Texases is correct, it's a 1963 Chrysler 300. The "letter" 300 for '63 was the 300J with a larger more powerful engine ( standard413CID) vs. the non-letter300 shown came with choice of 383 or 413 CID.
Texases is correct, it's a 1963 Chrysler 300. The "letter" 300 for '63 was the 300J with a larger more powerful engine ( standard413CID) vs. the non-letter300 shown came with choice of 383 or 413 CID.
Looks like a '63 Chrysler 300 convertible with an unfortunate droop on the right front.
No springs up front but torsion bars. Snapped torsion bar? Many problems of snapped torsion bars on 1957 Chryslers. Odd that most snapped when the car was parked and not moving! A good read for all when you have time.
Number of 1958 Chrysler Windsor convertibles made, 2. Mr Shiftright, how much? $$$
Yeah, actually it's pretty confusing. The was no "300A", the series started in '55 with the "C-300" but the '56 was a "300B" and so on thru the 1965 "300L" (there was "no 300i" to avoid confusion w the letter L). Then of course the "300M" came along in 2004 based on the fwd LH platform.
I suspect the faithful don't count the LH cars. I have an 80-something year old uncle who still has his 300M, in very nice condition. Almost a curiosity already.
I suspect the faithful don't count the LH cars. I have an 80-something year old uncle who still has his 300M, in very nice condition. Almost a curiosity already.
My Uncle who ran Dodge dealerships through much of the 80s and 90s has a 300m too. Hunter green over beige. Looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor. His son is service manager at a Dodge dealer so I’m sure it gets good service. I personally prefer his 58 Bonneville!
I took a serious look at the 300M when I was shopping for a sedan in the early 2000's. Unfortunately, it was just outside of my budget, so I ended up with the Saturn L300 instead.
IIRC, that would be an Exige. I think it is a special edition, though, but I'll be damned if I can remember all those names. I know there was an Exige S, for example, but pretty sure there were a few other special trims at various times.
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IIRC, that would be an Exige. I think it is a special edition, though, but I'll be damned if I can remember all those names. I know there was an Exige S, for example, but pretty sure there were a few other special trims at various times.
It's a 2008 Lotus Exige S40, essentially an Elise with a roof which IMO does not improve the looks. The S40 had bigger brakes than the Exige S.
Yes, the burgundy sedan parked by the Beetle is a BMW E3, a 3.0 or Bavaria.
I see not one but two Lincoln Continental Mark IVs, would have been new cars then. Mystery roadster behind the Porsche gives me an Italian vibe, also a homemade vibe.
I like the 4 cent spread between regular and super. Looks like the gas station is long gone:
A while ago there was discussion here about the 2008 "Edsel" replica. A little more info here on it, plus a lot about it's past owner, now deceased, a real Edsel fan.
I never found the Edsel any more over the top than many of the other 58's like the Olds. I know the styling is often blamed for its demise, but I think it had more to do with a recession biting into the middle price market, plus Edsel advertising over hyped and over promised while the product under delivered to those messages. The final straw may have been too many teething and QC issues on the early products. Stories about the 58 Edsel often leave out facts like the big draw of potential customers to its dealers initially.
I saw a 1958 or '59 Edsel station wagon yesterday along SR 12 in Plainfield NH. There's a lot of oddball old cars hiding up there. The Edsel was parked neat a '65-ish Valiant.
I have always thought that the '60 Edsel front end was much nicer-looking than that of the '60 Ford, which I don't mind. But the Edsel design just looks wider, lower and better to me.
Now, as for the rear end, I just don't know what they were thinking when they designed those taillights. I always wondered why they didn't design something that tucked in under the rear wings of the quarter panels, or just used round bullet lens lights in the tail panel where the Ford had its lights.
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If it's more yellow than creamy, not as much. Each to his own taste.
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Many problems of snapped torsion bars on 1957 Chryslers. Odd that most snapped when the car was parked and not moving! A good read for all when you have time.
Number of 1958 Chrysler Windsor convertibles made, 2.
Mr Shiftright, how much? $$$
I don't know
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That's right, a MY 2005 Lotus Elise
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It's a 2008 Lotus Exige S40, essentially an Elise with a roof which IMO does not improve the looks. The S40 had bigger brakes than the Exige S.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I'll cherry-pick the coolest car in this scene which is the Porsche 356 Cabrio on the left just about to cross the intersection.
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I see not one but two Lincoln Continental Mark IVs, would have been new cars then. Mystery roadster behind the Porsche gives me an Italian vibe, also a homemade vibe.
I like the 4 cent spread between regular and super. Looks like the gas station is long gone:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0907072,-118.3854289,3a,75y,313.39h,95.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPYna21WRdz5x8eY0atHw8Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
http://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/newsroom/2017/12/-jim-popp_s-_shrine-of-the-holy-grille.html
A bunch of his cars are coming up for sale at the Sotheby's Auburn auction.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Now, as for the rear end, I just don't know what they were thinking when they designed those taillights. I always wondered why they didn't design something that tucked in under the rear wings of the quarter panels, or just used round bullet lens lights in the tail panel where the Ford had its lights.
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