Re: [Chrysler300] What is it?

["Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxx>]

Hi Louis,

There was some discussion of this car on this 300 list several months ago.
This 300F went through the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ in
January 1999. I was there and personally talked with the owner (Someone
else on the list says that the owner is in the East Bay area of San
Francisco) just prior to the auction. The owner described the car as one of
only four Terra Cotta 300F convertibles made; and more than likely, the only
survivor! Several members of this list disputed that claim by pointing out
themselves or someone else who currently owns a Terra Cotta 300F
convertible.

I have a 300F Terra Cotta hardtop (so I know what the Terra Cotta color
looks like), and this 300F convertible is not close to the Terra Cotta
color. The color is accurately shown on the Automaniacs site as a mauve
like color with a definite purpleish tint. The color is actually quite
close to the 1961 Chrysler Dubonnet color, which I believe was not available
in 1960.

I did not see this 300F convertible go through the auction, but someone else
said that the auctioneer described it as a "made car", which I interpret to
be a hardtop that was modified into a convertible. Nevertheless, this 300F
was bid up to somewhere around $55,000 to $60,000. It did not sell;
apparently because of a higher reserve price. I saw this car listed a few
months ago for around the $56,000-$58,000 range. I think that it was on the
www.traderonline.com site. Thus, it may be available for considerably less
than the upper $70,000 figure as advertised on the Automaniacs site. Best
regards, Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis M. Barrie" <lmbarrie@xxxx>
To: "Chrysler 300 CLub List Server" <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:52 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] What is it?


> I have seen an ad over the last few months in Hemmings and others for a
300F
> Convertible (it looks like it's hot pink) from Automaniacs in TX. Upon
> inquiring about this car, it was revealed
> that the numbers indicate an 842 (hardtop) versus an 845 (convertible). Is
> anyone aware of this car and what has been done to it, and how this might
> have been done? Just curious.....
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> Louis M. Barrie
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