Kevin, Harold was a friend of my great-grandmother. He taught aircraft maintenance in the Navy and lived to be 100 years old. My mom said she had been in that car many years ago.
Harold Wagner - Services Wednesday Dec 11th in the funeral home at 11:00 AM with burial in Stockton Cemetery with military honors. Visitation Tuesday 6 to 7:30PM Harold Wagner, age 100, passed away December 4, 2019. He was a much-loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend. He was affectionately called Popo by his Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Harold was born on July 11, 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas to John and Frances Wagner. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1938. After graduation, he attended the Missouri Aviation Institute. This led to a series of jobs in aircraft factories. Harold proudly served his country in the Navy, teaching officers and enlisted men aircraft maintenance and inflight radar training at the Miami Naval Air Station. After discharge, Harold worked for TWA. From there he made several career advancements including working for Bendix Corporation for 21 years. Harold pursued many interests in his lifetime including farming, real estate, and wood working. He is survived by his daughter, Jeanette York (Benny) of Stockton, Janet Atwill of Knoxville, TN , Mary Rose Hoff (Brian) of Rogersville, and David Atwill (Jan) of Chadwick Grandchildren: Christine Jones (Weldon), Eric Pettit (Erin), Justin York (Jen), Travis Uptegrove (Kristina), Chayilah Oldham (Daniel), Peter Foltz (David), and Amanda Hoff. Greatgrandchildren: Axel and Adrial Jones; Emily, Elicia, Ellie, and Ethan Pettit; Aaron, Luke, Caleb, and Nathaniel Uptegrove; Baylor and Bently York. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Frances, Mildred Wagner (1 st wife), Joan Wagner (2 nd wife), and his daughter, Annette Mogan. Services will be December 11, 2019 at 11:00am at the Bland-Brumback Funeral Home. Visitation with family will be held on December 10, 2019 from 6-7:30pm at the Bland-Brumback Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials to the Gideon’s
One thing to remember about those - they're "Lean Burn". If you replace plugs, you need a very wide gap - .060" to .080", which they did because the mixture was lean enough that the longer spark was needed to fire it. Trust me on this - .035" gap just does not cut it, it'll run like cr@p ( - y'know, like it's doing...) You can ditch the whole lean-burn apparatus; just plumb-in a regular distributor. MOPAR distributors had three different styles; the only one that won't fit is a 440 distributor, because the 440 is a "RB" (raised-B) and the drive shaft is 1" too long. The 400 is a "B" engine, like the 383; be warned tho', the 318 / 340 / 360 (the "A" engines) distributor will fit just fine, but it'll (again) run like cr@p because the 318 / 340 / 360 distributor turns the other way - you can tell them apart because the vacuum advance canister points the opposite way - so your centrifugal advance actually retards spark instead of advancing it. Quick way to tell if you're wandering a junkyard looking for one, the "A" engine distributors are on the back of the engine, the "B" / "RB" distributors are on the front passenger-side, and you can tell a 440 by looking in front of the driver's side, just to the right of the left-side head; the 440 has a large rectangular cast iron lump, flat-topped, likely with 440 stamped on it; the 383 / 400 don't have that lump. So a 383 / 400 distributor is what you need, and if you look back far enough, you can get one with points. If not, the standard MOPAR fender-mount control box is a reasonably good system, and parts are cheap but they're getting hard to find. If you feel like blowing a whole lot of money on the car - and something tells me you don't - the 400 block has significantly bigger bores than the 440, and you can make wicked huge strokers out of them. And the Torqueflite trans had the rep' in the day of being the toughest auto of them all. Cheers!
I made the replacement distributor from small block distributor. It just run fine with that and a performance coil. The plugs are so pain to replace in those that I did not even consider to do anything to them, almost new plugs...
Owner's Manual: "Now this is a little different than most transmissions. First up, drive doesn't work but third does. Neutral is park, Reverse is second. If you want to use reverse, put it in drive. And the accelerator sticks so be careful but don't be afraid of it, You gotta give it to her or it's gonna stall. ---Ricky LaFleur
Y'know, this may not be the first place I thought I'd see you, but it makes sense if you think about it. Is this where you get your train repair skills?
I was going to say Dalton should have found this first but then I realized he wouldn't know what to do with a car with floors. I love Angus's humor, he is a great addition!
Harold Wagner, age 100, passed away December 4, 2019. He was a much-loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend. He was affectionately called Popo by his Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Harold was born on July 11, 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas to John and Frances Wagner. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1938. After graduation, he attended the Missouri Aviation Institute. This led to a series of jobs in aircraft factories. Harold proudly served his country in the Navy, teaching officers and enlisted men aircraft maintenance and inflight radar training at the Miami Naval Air Station. After discharge, Harold worked for TWA. From there he made several career advancements including working for Bendix Corporation for 21 years. Harold pursued many interests in his lifetime including farming, real estate, and wood working.
I've been watching Marketplace and have seen that car advertised the past few weeks, even here in Wisconsin. My first car I bought an old farmer car when I got my Driver's License in 1988 was a 1974 Chrysler Newport. Boy did this episode bring back memories!
My parents had a 76 Newport Custom. The memories of stuffing three high school students in the trunk and eight up front going to the drive-in movie theater are priceless. Took that car on trips across America and that 400 was a dream ride.
Thank you SO much for "making me buy" this Pinto! I'm already in love with it just from the little rip I've had in it. Really appreciate you trusting me to carry on the next chapter of this car, and you best believe I'm getting you out here to come race it sometime soon! Watching this ending, I definitely wish I had hung around a bit later for Bingo but the road was calling and the miles ahead were long ones! Gotta say, this ending really couldn't have been better!
These were nice enough looking. The Newport allowed working class families to experience a nice ride. Chrysler meant well with the lean burn system. Many have opined that the module should not have been mounted on the air cleaner right above the engine which of course was a problem. The actual stages of advance and the stored memory for delay was pretty ingenious given what little computing power was in that box.
