CHRYSLER 300 CLUB INTERNATIONAL, INC. 300G 1961 300G Overview Production 1,280 Coupes 337 Convertibles Body and Chassis Body Style 2-Door Hardtop and 2-Door Convertible Powertrain Engine 413 cu in 375 V8 (Optional 400 HP) Transmission TorqueFlite 3-Sp Auto or 3 sp manual Dimensions Wheelbase 126 in Length 219.8 in Width 79.4 in The 1961 300G saw another restyle. The grille, formerly wider at the bottom than the top, was inverted; the quad headlights, formerly side-by-side, were arranged in angled fashion, inward at the bottom, in a manner reminiscent of 1958-1960 Lincolns. Small parking lamps below the headlights were likewise slanted and V-shaped, and the front bumper was canted up at each end, scoop-like. At the rear, the taillights were moved from the fins to the tail below them and the fins were made sharper pointed. Power windows were standard. Mechanically, the cross-ram “short ram” and “long ram” engines remained the same, although the expensive French manual transmission was dropped, and replaced by a more reliable and still expensive Chrysler manual transmission. A GT 300G won the Daytona Flying Mile and a stock 300G won the One Mile Acceleration Run.