Man, this is the era when cars had style and you could tell them apart from 20 feet away! Wondered where you went after the last TV show…Glad I found your channel Steve!
In the mid1960's, my Dad owned a 1957 Desoto 4 door. On a summer trip to Florida, we were at a truck stop in Georgia for lunch. Out in the parking lot, my Dad asked a trucker for direct travel for directions to St. Augustine. The trucker told my Dad that he was heading there to drop off his trailer of goods, and picking up a trailer heading for Texas. The trucker told my Dad to just follow him on the highway, all the way there if he can. Both of them fueled up the tanks, and off to Florida we were going. Despite the rain downpour we drove through in parts of Florida, my Dad was right on the trailer doors of this trucker all the way through Florida at very high speeds. I think the trucker thought he would lose my Father somewhere on the highway. Once we got into St. Augustin Florida and stopped at the truckers destination, I remember the trucker walking toward our Desoto asking my Dad: "What the hell do you have under that hood?" My Dad proudly opened the hood and said: "A Hemi". The trucker could not believe that my Dad stayed right on his tail all through Florida. The trucker said: All I saw in my mirrors was the dual radio antennas from the rear tail fins of your car. The trucker was amazed that the 57 Desoto kept up with him all through the state. Wish I had that 57 Desoto today.
My dad could have owned a '57 Fireflite (in Sept. '63) for $300! I was 7 years old (NO VOICE!). Two years later, with "help" from my aunt's ca$h, we ened up with a CRAPPY '65 Buick (NOTHING) Special! The '57 DeSoto was AWESOME, though!
I guess with classics it's just like with new cars, most people tend to follow the norm or trend, it's sad but true. In a couple of years, when they're all but gone, people will be begging to get one of these.
I hope this goes to someone who'll fix it up for what it is, a super comfortable, sporty, and powerful 4 door...pls don't chop it up... luv 4 door hardtops
@@DIRTYBILL1994 IKR! Everybody seems to hate on the 4-door versions of cars, yet show immense luv for Suburbans. Maybe it's 'cause my first ride was a '79 4-door Buick LeSabre Custom, but unless it's a muscle car or sports car, gimme those big girls. Especially the wagon versions!
If i had that, I would slowly clean it up and get it back on the road as original as possible. Not replacing or refinishing anything unless it was absolutely necessary
We had one of these exact cars except in two tone white on light blue. Also we had dual radio antannas right out at the tips of the fins. I took my on road driving test in that car in 1961 in downtown Baltimore. We were driving along in afternoon city traffic when the examiner said park it there kid pointing to a random open spot along the street. Pull up, whip to the right, tuck in, pull forward exactly one foot from and parallel to the curb. The examiner was impressed and to this day I’ve never had to take another road test. Of course my mother and I had practiced and I had the advantage of a clear view of all four corners of the car as well as over boosted power steering.
My first car in 1970 at 16 was a 1957 Chrysler New Yorker 2 door, 392 hemi just like this one. It was a silver/light blue or off white 2 tone. You could see the fuel gauge move! It was a tank! I couldn’t imagine letting my son loose when he was 16 in a car like that
Back in the 1960s my buddy and I bought a few of these for the torque Monster engines. Have you ever done a comparison between a New Yorker 392 and the 300C/ 300D engines? Glad I found your great channel!
Yeah, i'm getting to the point i'd contemplate long and hard on keeping that 4dr. hardtop intact. Very likely a matching numbers ride. High spec car. Not some school district fleet vehicle. This was just as special to someone as a high zoot 2dr. hardtop.
Ford,Ford thunderbird and Chevrolet did not have quad headlights until 1958. It seems as if some of the Chrysler products appeared to have quad headlights but the two inner lamps were actually referred to as dummies. As I wasn’t a fan of any of the Chrysler products somebody else jump in here and verify. Those sure were fun years when cars were easily recognized. As mentioned in the video not all states recognized quad headlamps as street legal,who knows why?
