RE: [Chrysler300] Famous letter Cars

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Further research reminded me that Chrysler was Bob Hope's sponsor for many
years, including his golf tournaments--so no big surprise to see MoPars
featured in his movie.  I'd bet that Bob Hope owned some fancy MoPar iron,
perhaps even a 300 or two.

C-300'ly
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300 (Thanks for the memories)

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:31 PM
To: 'Alfred J. Peirish'; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Rich Barber
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Famous letter Cars

Rich and All,
We stayed a couple extra days in Ashville, N.C. after the meet. On Monday
Bachelor in Paradise was on cable in the hotel lobby (couldn't get the
channel in the room so watched it all in the lobby-delayed some sight
seeing). It is a cinnamon G convert. Also, early in the movie there is a
shot of traffic on the freeway. If you look close, there is a glimpse of a
300 F in the movie.

Brian Frank
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From: "Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Alfred J. Peirish'" <jfreddie@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
<Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Famous letter Cars


I remember commenting a couple of years ago that I had seen a coral F or G
rag in the 1961 Bob Hope Lana Turner movie-Bachelor in Paradise.  Others
chimed in with spottings as you have listed.

The car was driven by a very sexy Janis Paige and showed up in several
scenes with top down (the car, not Janis).  I think all the cars in the
movie were MoPars--a marketing tool often used by the majors in the movies
and TV--notably, The Dukes of Hazzard.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA (40 miles east of San Francisco-not Paradise, but very nice
today)
1955 C-300

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alfred J. Peirish
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 10:07 AM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] Famous letter Cars

C.T.C.I.  [small T-Birds]  maintains a list of movies where small T-Birds
have appeared, from 1955 to the present, and the list seems endless.  Also,
Birds that were owned by famous people;  Frank Sinatra, Jane Wyman, Conway
Twitty, Don Sutton, etc.  Is there any such history on Letter Chryslers?  I
met Robert Horton at the 1975 meet in Anaheim, and he still had the copper C
convertible that he purchased new.  Where are he, and/or the car today?  We
all probably remember the black C convertible in the TV series "Crime
Story".  Who owns it?  What about the white C convertible in the movie "Quiz
Show"?  That was a real beauty.

I have been told that my car was used in the movie "Imitation Of Life", but
have never been able to verify  that.  I purchased it from the 2nd owner in
Culver City, just a few blocks from the old MGM studio lot.  He told me that
the original owner purchased it in Beverly Hills, and was prominent in the
movie industry, [Producer, Director ???]  and owned it from 1957-1962.  I
remember seeing a C convertible in an old black and white Perry Mason re-run
a few years ago, and wondered if perhaps it was mine.

Anyone have anything to add?

                           Al Peirish
           [ exactly 1,000 miles from Hollywood]

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