Re: [Chrysler300] Revisions to R7

Hi To All,

After I gave the participating members of this list kudos and said how you all played so nice together:

Please concentrate and stay on point. It is getting warmer in Philadelphia and I eventually want to go out and play.

The Diamond Jubilee is the 60th anniversary of the Chrysler 300 Marque.

Macungie Park did Buick last year and had their largest featured car attendance. The Chrysler 300 Marque will be featured in 2015.

We are pushing for 60 Chrysler 300s at the 60th. Not just 10 to 15 letter cars.

It also will hopefully be supported, in part, by a local Chrysler dealer who will want to sell NEW 300s.

It will be a joint Meet.

CHANGES TO R7:

5th Generation sentence now reads:

With the Letter Series 300 terminated for 1966, the 300 was available in four different body styles: two-door hardtop, four-door hardtop, convertible and four-door sedan.

End of 1966 300 a sentence was added:

There also was a 440-TNT engine option.

End of 5th Gen preface sentences now read”

The standard engine in the 300 was the 383 V8 with a single four-barrel carburetor making a relatively modest 325 hp. A 365-hp 440 engine was optional.

Gil Cunningham has some suggestions:

1957. Very awkward write-up on the wheelcovers. The red is actually just around the center spinner.

The entire wheelcover description could/should? be left out.

Now reads:

while the 300 received 6 red, white and blue “300” badges, as well as a red finish on the front brake cooling vents.

The 300C was not the overall fastest car at Daytona, just in Class 7, the largest engine class.

Now reads:

again won the Daytona Beach flying mile, making the Chrysler 300 the fastest American car for the third straight year in Class 7.

1958 Should say pistons were "different" or "modified". That is how the compression ratio was increased.

Now reads:

This was accomplished through 10.0:1 compression, new valve timing, new camshaft, and modified the pistons.

1959 Goodyear Blue Streaks were on all 300 lettercars from the C300 thru the 300J.

Sentence referencing Blue Streaks removed.

1960 Should use the term "canted" to describe the 300F fins. Please eliminate the part about "Impaling"!

Those tail lights are arguably the most beautiful ever to grace an automobile. (Just my opinion!)

Now reads:

The tail fins were now canted out and ended in a point.

1960 Also, the smaller gauges did not have their own domes---they were under the same one as the

Speedometer.

Now reads:

The “Astradome” instrumentation put a 150-mph speedometer and gauges under a large, clear plastic dome.

1960 At least 8 of the 400HP 300Fs were built, of which 4 are definitely known to have survived.

Now reads:

At least 8 of these “short ram” cars were built, mostly for Daytona or Flying Mile race cars and were dubbed “Specials”. Six of them captured the first 6 places at the Flying Mile event, with speeds ranging from 140 mph-145 mph. Four of these still exist and they are among the most valuable of the post war collectable cars.

1970 I was told by my source at Chrysler long years ago that there were 485 Hursts produced. I see that

Richard Langworth also uses that figure in his Chrysler and Imperial book. I also have a copy of a

from Hurst Performance Products to Steve McCloud stating that there were 2 Hurst convertibles

produced. Mr. McCloud owned one at the time. As for the production total, I have no idea where the

501 figure came from.

Now reads with confirmation from the Club’s brochure:

2 Door HT/Hurst Special 486

2 Door Convertible/Hurst Special 1

Carl Bilter has some remarks:

Observations on content:

The last sentence for the first generation introduction section (â•˘55-â•˘56) is a fragment, like a final thought may have been missing.

"Suddenly, the 300 had a glorious racing heritage in addition to its advertised Hundred Million Dollar Looks.” follows a discussion of the racing prowess of the first 300s with a reference suggested by Rich Barber that relates to the 1955-56 The Hundred Million Dollar Look advertising campaign that Chrysler ran during 1955-56. It stays.

In the â•˛300-Hâ•ˇ section it is mentioned that the H had the â•˛best power to weight ratio of any of the letter cars.â•ˇ While that was true up until 1962, the Ram K was probably the actual best, followed closely and/or tied by the J, based on advertised dry weights and the advertised horsepower. In that same section it says that â•˛1962 was the worst selling year for the letter car.â•ˇ Maybe on a calendar year basis (I donâ•˙t know), but on a production basis it was actually it was the J in 1963.

Now read:

In 1962, Chrysler offered a 300 Sport series in addition to the 300-H. This 300 series was priced and equipped between the Newport and New Yorker and replaced the Windsor model.

… and the 300-pound weight savings of the smaller wheelbase gave the 300-H the best power to weight ratio of any letter cars to that point.

… made 1962 the worst selling year for the letter car to that point.

The features listed for 1967 were optional at extra cost and not standard.

Now reads:

It could be well equipped with optional power windows, leather, auto-pilot (cruise control), air conditioning, front disc brakes, six-way power seat, electric door locks, 15-inch wheels and more.

There seems to be some leftover verbiage from an earlier rendition that need editing.

Yes there were 3 orphan sentences. 2 were repositioned and another erased

In the ninth generation section (â•˘99-â•˘04) there is no mention of the 300M Special (which actually was special in features and equipment).

300M Special will be added. What year was it introduced?

Ninth and tenth generation sections seem incomplete.

Waiting for someone to step up and fix them

Some minor grammatical corrections and overall editing are still required.

Dan Reitz volunteered to take that on once we are done.

Tony Rinaldi