@@passinthru5992 II know that the 57 Chevy and Ford all used single headlights and I was referring to the 57 Chrysler. I am sorry I was not more clear on my previous comments.
4 doors never get much love, but are a great way to get into the hobby. Also 4 doors make for way better family hobby cars. In fact they are often passed over but that makes your buy in all the more cheaper. This pink Chrysler should be cleaned up. 392, power brake, factory air? Wow what a cool weekend cruiser
I know someone who went across the border into Buffalo a few years back, went to a really old wrecking yard. Stumbled across a large truck , he spied hemi valve covers. He ended up buying a 392 hemi , which he installed in a 52 Ford pickup.
My first car, dad bought for me in 1966 for $200. Drag raced and turned 16.29 best time. It would chirp the tires from first to second. Painted all white.
@@thomasmadden1011 I agree with that completely but its the turning them into chairs and stuff (cutting them up unnecessarily) when they are literally runners. (to an extent)
Yeah, the only ones that should be cut up for furniture are ones that are severely crashed on the end you dont need. I wouldnt mind having a Forward Look back end for a couch, and front end for a wall hanger, but I'd never cut up a good car to get them.
Concidering it is up to the rockers in dirt the floors are probably toast . lol. But never know looks like dry territory over all. Surprised the paint is as good as it is .
This must have been quite the car in its day! Trailer hitch says possibly Airstream? I imagine that Hemi would make short work of hauling a 5-6k lbs travel trailer!
@@beauxr.benoit1374 oh that’s for sure! We had a 68 Chrysler Town&Country Beach Wagon in our family! Lasted for 25 years and 6 siblings getting their license with. Powered by a 440 TNT with factory towing package for the family boat, an 18’ Lyman inboard wooden boat! Towed like it wasn’t there, up any boat ramp with the help of huge Firestone Town&Country Snow and Mud tires!
Partihng this particular 300 was really, really toooo sad & bad! :O Look, especially because it´s the 4 Door Hardtop Body Style makes this one into the most beautyful bodystle, like u said; with all windows down the missing B-Pillars makes an sooo amazing look! Especially the proportions of the car are more nice as a 4-d Hardtop in my eses of an Auto Designer/Stylist & i wish that more people would safe these 4 Doors......
People in the future are going to think every car from 1955 to 1972 was a big block and four speed 2dr. US doesn't value 4drs, or anything other than the standard muscle car "recipe." Kinda a said. I sold a '72 New Yorker 4dr hardtop for twice the price I thought could make and it went to Poland. A friend of mine sold a '66 Coronet 4dr sedan and it went to Germany. Seems to be the only one that wants them and sees them as more than demo cars, or parts cars.
@@Dixler683: I agree with you that the identification numbers are always your best bet. It’s my understanding that the engines that came in the 300 series had adjustable rocker arms, which meant at the valve covers had 4 bubbles stamped for clearance that the other more common firepower valve covers didn’t have. It’s a shame that the 392 only had a two year production run.
Yes. It was rated at 325 SAE gross horsepower which would have been significantly less by todays. net measurements. The 300C was rated at 375 HP and had upgrades such as chromed crank journals, a hotter cam, and dual quads on a cross ram manifold.
@@Dixler683 You could be right never having seen one in the flesh. I just remember the two carbs as not being in line fore and aft. Edit: Research through the internet indicates that you were absolutely correct. The carbs are on a conventional fore-aft dual four-barrel manifold. The separate air cleaners are front to the drivers side and rear to the passenger side. I guess that there wasn’t enough hood clearance to do a conventional air cleaner setup.
Come on that thing is a monster only a Mopar guy could want and the engine is why.You could have a Ford or Chevy and have a classic Chrysler not so much.
Nobody, my ‘58 was free. Got it in 1983, been working on it ever since. Endless money pit. Total frame off restoration. Rot free car from TX. Paid 2x more than the cost of a new car just on chrome. Parts are hard to acquire. All new suspension and rebuilt engine/trans. Stainless polishing is difficult and expensive, interior prices are out of this world. I will die before the car is complete. The original coral pink was $600.00/gal. Needed two gallons. When I began this project the cars had great value, as the old people die out the younger generation has no interest. A labor of love. Not worth it in the long run.
