He means reliability wise. Let's see in 2050 if we see any 'Ford Fusions' or Prius'!!

I don't think there is much question that a 1966 383 is more rugged and reliable than a 2001 4.7 L as used in the Durango. In fact, the 1966 Newport is a more reliable car in general than a new Dodge Durango or Intrepid. And never mind the lack of ABS --- it doesn't work half the time on the Durango, anyway! Nor do you worry about the transmission locking up on the Newport. Yes, remind me again --- why are new cars so much better than this Newport? I've forgotten...

Hi, my father owned a 1968 Chrysler Newport it was a four door sedan and it was gold. It had black interior with black jacquard upholstery. Looking back it was quite lightly optioned even for its day, because this particular model did not have any arm rests, power windows, air conditioning, and it only had an AM radio. Also the light in the car did not work so when you opened the door, the light did not come on.

Anyway it was a beautiful car and I have fond memories of it. My father bought the car in 1971 from a work colleague for $1500 dollars and had it until 1979,when he sold it to a work colleague for $800. It was still running very well when he sold it, but my father said the car guzzled too much gasoline and wanted to sell it due to wanting something more economical. He bought a 1974 Buick Century which was only slightly more economical, but did not have the character of the Newport. The work colleague whom my father sold it too, surprisingly still has our Chrysler and has kept it in a garage since 1988 when it stopped working. It has been sitting in the garage ever since and he has plans to restore the thirty eight year old golden beast. Just for some trivial information, 61,436 Newport sedans and that is just sedans, (not including two door coupes, hardtops, station wagons or convertibles) were made in 1968. I am sure that there is still plenty of 1968 Newport sedans still remaining today. In fact I saw two sitting out in a field about a month ago in Sayreville, N.J.

When I read how much the Chrysler Newport weighed I was surprised, according to official reports, the sedan weighed 3,850 pounds, just 150 pounds under two tons, yet by looking at it, it looks like it weighs much more such as two and a half tons. The 383 is an adequate sized engine for such a large car, but I think a car as large as this deserves at least a 400 cubic inch if not more perhaps the 440 that they saved exclusively for the New Yorker models.

The 1968 Chrysler Newport seems to be a survivor in comparison to its contemporaries such as the 1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88,1968 Pontiac Catalina or the 1968 Buick Le Sabre. I have keyed in these models on the Internet and I have only found one of each on the Internet. whereas I have found at least eight 1968 Chrysler Newport's on the Internet. From this I can only conclude that more 1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88s, 1968 Pontiac Catalina's and 1968 Buick Le Sabres have been sent to the crusher than 1968 Chrysler Newport's.

Our family had a white '67 Newport sedan for many years. My father bought it in 1970 and finally sold it in 1984. We took several cross-country trips in that car. For some reason, even though I was just a youngster, I really loved that car. Even though I couldn't drive it, I would spend hours washing and detailing it. I was kind of a weird kid I guess. But that really was a sharp looking car.

My father told me that the car did not have the A/C option, so he had an aftermarket unit put in--a ThermoKing under-dash unit. That sucker sure kicked out ice-cold air. I think he also added an aftermarket cruise control.

Over the years I have often thought of looking for my own Newport. A '67 would be best, but any of the '66 - '68 are all great. But it probably will never happen. Lack of funds, nowhere to work on it, and gas is too expensive now.