1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country Wagon
Chrysler dropped its signature fins entirely for 1962, and the New Yorker Town and Country station wagon reflected the change with cleaner, squared-off rear quarters (the product of an unconventional engineering solution).
With an all-new platform canceled on cost grounds, Chrysler’s designers grafted an updated 1962 New Yorker front end onto a carryover 1961 Plymouth-based wagon body (the only finless full-size wagon in Chrysler’s corporate portfolio at the time).
The result rode on a 122-inch wheelbase, the only year Chrysler full-size cars used that dimension, and was available in six- and nine-passenger configurations.
Only 793 New Yorker Town and Country wagons were produced for the model year, placing it among the rarest body styles in the lineup. The nine-passenger version seated three rows in a four-door hardtop body without B-pillars.
Power came from the 413 ci RB-series V-8 rated at 340 hp, paired with the three-speed TorqueFlite automatic.
Chrysler’s AstraDome instrument cluster was a defining interior feature, with a broad options list covering power steering, power brakes, power windows and seats, a power rear window, front and rear air conditioning, and a roof-mounted luggage rack.
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