[Chrysler300] 300G and new member....

["johnlyons9" <johnlyons9@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, I am John Lyons....the 'ass in the seat'...if you will.  I am 
also the chairman of the Hartford (CT) Concours d'Elegance.  This 
year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Chrysler letter 
cars.  I am very hopeful that many of you will bring your cars and/or 
help judge the event.  We are expecting 250 cars and hope to have one 
example of every letter car at the show!  The web site is 
www.hartfordconcours.com.  I just received access to the server and 
have truly enjoyed getting to know the club through the posts.  
Several people have commented that one should actually JOIN the club 
before buying the car.  Point well taken....I could not agree 
more...now!  John H related my feelings to a T in one of his notes:  
I feel I was an ass in the way I handled the purchase of the car....
I am the fortunate owner of the infamous Dr(?) