58L-Y8 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) For Sale: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country 4dr Station Wagon - $10,500 - Montvale, NJ - Still Available, Major Price Reduction to $7,999. 2-26-2024. See New Link Below: 1972 chrysler town & country for sale by owner - Park Ridge, NJ - craigslist Seller's Description: Remember growing up in one of these huge station wagons? Driving around town and cross country climbing all over the seats? Bring back these memories or make new ones with your kids or grandkids. John Lennon and Yoko Ono had one like this in green till John died in 81. It’s not a show car but any means but it’s solid and complete. It needs a new windshield ($345), brake booster rebuilt, a little TLC and good cleaning. The headliner is so so. It’s not sagging but it has stains and holes. Interior is descent but the driver seat has some tears. Car just got 4 new tires ($550). It’s equipped with a 400 big block, rear facing 3rd seat row, factory roof rack and (very rare) factory dual AC (not working I think). It has the dual action tailgate. It’s a super cool, rare and solid wagon. Believe it or not, but the original owner had it from 72 till 2023! Clean Texas title. Car is located in Montvale, NJ. With a little elbow grease, you would have the coolest wagon in town. Contact: No phone listed Copy and paste in your email: d98dd62b1216388cb9797f457b9907c1@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1972 Chrysler Town & Country 4dr Station Wagon. Edited March 1 by 58L-Y8 Still Available, Major Price Reduction to $7,999. 2-26-2024. Crossed out the dead CL link. (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 What a beast, anyone know the weight of that monster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 21 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: What a beast, anyone know the weight of that monster? 6-passenger: 4,712 9-passenger: 4,767 440 engine was standard. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I would have guessed it weighed more than that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 6 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: I would have guessed it weighed more than that. The 1972 Town & Country was the station wagon version of the New Yorker sedan which was 4,437 itself. Both ~224" OAL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Any idea what production car weighed the most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 In late 80s I owned a 1976 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser as a daily driver. A real pavement crusher. I was trying to turn into a parking lot one day and one of these T&Cs was trying to come out. That turned into a standoff quick. The T&C couldn't back up due to a car behind it wouldn't back up, and the CC couldn't make the turn with the T&C in the lane. Imagine this squaring off with this Clash of the Titans! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBob Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, Xander Wildeisen said: What a beast, anyone know the weight of that monster? Pretty much my exact words. It looks like an aircraft carrier. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 $550 for 4 new tires for that barge? I'm guessing they weren't Michelins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wells Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) We used to see these two titans clash in the destruction derbies at the fairgrounds. That's why they are so rare to see today. Edited January 27 by Dave Wells (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 9 hours ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Any idea what production car weighed the most? I understand that Locomobiles weighed 6000 to 6500 pounds. I've never seen that in their literature, and I have never weighed mine. (Mine is from 1916). I suspect other large cars could have weighed even more--for example, the Oldsmobile Limited 1910-1912. Naturally, car designers want their cars strong but light. That is why the sheet metal on my Locomobile is aluminum (with steel fenders), and the big Pierce-Arrow 66 has thick CAST aluminum body panels. Edited January 27 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 We had a 1972 Chrysler station wagon similar to this one back about 1980. Ours had the 440, was dark brown metallic with the fake wood sides. It was a beautiful station wagon! The stories I could tell. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Had a '73 Chrysler T&C woody wagon. Came into a Calif dealer with 23K miles! Beautiful car. With my best tune up on it, it achieved 6.5 mpg. And I sold it. Hmmm, surprised I don't have a photo scanned in file to post here. That was the intent.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) I thought by 1973 cars were made to be fuel efficient. With the muscle car stuff over with? Edited January 27 by Xander Wildeisen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Friends used to call mine an enclosed truck. If it would fit in the cargo area the CC would haul it. Trucks ain't necessarily noted for fuel efficiency, but me Beasty Cruiser did manage to beat 6.5mpg! Granted not by much... These monsters almost had to have big thirsty engines to move their bulk down the road, moreso if they were spec'd for trailering. Chevrolet put 350s in some of their big 70s wagons and they worked those 350s to death. Pontiac used their 400 and Buick and Oldsmobile powered theirs strictly with 455s. I would love to find a nice GM Clamshell wagon or even a nice 77-90 box wagon. But, as Dave pointed out, demo derbies took out a whole lot of them. A demolition derby is something I have never understood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I remember now, that wagon was so long and low, I used to call it the "battleship". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) 9 hours ago, rocketraider said: Buick and Oldsmobile powered theirs strictly with 455s. 1970 Buick Electra 225's with the 455 were noted for getting 20 miles to the gallon on the highway. Mine and two neighbors all did. Around town it was probably around 1/2 that. 1971 was the start of the new lower compression emission approved engines. Horse power and gas milage all went in the tank that year and didn't get better for quite awhile. Edited January 28 by Fossil (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Windows proportion affect how we perceive size: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Latvia Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) This is something to do with perception - everyone thinks, that these '70-s wagons are very long and massive, but in fact, for example, Continental Mark IV, which is, strictly speaking, 2+2 seats 2-door coupe, is even longer - overall lenght with 5mph bumpers is 228 inches.😂 Edited January 28 by Andrew_Latvia (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Still Available, Major Price Reduction to $7,999. 2-26-2024. 1972 chrysler town and country for sale by owner - Park Ridge, NJ - craigslist Seller's Description: Price drop. Lost interest and don’t find the time to work on it either. Probably the cheapest running Mopar Big Block on CL so no low ball offers please. It’s already priced very fair and I’m taking a big loss. (Seller added better recent photos, click CL link to view.) Contact: Call or text (201) 4-7-zero-zero-4-1-eight Copy and paste in your email: 24a8ab0a1fa931a8a750f95bd36d52a8@sale.craigslist.org 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now