@@brianwhite175 Fantastic score man !!! I like those 57-58 cars don't get me wrong. But the engine was so far ahead of the drivetrain and everything else. I don't believe that the engine design ( as a whole ) was ever " bested " as far as American V-8's. Definitely the engine that replaced the 392 did not.
This car deserves to live again with all it's original equipment including the engine.
I agree. Would make a beautiful restoration. Who cares if it's a four door.
@@wildbill5670 Excellent point. These 4 door models are terrific. It deserves a lot of upgrades.
I agree 100%.
It doesn't matter if a car has four doors. It is trucks and Chargers that shouldn't have four doors on them.
Man, this is the era when cars had style and you could tell them apart from 20 feet away!
Wondered where you went after the last TV show…Glad I found your channel Steve!
hell yea ! they were 20 feet long !
Damn i hope this thing stays together..... What a time capsule
In the mid1960's, my Dad owned a 1957 Desoto 4 door. On a summer trip to Florida, we were at a truck stop in Georgia for lunch. Out in the parking lot, my Dad asked a trucker for direct travel for directions to St. Augustine. The trucker told my Dad that he was heading there to drop off his trailer of goods, and picking up a trailer heading for Texas. The trucker told my Dad to just follow him on the highway, all the way there if he can. Both of them fueled up the tanks, and off to Florida we were going. Despite the rain downpour we drove through in parts of Florida, my Dad was right on the trailer doors of this trucker all the way through Florida at very high speeds. I think the trucker thought he would lose my Father somewhere on the highway. Once we got into St. Augustin Florida and stopped at the truckers destination, I remember the trucker walking toward our Desoto asking my Dad: "What the hell do you have under that hood?" My Dad proudly opened the hood and said: "A Hemi". The trucker could not believe that my Dad stayed right on his tail all through Florida. The trucker said: All I saw in my mirrors was the dual radio antennas from the rear tail fins of your car. The trucker was amazed that the 57 Desoto kept up with him all through the state. Wish I had that 57 Desoto today.
My dad could have owned a '57 Fireflite (in Sept. '63) for $300! I was 7 years old (NO VOICE!). Two years later, with "help" from my aunt's ca$h, we ened up with a CRAPPY '65 Buick (NOTHING) Special! The '57 DeSoto was AWESOME, though!
Pink Cadillac!! Humongous air cleaner on a engine that went down in history!!
Long live the Hemi!!!👍🏻
I hate when people want to "part it out" just because it's a four door. These cars are super rare.All of them should be saved at this point.
Because 4 doors are undesirable.
I guess with classics it's just like with new cars, most people tend to follow the norm or trend, it's sad but true. In a couple of years, when they're all but gone, people will be begging to get one of these.
@@SonnyGTA hardtops should not be undesirable.
Rabble Rabble Rabble
@@SonnyGTA That is a very subjective viewpoint, and I dare say not a very valid one.
I hope this goes to someone who'll fix it up for what it is, a super comfortable, sporty, and powerful 4 door...pls don't chop it up... luv 4 door hardtops
There is nothing wrong with a four door. I own a '57 Saratoga myself.
same I love 4 doors too
You’re completely right/ imagine it back running. What a bitchin boat that would be.
@@DIRTYBILL1994 IKR! Everybody seems to hate on the 4-door versions of cars, yet show immense luv for Suburbans. Maybe it's 'cause my first ride was a '79 4-door Buick LeSabre Custom, but unless it's a muscle car or sports car, gimme those big girls. Especially the wagon versions!
I agree, Save the four door hard tops! This is a unique find and would be a fun weekend cruiser.
If i had that, I would slowly clean it up and get it back on the road as original as possible. Not replacing or refinishing anything unless it was absolutely necessary
Agreed! Keep the driver side headlight as is. Too cool.
I agree entirely!
