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Of course, I know nothing about
the survival rate of '59 New Yorker converts, but I have to disagree with the
estimate of 40% survival rate. I own a '57 Fury, which among Mopar lovers
like us has long been recognized as a collectible car, if not among some of the
general public. According to the Golden Fin Society, which tracks numbers
of remaining Furys by VIN, engine #, and body tag #, of the 7438 Furys made in
'57, there are maybe 40 left today. That includes rusted out frames in
junk yards that they could confirm are real Furys, all the way to #1 show
cars. That's 5.3% survival rate.
With as rare a car as the '59 New
Yorker convert is, I'd give it 10-15%, but couldn't be anywhere near 40%.
10.4% would still be 30 survivors. Doesn't seem to me there would be more
than 30 of these left.
Mark
mjh
'57 Fury in Ore
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1959 New Yorker
convertibles - How Many Left?
I'd suspect the survival rate more like 40% or better
on these. 286 cars is
a little over 5 examples for each of the 50 US
states. Those cars in
salvage yards, barns, garages, or abandoned in
the woods/fields, will not
come up in searches of registered or restored
cars, but I am sure they're
still out there somewhere. My estimate is
that there are some 50,000
pre-1970 automobiles in old salvage yards and
collections scattered about
New York State, and I have already come across
a number of lower production
cars, including some MoPar products. So
if you allow a loss of 40-60% for
accidents, fires, and scrapping what were
'just old cars' at the time, that
still leaves you with a decent number
around. The problem is you have not
only the US, but the entire world
for them to be scattered around. But I
keep finding them even with my
relatively limted area of searching.
Bill
K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Garrow" <Robert.Garrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
<L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent:
Friday, May 14, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] 1959 New Yorker convertibles
- How Many Left?
> Dear List,
> Does anyone know of any
1959 Chrysler NewYorker convertibles, or even
> Windsor convertibles, in
use, in collections or museums or even in
wrecking
> yards? My
brother and I are the very proud owners of a 1959 Chrysler New
> Yorker
convertible in Persian Pink. The car is in near original No. 2
>
condition. It originated in Pennsylvania, via Sweden, and is now in
>
England, where we live. As there were only 286 examples made in 1959
and
> with an average survival rate of 1 - 2% at the very most, we are
looking
at
> probably less than 5 cars in existence. I know the
survival rate of 300E
> convertibles is higher, even though 140 examples
were made.
> Any information, no matter how old, would be much
appreciated.
>
> Gavin and Robbie Garrow
> 1959 New Yorker
Convertible
> 1956 Imperial Southampton 4dr
Hardtop
>
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