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25/09/2025 6:52 pm
OK, in other Orphan shows that I've attended the guidelines for an Orphan Make were a bit more defined. At this show it seems that not just the marque was permitted, but discontinued nameplates within other marques as well. At least that's the assumption I've made based on some of the cars in attendance.
Two of those cars are from Chrysler, while Chrysler basically doesn't exist anymore, with only the aging Pacifica minivan as well as a re-badged Pacifica, named Voyager. The two cars featured are definitely no longer offered. One hasn't been for years; the other was more recent with the last year being 2024.
These two are cars that I rarely see as there just doesn't seem to many of them around, at least in my area and the shows I've attended. So, to have two 1964 Chrysler models at the same show was a real treat. Not widely accepted at the time of their release, I've always liked their bold styling and its always a pleasure to see a nicely preserved example shown.
1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon Hardtop Sedan
1964 Chrysler 300K Hardtop Coupe
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
25/09/2025 9:18 pm
I realize that the '63 - '64 Chryslers are NOT for everyone, but I've always liked them.
25/09/2025 9:23 pm
These Chryslers never grabbed me at all. I do love the shoulder years however; especially the '62. With that said however it is nice to see this Chryco era represented at shows.
26/09/2025 5:54 am
Two beauties too nice to be orphans!
26/09/2025 9:48 am
These '64 Chryslers triggered a distant memory for me from 1968. A schoolmate's father, who I knew to be a car nut like me, had a '64 New Yorker HT with the huge engine (413 I think) which he burned around in quite well "for an old guy" in a big sled I then thought (in hindsight he was probably about 45...lol). Anyway, one day I walked by their house and parked in the driveway was a brand new gleaming Coronet R/T, white (same as pics but with red tail end stripes) and dark red interior. I remember thinking how cool it was for an old guy like him to dare to be different from all the other dads and his son was very impressed as well. I also remember chuckling at the vast difference between this car and that of his wife, who drove a old '58 Panhard sedan with that horrible ratatat sounding exhaust.
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