RE: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Sold on eBay

["Owen Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd just like to say a couple of things here, firstly how much I appreciate
both Dan and Gil's work to bring us factual history on early 300 racing.
 Secondly I get the impression that some do not put any, or very little,
value on a cars history and having that history documented as correct. Well
maybe you should take a look at what makes the 300's the legend they are
today. It was the Kiekhaefer's, the Flock brothers, the Frank Mundy's, the
Buck Bakers, Daytona etc...
If we keep getting idiotic claims on particular cars race history and this
gets passed on down to future generations this in turn will distort the
pedigree of the whole 300 breed. They are special lets keep them that way.

No documentation, no cigar.

Owen

     

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dan Elliott
Sent: Friday, 26 September 2008 12:13 a.m.
To: lettercars@xxxxxxx; obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
c300@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Sold on eBay

Amen, Gil.  Some of us have worked too hard on the real race history behind
the 55-56 300's
to have the truth as we've reasonably been able to put it together simply
washed
away in this kind of auction setting.  The irony here is that one of the
important players
in RM auctions was the purchaser of the only remaining Kiekhaefer 300B from
the Kiekhaefer
estate.  I presume he had nothing to do with the auction mentioned here.

Dan Elliott
www.300B.info


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of lettercars@xxxxxxx
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:51 AM
  To: obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; c300@xxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Sold on eBay


  All:
  The more expensive of the two C300s, 3N55 2283 ($181,500 worth!) MUST be
  commented on. Almost everything stated about the car, except the fact it
is a
  legitimate C300 and of fine quality, is untrue. It started out its life as
a
  Platinum car, equipped with power steering, radio with rear speaker, a
  heater, and a power seat. Certainly it had a clock, as they were standard.
The
  statement about being equipped with steel wheels---ostensibly for
  "racing"----rather than the more common wires is idiotic. Actually, the
great majority of
  C300s were equipped with the standard steel wheels and wheel covers. The
  car was delivered thru a dealer in that "hotbed" of NASCAR, Kansas. (At
least
  RM said the NASCAR connection couldn't be confirmed with certainty.) No
  kidding.
  Apparently this car was "restored" to kind of mechanically duplicate C300s
  #1 or #2 which competed at Daytona. Neither of those cars were red.
  I think this is a great example of developing a "story" on a car that
  gradually morphs into the "truth" if repeated enough times. Evidently
someone
  thought the story was worth 180 or so thousand bucks---or at least if
repeated a
  few more times----would be. Personally, I have no use for this nonsense.
  300ly, Gil Cunningham
  Tallahassee, FL
  A perfect day here today!


  In a message dated 9/16/2008 11:19:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
  obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

  For those who may have missed the results of the RM Astor auction a few
  weeks ago, check out the sale results on the pair of C 300's that sold.
The more
  expensive one was a strong number 2 plus maybe even 1 car, the less
  expensive one was a strong number 3. All opinions of course are
subjective.


http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=AA08&SortBy=AL&View=No
rm
  al&Category=Cars&Currency=#

  Roger Schaaf

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: RLS
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Rich Barber
  Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Sold on eBay

  I was the 2nd place 34 k bidder. As some wag once said: "2nd place is the
  first loser". If I knew more about it I may have bid a bit more.

  Roger Schaaf
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Rich Barber
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:53 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Sold on eBay

  Someone got a pretty nice C-300 on eBay for $35K. A last minute bid. Not
  our bid or car.

  See:


http://offer.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=250291821587

  C-300'ly,
  Rich Barber
  Brentwood, CA
  1955 Chrysler C-300 (Hard to put a value on these puppies)

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