Re: [Chrysler300] 1964 Silver Series Edition

[Paul Holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Terry & Andree Hoeman wrote:
> Chryslers twenty fifth anniversary was in 1949 but 1964 was the 40th 
> anniversary of course.

> We have had a silver edition sport series 300 for many years.  We bought it 
> the day we went to buy the NOS 61 G that was at Linder Motors in Holdrege 
> Nebraska.  We couldn't get together on price on the G and sitting two cars 
> away in the showroom we saw the silver 300 and could easily get together on 
> the price for it.   The dealer had originally sold it in 65 and took it back 
> in trade in 75 or so and had it there till 85 when we bought it.
> 
> We picked up a 46,000 mile one family 64 salon a few years ago.  We drove it 
> to the 2004 WPC national meet in Omaha and had some display sheets in the 
> windows about the fact that this was the 40th anniversary of the 40th 
> anniversary Chrysler.  I thought that was neat timing.
> 
> I don't really remember that there is any literature  about the anniversary 
> but after snooping in my literature I did find one that says ---it started 
> in 24 but never talks about it being the 40th anniversary.  Fairly rare 
> folder to see i believe.

> Terry Hoeman

> 64 K convert
> 64 silver edition sport 300
> 64 NY salon
> 64 Imperial

> and for the list of departed 64's
> 64 K silver edition
> 64 sport 300 convert with all K drive train and loaded with all accessories

> ---and strangely the only ones without tilt steering, which was introduced 
> in 64, are the imperial and the salon which came standard with almost all 
> options  (but the Tilt wheel  didn't exist in 63 when they first created the 
> salon so it got left off I guess)

> For what it's worth we have three silver anniversary cars also including our 
> NOS T&C which we bought from the same dealership in 83.  It finally got 
> titled for the first time ever a few years ago.

> TH

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Stewart" <ronstewart31@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "jimmac2004" <jimmac2004@xxxxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:02 PM


>> I, remember in the show room in 64 a new yorker painted silver. a special 
>> called a salon, beautifly auto  the only one i have ever seen  c300 ron
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: jimmac2004
>>  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:40 AM
>>  Subject: [Chrysler300] 1964 Silver Series Edition


>>  Hi All, It seems many refer to the Silver Edition as Silver
>>  Anniversary.I've noticed that on e-bay & by some club members. I'm
>>  pretty sure there is no anniversary attached to this model. Anybody
>>  know different? Mac Sanford, Fl 300 K SS

Humm,  do I remember rightly??

Was not the silver paint on the 57 motors known as anniversary silver or 
was that the name of the gold paint??


-- 
Paul Holmgren
Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO
Hoosier Corps L#6



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