Chrysler had 2 Big Block engine options. The "B" and the "RB" raised block. Many of the parts were interchangeable minus the Intakes. 361, 383, and 400 were "B" designation, and 350, 413, 426, and 440 were "RB" designation. The "B" engines had a 3.38 stroke whereas the "RB" had a 3.75 stroke. For identification on the "B" there was a slanted embossment in front of the driver's side head, and for the "RB" there was an embossment in front of the intake near the distributor. If you wanted to build a Mopar, you have one of the best beginning platforms to work with right there sir. Hope to see something special with this one, can't wait to see the next video.
@@PaulBrungardt-xb1ey I guess if you want to get technical, Mopar is the name of the parts of all of Chrysler corporation. Last I checked 43 isn't a kid.
@@PaulBrungardt-xb1eyreal bright bud, it’s classified as a mopar, and if it’s a sad thing that that is a mopar, two things, sadly that is what a mopar is, and two, blame the cry babies of the 70s and late 60s for all the restrictions etc. that’s a mopar.
Big Green Meanie lives... for the moment. You two are single (double) handedly saving Malaise Era Land Yachts one car at a time. Your next adventure needs to be a Lincoln Continental
I'm only 28 and my first car was a 78 newport in gold. Still have it after 12 years, but it is now in horrible shape. About to put it down for some much needed body and brake work, but that 400 just keeps plugging away. Down on power, leaks oil, but just keeps going, love the newport for cruising!
Yeah my old next door neighbours had one in the late 80s that I think was identical to this one. Their kids used to lay in the back window and stand up holding onto the front seat while going down the road.
@@grabasandwichpretty much every kid did that until the 90s when child safety became something that was important while driving. I grew up in that era so been there done that 😂
I'm excited for this one! I'm 42 and I can remember the car my grandparents had when I was little was a red Chrysler Newport! Can't remember what year theirs was sadly, probably '76 or '77. I also remember them going on vacation and finding out that it had to be put on a flatbed to get towed! Probably carburetor issues. The main things I remember about it are the cool four round headlights, it had an 8-track player, which wasn't awesome but is notable, and it's the vehicle I learned how hot the glowing end of the cigarette lighter is right after grandma told me not to touch it because it's hot. They had that thing until they traded it in on a red 1990 Chevy Caprice.
*I owned a 77 Newport back in the late 90s. The carb had issues when the engine was cold and the wipers broke during a snowstorm. Other than that, the car was a blast to drive. Was clocked doing 132mph on I65 once.*
I owned this exact make and model car. A 77 Chrysler Newport 4 door sedan with the 400 V8 and Lean Burn. Same wheel covers, same pattern on the seats. Mine was yellow and had a yellow vinyl top and a yellow interior. The steering wheel was 3 spoke instead of the wheel yours has. Mine also did not have fender skirts. So on mine, the float got stuck down in the carburetor which led to flooding and gas coming up out of the carb. I rebuilt it. ThermoQuads aren't exactly the easiest to rebuild. The floats hang down from the bottom of the air horn instead of being mounted inside the fuel bowl. That's because the fuel bowl is made of a resin that helps keep the fuel cool (that's why it's black instead of grey aluminum). Once I rebuilt mine and fixed the stuck float problem, I found out I had a LOT of gas in the oil. So you may want to check the oil and if it has a lot of gas in it from flooding, you should change it. It looks like you had a different problem than I had. Nice to know there are a few of these old Chryslers still around out there. Don't expect a lot of power from this thing. The Lean Burn retards the spark advance, then adds it slowly. So you have the odd situation of needing to really hit the gas hard when you start moving, then slowly backing off, and off, and off, while the spark advance increases gradually. Also below 120F engine temperature, there is NO spark advance at all - so you'll have to wait for the car to warm up until you get the acceleration response you expect. You have to remember to route the rear two spark plug wires back, then up and over the valve covers - AWAY from the exhaust manifold where it bends down to meet the pipe, or you'll burn through them. The front six spark plug wires are routed the normal way because they are ahead of the pipe where it bends down. Once I got mine running well, I found it was the BEST riding car I have ever owned. It is rather cloud-like. And it handled surprisingly well for such a big car. It was easy to park because you could easily see the front and rear corners of the car because the windows were tall. And plenty of room for lots of people. Also, plenty of trunk space. I fit an entire patio table top in the trunk and closed the lid! No need for an SUV or a truck! I did not have that digital clock - mine was the style on rollers and the numbers rolled up (like an odometer). What was really great on this car was full instrumentation - but it also had little LED lights for the temp gauge if it got too hot, the fuel gauge if it got too near empty, and for the ammeter if it was discharging or overcharging. I thought that was very advanced for the time! And it had a HUGE glove box right in the center of the dash! The broken wipers are caused by these plastic grommets that connect the wiper linkage together. They get old and brittle and they break. It's a Mopar thing. You can buy replacements in the "Help" section at the auto parts store. TWA is an airline that went out of business (~2001). Trans World Airlines. One of my favorite things about that car was the turn signal lights on the ends of the fenders, that were on an angle like that because of the shape of the fenders.
Lately I do not enjoy watching this channel when Angus is featured. The way the two of you are constantly giggling like little girls at things that are not funny makes me stop watching the video. Please enjoy your bromance offscreen.
Thanks for the memory - my college car was a 1974 Newport - we called it 'the boat' - what a party beast it was! Drove that poor thing into the dirt and sold it to a freshman who took it to NY city and abandoned it when it finally died. Someone must have had this one in the garage and drove it to church on Sunday only for that much of it to be left! The comments about the rusting of Mopar's in that time are oh so true!!
Not just this era of Mopar that rusted to nothing, but the 1994 - 2002 second gen Rams were same way and actually were even WORSE than 70s era Chrysler products. As a GM guy, at least the 70s Mopars were mediocre and could stay rot free if you were to undercoat them right away off the assembly line and dealer lot.
I had a 77 New Yorker. Once the Lean Burn was sorted and a Thermoquad that actually worked, it was a really nice car that racked up a lot of miles. Some of the Lean Burn issues were caused by the wiring running too close to the distributor.
@66skate I heard the same thing about the issue with the lean burn system it would be heat-soaked from being in the engine bay. I think Chrysler moved the Lean Burn brains into the cabin of their cars in 1981 or 1982 and ran with it until the introduction of the Chrysler K platform cars.
Dad bought a brand new 1976 Cordoba with a 400 Lean burn engine. Never ran right. After the 4th replacement of the lean burn BS. Chrysler was out of replacement lean burn stuff. Dad had them Yank all of the lean burn stuff off and ran a regular Distributor and such. 200k miles later it was still running great when he traded it in on his Caddy. If you yank the lean burn stuff and put in regular Dist I bet the car will run nice after you change the carb.
I had a a car exactly like that except it was blue back in the early 90's. I got it from my father in law for $300. That lean burn system castrates these engines so, we ended up swapping in another carb and putting in a points distributer. Ran like a different car entirely. I drove it until I gutted the spider gears doing burnouts lol. I sat on blocks for 3 months before we found a posi axle from a Cordoba to bolt under it. Ended up selling it for $500. I drove it for about 2 years altogether and it had a really smooth ride on the interstate but, my wife at the time kept high centering it on the train tracks near the apartment we lived in. Seeing this video brought back some memories of that POS and gave me a chuckle.
I’m an Aussie bloke, and I love these 70’s 4 door sedans/boats. Large 70’s Australian cars were Ford Fairlane, Holden Statesman and Chrysler Australia Valiants, all 3 are still cool. I don’t know when “The Car Community “ decided that only 2 door cars where the go, I blame the “reality TV” car soap operas. 🇦🇺🤙🏼
What on earth did we do to deserve this much junkyard digs in one week!!!!!!! With the state of the world... The prevailing state of mental health. This was needed. You are our heroes
i loves mopars, and i watched Uncle Tony's Garage but i also watch junkyard digs for years..and i never mad whenever they make jokes about mopars and i quite enjoyed it 🤣
That's a clean Newport!, My 1st Car was a 1970 with the 383!, Need to ditch the Lean-Burn and Thermoquad for the standard Mopar Electronic Ignition and a Carter AFB or Quadrajet
So now that you have the Butler powered Bonneville, you have a great opportunity to have a sleeper Newport. It just so happens that 400 can be turned into very nasty 451 strokers with budget 440 parts!
It never ceases to amaze me how they made the interior of these cars match the exterior. My Dad's 1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible was that same color green. Awesome video guys!
You guys remind me of myself in my 20s - doing the same kinds of things with old cars. Paying hardly anything for them and then fixing them to save them. Plus lots of visits to the junkyards. Only todays yards don't have these cars in them anymore.
“Drive doesn't work, but third does. Neutral is park. Reverse is second. If you want to use reverse, put it in drive. ... And the accelerator sticks but don't be afraid of it, you gotta give it to her or its gonna stall” Ricky’s strict driving instructions
I recently bought an old dodge truck from a buddy at work that had the lean burn system on it. It was an ambitious and smart idea on paper but was absolutely attrocious in practice like a lot of mopar stuff. It’s really easy to change back to points or a regular electronic ignition system with the 5 pin box.
@kimchipig my 74 plymouth has a vinyl top which has holes and is shrunk exposing it to moisture I'm very worried that if I don't fix it soon it's gonna rot the roof out
You guys are awesome together really enjoy watching. Keep up all the hard work my friend you guys are great together. Thank you so much for making great funny videos.
My family owned five of these cars-mine was 2 door 75 Newport , my mother drove a 75 New Yorker, my father drove a 76 Newport Custom. Valve cover gaskets were the bane.
I can't believe that car survived in such good condition. It would be cool to see it built up similar to the Bonneville, maybe not as wild , but much more reliable. Definitely a radiator and better ignition and carb . Also maybe some nice aftermarket wheels and dual exhaust. A new Mook video would be cool too 😁. Keep up the great work guys .👌🔥
I had a 1977 Plymouth Fury back when I was in high school, when temps reached -40 the horn would start blowing and thus causing you to pull a battery cable. It caused some good memories though.
Wow does this bring back some memories. My first car was '77 Newport. My father bought it for $125. He also bought front brake parts, a water pump, belt and a thermostat, handed it all to me and said, "here ya go" and went in and watched TV. So I learned how to work on a car without someone else being right there for the whole job. He did come and give me pointers when I was stuck but I am glad he did that. It is really the best way to learn. tho I had helped him work on cars ever since I was old enough to hold the flashlight wrong so I wasn't completely green. like that thing. That is a bit of a tragedy. IMO If you Are wondering why it was so cheap, this was back in the late '80's.
I had one of these Newports in high school because it was the only $600 car I could find. Great memories but it had the Chrysler Curse which made it a real dose to drive on anything but a sunny warm day!
I gotta thank Angus for the outside the vehicle action angle going over the rr tracks at 11:17, hot day wanting to get the thing home and you put in the extra effort, good going man
Wow ,,, my grandparents owned one just like this ,,, same color ,,, same interior ,,, same size engine ,,,,, boy looking at that brings back so many memories ,,, Nice find ,,,,
Funny story, my mom's side of family, 10,8 moved to Ontario in the 1950s and /60s. One of my Uncles worked for Gm. Home to nova scotia every summer, the family drove a 1975,then in 1977,a Newport . Even two years was enough, But his working career at Gm always drove Chryslers.Happy week you all.
Harold Wagner was my great great uncle, heck of a guy taught aviation mechanics, and I got my love for woodworking from him. Too bad I was too young to work with him in his shop. RIP Uncle Harold
My Dad bought a baby blue Newport brand new in 77 when i was a sophomore in high school, and I drove it to the prom. His had a beautiful interior and it was a cruiser, I ended up driving that thing everywhere. You could fit like 3 guys in the trunk and the interior was so spacious, good times.
@11:13 your tow truck played an AWESOME drum solo with the tailpipe... I actually thought you were about to play some music there!! Maybe look into getting some heavier rear springs on that chevy though...
I'm sure you get messages like this all the time, but I'm autistic, your videos are one of the things that help distract and calm me when I'm struggling with overwhelm. Thanks for your effort. This particular one couldn't have landed at a more perfect time.
