For 1976 the Newport Custom took over the 1974–75 New Yorker's rear styling, while the New Yorker took the Imperial's.
Lead trim: 360 LA V8
Chrysler Newport sixth generationC-body · 1974–1978
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FactFor 1976 the Newport Custom took over the 1974–75 New Yorker's rear styling, while the New Yorker took the Imperial's.
The Newport was redesigned for the 1974 model year with the other full-size C-body cars, dropping the sweeping "fuselage" look for crisper slab-sided styling. Though several inches shorter, the 1974–1978 Newports were among the heaviest cars Chrysler built, and their arrival coincided with the 1973 oil embargo, when full-size sales plummeted. It came as two- and four-door hardtops and a sedan, with 360, 400 and 440 cu in V8s, built at Jefferson Avenue and Belvidere.
Collectors Spotted in the Chrysler Newport Lineage
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 LA V8 | 1974–1978 | 5.9 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 400 B V8 | 1974–1978 | 6.6 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 440 RB V8 | 1974–1978 | 7.2 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 360 LA V8 trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
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Photographs
To save weight, the R-body Newport used plastic brake wheel-cylinder pistons, which tended to swell and bind the brakes after some years.
For 1976 the Newport Custom took over the 1974–75 New Yorker's rear styling, while the New Yorker took the Imperial's.
Rivals
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