1970 Chrysler New Yorker Barn Find Emerges in Colorado for $10,000

A long-neglected 1970 Chrysler New Yorker sedan has surfaced in Wiggins, Colorado, listed on Facebook Marketplace with an asking price of $10,000 or best offer. The car is being described as a barn find, though the seller’s own photos suggest it may have spent the bulk of its idle years outdoors rather than tucked away in a dry structure. Flat tires and faded paint tell the story of a sedan that has clearly been sitting for some time.

For more than five decades spanning from the 1940s onward, the New Yorker served as Chrysler’s flagship nameplate, positioned below the Imperial in the corporate hierarchy. The full-size C-body platform received a redesign for 1969, meaning the 1970 models carried over with only minor revisions. Buyers who wanted maximum dimensions got them: the New Yorker rode on a 124-inch wheelbase, stretched just shy of 19 feet bumper to bumper, and tipped the scales at roughly 4,400 pounds.

Moving that much sheetmetal required serious motivation, and Chrysler delivered it in the form of a standard 440 cubic-inch V8 paired with a TorqueFlite automatic. Production for 1970 totaled approximately 34,200 New Yorkers, with four-door sedans accounting for nearly 9,400 of those units, about half the volume of the more popular four-door hardtop body style.

Documentation accompanying the car traces back to its 1970 delivery, including the original MSRP window sticker showing a price north of $6,000 when new. The odometer reads 69,000 miles, a figure the seller presents as genuine. Notably, the vehicle began its life as a dealer demonstrator, which means its first retail owner likely paid somewhat less than sticker. Chrysler’s Imperial would have commanded an even higher sum.

Condition-wise, the seller reports minimal rust and a solid but dirty interior, and notes that the 440 will turn over without yet firing. Prospective buyers in the comments have raised fair concerns about hidden corrosion underneath, particularly given the car’s apparent exposure to the elements, and several have suggested that fresh tires and a running state would be reasonable prerequisites before the asking price makes sense. It remains a substantial project for someone comfortable with a four-door platform and a big-block powertrain.