For Sale: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker - "excellent ride & condition" - Champaign, IL - Not Mine - 10/15 & 5/26/22 Reduced

[6T-FinSeeker]

For sale on Facebook: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Door Sedan in Champaign, IL  -  $9,500  -  Must be a member of Facebook to access Seller's contact information.

 

On 3/23, Seller increased price to $25,000

On 9/24, Seller reduced price to $19,000

On 5/26/22, Seller reduced price to $17,500

On 10/15, Seller reduced price to $16,000

 

Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/257855625684346/1955-Chrysler-New-Yorker

 

Seller's Description:

1955 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Door Sedan

• Very good condition
• Driven 89,000 miles
• Automatic transmission
• Exterior color: Blue · Interior color: Blue

1955 Chrysler New Yorker excellent ride turns key runs plenty of power with a 331 hemi in excellent condition other than a dent in the front bumper and the emergency break this week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 18, 2022 by 6T-FinSeeker
update price (see edit history)

[6T-FinSeeker]

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[Jeff Perkins / Mn]

I would find space in my garage for this one. 
PlymouthCranbrook, I don’t recall how many wood blocks I left behind where I parked my 1946 Dodge (back in 1978-82) but I could have a nice evening fire in the fireplace with all of them!

4 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said:

Pretty nice even with the dent but still the ubiquitous block at the rear wheel.  Should fix the parking brake. No park position on the trans unless I am mistaken.

 

Edited February 10, 2021 by Jeff Perkins / Mn (see edit history)

[daniel boeve]

9 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said:

Pretty nice even with the dent but still the ubiquitous block at the rear wheel.  Should fix the parking brake. No park position on the trans unless I am mistaken.

When you put a automatic without park position  in reverse you have a handbrake ..I do it all the time at my 1950 cadillac .Of course my handbake works also .

[Marty Roth]

12 hours ago, daniel boeve said:

When you put a automatic without park position  in reverse you have a handbrake ..I do it all the time at my 1950 cadillac .Of course my handbake works also .

I know that Reverse becomes Park when the ket is "OFF" in a Hydra-Matic, as with our '54 Cadillac, and other former GM Hydros  ('51 Pontiac, '52 Caddy, '52 Nash etc),

but am not certain if this is the case with other types of automatic transmissions, such as MoPar's Power-Flyte/TorqueFlyte, or a Borg-Warner.

Edited February 10, 2021 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[6T-FinSeeker]

On 3/22, Seller increased price to $25,000.

 

[edk]

Previous price seemed close to me??  $25k seems a bit rich 

[mopar_mutt_57]

What in the world could possibly justify a price increase like THAT?!?

[deaddds]

Wiggle room to give a buyer the upper hand in negotiations!  Quite the stud, talked the buyer down 60% .

[suchan]

I think the seller is getting some bad advice. Almost tripling the asking price of a car that isn't selling doesn't sound like something you'd come up with on your own.

[John_S_in_Penna]

6 hours ago, suchan said:

I think the seller is getting some bad advice. 

 

I completely agree.  I think it tells us that the seller

isn't very knowledgeable about antique cars--but

for some reason has possession of this one.

 

Advice of neighbor, even less knowledgeable:

"Joe, your $9500 asking price is 'way too low!

Antique car collectors are rich.  They'll pay anything

if they really want it.  You can always go down, but

you can't go up."

 

And so the seller listens to every illogical argument

that man has ever known---

[The 55er]

24K is the new Spring price. If not sold by June 21 maybe he can go up to 35K for the Summer cruising season. 

[6T-FinSeeker]

On 9/24, Seller reduced price to $19,000.

 

[6T-FinSeeker]

On 5/26/22, Seller reduced price to $17,500.

 

[Guest]

Still for sale after 15 months.

There can only be one reason.