I've been trying to make my own videos all night And the stupid editor has a attitude didn't want to export Without dropping half my audio over n over 😂😂 and I found this has aired ... first was like thank the gods🎉 Second I wish I had that instead of my three sixty
Dear Junkyard digs guys. 👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! It's literally a dream of mine to have a car that is completely green (exterior and interior)! I simply love nearly anything that is green! 💚 One of my most favourite cars is the outside and especially inside inside gorgeous green 1949 Frazer from Coldwarmotors. Scott even owns and drives a Newport for 2 decades. If this green Chrysler was mine, I would put green metal flake metallic foil/wrap on all of the fake wood trim inside. There can never be enough green on and in a car! 😁 ;-) 2) Please make a second video about this beautiful car. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all of you.
I used to have exactly similar here in Finland. The stupid ignition system failed, but that "lean burn" big block run just fine with junkyard points ignition after that. It was originally same color as in this video, but painted black for executive use. Nice car, and nice enough that a used car dealer traded it to then almost like new K5 Blazer I still own after almost 40 years... First time , and only time, I have seen a hardcore used car salesman fall in love with a car... Mine had the fenderskirts that were a bit puzzle to remove first time. The car was green inside, so to me it was like the Green Hornet's toy car I used to have.
39:34 see that house behind you? Maybe you should drop off some coolant, thermostats, rad caps, a booster pack, and some Teng Tools™ at that house 😂 it's always just past that one dang stop sign 😂
Wow Smithville Missouri is just outside the area that would be considered the farmland parts of Missouri and into "Kansas City", and in 1989 it would definitely have been more country than it is today. But a short drive down 169 Highway and that car would have been at the old KC airport. Not a car I'd ever want but always good to see and old one revived
Kevin, Harold was a friend of my great-grandmother. He taught aircraft maintenance in the Navy and lived to be 100 years old. My mom said she had been in that car many years ago.
Wow, small world..
So cool..
Harold Wagner - Services Wednesday Dec 11th in the funeral home at 11:00 AM with burial in Stockton Cemetery with military honors. Visitation Tuesday 6 to 7:30PM Harold Wagner, age 100, passed away December 4, 2019. He was a much-loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend. He was affectionately called Popo by his Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Harold was born on July 11, 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas to John and Frances Wagner. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1938. After graduation, he attended the Missouri Aviation Institute. This led to a series of jobs in aircraft factories. Harold proudly served his country in the Navy, teaching officers and enlisted men aircraft maintenance and inflight radar training at the Miami Naval Air Station. After discharge, Harold worked for TWA. From there he made several career advancements including working for Bendix Corporation for 21 years. Harold pursued many interests in his lifetime including farming, real estate, and wood working. He is survived by his daughter, Jeanette York (Benny) of Stockton, Janet Atwill of Knoxville, TN , Mary Rose Hoff (Brian) of Rogersville, and David Atwill (Jan) of Chadwick Grandchildren: Christine Jones (Weldon), Eric Pettit (Erin), Justin York (Jen), Travis Uptegrove (Kristina), Chayilah Oldham (Daniel), Peter Foltz (David), and Amanda Hoff. Greatgrandchildren: Axel and Adrial Jones; Emily, Elicia, Ellie, and Ethan Pettit; Aaron, Luke, Caleb, and Nathaniel Uptegrove; Baylor and Bently York. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Frances, Mildred Wagner (1 st wife), Joan Wagner (2 nd wife), and his daughter, Annette Mogan. Services will be December 11, 2019 at 11:00am at the Bland-Brumback Funeral Home. Visitation with family will be held on December 10, 2019 from 6-7:30pm at the Bland-Brumback Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials to the Gideon’s
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One thing to remember about those - they're "Lean Burn". If you replace plugs, you need a very wide gap - .060" to .080", which they did because the mixture was lean enough that the longer spark was needed to fire it. Trust me on this - .035" gap just does not cut it, it'll run like cr@p ( - y'know, like it's doing...)
You can ditch the whole lean-burn apparatus; just plumb-in a regular distributor. MOPAR distributors had three different styles; the only one that won't fit is a 440 distributor, because the 440 is a "RB" (raised-B) and the drive shaft is 1" too long. The 400 is a "B" engine, like the 383; be warned tho', the 318 / 340 / 360 (the "A" engines) distributor will fit just fine, but it'll (again) run like cr@p because the 318 / 340 / 360 distributor turns the other way - you can tell them apart because the vacuum advance canister points the opposite way - so your centrifugal advance actually retards spark instead of advancing it. Quick way to tell if you're wandering a junkyard looking for one, the "A" engine distributors are on the back of the engine, the "B" / "RB" distributors are on the front passenger-side, and you can tell a 440 by looking in front of the driver's side, just to the right of the left-side head; the 440 has a large rectangular cast iron lump, flat-topped, likely with 440 stamped on it; the 383 / 400 don't have that lump. So a 383 / 400 distributor is what you need, and if you look back far enough, you can get one with points. If not, the standard MOPAR fender-mount control box is a reasonably good system, and parts are cheap but they're getting hard to find.
If you feel like blowing a whole lot of money on the car - and something tells me you don't - the 400 block has significantly bigger bores than the 440, and you can make wicked huge strokers out of them. And the Torqueflite trans had the rep' in the day of being the toughest auto of them all. Cheers!
I made the replacement distributor from small block distributor. It just run fine with that and a performance coil. The plugs are so pain to replace in those that I did not even consider to do anything to them, almost new plugs...
Good info man!!!!
Owner's Manual:
"Now this is a little different than most transmissions.
First up, drive doesn't work but third does.
Neutral is park, Reverse is second.
If you want to use reverse, put it in drive.
And the accelerator sticks so be careful but don't be afraid of it, You gotta give it to her or it's gonna stall.
---Ricky LaFleur
No way! It's SMT mainline! Are you subscribed to junkyard digs by any chance?
Last place I expected to see you, love your videos, and love that your one of us car guys
I know how to drive, Ricky
Y'know, this may not be the first place I thought I'd see you, but it makes sense if you think about it. Is this where you get your train repair skills?
Trainman himself shows up to a rare double jyd upload
I was going to say Dalton should have found this first but then I realized he wouldn't know what to do with a car with floors. I love Angus's humor, he is a great addition!
