RE: [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 1955 Service Manual indicates the 1955 VIN?s start with 3N551001 and I
was assuming the same convention might apply to the 1957?s that are
similarly numbered.  Cuzzin? Gil:  Help!  We either have one too many or are
missing a 300-C.

C-300?ly,
Rich Barber
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From: rob kern [mailto:robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:44 PM
To: 'George R. Cann'; 'chrysler club'; Rich Barber
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

Hello 300'ly to all!
    The last VIN of the C was 3N573251, since only 2251 were built with the
VIN # starting at 1000. The 3NE57#### is for the engine, and I have been
lead to believe that there were at least 16 extra engines produced of the
'57 392 Hemi that did not go into vehicles. ROB KERN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rich Barber 
To: 'George R. Cann' ; 'chrysler club' 
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

I'm no expert, but my data shows a total of 2,252 1957 Chrysler 300-C's were
produced. Unless they skipped some numbers, the VIN of the last one would
have been 3N573252. The referenced VIN is most likely the engine number
stamped on the block--as evidenced by the "E" in the string. VIN's and
S/N's of these early cars did not match and it is likely some additional
replacement engines were built along the way.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
1955 C-300 VIN 3N551198, engine S/N 3NE551098