1) The 300 series really got this
designation from the average score of Bob Rodger’s bowling
league.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
2) The novel “Scarlet Letter”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a young man driving cross country
seeking truth and a new life in a just stolen red 300 G hardtop.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
3) In the lower right corner of the
DuPont family coat of arms you can find a small reproduction of the
300 B grille badge.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
4) Upon seeing the original 300
prototype Idea Car, the Chrysler Corporation President was heard
muttering “Barnum was right – there is one born every
minute.”
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
5) The leather seats in the very
first production 1955 300 were made from the hide of a pedigree race
horse (aptly names OL’ DIZZY) shot by an angry owner after it
ran in the 1954 Kentucky Derby – the wrong way.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
6) The blue color in the 300 C and
300 D side medallions is exactly the same shade of blue as the 8
ounce jar of blueberry jam sold in the gift shop of Dollywood USA.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
7) The Gaugin red color on some 300
C’s was really left over paint from a Dodge Truck Division
snowplow order from the Arizona Department of Highways.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
8) The natural light tan color was
selected for letter car interiors in order to make accidental spills
of Grey Poupon less noticeable.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
9) The first letter car to cross the
English Channel was a 300 F driven into the drink by famed British
explorer Sir Nigel Neatsfoot on April 15, 1960. After breaking his
spectacles, Sir Nigel mistakenly took the F instead of his German
built Amphicar, which also had fins.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
10) The real reason for skipping over
the 300 I in the series is that the deck lid emblems were delivered
from the supplier misspelled 300-EYE. An emergency order placed with
a Mexico City all night die shop was no help as this second order
was delivered 300-AYE.
TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
SCORE
If you answered all 10 as true, you
need professional help.
If you answered 5 to 9 as true, you
still need help.
If you answered 1 to 3 as true, you
may revert to normal someday.
If you answered all 10 as false, you
are indeed a 300 buff!
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