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The Electronic Newsletter of the Chrysler 300 Club International
This Newsletter is published for the members of the Chrysler 300 Club International. All rights reserved. Publication will be at irregular intervals. Not responsible for errors or omissions.


Issue 80 October 14, 2025
In This Issue
News
Club Events
Tech Articles
Video Corner
Members Say
Restoration Spotlight
Puzzles
Old & Slow Corner
Those Were The Days
Final Thoughts
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Dust is just mud
with the juice squeezed out.
Take your laptop on your next run
to jog your memory.
It is a small world but
I wouldn't want to paint it.

News
It has been a wonderful summer in the north east and as autumn
approaches I'm already thinking of things to do in 2026.
We'll be in Asheville for the spring meet
and Bartlesville for the fall. Our next
newsletters will have information on these events.
Our Buffalo meet report is ready.
We had a good turn out and great weather.
You can read about it here.
Club Events

Spring 2026: May 27 - 31, Asheville, NC hosted by Heath Towson.
Fall 2026: Sept 30 - Oct 4, Bartlesville, OK hosted by Rob Kern.
Spring 2027: Canandaigua, NY, hosted by Jamie & Dawn Hyde, Dave & Sandi Domaire.
Fall 2027: Available. Contact Rob Kern.


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

From 1959:
A list of new car registrations by maker and by state
plus news and predictions for 1960.
Click here.

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

Video Corner
Department Of Corrections
300C Part 3

(15:44)
Department Of Corrections
300C Part 4

(6:21)
Transmission Leak
Detection

(6:01)
What?

This could have been the 300H.

Read here.
Members Say


Here is a good article on rams and ram induction; Cross Ram Mania.


Don Verity writes:
To the left is my J going
to the blasters.
On the right is my J
back from the blasters.




Here is an original owner certificate for a 300C. Although the VIN is blank, most likely this is for 3N572903. If the current owner of 2903 would like to have this certificate, get in touch.
Click here for more photos.




April Maxwell from Australia writes:
Well it has taken some time but I now have all 3 girls on the road. I hope Mick would be proud of the work and time I’ve put into them to keeping him alive through those beautiful cars.
We also became grandparents to little Nora who with her mum was the first to help turn the Imperial over. The Imperial has not been on the road for the last 10 years.
Hope to get to a meet soon and see you all.


Glenn Krepps writes:
I am continuing to make improvements on the L and I plan to attend the spring of 26 300 show in Asheville NC. It is only 2 and a half hours away. I am sure you had a great show in NY. Wish I could have attended, hope you are doing well. Here is a picture of the L. I have not seen the stainless trim below the driver door on any other L. I remember George and my Dad talking about it, but I don’t recall the conversation. Do you have any thoughts on that trim? I enjoy watching your videos, and I see now that I have been adjusting my power steering belt wrong.




Jeff Biltz writes:
I was chasing down a carburetor leak on my K and came across this. I'll bet you have never seen it before; someone put a screw right through the housing.




Mark Obermann writes:
A couple of months ago I received my order of harnesses from Rhode Island Wiring Services. While installing the wiring, my shop noticed that some of the connectors were missing. They sourced and put on the correct connectors.
I tried reaching the company, but today there was a message stating they are now closed for good. The message says the company will reopen under a new name and in a new location once established. There is no indication on their website that Rhode Island Wiring has closed. The only other supplier of 300 harnesses I know of is YnZ Yesterday's Parts in California.


Allan Pozdol writes:
I wanted to share a source I came across for phenolic carb spacers that fit our dual sized throttle bodies. I just bought a 1/4" phenolic spacer for my K and find it is a perfect fit. They also make a 1/2" thick spacer as well. Dashman's Hot Rod & Specialty Parts. He has them for WCFB Tea Kettles as well, as many others.

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

The Grady Parts Store


Today we take a look at John Grady's G window motor gear replacement. These new power window motor gearbox gears in bronze replace the weak Nylon gears in the 1960-61 gearbox with removable covers. Check this link.
John Grady has many other parts available at his Forward LookParts site. You should take a minute to view his site.

Puzzles
If you like picture puzzles, here are new ones. Take your pick of "Pierce Arrow",
"Buffalo skyscraper", or "Niagara spectacle."

In this edition of the Old & Slow Corner,
Bill Elder talks about his days with Chrysler Transportation.
Here is his story.

Those Were The Days
Hurricane Eloise had dumped 7 inches of rain just before
the Elmira, NY meet in 1975. This is a picture
of George Riehl's J taken from Gil Cunningham's C.

From 1957


Here is an article on the "exciting" 4 lamp headlights for 1957.



There was a time when a 300F was just another car.

Tom McCahill made this handbook in 1960. He talks about buying a new car, buying a used car, what kind of car to buy, etc. He uses different cars in the handbook, Valiant, Corvair, Buick, Olds, Ford to illustrate topics. None of these cars are special, they are examples of cars of the day. Tom has a 300F in
the group. It was just a car, nothing special.
A few select pages are here.
It is hard to think was a time when a 300F was just another car.