Gorgeous 4 door hemi car , I hope it gets restored, I sure would
We had one of these exact cars except in two tone white on light blue. Also we had dual radio antannas right out at the tips of the fins. I took my on road driving test in that car in 1961 in downtown Baltimore. We were driving along in afternoon city traffic when the examiner said park it there kid pointing to a random open spot along the street. Pull up, whip to the right, tuck in, pull forward exactly one foot from and parallel to the curb. The examiner was impressed and to this day I’ve never had to take another road test. Of course my mother and I had practiced and I had the advantage of a clear view of all four corners of the car as well as over boosted power steering.
Yep, much prefer the 4door hardtop Chryslers.. BEAutiful!
My first car in 1970 at 16 was a 1957 Chrysler New Yorker 2 door, 392 hemi just like this one. It was a silver/light blue or off white 2 tone. You could see the fuel gauge move! It was a tank! I couldn’t imagine letting my son loose when he was 16 in a car like that
Back in the 1960s my buddy and I bought a few of these for the torque Monster engines. Have you ever done a comparison between a New Yorker 392 and the 300C/ 300D engines? Glad I found your great channel!
Yeah, i'm getting to the point i'd contemplate long and hard on keeping that 4dr. hardtop intact. Very likely a matching numbers ride. High spec car. Not some school district fleet vehicle. This was just as special to someone as a high zoot 2dr. hardtop.
Trailer hitch theses cars could tow anything with power to spare love it
These look so sleek as four-door hardtops!
my favorite car, and the 4 doors are best because they are longest.
2 and 4 doors same size, same wheelbase and same overall length.
@@danielulz1640 oh really? thats interesting. same for the 39 and 40 ford?
The Chevrolet, Ford Thunderbird and this Chrysler New Yorker with the quad headlamps are my favorite 1957 models.
Ford,Ford thunderbird and Chevrolet did not have quad headlights until 1958. It seems as if some of the Chrysler products appeared to have quad headlights but the two inner lamps were actually referred to as dummies. As I wasn’t a fan of any of the Chrysler products somebody else jump in here and verify. Those sure were fun years when cars were easily recognized. As mentioned in the video not all states recognized quad headlamps as street legal,who knows why?
@@passinthru5992 II know that the 57 Chevy and Ford all used single headlights and I was referring to the 57 Chrysler. I am sorry I was not more clear on my previous comments.
4 doors never get much love, but are a great way to get into the hobby. Also 4 doors make for way better family hobby cars. In fact they are often passed over but that makes your buy in all the more cheaper. This pink Chrysler should be cleaned up. 392, power brake, factory air? Wow what a cool weekend cruiser
Beautiful car, save it!
It sold 1800 hopefully it’s not parted out
I know someone who went across the border into Buffalo a few years back, went to a really old wrecking yard. Stumbled across a large truck , he spied hemi valve covers. He ended up buying a 392 hemi , which he installed in a 52 Ford pickup.
Hope it is restored to its former glory and original state
Best one yet
Ahhh being a Mopar C Body but I could see that beautiful thing sitting in my garage with my 66
Talk about a nifty car. My parents had friends that owned a ‘57 Windsor.
Production total of this 1957 New Yorker 4-Door Hardtop was 10,948 units.
my older buddy had a 57 olds super 88 with tri power..it was pink!!!
I'd like to see that when it was new..can't believe that motor still in it
So what if it's a 4 door? So it wouldn't fetch 80 grand at Barrett Jackson. That car deserves to live.
Just a crew cab cruiser. No less fun.
👍😎🏁
My first car, dad bought for me in 1966 for $200. Drag raced and turned 16.29 best time. It would chirp the tires from first to second. Painted all white.
It’s like a 1959 Ford thunderbird/a 1959 Plymouth
Also I see a few 59 Plymouth’s in the background!
I think we have got to the point where "That" won't get chopped up for parts!
I hate when people turn them into chairs when they are perfectly good cars
Agreed! This beauty simply needs the factory drivetrain rebuilt, and everything set upon a nice custom chassis.
