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Letter Cars As A
Percentage of Total Chrysler Production
Have you
ever wondered what percentage of production your Letter 300 was out
of total Chrysler production for that year? Out of all the Windsors,
Saratogas, Newports, New Yorkers and/or Sport 300s, how many earned
their letters? Here is a rundown:
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1955
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C-300
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0.98%
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1956
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300B
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1.16%
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1957
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300C Hardtop
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1.49%
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Conv
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0.41%
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Total
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1.90%
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1958
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300D Hardtop
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1.25%
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Conv
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.38%
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Total
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1.63%
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1959
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300E Hardtop
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.79%
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Conv
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.20%
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Total
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0.99%
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1960
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300F Hardtop
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1.10%
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Conv
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0.28%
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Total
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1.38%
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1961
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300G Hardtop
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1.19%
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Conv
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0.31%
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Total
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1.50%
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1962
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300H Hardtop
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0.37%
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Conv
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0.10%
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Total
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0.47%
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1963
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300J
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0.36%
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1964
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300K Hardtop
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2.08%
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Conv
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0.43%
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Total
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2.51%
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1965
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300L Hardtop
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1.07%
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Conv
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0.20%
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Total
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1.27%
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Total
Letter Series Production 1955 through 1965:
Hardtop 1.09%
Conv. 0.20%
Total 1.29%
A glance
at the figures indicates the lowest percentage Letter Car built was
the 300H convertible. That 0.10% means that only one
out of every 1,000
1962 Chryslers was a 300H convertible.
During the eleven years of
production, 1,304,797 Chryslers were produced. Out of these, 16,857
were Letter Cars. This is 1.29% or about 13 out of every 1,000.
By Don Warnaar, October 1974, using figures from George Dammann's
book
70 Years of Chrysler.
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