Chrysler: Concorde/Intrepid/New Yorker/LHS/Vision 1993-97 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)
CycleDog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ronde Van Oakkenberg First up, a reminder about this upcoming cyclocross event. For a taste of the excitement, take a look at Elisa's post on the BikeSkirt blog. She attended her first ever cyclocross race and is now well hooked. Barring accidents, family emergencies, earthquakes, tsunamis, or another abduction by those pesky super-models, I'll be at the Ronde Van Oakkenberg this Sunday. Draw your...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
We were pretty excited to see this early-90s Chrysler New Yorker in a LeMons race; talk about pure class on the race track! Sadly, it couldn't quite stay on its wheels. As LeMons Chief Perpetrator Lamm stated during the drivers' meeting yesterday morning, "Nelson Ledges is a serious race track, very fast." That wasn't just empty scare talk; many racers claim that braking is only required...
The La Carrera Panamericana... (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Some times when I'm researching information about something specifically related to La Carrera Panamericana I find the most interesting facts. This is just such an example considering I was an Olympic Skeet shooter for so many years. In this case I was searching for information regarding a Bohnalite hemi dual quad 1953 intake manifold which someone had posted questions about on another site. I became...
pittsburgh sports and mini ponies (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
I realize that Big Ben/motorcycle jokes are about as stale as some rice cakes that jerks try to pass off as an acceptable snack food, but this one is partly acceptable. It appears our fat, beautifully-faced , Chrysler-encountering franchise quarterback was able to go back in time and prepare for the near-fatal motorcycle crash that was to come. And Little Big Ben is trying to foster positive habits...like...
Head Nurse (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
"The thing you must remember," (said my friend Paul the Pastor the other day) "is that David danced naked before the Ark of the Covenant." Workplace bullies tend not to be bullies if a) you call 'em on it; or b) you just look at them with wide eyes and then laugh in their faces. If you feel like you're about to start crying at work (see above), go work out some tricky drug dosage...
Karl on Cars (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
I just returned from an 1,100-mile towing adventure involving our long-term 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 and my 1970 Plymouth GTX. In terms of drama it had to be one of the most boring tow trips I've experienced. The Dodge proved extremely capable over the mountain passes between Denver and Los Angeles, and even the triple-digit temps in Arizona and Nevada didn't upset the truck's cool, collected demeanor....
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009
I tell you what, my latest junkyard haul has me considering a name change to Brougham E. Landau (the E stands for Eleganté, with the accent). The upcoming Concours d'Lemons features a class called Most Eleganté, open to "Vintage neoclassics, Shaft-worthy pimpmobiles, Excaliburs, Zimmers." Contemplating the Eleganté concept made me realize how cheezily cool is Detroit's...
pamibe (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Those who journeyed back in time with me on my Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country post might be interested in an email I received last week… The owner of the ‘53 in the video contacted me to ask if I’d like any further information on the car and of course I said YES! He [...]
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
(Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of several books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently published Absinthe and Flamethrowers. Twitter: @wmgurst) Today's the end of my guest blogging stint on BoingBoing and I'm in the mood for a summertime road trip. Unfortunately, my car is 1999 AWD Ford Explorer with a 5.0 V-8 and gets, maybe, 16 miles to the gallon....
BookLust (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
Title: Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure Author: Matthew Algeo Publisher: Chicago Review Press # of Pages: 234 (Plus Index and Bibliography) Rating: 7/10 I received this book for free to review. Product Description On June 19, 1953, Harry Truman got up early, packed the trunk of his Chrysler New Yorker, and did something no other former president has done before or since: he hit the road. No Secret...
pittsburgh sports and mini ponies (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
A Chrysler New Yorker couldn't stop him. A bum appendix couldn't stop him. The Seahawks and Cardinals couldn't stop him. LeBron James, with your ZERO titles (to this point)...you may try, but you will fail just like the rest. Spike TV is doing some ceremony called the Guys Choice Awards or something. In it, they have ridiculously random categories, facing two opponents against each other. All the...
pamibe (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009
My father’s car. My beautiful magic carpet, home on the road and protector of us all. Everything Walter Chrysler might have imagined in 1924 when he proudly launched the very first Chrysler branded automobile. I remember sitting forward, excited, as we drove through a Redwood tree. My mother draped over the front [...]
APM: Marketplace (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
In 1953, Harry Truman packed his Chrysler New Yorker and hit the road. Kai Ryssdal speaks with Matthew Algeo, author of "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure" about what has changed since the former president's road trip.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Nate Smith was enjoying the bright sun and warm day outside when all hell broke loose in front of him. He watched as a 1991 Chrysler New Yorker blew through a stop sign on Hackberry Street, then smashed headfirst into a school bus full of children.
Hemmings Auto Blogs (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
* We’ve posted on the Birmingham News’s Engine Block blog and their friends at Old Car Heaven before, and the folks at OCH recently brought home a pink 1956 Chrysler New Yorker convertible. Why we’ve been obsessed with pink cars lately, dunno. The 1956 Chrysler color chip chart lists a Desert Rose as the closest [...]
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