Re: [Chrysler300] The J

["Rick Ehrmann" <tc440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Styling is a matter of opinion and aesthetic sense. While I loved the looks
of the canted fin 61Chryslers, fins were over. GM had taken over the styling
lead with its modern, sleek, finless new designs, such as the 61 Olds
Starfire and the bubbletop Chevy Impala SS. They made the 62 Chryslers look
fat and stodgy. To me, a Mopar guy at age 13, the 1963 Chryslers - and the
rest of the Mopar lineup looked great, especially the Chrysler hardtops. The
300J was my favorite car - period. It looked sleek and powerful, yet clean
and understated, with crisp, flowing architectural lines.

The J was also the last letter that was true to the original formula: high
performance and luxury as standard equipment. Dual quads, HD suspension,
leather interior, power accessories, 150 mph speedo, tach. It was a complete
package, unlike the K and the L. Now I love my K on its merits, but Chrysler
made most of the letter features optional extras to make the car more
competitive on price.

I was lucky to find a low mileage mechanically excellent J in Memphis this
past December. It will be given a quality cosmetic restoration. I want a
"show/driver" to keep. It took me 46 years to obtain. And it won't be a bad
investment, either. J and K values are being pulled up by the buzz of the
new Chrysler 300s  and the skyrocketing values of C,D,F and G's.

Rick Ehrmann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mjraguse@xxxxxxx>
To: <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] The J


> In a message dated 4/30/2006 8:09:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Do you remember the show EMPIRE with Richard Egan and Charles Bronson?
This
> was a southwestern ranch spread parallel to Dynasty and Dallas in
affluence in
> the early '60s.  Jane Seymour was the matriarch.  The neat thing was that
they
> all featured the new '63 Chrysler products!  What did the macho foreman of
> the ranch drive as his personal vehicle?  I do believe he had a J!!
>
> I for one do remember it, if for no other reason the cars, which were
> continually featured. I seem to remember Richard Egan in a Town and
Country station
> wagon.. What I also remember was one of the actresses appearing on the
Tonight
> Show before the start of the new series and when either Jack Paar or
Johnny
> Carson asked them if they ride horses she replied "No we all drive
Chryslers".
> After that I made sure I tuned in to watch.
> Marv
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