remember the old 70's saying..."different strokes for different folks"...it's that simple / billlll in kennewick washington On May 1, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Doug Warrener wrote: > Rick, I say this in jest and am not trying to start any styling > controversy. Those of us with 300H's take umbrage to your statement > that > 62 Chryslers look fat and stodgy! In my opinion, the H is the cleanest > and best looking letter car produced after the C-300. Doug Warrener > > ________________________________ > > From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Rick Ehrmann > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:06 PM > To: robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > mjraguse@xxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] The J > > > 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 >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> 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! 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