High school students learn how to build a car keep them out trouble & good family project or for several students plan a career in the industry
So plan to go college education ^ career
@@thomasmadden1011 I agree with that completely but its the turning them into chairs and stuff (cutting them up unnecessarily) when they are literally runners. (to an extent)
Yeah, the only ones that should be cut up for furniture are ones that are severely crashed on the end you dont need. I wouldnt mind having a Forward Look back end for a couch, and front end for a wall hanger, but I'd never cut up a good car to get them.
That's a real nice Car nice paint to it
come do a walk around on the 58 extended biaritz sitting out back........love this video....
This was my favorite model. I preferred it over the 300
I like the 67-68 Chrysler Coupe across the way!
good work
Another great vid, Steve! You should consider buying a lapel mic so both of your hands will be free.
Should be restored and also I was eyeing that what appeared to be a burnt orange Newport in the background at the end of the video
Steve was prepared for rattle snakes.
Id love a 4dr 2 dr 9 dr who cares beautiful solid car! Try and find something like this in a new england junk yard
Pinky Mopar!
Please stop mentioning “custom couches”. Those things are a barbaric waste of a classic vehicle. Great videos!
if the HOLEY GOAT is back on the road, all of them can be saved.
I see that ‘58 Plymouth back there!!
Damn that is a sweet car, and love the color too!
I'd restore that guy just the way he is.... 4 door and all. Nothing wrong with a nice old sedan; nothing at all.
Very cool car.
Weren’t these used as donors in the early Top Fuel days?
Yes and it makes an intact car sporting that engine pretty damn rare today!
I hope this didn't get parted out 😰I'm not worried about the hemi, it'll always find a home, I'm just worried about the car 🙏
Concidering it is up to the rockers in dirt the floors are probably toast . lol. But never know looks like dry territory over all. Surprised the paint is as good as it is .
This must have been quite the car in its day! Trailer hitch says possibly Airstream? I imagine that Hemi would make short work of hauling a 5-6k lbs travel trailer!
Boats were big back then too......
It can do the same amount of work as a Chevy Suburban can, hold as many people comfortably and it looks a lot better.
@@beauxr.benoit1374 oh that’s for sure! We had a 68 Chrysler Town&Country Beach Wagon in our family! Lasted for 25 years and 6 siblings getting their license with. Powered by a 440 TNT with factory towing package for the family boat, an 18’ Lyman inboard wooden boat! Towed like it wasn’t there, up any boat ramp with the help of huge Firestone Town&Country Snow and Mud tires!
@@kevinvoyer5053 Thank you, that is a nice story about a great car.
I want that pink car
how did i miss all these, not going back to Motor trend ?
Me gustaría ver una reparación completa del dogge Chrysler 1957 completa
This is one bad ass car.
It a beauty
daaaamn dude id pay my pennys to this car
Nice. U owned a NY deluxe 331 hemi 1954
Mary Kay should restore this pink one...lol
Partihng this particular 300 was really, really toooo sad & bad! :O Look, especially because it´s the 4 Door Hardtop Body Style makes this one into the most beautyful bodystle, like u said; with all windows down the missing B-Pillars makes an sooo amazing look! Especially the proportions of the car are more nice as a 4-d Hardtop in my eses of an Auto Designer/Stylist & i wish that more people would safe these 4 Doors......
Trailer hitch. Wonder what they towed with that?
Restore, definitely.
On whose dime?
I would love too.
My dad had a 58 Imperial...push button trans
Love your show, you seem to focus on dodge, can we see some GM stuff too?
He did a couple episodes of Junkyard Gold (or whatever that tv show was called) on exclusively Chevys in junkyards.
People in the future are going to think every car from 1955 to 1972 was a big block and four speed 2dr. US doesn't value 4drs, or anything other than the standard muscle car "recipe." Kinda a said. I sold a '72 New Yorker 4dr hardtop for twice the price I thought could make and it went to Poland. A friend of mine sold a '66 Coronet 4dr sedan and it went to Germany. Seems to be the only one that wants them and sees them as more than demo cars, or parts cars.