Harold Wagner, age 100, passed away December 4, 2019. He was a much-loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend. He was affectionately called Popo by his Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Harold was born on July 11, 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas to John and Frances Wagner. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1938. After graduation, he attended the Missouri Aviation Institute. This led to a series of jobs in aircraft factories. Harold proudly served his country in the Navy, teaching officers and enlisted men aircraft maintenance and inflight radar training at the Miami Naval Air Station. After discharge, Harold worked for TWA. From there he made several career advancements including working for Bendix Corporation for 21 years. Harold pursued many interests in his lifetime including farming, real estate, and wood working.
Rip hoss
That green paint and green interior is actually beautiful.
No way, 2 videos in a week ?
We're being spoiled! Lol
WOW
now hes gonna be gone fer three months
@@cueball981used to be 2 a year
Think he hired a editor or could be wrong?🤨
I've been watching Marketplace and have seen that car advertised the past few weeks, even here in Wisconsin. My first car I bought an old farmer car when I got my Driver's License in 1988 was a 1974 Chrysler Newport. Boy did this episode bring back memories!
My parents had a 76 Newport Custom. The memories of stuffing three high school students in the trunk and eight up front going to the drive-in movie theater are priceless. Took that car on trips across America and that 400 was a dream ride.
Same, I got pulled over one night, had 13 friends in it, 6 in the front and 7 in the back 😂
Ha! In the early 90s we were still doing this to get to the regular movie theater 8-10 kids crammed in multiple cars in a sketchy caravan of danger 😆
@@ProlificInventiony yo hi u
Thank you SO much for "making me buy" this Pinto! I'm already in love with it just from the little rip I've had in it. Really appreciate you trusting me to carry on the next chapter of this car, and you best believe I'm getting you out here to come race it sometime soon!
Watching this ending, I definitely wish I had hung around a bit later for Bingo but the road was calling and the miles ahead were long ones! Gotta say, this ending really couldn't have been better!
You seem like a nice fella, and I'm always down for more car channels! Subscribed!
These guys look like they're genuinely having fun working on these old cars. Love these videos!
Ricky from trailer park boys would be proud 😂😂😂😊😊😊
The Shitmobile!
@@Tiredsoutherndad heck yeah ☺️
It's even the correct color, just slap some flat black paint over it and instant shitmobile replica
I'll buy it and drive it. 🙂
I mean, the Shitmobile is a 1975 New Yorker, but close enough.
These were nice enough looking. The Newport allowed working class families to experience a nice ride. Chrysler meant well with the lean burn system. Many have opined that the module should not have been mounted on the air cleaner right above the engine which of course was a problem. The actual stages of advance and the stored memory for delay was pretty ingenious given what little computing power was in that box.
These cars took up so much space like a NIMITZ. AIRCRAFT. CARRIERS
Chrysler had 2 Big Block engine options. The "B" and the "RB" raised block. Many of the parts were interchangeable minus the Intakes. 361, 383, and 400 were "B" designation, and 350, 413, 426, and 440 were "RB" designation. The "B" engines had a 3.38 stroke whereas the "RB" had a 3.75 stroke. For identification on the "B" there was a slanted embossment in front of the driver's side head, and for the "RB" there was an embossment in front of the intake near the distributor. If you wanted to build a Mopar, you have one of the best beginning platforms to work with right there sir. Hope to see something special with this one, can't wait to see the next video.
Not a Mopar kid.
Class is in session
@@PaulBrungardt-xb1eyIt absolutely is a mopar. Maybe if you’d learned some over the last 70 years you’d know grandpa.
@@PaulBrungardt-xb1ey I guess if you want to get technical, Mopar is the name of the parts of all of Chrysler corporation. Last I checked 43 isn't a kid.
@@PaulBrungardt-xb1eyreal bright bud, it’s classified as a mopar, and if it’s a sad thing that that is a mopar, two things, sadly that is what a mopar is, and two, blame the cry babies of the 70s and late 60s for all the restrictions etc. that’s a mopar.
Never heard of a 361 in a MOPAR. 360, but never 361.
Big Green Meanie lives... for the moment. You two are single (double) handedly saving Malaise Era Land Yachts one car at a time. Your next adventure needs to be a Lincoln Continental
Buick Roadmaster.
ask and ye shall receive, apparently!
Hi Kevin I will use that car to doing weddings and matric baols
I'm only 28 and my first car was a 78 newport in gold. Still have it after 12 years, but it is now in horrible shape. About to put it down for some much needed body and brake work, but that 400 just keeps plugging away. Down on power, leaks oil, but just keeps going, love the newport for cruising!
40:46 I see the Buick has been abandoned at the bar as a waypoint for other struggling classic motorists.
The Official Car of Canada, right down to the color and interior. Cool factor 10!
Sweet Mopar - fires right up. 400's were fantastic.
Yeah my old next door neighbours had one in the late 80s that I think was identical to this one. Their kids used to lay in the back window and stand up holding onto the front seat while going down the road.
@@grabasandwichpretty much every kid did that until the 90s when child safety became something that was important while driving. I grew up in that era so been there done that 😂
Literally fires up...
@@adventureoflinkmk2makes a great barb q que
I'm excited for this one! I'm 42 and I can remember the car my grandparents had when I was little was a red Chrysler Newport! Can't remember what year theirs was sadly, probably '76 or '77. I also remember them going on vacation and finding out that it had to be put on a flatbed to get towed! Probably carburetor issues. The main things I remember about it are the cool four round headlights, it had an 8-track player, which wasn't awesome but is notable, and it's the vehicle I learned how hot the glowing end of the cigarette lighter is right after grandma told me not to touch it because it's hot. They had that thing until they traded it in on a red 1990 Chevy Caprice.
Harold was a navy vet who taught aircraft maintenance and inflight radar training. Pretty cool dude.
Thanks for the info probably why the cars in decent condition
@@fnfailureProbably or it was garge kept in the winter months.
@@trickyricky12147kept under the radar. Every Chrysler car had that KERMIT'S HREEN PAINT. JOB. UNC'S NEW NEWPORT71 HAD SO MUCH HREEN IT WAD SICK😊😊
Thank God there's videos again. I've been dying for some good content recently. Checking 7 or 8 times a day for weeks now.
