Fun discussion regarding 1948 Chrysler New Yorker

[Thomba48]

I have read the thirsty issue.

How much more thirsty than the Plymouth would the engine be?

Any difference to the 1949 version engine?

Thanks

[knuckleharley]

I have read the thirsty issue.

How much more thirsty than the Plymouth would the engine be?

Any difference to the 1949 version engine?

Thanks

I don't think it's just the engine that is "thirstier". It is the full package. Besides the engine being bigger,the whole car is bigger and heavier. When you add it all together,it's going to burn a lot more gas. I suspect you wouldn't see very much gas mileage difference with that engine in a Plymouth. You would see a big difference in the acceleration department,though.

 

Big engines work harder when  pushing big,heavy cars down the road than they do pushing smaller and lighter cars. In fact,they don't even work as hard as the smaller original engines to perform at the same level.

Edited December 24, 2015 by knuckleharley

[Thomba48]

Thanks and merry Christmas to you all. Thom

[Thomba48]

By the way. Just stumbled across a 1948 Windsor Coupe for purchase actually just around the corner to where I live. Funny.

Unfortunately being a Windsor this is just a Flathead 6 engine. Given the weight the hp power increase in comparison to my previous Plymouth is certainly not worth mentioning.

Overall in good shape. So maybe?

Anyone any idea towards an overdrive solution. What overdrive system would be needed if given the fluid drive reality that would be possible at all.

Thom

[dale]

This vintage Chrysler is just begging for a 440 ci. with a torque-flite...Power steering and power disc brakes.. Wunderbar !!

[dale]

This vintage Chrysler is just begging for a 440 ci. with a torque-flite...Power steering and power disc brakes.. Wunderbar !! Burn up the Autobon ...

[Andydodge]

Thomba, many yrs ago I had a 1948 Windsor 4dr sedan, one of apparently a few brought in back in 1948 as Oz government cars.........it still sticks in my mind as an upmarket better finished and better in every way car to my 1940 Oz Dodge which was a Plymouth /Dodge bastardisation.........lol.......I have only ever seen a couple of straight 8 mopars in Oz, they are quite rare here and from what I've seen via this forum, GOOD ones are great, but anything other than good leave a lot to be desired......it it were me I'd get that Windsor Coupe, slightly shorter wheelbase than the New Yorkers  and 6 , not 8 but for all intents and purposes they look the same as their big brothers and parts I would think would be easier to find as well as hop up stuff, ie twin carb intakes and finned heads are available to suit the Chrysler/Desoto 6.....as for an overdrive, a good working original is certainly a worthwhile thing but getting very hard to find and from the various problems the original o/drives have as discussed on this forum, they are harder to keep going......me?.........I'd put a Chev T5 overdrive behind the 6......yep it would also require a diff change to get a handbrake setup but to me the T5 o/d seems a better bet, especially as everything for the o/d lives inside the T5 gearbox, no 60-70yr old electrical crap or 60-70 yr old unavailable parts............lol..........anyway seems like you have a few options at least.........lol....regards, andyd    

Edited January 23, 2016 by Andydodge

[Dodgeb4ya]

Straight 8 3 pass coupes are awesome freeway speed cars stock.

The longer 8 cylinder nose looks way cool!

[normanpitkin]

My 48 new yorker will cruise all day long at 70 with no issues,even towing a caravan! My 41 Windsor will cruise at 65 but isn't quite as bulletproof ,no problems but there isn't much power in reserve.The heat from the engine in the new yorker means the heater is not needed once it warms up but the windsor engine isn't such a heater! In short ,the new yorker is really the better car but the windsor is smaller, easier, lighter on gas ,easier to find parts for and in my case convertible!

[Thomba48]

Norman. Thanks. I have actually seen a few pictures of your fine Windsor. Really nice. I envy you for having a convertible. They are so beautiful yet difficult to find in Europe. I mean any Mopar convertibles of that period. And if you do they rather expensive.

Unfortunately with the Euro Dollar exchange rate a purchase in the US is off the agenda for quite a while. Thom

[normanpitkin]

Hey Thomba ,if you ever visit London i am pretty near ,come and have a drive!

[Thomba48]

Rather kind.

I shall take you up on that should the possibility ever arrive.

Haven't been back to London for quite a while. I must say I rather miss this place where I did spend a good few wonderful years of my life. Thom

[BobT-47P15]

A friend, now deceased, used to own this Windsor.  A pretty large car.  More roomy than a Plymouth.

Fancier interior appointments.  The 2011 tornado here damaged the car which was sold ... so I don't

know if it will be repaired or scrapped.  Maybe it will turn up some day.

[BobT-47P15]

Or, you could go the hot rod/custom style as this person did.  They made a super nice car, if you like the style.

 

[traveller816]

Well, I may be able to help a little on this topic. I own and drive a 42 Chrysler Royal which I'm sure occupies the same footprint as a 48 Chrysler give or take. I'm in the UK and our roads aren't that much different to those in Germany (I lived in Germany for three years). My Chrysler has the 251 flathead six and 3 speed manual with Fluid drive. It is my only car and my daily driver. (If you search 1942 Chrysler on YouTube you will see quite a few clips of her there) they are heavy cars and fluid drive isn't the best, I'm considering a 700R4 conversion but that's a discussion for another day. Ideally I'd like power steering, but it's doable as long as you try to plan ahead or if you have muscles. She keeps up with modern traffic well enough, I tend to drive at about 60-65 on the motorway, she fits in most parking spaces without any trouble. Can't think what else to say really other than to say yes you can drive them around European roads without too much travel. The steering lock is pretty good on them. I don't know how much longer a New Yorker would be, another foot to take in that flathead eight maybe. Not enough to make much of a difference.

[Thomba48]

Thanks traveller. Without "knowing" you I have already come across your car through youtube before. A nice one in an almost immaculate state. Well done :-)