Doug's 1965 Chrysler Newport 4 door sedan

[Seattlecarnut]

Very nice looking car. I've always liked original, unrestored cars of this vintage.

[Christianpreaching]

so, you have a couple of classic cars, i see.

[MarkinDC]

65 Chryslers have very elegant lines, and the Town Sedans wear them especially well. A lot of folks prefer hardtops but sedans are more solid, and the 6-window has the ultimate visibility........

[TownSedan]

yes he still has it...I've got the exact same car as he does and we occasionally have both cars together at shows and cruise nights....we'll have a video with both together sometime.

[MOTERHEAD69]

Do you still have this car?

[romeoneq]

Would u consider selling it ???

[romeoneq]

Love it. Had one. In high school just like it I bought it from an old lady who kept it in storage all her life she sold it to me for 1000 bucks. Best car i ever owned 1965 crystler newport!!!! But mine was baby blue!! I sold it about 8 years ago my wife made me do it. Id love to get my hands on one again. Would u consider selling it?????

[takoma5]

That is a beauty, take care of it..Mopar rules!!

[takoma5]

Very nice..shes a beauty..take good care of her..:)

[DickotheClown]

beautiful. treasure that forever.

[sevenlemon]

I have a '66 Newport that I've had for a couple years. It needs some work, but It runs ok. The main problem is the amount of play in the steering, what can I do to tighten it up? any ideas?

[1965windsor]

Very Nice.. I have the Canadian Version of the Newport which was the Chrysler Windsor. Mine has a 361 Big Block. Production of the Windsor was 4259.

[WHP1959]

A clean piece!

[nissan501]

my dads first car was a newport, same color as that one also.

[schomminater]

It gets up and moves quite nicely with the 383. Very nice.

[bluedoris]

Nice car. you are right about 4 door cars, I have a 68 cutlass, 4 door

never seen another one yet (in UK) and its all original . cheers.

[59phonebone]

Nice. My first car in 1976 was a '65 Newport. It was a 4-door with the 383 and had the hood turn signals and no right side mirror. It was great for carloads of kids going to high school football games!

[59phonebone]

@59phonebone Oops, I meant fender mount turn signals. Also I had the factory AM radio.

My mom had a '60 Fury wagon with the big fins and the push-button auto tranny. It was cool!

BTW, did you know you sound like Ben Stein? lol

[storrs19]

Radios were an option in many cars until 1980 or so. The more expensive cars began to have an AM radio as standard around 1970 but your average car still did not. I have had a 1975 Ford Maverick with no factory radio, just a face plate.

[1965windsor]

@storrs19

My 1965 has the factory AM radio in the dash and I have the original radio manual that came with the car from the original owner

[TownSedan]

Nice movie Doug...! We gotta make a movie with both our Town Sedans sometime!

[ShitFromShinolla]

I love that car!

[chatrkat]

BEAUTIFUL!

[43500534]

Very nice car. But you were misinformed on production figures.The lowest produced 4dr. Chrysler in '65 was the 300

at 2,187. The Newport 4dr.Twn. Sedan was 12,411. The lowest production of all '65 Chryslers was the 300L 2dr. conv. at 440 made.

[drh4683]

Thanks for the correction. I wasn't aware that they offered a 4dr 300 in '65.

[crispiegee1]

@drh4683 Yes, the non-letter 300, which was not much more than a Newport itself. I've never seen or heard of the Town Sedan before, but it's pretty neat. My grandmother used to have a '67 Newport 4-door with the ordinary pillars. I always liked that car too.

[worm082]

How could a 1965 car not have a radio in it? Radios were still an option that late?

[OlegKostoglatov]

Chrysler was the first of the big three to introduce alternators in their cars, starting in 1960. The alternators, and other electrical parts, were made by Prestolite. To my knowledge they never used a Delco Remy unit, and unlike the Delco units they had an external voltage regulator on the firewall. Believe it or not you can still buy spark plug leads through Chrysler for that engine, with the pentastar logos, so the leads aren't original then they may have been replaced by a dealer.

[OlegKostoglatov]

It's interesting that someone would have ordered a Chrysler a a factory stripper. For the same money they could have bought a fully loaded Dodge Polara with the same engine with a four barrel carb. It's also odd that the car has a Stromberg carburetor, most Mopars used Carters, either the two barrel or the AFB. Later on in the 60's they alternated between using Carters or Holley's, depending on the production run.

[audubon5425]

Nice car - I have had a '66 Newport since '93. Unfortunately, I had no garage for years and the sun has taken it's toll. Mine has manual brakes too, but has a radio and air. Even scarcer than no radio is no light package - I think I've only seen two without it in 16 years.

[audubon5425]

Also, your day-night mirror was an option too.

[drh4683]

Thanks, I didn't know that was optional for '65 chryslers.

[craig1974]

Super awesome! I love the instrument cluster. The car looks to have great acceleration too. Ever since i was a kid i always loved that original car look, and never cared for altered car looks.

[123demaio]

no rust, nobody drove it in the snow. Must have been inclosed for years. They invented better undercoating in the 70's . Great shape the car is worth more now then it was new..

[tb40ford]

Well spoken oreohyper.This is true .Nothing can compare to the feeling of an all original car. Even if all NOS parts are used the restored car will never be as good as original.

5 stars here.

[oreohyper]

I use to restore vintage cars. Frame off restorations is what we did,but I can tell you the restored cars may look a bit newer however the function is never as good as a good ole survivor like this Chrysler.This is a fact.

Thank you for posting this great machine.

[spatsbear2]

That is so pristine! Beautiful car!!!

[tasmith1969]

NICE! It must be a desert car, no way it would have lasted all those winters. So how many roundies can fit in the trunk?

[retrochad]

That's awesome! it's in such good condition. I think if it were mine though I'd have to put in the factory CHrysler AM radio as I have to have music when I'm driving!

[compu85]

Wow, that car is in great shape yet, even the windshield isn't pitted! It's nice to see something still as it left the factory. I'm trying to keep my Mercedes in the same condition, as of yet it's totally original, except for the headlights.

[vwestlife]

Very nice! That engine runs very smoothly and quietly.

[raymondleeleggs]

I love old cars, plenty of trunk space for storing stuff you want hidden.

[jefferyb304]

In this digital era, I really wonder why vehicle's still have analog looking gauges and rather old fashioned style shifters.

[PowerEquipmentRepair]

Nice car in good original shape! IMO trying to keep a old car original is how it should be done instead of others who customize them.