*I owned a 77 Newport back in the late 90s. The carb had issues when the engine was cold and the wipers broke during a snowstorm. Other than that, the car was a blast to drive. Was clocked doing 132mph on I65 once.*
I owned this exact make and model car. A 77 Chrysler Newport 4 door sedan with the 400 V8 and Lean Burn. Same wheel covers, same pattern on the seats. Mine was yellow and had a yellow vinyl top and a yellow interior. The steering wheel was 3 spoke instead of the wheel yours has. Mine also did not have fender skirts. So on mine, the float got stuck down in the carburetor which led to flooding and gas coming up out of the carb. I rebuilt it. ThermoQuads aren't exactly the easiest to rebuild. The floats hang down from the bottom of the air horn instead of being mounted inside the fuel bowl. That's because the fuel bowl is made of a resin that helps keep the fuel cool (that's why it's black instead of grey aluminum). Once I rebuilt mine and fixed the stuck float problem, I found out I had a LOT of gas in the oil. So you may want to check the oil and if it has a lot of gas in it from flooding, you should change it. It looks like you had a different problem than I had. Nice to know there are a few of these old Chryslers still around out there. Don't expect a lot of power from this thing. The Lean Burn retards the spark advance, then adds it slowly. So you have the odd situation of needing to really hit the gas hard when you start moving, then slowly backing off, and off, and off, while the spark advance increases gradually. Also below 120F engine temperature, there is NO spark advance at all - so you'll have to wait for the car to warm up until you get the acceleration response you expect. You have to remember to route the rear two spark plug wires back, then up and over the valve covers - AWAY from the exhaust manifold where it bends down to meet the pipe, or you'll burn through them. The front six spark plug wires are routed the normal way because they are ahead of the pipe where it bends down. Once I got mine running well, I found it was the BEST riding car I have ever owned. It is rather cloud-like. And it handled surprisingly well for such a big car. It was easy to park because you could easily see the front and rear corners of the car because the windows were tall. And plenty of room for lots of people. Also, plenty of trunk space. I fit an entire patio table top in the trunk and closed the lid! No need for an SUV or a truck! I did not have that digital clock - mine was the style on rollers and the numbers rolled up (like an odometer). What was really great on this car was full instrumentation - but it also had little LED lights for the temp gauge if it got too hot, the fuel gauge if it got too near empty, and for the ammeter if it was discharging or overcharging. I thought that was very advanced for the time! And it had a HUGE glove box right in the center of the dash! The broken wipers are caused by these plastic grommets that connect the wiper linkage together. They get old and brittle and they break. It's a Mopar thing. You can buy replacements in the "Help" section at the auto parts store. TWA is an airline that went out of business (~2001). Trans World Airlines. One of my favorite things about that car was the turn signal lights on the ends of the fenders, that were on an angle like that because of the shape of the fenders.
It's rare to find a Chrysler from the 70s WITHOUT a rust inducing vinyl top.Such a sweet old girl...She deserves a few more miles under her wheels...
Glad you've got Angus working with you; great addition 👍
That unmistakable sound of the Chrysler starter. My Dad had a 77 New Yorker with the 400 in it. That thing was a rocket... In a boxcar
The last bit of you guys rolling down the street after pushing the car was hilarious
i legit thought someone else was filming and as it got closer, you see Mook pushing it lol
Lately I do not enjoy watching this channel when Angus is featured.
The way the two of you are constantly giggling like little girls at things that are not funny makes me stop watching the video.
Please enjoy your bromance offscreen.
@@gordonwelcher9598speak for yourself. I love Angus on the channel.
Thanks for the memory - my college car was a 1974 Newport - we called it 'the boat' - what a party beast it was! Drove that poor thing into the dirt and sold it to a freshman who took it to NY city and abandoned it when it finally died. Someone must have had this one in the garage and drove it to church on Sunday only for that much of it to be left! The comments about the rusting of Mopar's in that time are oh so true!!
Uncle Tony just did a bit about it being psychological that killed cars in the old days
@@jeffrentsch4318 Imma have to find that bit. I subscribed to him long ago, but haven't watched his content in a minute. Lol
Not just this era of Mopar that rusted to nothing, but the 1994 - 2002 second gen Rams were same way and actually were even WORSE than 70s era Chrysler products. As a GM guy, at least the 70s Mopars were mediocre and could stay rot free if you were to undercoat them right away off the assembly line and dealer lot.
I love that car!! Growing up it was a 65' Newport and a 72' Newport. Those things rode like you were floating on air.
What we always did with the lean burn system was.....delete it. Put in a regular distributor and never look back!
I had a 77 New Yorker. Once the Lean Burn was sorted and a Thermoquad that actually worked, it was a really nice car that racked up a lot of miles. Some of the Lean Burn issues were caused by the wiring running too close to the distributor.
@66skate I heard the same thing about the issue with the lean burn system it would be heat-soaked from being in the engine bay. I think Chrysler moved the Lean Burn brains into the cabin of their cars in 1981 or 1982 and ran with it until the introduction of the Chrysler K platform cars.
Dad bought a brand new 1976 Cordoba with a 400 Lean burn engine. Never ran right. After the 4th replacement of the lean burn BS. Chrysler was out of replacement lean burn stuff. Dad had them Yank all of the lean burn stuff off and ran a regular Distributor and such. 200k miles later it was still running great when he traded it in on his Caddy. If you yank the lean burn stuff and put in regular Dist I bet the car will run nice after you change the carb.
The tow truck wheelie through the intersection very impressive guys. Good luck.
not to mention the snaps and pops through the glasspack exhaust!
I always enjoy the comedy between Angus and Kevin those two act like brothers that always have a good time.
That is the greenest car I have ever seen
So glad to see you finally got a good car on here 💜💙 I daily an Aspen and it’s that same green, inside and out. Love it!
7:22 "Oh its on fire now..." said Angus calmly
😂😂😂
"Harry, did you put your name into the Carburetor of Fire?"
@@Hybris51129 "Harry Potter and the Thermoquad of Fire"!
