Comments on: John Lennon’s Car: A Wagon That Rocks ’n’ Rolls

By: JohnVorel

JohnVorel — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:08:27 +0000

Well I basically grew up in a similar car. My parents had a 1971 Ford Country Squirer stationwagon. It was about the same dimensions. Had a 8 cylinder, 4 barrel 390C.I. (cubic inches) not a 400. That baby hauled. And my father needed it with 6 children in our family plus a grandmother (who lived with most of the 70’s .) I was number 5 in the pecking order and so me and my little sister always had to sit in the very back of the car being the smallest. When I got old enough to drive in 1978 I did some of my student driving with that car. Sure I floored it a couple times just to get a feel for the power it had. When there was only one person in the car it did make a difference versus having a few people. There was more power going to transmission when you accelerated and therefor was a quick car empty. When you had more people you need some extra time for braking to a stop. These are the kinds of things most drivers take for granted today. It was almost like driving a long sleek truck.

By: autotraveler

autotraveler — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:12:26 +0000

Together with Sam Fiorani, I wrote about this car and photographed it on the eve of its 2011 auction.
Here’s a link to the story.
http://www.automotivetraveler.com/magazine/viewer.php?path=2010/12/John_and_Yoko_1972_Chrysler_Wagon

By: Losmeme

Losmeme — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:15:11 +0000

WOW! My first car was the family wagon (of course) which was a ’72 Fury Sport Suburban Brougham, same car different trim. The back door was totally cool. The 27 gallon gas tank, not so cool.

By: Phantomfan

Phantomfan — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 05:07:15 +0000

Correction: I meant to say – “Lennon’s third 1964 Phantom V was bought second-hand in New York by Yoko Ono in 1980 as an 11th anniversary present for her husband”, i.e. in March 1980.

By: Phantomfan

Phantomfan — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:48:39 +0000

Great article. Just one point. The T&C Chrysler is actually the second longest-owned car owned by Lennon. His first 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V (5VD73 – FJB 111C) remained in his possession from 1965 – 1977. His second 1965 Phantom V (5VD63 – EUC 100C) was purchased second-hand in 1966 and sold to Allen Klein in 1969. Lennon’s third 1964 Phantom V was bought second-hand in New York by Yoko Ono in 1980 as a fortieth birthday present for her husband. This American Phantom V is currently one of the jewels in the Tebo Auto Collection in Colorado. The only problem is that it is being deliberately misrepresented as 5VD63. However, a forensic analysis would reveal that the chassis number is 5LVD15, the car the Yoko bought for John in 1980. It’s LHD for goodness sake! For more information about John Lennon’s three
Phantoms: http://www.60×50.com/search/label/John%20Lennon

By: nlpnt

nlpnt — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:52:29 +0000

Speed_Kiwi It does make me wonder, if he was trying to simplify and blend in with traffic, why he didn’t choose a mechanically-identical but much cheaper Plymouth Fury wagon bought off the lot.

Those plates are not only more recent but entirely fake, NY plates from the ’70s were yellow-orange, not lemon yellow like these.

By: dreadbagel

dreadbagel — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:49:25 +0000

More popular than Chrysler!