I didn't want to get into running this guy's auction down, but in my opinion anyone looking to purchase this car should go take a thorough look at it, or get someone with a good knowledge of 300Ds to do so. To me this car looks "staged" or made up to look like a barn find, what's that straw in the engine compartment hiding? Wouldn't your normal person remove it to photograph, it looks like it may have been placed there. He has the original air cleaner, shouldn't that be plural? Take note of his "no rust known to speak of" and "all appears good original carpet 100% complete". Well take a look at the front interior/floor shots, there isn't much carpet there, apart from scaly rust. He appears to want to sell it sight unseen "buy it now" "no refunds given". I'm sure he wants to sell it "out of country" so when the new owner puts his foot through the floorboards he's not within arms length. Anyone going to see it should get a pencil rubbing of the data plate...maybe it's a special order green/yellow with a grey interior but I doubt it going on the dash color :-) Of course all of the above is just speculation and everything could be just perfect, but this car just doesn't look right to me and I'd hate to see a club member taken on it. Happy Xmas to all. Owen -----Original Message----- From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Barber Sent: Friday, 21 December 2007 5:58 a.m. To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 1958 300-D??? This response from the seller does not exactly generate confidence. Anyone for a pig-in-a-poke? Aussies and bloody Yanks, take care. Merry Christmas C-300'ly, Rich Barber Brentwood, CA thanks..Richard..but your the 14th person that would like to see it..if knowone buys it in the next 8 days of the auction I'll just hang on to it ..it really looks like that it will be going out of the country anyway,,..those people in Australia just love these.. -----Original Message----- From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Barber Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:50 AM To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Chrysler300] 1958 300-D??? Does this look to be a bona fide 300-D? If so, I may go take a peek. The bench seat seems strange, but may be a replacement??? The VIN pix are unclear, but appear to start with IC4, not the LC41 prefix I've copied from some source. What does an authentic 58-D VIN tag look like? What is its format? Love the daisies growing out of the carbs. http://tinyurl.com/3c9nty Merry Christmas C-300'ly, Rich Barber 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 For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/ 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 For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/