It was the sound of hope in his voice.
ikr i lost it 🤣🤣
"Hey you dropped that" from Angus, love it sounds like me and my friends.
I had a a car exactly like that except it was blue back in the early 90's. I got it from my father in law for $300. That lean burn system castrates these engines so, we ended up swapping in another carb and putting in a points distributer. Ran like a different car entirely. I drove it until I gutted the spider gears doing burnouts lol. I sat on blocks for 3 months before we found a posi axle from a Cordoba to bolt under it. Ended up selling it for $500. I drove it for about 2 years altogether and it had a really smooth ride on the interstate but, my wife at the time kept high centering it on the train tracks near the apartment we lived in. Seeing this video brought back some memories of that POS and gave me a chuckle.
I’m an Aussie bloke, and I love these 70’s 4 door sedans/boats. Large 70’s Australian cars were Ford Fairlane, Holden Statesman and Chrysler Australia Valiants, all 3 are still cool. I don’t know when “The Car Community “ decided that only 2 door cars where the go, I blame the “reality TV” car soap operas. 🇦🇺🤙🏼
Four doors over here were doomed from the start, because nobody offered a high perfornance four door model. No aspirations, no love.
What on earth did we do to deserve this much junkyard digs in one week!!!!!!! With the state of the world... The prevailing state of mental health. This was needed. You are our heroes
Best episode for ages, good to see the fun back 😂
All the best for your Marriage Digs & Mook. The best thing I ever did was put a ring on it! Love from the UK.
The ring signifies ownership of the wench!
What a better way to broadcast ownership of someone than putting a ring on the b
@@samholdsworth420But I put a ring on too, so who owns whom? Perhaps we are just happy. X
i loves mopars, and i watched Uncle Tony's Garage
but i also watch junkyard digs for years..and i never mad whenever they make jokes about mopars and i quite enjoyed it 🤣
That's a clean Newport!, My 1st Car was a 1970 with the 383!, Need to ditch the Lean-Burn and Thermoquad for the standard Mopar Electronic Ignition and a Carter AFB or Quadrajet
AVS.
Chrysler Big Blocks love a Carter AVS.
How awesome is this a second Junkyard diggs video this week! Really great stuff.
Oh bloody hell Kevin it's 23:30 in the UK and I was literally about to call it a night...Now I'll have to have a beer about it ❤
00.30 here in norway, i guess sleep will have to wait!
Fellow Brit here. It looks like sleep will have to wait.
1:42am here in finland, i'm not staying awake that long. i'll just watch it at 8 in the morning
@@martinfossan987hey I’m from Norway too!
2:25am here. Guess imma be late to work?
The Official Car of Canada, including the interior and color scheme. Factor ten cool! Sweet Mopar - ignites instantly. 400s were excellent.
So now that you have the Butler powered Bonneville, you have a great opportunity to have a sleeper Newport. It just so happens that 400 can be turned into very nasty 451 strokers with budget 440 parts!
It never ceases to amaze me how they made the interior of these cars match the exterior. My Dad's 1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible was that same color green. Awesome video guys!
I remember those big land yacht! In Michigan they didn't survive either, but drove a lot of them old rust buckets. It's funny to watch you two.
You guys remind me of myself in my 20s - doing the same kinds of things with old cars. Paying hardly anything for them and then fixing them to save them. Plus lots of visits to the junkyards. Only todays yards don't have these cars in them anymore.
I'm going to assume these guys have never seen Trailer Park Boys
Their from Iowa I doubt they haven’t seen it
“Drive doesn't work, but third does. Neutral is park. Reverse is second.
If you want to use reverse, put it in drive. ... And the accelerator sticks but don't be afraid of it, you gotta give it to her or its gonna stall”
Ricky’s strict driving instructions
@@skylermummert24 but Iowa is boring so they'd see it on Netflix or w/e. Totally the correct humor for Kevin and Angus. Highly recommended :)
"It's water under the fridge"
Tape a gold fish to the licence plate. Get my grade 11
I recently bought an old dodge truck from a buddy at work that had the lean burn system on it. It was an ambitious and smart idea on paper but was absolutely attrocious in practice like a lot of mopar stuff. It’s really easy to change back to points or a regular electronic ignition system with the 5 pin box.
The fact that this car isnt just a roof even though its a mopar from the rust belt is a surprise and gift in itself
“Gift”
It survived because it doesn't have a vinyl roof. Rust gets underneath it and eats the roof from inside.
this 🎉❤😂😂
@kimchipig my 74 plymouth has a vinyl top which has holes and is shrunk exposing it to moisture I'm very worried that if I don't fix it soon it's gonna rot the roof out
@mopar_man74 Understandable concern.I would definitely get it off Sand it down re coat and then recover it
You guys are awesome together really enjoy watching. Keep up all the hard work my friend you guys are great together. Thank you so much for making great funny videos.
My family owned five of these cars-mine was 2 door 75 Newport , my mother drove a 75 New Yorker, my father drove a 76 Newport Custom. Valve cover gaskets were the bane.
When the throttle was full bore, that Mopar sung like a bird!! Getting that radiator rodded out and repaired would make it run nice and cool!!
I can't believe that car survived in such good condition. It would be cool to see it built up similar to the Bonneville, maybe not as wild , but much more reliable. Definitely a radiator and better ignition and carb . Also maybe some nice aftermarket wheels and dual exhaust. A new Mook video would be cool too 😁.
Keep up the great work guys .👌🔥
I had a 1977 Plymouth Fury back when I was in high school, when temps reached -40 the horn would start blowing and thus causing you to pull a battery cable. It caused some good memories though.
Wow does this bring back some memories. My first car was '77 Newport. My father bought it for $125. He also bought front brake parts, a water pump, belt and a thermostat, handed it all to me and said, "here ya go" and went in and watched TV. So I learned how to work on a car without someone else being right there for the whole job. He did come and give me pointers when I was stuck but I am glad he did that. It is really the best way to learn. tho I had helped him work on cars ever since I was old enough to hold the flashlight wrong so I wasn't completely green. like that thing. That is a bit of a tragedy. IMO If you Are wondering why it was so cheap, this was back in the late '80's.
