Classifieds Find: 1973 Chrysler Newport Survivor. Special ordered by the owner of Richmond Chrysler-Plymouth in British Columbia. The car’s powertrain was then built in-house. Had a 6-Pack on it. The car was sold to Jim Harris in Seattle and I got it from him (he took the 6-BBL off). I put an M1 intake and a 750 CFM Edelbrock on it. 1976 Chrysler Newport 2dr coupe, well kept original car, nice body and paint, super clean original interior, 43,xxx orig miles, like new, full power. More Add to Favorites Make Offer / Buy Now.

Will try to see if this gains any traction. Hoping to construct ONE thread were all the 'special edition', 'spring specials', limited runs', road-worthy 'prototypes' or other 'one-offs', etc C-bodies are captured. Hopefully we can post information like ads, pictures, mag articles, promotional and/or factory materials from back in the day. Even better, if we can find examples of these vehicles still on the road today.

Tell us what you know about it (them). Talk about your search for one. If you own one, educate us about it.

Production history, anecdotes, whatever you want. Also, ask questions about something you 'heard of' and wanna know more about. Maybe somebody heard of it too and/or can produce information to help you in your search for answers.

Maybe we can debunk some myths too. Many of the C's are sprinkled throughout here. If you can find the thread, just post the link to it some were don't have to unnecessarity duplicate all those other threads. And if we can use the categories of cars we follow.Forward Look, Fusies, Formals, etc.on FCBO, cool. Finally, doesn't have to be C-bodies.

It could be other Mopars. And since this is a General Thread, it could be ANY car/truck that fits the bill of 'Special Edition'. Greddy emanage blue tuning.

We're all car people here and appreciate all kinda neat vehicles. I'll start with an example and we'll see if this thread has any legs. The 1973 Chrylser Mariner. We did a lot this prototype model here on FCBO. Present Day Photo. There were a lot of Spring Specials and White Hat Specials over the years and I am far from an expert. '67 Fury III's had a Spring Special that came with the rocker moldings used on the '67 Sport Furys and a few options as standard.

Didn't matter if you had a 4 door, you got the rocker moldings. In '68, I believe that the Fury III's with Argent vs. White body side moldings started out as a Spring Special. They also had some type of White Hat Special with white vinyl tops on a variety of cars. '69 Chryslers also had a Sportsgrain option and in '70, the Gran Coupe started out as a special package to move some cars by dressing up a Fury II. The Fury Custom came along sometime in '71 and on the B Body side, in '74 there was the Satellite Sundance which came in a rust orange metallic color with an orange and black plaid cloth insert on otherwise white seats. These cars had a stripe that went down the side and up the C Pillar and ended with a smiling 'Sun' toward the top of the C Pillar.

This is what immediately comes to my mind. Great idea for a thread. One of the rarest of the midyear 1969 Plymouths was a surreal 'spring special' based on the Fury III two-door hardtop. The expected extras like deluxe interior, deluxe wheel covers, whitewalls, etc. Were included, but the name was something else. The Plymouth Snapper was billed as 'the sleek, stylish, limited edition cousin of the Road Runner.'

Body color was gold, and the exclusive turtle-shell vinyl roof sported a camp Snapper name on a turtle image on the C-pillar. Who would name a car after a turtle? In newspaper ads, the Snapper was illustrated in the larger-than-life cartoon style reserved for the Road Runner. Did some sales wizard hope part of the Runner's hip image might rub off on the big Plymouths? ​We have not been able to produce a vintage, let alone a present-day photo of one these Snappers. A little help?

Perhaps even more rare were the efforts of a Toledo, Ohio, dealer who apparently 'did his own thing,' advertising a '1969 1/2 Plymouth Diplomat' priced at $2,445, which appeared to be a Fury pillared coupe with Sport Fury ornamentation. It is these dealer initiatives and/or regional models that are the most difficult for automotive historians to discover and document. ​Nary a sighting of one today. No advertising for one can be found.

Could be pure urban legend, could be Highland Park nipped it in the bud, could be like the NJ historian who believed somebody was trickin' out the Newport 440 to be a 'cheap Hurst'.