Re: [Chrysler300] Hot Shoes

[Nancy Kramer <nekramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have heard stories that in 1957 and/or 1958 the New Jersey Turnpike 
police used Chrysler NYER Station wagons with hemis in them built to 300 
specs.  Maybe someone who lived in the area and drove on the Turnpike at 
the time could confirm that.  I have heard this story many times although 
have never seen one of these vehicles.

I do remember that when I first started driving on the NJ Turnpike the cops 
were running '65 NYers as their cars.  I have no idea what was under the 
hood.  That was before I had heard of 300s.  I was driving a 6 cylinder 
Plymouth at the time so in no way tried to out run them.

Regards,

Nancy Kramer



At 01:32 AM 1/14/2006, Rich Barber wrote:

>Thanks for the input and war stories from all the unrepentant hot-shoes.
>Tom McCahill stated in 1955 these cars were not for the Rosemary (?)
>Blushbottom types and he was right.
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>Maybe our love for our 300's is genetic.  I see the quote time after
>time that,
>  "I remember the first one I saw, and I knew I had to have one".
>That is exactly my experience and I regret having waited 49 years to
>"have one".
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>I would ask for any help anyone can provide on verifying an article
>I recall that Chrysler 300's were used as Highway Patrol pursuit cars on
>the
>Pennsylvania or New Jersey turnpike.  I remember a quote that the only
>thing that ever outran one was a big Mercedes.
>I would love to hear someone confirm that story and would really
>appreciate it if anyone had a copy of the article to share it.
>I see Dodge is now peddling Chargers to the constables.
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>Rich Barber Brentwood, CA
>1955 C-300-w/Hemi
>2005 Dodge Durango-w/Semi-Hemi
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>Ben Meisner wrote:
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>I promise to say no more. While the only... Hmmmm...
>racing I did was on the highway with a police car in tow on occasion
>or on the many old air strips that dotted Canada in the early 60's
>I must say this to a person everyone who ever rode with me said that the
>300 -E
>which is what I drove rode the best, at 130 mph it felt like it was
>floating and
>you could control it. Now as all of you old racers will acknowledge
>there is a
>difference from herding the rig down the road or track and driving it.
>I went to great pains to find the old girl a few years back and when
>I stick my shoe into it , well it still rides the same as it did in
>1959, and 60 .
>There is little doubt that a Chevy did keep up with me on one occasion
>but I'll bet a nice new Canadian dollar he wasn't having as much fun behind
>the wheel as I was and that really is what has always set the letter
>cars in a
>different class then the regular run.
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>Meisner, Canada
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