I had one of these Newports in high school because it was the only $600 car I could find. Great memories but it had the Chrysler Curse which made it a real dose to drive on anything but a sunny warm day!
I gotta thank Angus for the outside the vehicle action angle going over the rr tracks at 11:17, hot day wanting to get the thing home and you put in the extra effort, good going man
I just picked up a 77 Newport myself last week that hasnt ran since 03. Got a fuel pump on the way but it wants to run on starting fluid.
Wow ,,, my grandparents owned one just like this ,,, same color ,,, same interior ,,, same size engine ,,,,, boy looking at that brings back so many memories ,,, Nice find ,,,,
Funny story, my mom's side of family, 10,8 moved to Ontario in the 1950s and /60s. One of my Uncles worked for Gm. Home to nova scotia every summer, the family drove a 1975,then in 1977,a Newport . Even two years was enough, But his working career at Gm always drove Chryslers.Happy week you all.
Congrats on the Bachelor party as per Dalton! We'll be here when you and Mook get done taking care o'business.
Pausing to watch later this evening, but... Junkyard Digs is exactly what I need after a rough work week!
We had a '77 Newport. It was a lighter green than yours. Same lean burn 400. Always needed gas, but, got the job done. Thanks for the memories !
Harold Wagner was my great great uncle, heck of a guy taught aviation mechanics, and I got my love for woodworking from him. Too bad I was too young to work with him in his shop. RIP Uncle Harold
TRAILER PARK BOYS MEETS JUNKYARD DIGS...HELLLLLL YEAH
My Dad bought a baby blue Newport brand new in 77 when i was a sophomore in high school, and I drove it to the prom.
His had a beautiful interior and it was a cruiser, I ended up driving that thing everywhere.
You could fit like 3 guys in the trunk and the interior was so spacious, good times.
I hate how much I love these cars. Junk material, questionable engineering, alllll the 70s sleaze and none of the go. Perfection.
Junkyard Digs has yet AGAIN as ALWAYS another video That NAILED IT !!!! SO AWESOME !!!! THANKS GUYS !!!!!! 🙂
My dad had one just like that. Great highway cruiser.
@11:13 your tow truck played an AWESOME drum solo with the tailpipe... I actually thought you were about to play some music there!! Maybe look into getting some heavier rear springs on that chevy though...
I'm sure you get messages like this all the time, but I'm autistic, your videos are one of the things that help distract and calm me when I'm struggling with overwhelm. Thanks for your effort. This particular one couldn't have landed at a more perfect time.
this me to ❤🎉❤😂
I've been trying to make my own videos all night And the stupid editor has a attitude didn't want to export Without dropping half my audio over n over 😂😂 and I found this has aired ... first was like thank the gods🎉 Second I wish I had that instead of my three sixty
I do too. UA-cam videos (especially Kevin) are the only things that keeps me sane at my beyond mind numbingly boring job
Same here dude (also ASD) Kevin & Dalton PBG are very calming to me
Ya I love his video's there brilliant
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT VIDEO !
Great To See You Guys,
And PEACE ✌️ To Kevin, Angus and The Mookster. 🏁
(UK 🇬🇧 Fan who Subscribed Years Ago) 👍..
I have never clicked so fast, randomly came across the channel and to this day still rewatch videos, keep it up y’all
My like was before the screen even loaded up :)
Love the content. You explain things in a way that doesn't make me feel like a idiot. Good job on the channel.
Glad to see more BBC on your channel, Kevin!
@ 13:21, tire size HR78x15. That's absolutely original. Pretty cool. It should go back in the trunk.
Ricky and bubbles gonna like this one
You're spoiling us all!! 🎉
Thank you guys.
Its the Rustmobile from Trailer Park Boys!
Love all the green! Nothing like a 70s barge in some shade of 70s green.
Love the green everything.
Dear Junkyard digs guys.
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! It's literally a dream of mine to have a car that is completely green (exterior and interior)! I simply love nearly anything that is green! 💚 One of my most favourite cars is the outside and especially inside inside gorgeous green 1949 Frazer from Coldwarmotors. Scott even owns and drives a Newport for 2 decades. If this green Chrysler was mine, I would put green metal flake metallic foil/wrap on all of the fake wood trim inside. There can never be enough green on and in a car! 😁 ;-)
2) Please make a second video about this beautiful car.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to all of you.
Man they used to make em big, that ol Mopar just as long as the excursion parked next to it 😂
I used to have exactly similar here in Finland. The stupid ignition system failed, but that "lean burn" big block run just fine with junkyard points ignition after that. It was originally same color as in this video, but painted black for executive use. Nice car, and nice enough that a used car dealer traded it to then almost like new K5 Blazer I still own after almost 40 years... First time , and only time, I have seen a hardcore used car salesman fall in love with a car... Mine had the fenderskirts that were a bit puzzle to remove first time. The car was green inside, so to me it was like the Green Hornet's toy car I used to have.
the drive by advertisement for ya'lls merch at the end had me dying 😂😂
15:10 wow. what a find, so clean. love it.
must've been grandpa's car
i must be living in heaven if we done got 2 videos from junkyard digs in one week ☺
I pinched myself to make sure.
No, it's Iowa.
39:34 see that house behind you? Maybe you should drop off some coolant, thermostats, rad caps, a booster pack, and some Teng Tools™ at that house 😂 it's always just past that one dang stop sign 😂
Well of course it will! Lets do this!!
You guys have sooo much fun! 😆🤣😂 Another excellent adventure.
Every time a car is saved from the demo derby world, an angel gets its wings
Kevin, while purchasing that Tow Truck was an investment, A/C is a must!
That could be Ricky's new shit mobile. 😆
Wow Smithville Missouri is just outside the area that would be considered the farmland parts of Missouri and into "Kansas City", and in 1989 it would definitely have been more country than it is today. But a short drive down 169 Highway and that car would have been at the old KC airport. Not a car I'd ever want but always good to see and old one revived
"I'm tired of this, grandpa!" "Well that's too damn bad!" Has probably been said so many times in relation to an old Chrysler
I love that Angus is on the channel his quips are just the best