Yes breeds as in thoroughbreds. I agree it
is all a matter of opinion and personal taste but I have to say you are the
first I’ve come across to describe the 300 as “dull”. Again I
suppose some regard genuine tan leather as classy, others prefer multi-colored
cloth. Of course in most year 300’s you could special order nearly any
color interior or exterior you wanted. The whole idea of the 300 was to keep it
clean, it was a performance car, not the chrome laden barges that many 50’s
cars became, thus the lack of side trim. Again a matter of opinion, some like
as much die-cast and stainless jewelry hanging off the sides of their cars as
possible.
300’s are everywhere, dozens of them
at every local car show, many for sale, they just can’t get rid of them?
That custom was on ebay a year or two back
NOT advertised as a 300, if memory serves me correct the vin came back as NYer…..but
it was a while ago and I could be wrong.
Nicely done customs are all good. We all
like different things for different reasons, I kind of like the front on view
of this car, the hood and chopped windshield but that’s about it.
All my personal opinion. Value 2 cents.
Owen
300 owner
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Greatest breeds ?
That is a matter of
opinion. Yeah, .... they were the "powerhouse flagship"
of the Chrysler house, but as a matter of opinion, I think they are kind of
dull. The monotone tan interior (what could be less exciting than
tan?), the very limited paint colors, the lacking sidesweep and / or
trim. For what I like about late 50's cars, these bombers were
sedated right off my interest radar. I do like the the grille
treatments they got, but for my money, I'll take a comparable Fireflite over a
300 any day just because of the color options, interiors, and side trim.
But getting back to
the car in question ..... at any time, I can point a wanting buyer to a
quantity of 300's available for sale. For a 57 coupe, I really doubt a
person could restore THAT car to a nice 300 for a price even close to what you
could buy an already finished car for. Just to get it would cost sixteen
large, and THEN the price goes up from there. What is a decent 300C coupe
going for these days ? Great breed or not, would this car be cost
effective to restore ?
And then there is the
value of a custom argument ...
B.
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