Fw: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300 Meets

[Ben Meisner <meisnerinc@xxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Meisner" <meisnerinc@xxxx>
To: <pacesetter300@xxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300 Meets


>
> Well Put Russ !!, there aren't that many real 300"s , about 3600 odd for
all
> the years together , that is what makes these cars so unique , I have no
> difficulty in a club that wants to welcome everyone... but I believe this
> club should be dedicated to what it is all about ... 300's . Just because
> your dog is a pure bred and gets out of the pen and gets bred by a mutt
> doesn't make the off spring a purebred .
>
> Ben Meisner
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Vaughan" <Pacesetter300@xxxx>
> To: "Robert Merritt" <okbobwynmer@xxxx>
> Cc: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300 Meets
>
>
> > Hi "other" Bob,
> >
> > I don't know if you have attended any 300 International meets or not.
> Regular 300's are welcome, but looked upon like blacks in Mississippi
during
> the '60's. The "sport" 300's are not judged, cannot be entered in any
shows
> and the owner is not eligible for any awards - even trivial ones like long
> distance or hard luck. The 300 International club is a "Letter Car" club,
> period. On 300's built before 1962 that's a clear cut designation. In '62
> the distinction between a "letter car" and "sport" 300 became a little
> murky. Sport 300's were available with full "H" performance options, just
> not the quad bucket seat interior. In '63 the interior option changed. My
> "sport" 300 convertible has the same claret leather interior (sans tach &
> 150 MPH speedo) as a "J" and the same 413 HP engine as a base "K" or
"L".
> That makes it a 'kissin" cousin to a letter car, but not a letter car.
As
> long as members understand the distinction up front and don't take offense
> when their "almost"
> > letter car isn't recognized as a letter car, there should be no
problems
> or complaints.
> >
> > In my opinion, the other (AKA West coast) club misses the point
regarding
> 300's. There should be a 300 club that recognizes sport and letter car
> 300's. Disclaimer- Because I feel that way, doesn't mean I want the
> "International" (AKA East coast) club to change in any way. The "Westy"
> guys also welcome Dodge Chargers for instance as well as other Mopars. As
> much as I love Dodge Chargers they have no relevance to 300's. How do
you
> expect members who can judge a letter car, judge a Charger? To maintain a
> degree of excellence in restoring and judging letter cars, the scope
> necessarily has to be narrow. As has been the long standing policy of the
> "Easty"club. As much as I can argue that my '63 "sport" is every bit as
> competent a vehicle as some letter cars, it doesn't make it one.
> >
> > Again, in my opinion, the "Westy" guys have had their problems because
of
> trying to imbrace too many facets of Mopardom. I think they could be a
great
> club if they only focused on 300's, letter and "sport". One small example
> of my point. A few years back, I ordered a set of '62 300 "H" factory
> photos from their club store. When I got the photo's I was shocked.
Both
> pictures were of 300 sports and not letter cars. The hardtop was clearly
a
> sport and the convertible was a sport with H performance option(not the H
> interior). Last I noticed, no one had caught the error. This would never
> happen with the "Easty" guys.
> >
> > Enough on this soapbox.
> >
> > 300ly
> >
> > Russ Vaughan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert Merritt <okbobwynmer@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Robert Merritt <okbobwynmer@xxxx> wrote:I'm confused.
> > I like 300s with or without letters and live in north central Oklahoma.
> Please tell me where the dividing line between the "East coast club" and
the
> "West coast club" is so I can be sure I'm in the "right" club.
> > Bob Merritt, No, not that one. I live in Enid, Oklahoma , so if this
> offends anyone, don't blame him.
> > Personally, I would hate to live near Lake Tahoe and have a show-worthy
> 300 and know that I wasn't welcome because I was in the "wrong" club
> >
> > Owen & Jo Grigg <ram300@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Ray & all,
> > I am very interested in attending the 2005 Lake Tahoe meet. The big draw
> > card for me of a combined meet, travelling fom NZ, would be to
> see/meet/cram
> > in as many neat cars/people as possible in a short period of time.
> > Now from my selfish point of view I'd like to see the lot! Of course I
> don't
> > have the huge job that Ray has to organize/host it. What I don't
> understand
> > is the "never combine with the other 300 Club" bit. Maybe I'm out of
line
> > here, I don't know the goings on of the "other club" but wouldn't it be
> > great to see a totally HUGE meet. Or am I just asking for the impossible
> to
> > happen.
> > Just my 2c worth
> > Owen
> > Auckland
> > New Zealand
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxx>
> > To: Chrysler 300 Listserver <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 12:10 PM
> > Subject: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300 Meets
> >
> >
> > Hi al;
> > It has come to my attention that some have been mis-informed or mis-read
> > some e-mails recently.
> > The mis-information is that we are hosting a combined meet at Lake tahoe
> in
> > fall of 2005. This is TOTALLY WRONG!!! As long as I'm Meet
Coordinator....
> >
> > THERE IS AND NEVER WILL BE A COMBINED MEET WITH THE OTHER 300 CLUB!
> >
> > Now if you care, about meets, read on.
> >
> > For those of you who don't know, there is an e-mail list group called
> > Forward Look. this is a group of about 475 people who discuss the Mopars
> > called "Forward Look", the focus of this list is 1955-1961 Chrysler
> > Corporation vehicles. This is NOT a club, does not have an office, a
> > publication, nor does it have any "club" like structure. Strictly a
e-mail
> > list.
> >
> > Nov 20, of last year in a Forward Look e-mail, a list member suggested
> that
> > it would be nice if the Forward Look people got together, and mentioned
> Lake
> > Tahoe as a good location.
> >
> > I, as the 300 Club Meet Coordinator, and Meet publicity getter,
responded
> > that the 300 Club was having a meet in 2005 in Lake tahoe., and anyone
was
> > welcome to stop by and see our cars. Details on request.
> >
> > Wayne Grafen jumped in and said that it was a great place to do this and
> > thought that after some years as a e-mail list that it was time that
some
> of
> > them got together to "Meet". Sorta like the way our club started.
> >
> > Larry Jett, as Meet Co-host of the Tahoe meet, e-mailed that it sounded
> > good to him, and that he had a Hotel blocked out for the meet that the
300
> > Club wasn't going to use after all and if anyone on the Forward Look
list
> > wanted to organize a get-together, the hotel would be available. He also
> > suggested that if they indeed did have a get-together, we could possably
> > share a show field. He pointedly did not offer to host or combine the
> groups
> > in any real fashion, nor does it in any way have anything to do with, or
> was
> > the other 300 club ever mentioned!
> > One person did refer to contacting Wayne as to the details in
conjunction
> > with the West Coast 300 club. This was quickly corrected by both Larry
and
> > myself. We made sure that everyone was aware that this was the 300 Club
> > International, based in Jonesville...the "Eastern club".
> >
> > Someone has read the e-mails and started telling our club members that
> this
> > was a meet combined with the other club. How anyone who reads English
> could
> > get that from the e-mails, is beyond me. Furthermore, no one has
contacted
> > me as the 300 Club Meet Coordinator, to ask what is going on. Just
bitched
> > in the background. I have on file all the e-mails discussing the above,
> and
> > will share with anyone who would like to see how something so dumb could
> > evolve. Unsubstantiated rumor is a terrible thing.
> >
> > So, I repeat: THERE IS AND NEVER WILL BE A COMBINED MEET WITH THE OTHER
> 300
> > CLUB!
> >
> > See you all at the Spring Meet in Whitehall, PA.
> > Ray
> > --
> > Ray Jones, Jones Ridge, in the Ouachita Mtns near Mena, Western Arkansas
> >
> >
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