the 'sophisticated driver' they ll tend to fail over 20+ years. So you know, you re dealing with a 1969 or whatever electrical system so the windows may not work. Or they antiquated Air Conditioning system may not have worked since 1981. I dont know, but you know, the old timer mechanics love these cars because it is all figure-out-able(just made that word up).