[Chrysler300] C300 report

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Bill:

Thanks for the report.

1955 Chrysler 300 cognoscenti
:	
Does that price seem about "right"?  Any other recent purchases or sales to
report?

Here is what NADA says today at:  http://www.nadaguides.com

Click on Classic cars, etc. to get to the Chrysler pages.

1955 Chrysler 300 2 Door Hardtop 
May 31, 2008
PRICING
Original MSRP: $4,110 

Low Retail		$29,500 
Average Retail Value $44,000 
High Retail  		$93,400

At 93,400, a cherry 1955 Chrysler 300 will have appreciated to 22.7 times
its original price.  At $4.159/gallon, gasoline has appreciated to 13.5
times its 1955 price of $0.309/gallon.


I'm looking forward to seeing some of you at MoPar Alley's 18th Annual MOPAR
Rally tomorrow at Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA tomorrow,
or perhaps at Sparks Wednesday, for the Chrysler 300 Club, Inc. meet at the
Nugget on Saturday.  One can go into MoPar sensory overload at the Fremont
show and ditto for 300-philes at Sparks.  

My vintage tranny guy replaced the rear seal and shifter seals on my
PowerFlite, and both ended up leaking worse than before.  Any secrets to
getting a better job next time?

I'm finding that adding an electric fuel pump and using it to prime the
carbs after the car has set for some time really eliminates the hard
starting problem. I set the pump up with a push button and I can hear it run
until it fills the float chambers and changes tone.  Then crank and go.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 Chrysler C-300 (Trailing Type-A and may be under-insured)

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:29 PM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] C300 report

Greetings All,
Went to the auction of the Lorn Gates estate today at Beloit, KS.
The C300 didn't look quite as good in person as in the pictures but it 
seems to be a very restorable car.  It did not have the correct air 
cleaner, the hubcaps had been stolen, and the interior was ratty, the 
drivers side window was cracked.  It showed 86,542 miles, and ran 
roughly.  They said it needed brakes.
It had California black plates with a 1969 decal,  Lic. number was 
GDZ889.
Gloria, the serial number was 3N552574  
Final bid was $21,000.
No, I did not buy it.
Bill Miller






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