Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

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From: dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 1:34pm
To: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

Excellent Bob!

Sure would be cool to find one today. Does Jay Leno know about that car? He likes squads as you may know, and that Enforcer is awful close to his G, which you made famous with his help.

This is as good a place and time as any to tell this story; in October I showed my F at the Audrain Concours. When we took it off the trailer I had no reverse as the pushbuttons had fallen out of their forks during the trailer ride. I had drive and managed to get it on the show field where I lost neutral. I was very flustered. Here I am new in the club representing letter cars and owners everywhere and I may have to tow mine off the field at the end of the show!

Then my wife says "Its Jay leno, go say hello." I said "I can't do that now, I have to find a philips head and an allen wrench and fix this before the judges show." The judges showed anyway. My wife kept hassling me, she knew I wanted to meet Jay. So I walked over and introduced myself. But after announcing my name I went blank. After a second I said "Jay, has your pushbuttons ever fallen out?"

He gave me a confused look and said, "Do you know Bob Jasinski?"

Danny Plotkin

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From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:48pm
To: dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

Danny et al, Here is the Chrysler Enforcer!

Bob J

From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 5:50 AM
To: John Nowosacki <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Keith Langendorfer <keith_a_lang@xxxxxxxxx>; 300 Club <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

For 1961 Chrysler offered a police package on the newly reintroduced Newport called the "Enforcer." It used the Dodge 325 HP 383 and all the police stuff including higher spring rates, anti-sway bars and the like. A wagon version was offered and the whole package lasted through 1964. 61 versions did not wear any "Newport" badging.

Massachusetts State Police used Chrysler wagons for at least one year.

Danny Plotkin

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From: "John Nowosacki" <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 7:45am
To: "Keith Langendorfer" <keith_a_lang@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "300 Club" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 12:13 AM 'Keith Langendorfer' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Question for the group:

> In 1972, I was hunting for some parts for a white 300K convertible we had at what was then a Mecca salvage yards in those days in Deer Park, Long Island ,NY. I spoke to the owner of one the yards and he spoke almost reverentially of some of the Chryslers that the New Jersey turnpike state police supposedly had as pursuit vehicles at that time in the early’60’s.

Does that ring a bell with anyone or is that just an “urban legend”?

Keith

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In a related story, I was told on multiple occassions that the MA State Police used ram-equipped cars as pursuit vehicles around 1964? Not sure they were ram-K's, or just Chryslers equipped with the ram engine option. They could be seen almost exclusively on the relatively new MA Turnpike?

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