Looking from the European side of the Atlantic it sometimes appears that Detroit was selling cars by the acre, I am sure I have seen folks maintaining allotments that are smaller than the footprint of the 1969 Chrysler Newport which was marketed with the strap line ‘The attainable dream‘.

The fifth generation Newport with ‘fuselage’ styling sits on a 124 inch wheel base with bodywork that is longer, lower wider and several hundred pounds heavier than it’s predecessors.

To set nearly 2 tons of sheet metal in motion five engine options were available from 255hp 5.9 litre 360 cui V8 through to 335 hp 7.2 litre 440 cui.

Body style options in included 2 door convertible, 2 or 4 door hardtop and 4 door sedan, the 5 door estate version was sold as a seperate Town & Country model.

The Newport shared almost identical bodies with the Chrylser 300, New Yorker and Imperial but differences in trim made the Newport a cheapest option at US$3,414.

The fifth generation Newport marked a zenith in the size of full size Chyslers the fuel crises of the early 70’s meant manufacturers would emphasise downsizing as a selling point from the mid seventies to the early 1980’s the Newport range was dropped completely in 1981.

The four door sedan like the 1969 model seen here, bearing the Big Mean ‘n’ Green legend on it’s registration plates was the most popular of Newport range with 55,000 units sold in 1969.

Thanks for joining me on this ‘Big Green ‘n’ Mean’ edition of ‘Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres’ I hope you will join me again for Ferrari Friday tomorrow. Don’t forget to come back now !