The Electronic Newsletter of the Chrysler 300 Club International
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Issue 76 Jan 20, 2025
In This Issue
News
Club Events
Feature Stories
Tech Articles
Video Corner
What?
Members Say
Restoration Spotlight
Puzzles
Old & Slow Corner
Those Were The Days
Final Thoughts
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News

The registration form for the spring meet is now available. Click here to download.
Carl Bilter writes: 55 years after the founding of the Club, we have finally located, and validated, an extant example of perhaps the rarest factory production Letter Car built.
We have found a factory built 3 speed stick 300J. Only 7 were built and until now, none have been known to still exist. The car was located at Franks Auto Salvage in Fort Dodge, IA and has been purchased by someone in the Pacific northwest. Click here for pictures. We look forward to hearing more about this car.
Rob Kern writes: We have the meet host guidelines posted at the club site. You can read them here; everything you ever wanted to know about hosting a meet but were afraid to ask. If you need further information, give me a shout at robkern@sbcglobal.net
This newsletter is for you. Let us know what you'd like to see.
Club Events

Mark Artall & Kelly LeBlanc are hosting April 30 - May 4 in Lafayette, Louisiana. The host hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn, 2350 West Congress St., Lafayette, Louisiana 70506. The Hilton is ready for us and reservations can be made using this link or by phone to 337-291-1977. The group code is CLUB. If anyone has any questions, they can reach out to Kelly at kelly12leblanc@gmail.com or 337-581-9995. Click here for details. Click here for the registration form.

Fall 2025: August 13 - 17, Buffalo, NY hosted by Jamie Hyde, Ron Klinczar, and Bob Merritt. Details shortly.
Spring 2026: Asheville, NC.
Fall 2026: Bartlesville, OK hosted by Rob Kern.
Spring 2027: Canandaigua, NY hosted by Jamie & Dawn Hyde.

For more information, contact Rob Kern at robkern@sbcglobal.net or
Carlton Schroeder at schroe99@newnorth.net
Feature Stories


The Best of the 1957 Cars!


Forecasts from 1958

Tech Articles

Highway Hi-Fi It is not a Hemi.
It is a "Spherical Segment."
Gil Cunningham can tell you why.

We are looking for new technical articles. Please send whatever you think is helpful to bob@simplexco.com

Video Corner
J Interior Install
(14:46)
300C Dash Knob Paint
(8:11)
1960-65 Seat Trim Chrome
(5:07)
What?


I've seen photos of the clay models but never knew the car was actually built.
You can read about Exner's personal cars here.
You might remember Édouard Rodrigue built a replica. See ENews 34.
Members Say

I came across this Operating & Maintenance Guide
1960 Chrysler booklet. Click here for the enlargement.


How many of us check our brake adjustment every 5,000 miles?


Nick Taylor writes:
I got new license plates for my 300K project. I wanted RAM 300K, but they were already taken. Now I just need to put the car together.


Guy Morice writes:
I was recently commenting about a vehicle I saw several years ago while attending the Michigan State Police Vehicle Performance Trials. It was in the parking lot area of Grattan Raceway in Grattan, Michigan. It was a black Dodge magnum and bore manufacturer license plates. Upon closer inspection, I noticed it had a modern Chrysler 300 front end and there was a diesel badge on the tailgate. Found out later it was probably a European market car.
My friend commented back that this reminded him of an article he saw many years ago. It was a 300D station wagon. This fellow knows his letter cars, as he has owned several over the years. Anyone out there have knowledge of a 300D wagon??

Click here for the answer.

Write us with whatever might be on your mind.
Restoration Spotlight
by Jamie Hyde

We will be reporting on the progress of projects at the spring meet .

Puzzles
If you like picture puzzles, here are new ones. Take your pick of "E In The Sun", "F Depot", or "K On The Road."

In this edition of the Old & Slow Corner,
Bill Elder recounts his adventures in BLK FIN the first. Here is his story.

Those Were The Days
Back in the 1970s when the club was just getting established,
members received a certificate like this
Don Warnaar did the calligraphy by hand

I'll bet you have never seen this letter.
Something a little different

This is Burt Bouwkamp's Dodge Charger II from 1965.
Click here to read the article.

What do you do with dash plaques?
Bill Elder (Dr Pentastar) had this idea.