About Chrysler Fifth Avenue
The Chrysler Fifth Avenue is a 4-door sedan manufactured by from 1983 to 1993. The Fifth Avenue is a mid-size car from 1982 to 1989 while full-size cars were offered from 1979 to 1982 and from 1990 to 1993. The name of Fifth Avenue was introduced in 1979. People know it from an upmarket sub-model of the R-body Chrysler New Yorker sedan. This generation of Chrysler was smaller than its maximum size in the mid 1970s. It was powered by V8 engine parts and got rear wheel drive. The R-body boast a wheelbase of 118.5-inch (3,010 mm) , still considerably longer than its downsized GM and Ford competitors.
The total production of R-body New Yorkers was very low. Just over 70,000 were produced from 1979 to 1981, with Fifth Avenue producing about 25% of them. Several limousines were used in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Others are for Hollywood film studios.
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In 1979, buyers had the option of a two-tone beige car. which came with parts which match leather upholstery and a lighter colored "driftwood" woodgrain dashboard. The car came with a standard vinyl roof. The set was neatly colored, even the rubbing strip parts on the bumper parts were beige. additional colors were added in 1980 and 1981. a special edition model was offered for users of the 1980 and 1981 Fifth Avenue. This special edition had the mysterious "Vigil Blue" with gold pinstripe parts on the car. A blue Landau roof matched the body.
In 1980, ASC (American Sunroof Corporation) for the Chrysler LeBaron created a Fifth Avenue package to appeal customers. It was built on the its Chrysler M platform with the Dodge Diplomat. This rare option package is produced on 654 LeBarons for the year with the exterior parts found on the New Yorker Fifth Avenue.