This isn't something that just came out of the woodwork. This car's whereabouts have been known since day one. The seller is third owner. Direct factory sponsorship was prohibited by NASCAR rules. The cars had to be entered by private owners. Also, the car had to be available for public purchase, theoretically speaking. If you can find yourself a December 2010 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine, I wrote a six-page article about this car. Best Regards, Andy Mikonis --- On Tue, 3/22/11, Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300F @ $200K-Reserve not met To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 12:23 PM John, Did you study all the photo's in the eBay listing? This car is the real deal, this is the car Ziegler drove to win the Flying Mile, there is a signed letter from Ziegler himself posted stating that fact, what better proof is there? Bob J From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of retromobilia@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:54 AM To: The Richardson Family Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F @ $200K-Reserve not met Dan, Does it seem logical to you that the engineers would have selected for, the world speed beach record, a car "off the line" which had swivel seats. Or if they did all the race prep that they would have left that optional weight in the car. I would suggest that this was a / the car 'of his choice' "off the line" awarded to the driver after the event. Not the actual car which he drove. As legally slanted as, The Big Three, were at the time regarding special built cars like prototypes, specials and racers, being allowed in the public; I really doubt that the actual cars were allowed to exist. It would be great to think it. But I doubt we can enjoy more than the record itself.... Your, any, comments or corrections would be appreciated. Regards, John J D Jung Retromobilia.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Richardson Family" <therichardsonfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:therichardsonfamily%40comcast.net> > To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx <mailto:c300%40ez2.net> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 7:09:17 PM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F @ $200K-Reserve not met Hello group: If anyone out there has a spare quarter million plus, is looking for a special letter car, and needs someone close by to take a look and test drive - I am officially offering my services, free of charge! I am only about 20 miles from the town this car is in, and I would love to have an excuse to see it. I can't think of a more rare / desirable post-war American automobile than this one, as long as all of the claims are true. Anyway, that sure would be a great experience to have on my "bucket-list". Dan Richardson 300L Family Heirloom ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich Barber To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:07 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] 300F @ $200K-Reserve not met http://tinyurl.com/4zquf4b The Greg Ziegler car is being auctioned at e-Bay. Auction # 260753235698 Not mine and no linkage to me. C-300'ly, Rich Barber The story: NASCAR'S All Time " Flying Mile " Record Holder 144.927 MPH {class 7} One of six 1960 300 F Specials built by Chrysler to compete at Daytona in the the Flying Mile, on the beach and in the sand. Six 300 F's were taken off the assembly line. A special team of Chryslers top Engineers were assembled. In a secret and separate location they were reworked to compete in the Flying Mile. They started with the engine. Installing solid lifters, special piston rings, high-lift camshaft and factory headers. Very special short ram manifolds were cast. A Pont-A-Mousson 4 speed gear box was installed. The rear axle ratio was changed to 2.93 for top end performance The cars were drastically underrated at 400 HP. {probably 475 hp} Time to go racing...Good job those Chrysler Engineers did ! All six Specials show up on the beach that day. Bill France NASCAR founder is the flag man that day. They place one through six. One of the most comprehensive victories by a single marque in the history of recorded motor-sports. This car was the winner with Daytona Super Star Greg Ziegler behind the wheel. AND its a original 11,000 mile unrestored car. With the original spare in the trunk. Seen a hand full of times since Gregg brought it back from Daytona in 1960. Its has the original paint and is probably one of the most historic survivor-race cars in the world. This car is completely serviced and runs as good as it looks. Looks like a 3 year old car. It sits on the original Good Year Blue Streek racing tires that it won with on the beach ! ! ! in 1960, Gregg's original NASCAR approved seat belts and a huge archive of documentation. One of the biggest Chrysler collectible cars in the world !!! A fabulous addition to any museum or collection. 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