Hup cap in the trunk
Still has the old Hemi… I can’t tell if it’s a 354 or a 392
Log, only the block stamp could confirm it. I believe the 300’s had the 392 and the others 354.
@@Dixler683: I agree with you that the identification numbers are always your best bet. It’s my understanding that the engines that came in the 300 series had adjustable rocker arms, which meant at the valve covers had 4 bubbles stamped for clearance that the other more common firepower valve covers didn’t have. It’s a shame that the 392 only had a two year production run.
need that 392 for my 69 sport fury!!
a four door hardtop are the best looking,,,id restore that car,,
they want a mint for that
How much was it?
I’d drive it.
It reminds me of Christine's big sister.
Sure has that "Christine" look about it.
Looks like a perfume sales car
What is that on your lower legs are those 4 snakes to prevent snake bites. That's my guess.
"She can be fixed!"
1957 Chrysler New Yorker... Shovelnose
392 ci was a HEMI, wasn’t it??
Yes. It was rated at 325 SAE gross horsepower which would have been significantly less by todays. net measurements. The 300C was rated at 375 HP and had upgrades such as chromed crank journals, a hotter cam, and dual quads on a cross ram manifold.
@@datasailor8132 no cross ram.
@@Dixler683 You could be right never having seen one in the flesh. I just remember the two carbs as not being in line fore and aft.
Edit: Research through the internet indicates that you were absolutely correct. The carbs are on a conventional fore-aft dual four-barrel manifold. The separate air cleaners are front to the drivers side and rear to the passenger side. I guess that there wasn’t enough hood clearance to do a conventional air cleaner setup.
@@datasailor8132 I owned a ‘58 300 D and still have the ‘58 new yorker. Cross ram was on the dodge D500.
This isn't a former playmate car is it? I ask because of it's pinkness and it looks like it could have been pink from the factory....
I'd yank the hemi and put it in my 55 gasser.
How much
Come on that thing is a monster only a Mopar guy could want and the engine is why.You could have a Ford or Chevy and have a classic Chrysler not so much.
Boy, I hate that when you can’t see the interior dash of a very rare, factory air-conditioned car!
Just looking at the year states that. This is the second to last year for MOPAR push button Transmissions according to Yahoo Images, 1956 to 1958
What’s with the shin guards?
The shin guards were a precaution against RATTLE SNAKES!
@@SteveMagnante Yikes! Love the channel by the way. Been a big fan for many years now.
2:49
Why don't these yards get the cars out of the mud and dirt where they'll corrode beyond any chance of restoration?
Money car
Way too good to wreck save it
A good organ doner car
they dont make them like they used to...
Looks like it's been sitting in the dirt for a long time, going to need some work, wouldn't want to pay a lot for it
I'd restore that car
So ok how much is something like this worth? Cause man with how much work you have to put in it should just be free lol
Nobody, my ‘58 was free. Got it in 1983, been working on it ever since. Endless money pit. Total frame off restoration. Rot free car from TX. Paid 2x more than the cost of a new car just on chrome. Parts are hard to acquire. All new suspension and rebuilt engine/trans. Stainless polishing is difficult and expensive, interior prices are out of this world. I will die before the car is complete. The original coral pink was $600.00/gal. Needed two gallons. When I began this project the cars had great value, as the old people die out the younger generation has no interest. A labor of love. Not worth it in the long run.
The 1957 392 is probably the finest V8 production car engine ever produced. The rest of the car not so much.
Hi mike just bought a 1958 chraysler New Yorker from cape cod mass has a 392 hemi I too think it was the best v 8 going
@@brianwhite175 Fantastic score man !!! I like those 57-58 cars don't get me wrong. But the engine was so far ahead of the drivetrain and everything else. I don't believe that the engine design ( as a whole ) was ever " bested " as far as American V-8's. Definitely the engine that replaced the 392 did not.
All that tank is missing is a turret.