Just one image, uploaded by Stanislav Alexeyeb at the Cohort, with the caption “My 1966 Chrysler Newport”. An ideal shot and setting to capture the right profile to check out this piece of sober brutalist sophistication in the open.
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Although I appreciate the 66 Chrysler overall styling, this roof styling IMO truly fits BRUTAL. Never understood how it was even considered. The fast back Coupe was much better suited to the chassis. But, fortunately we can STILL have our own opinions! Not sure how much longer 😕. 🙏
All the mid-llate 1960’s big MoPars are peak Chrysler. I really like the roof too!
I like this roof line much more so than the ’67.
“67-8”, fast back “Fury”, looked good. This one is too “stretched”.
Isn’t that a Dodge Polara roof?
When I was a kid, I found these 1964+ hardtop roofs off-putting. I love them now, and this may have been the peak variety.
One of my coworkers had an old Dodge and the hood was huge. The trunk lid is also very large on these things.
“I’ve got a Chrysler as big as a whale, and it’s about to set sail!” – ‘80s pop reference, “Love Shack,” wrong year but nevertheless relevant. 🙂
sits about “twenty”.
Hurry up and bring your jukebox money!
The B-52’s must have been huge MOPAR fans, as they also “drove a Plymouth Satellite faster than the speed of light”. 😉
The rear overhang is ridiculous.
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I really like these pre-fuselage Chrysler products. My favorite of the era may have to be the ‘67 Dodge Polara, with its trapezoidal taillights.
In a rare-for-me preference here, since we’re talking rooflines, I’d actually pick a 4-door hardtop, as the 2-door’s roofline is a little too unusual for me.
I still remember the 1966 Chrysler Newport my Dad had. They just don’t build cars like that anymore. I remember that car being large enough to transport a family of 5 with plenty of room inside. .That car was also able to tow a U-Haul trailer because it came with a steel bumper. That was also in the era when all cars came with full sized spare tires, too.
I think these cars were very carefully penned to suit their buyers desires .
Certainly they’re massive but I remember when my friend’s dad, a Physician, bought a Burgundy’67 and was ever so pleased with it .
-Nate