Interesting comments from 1961 Car & Driver re 300F.

["David Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxx>]

300 fans,
Recently bought 3 interesting magazines off e-Bay. Car & Driver, August, September, October 1961. These have Bill Carroll's articles, " Beautiful Brute" in 3 parts.
This letter was published in the October 1961 edition. I thought it made interesting reading. 

TROUBLE GETTING PARTS.

I am the owner of an XK140 Jaguar.I have no trouble whatsoever getting parts for this car at any time.At most, I would have to wait for 2 days for the parts to come from Momo in New York.
I recently bought a Chrysler 300F for my wife. It is not a sports car, but a nice practical car for the wife.Well, I just cannot get parts for it. No MoPar wholesaler,much less a Chrysler dealer, stocks any parts that are not used on the standard Chrysler line. All parts must come from Detroit with weeks of delay, if they come at all.
Let no one complain about getting parts for foreign cars.I did not expect a dealer to be able to service the car, but I did expect to be able to get parts.
Edward.D.Youmans.
Ramsey,
New Jersey.



Several things caught my attention. Ed says " It is a nice practical car for the wife", 
and the fact that even in late 1961, he did NOT expect the dealer to be able to service the 300F !!! And cannot get parts.
Make one wonder just what special parts a 300F could need in late 1961. Dual points? Air filters?. As for Ed's comment that it is "a nice practical car for the wife", hmmmm, that's an interesting quote in today's context.

Dave.


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