Hi Chis, Just read through the article, I liked and agreed with most if not all of your comments as well as the brief description of the '57 300C. BUT as for the bagging of the new one by the journo with comments such as "don't expect the new 300C to take the sword to any of the Ford or Holden eight bangers, as it simply won't happen" OR "in terms of fit ,finish , and ergonomic function, the 300 fails to outshine even the lowest level Australian family sedans". Holden Australia couldn't even get the windows to go up and down in my Holden Commodore, how's that for fit and finish! Then there's the lack of oil pressure on the V8 cars not so long back. These were not one off problems either. As for performance let's compare apples with apples and put an SRT8 up against one of the so-called Aussie "muscle cars". I was reasonably happy with the new 300C on my test drive, fit and finish on the one I drove was nice and a darn sight classier than what Holden/Ford have put together lately. It drove well too, without being mind blowing, but I'm looking forward to a drive in the SRT8 for that. I'm glad to see them down here. Owen "Down-under" too....and putting up with these idiot comments from local motoring magazines. -----Original Message----- From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of christopher beilby Sent: Wednesday, 29 March 2006 10:12 p.m. To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Chrysler300] aussie 57 300C versus new 300C feature article If interested 'Read all about it', if what I suggest below works from the US as simply as it does from here/Australia. Last November Australia's largest circulation Auto Magazine ran a color feature of my 57 daily driver 300C versus the current 300C. I was going to email a copy of the feature the magazine sent me on a CD, but file was way too large, and I apologise I have been too busy to try and work out a smaller format copy. However, if you go to Google, and in search box you type in "Chris Beilby", up as number One response comes my red 57 300C, and a shortened/edited format version of the feature "Unique Cars" ran - unfortunately they cut the number of shots of the 57 300, but at least some of it is there. Try it and see how it goes your end - if it works the red 57 300C is there worldwide - even if they made my car's 120,000 miles into 200,000 kilometres, and then when printing changed their 200,000 kilometres into 200,000 miles - now if every 392 hemi in a 300C did 200,000 hard miles with only minor blowby as the only complaint at that mileage, we would all be rapt !? Get the spelling of my surname correct, the "e" is before the "i" in Beilby, and I am none of the other Beilbys that come up after the first one. If it does not work with "Chris Beilby", maybe try 'Chris Beilby 300C'. Someone let me know if it works from there or not, yours from Oz, Christopher To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/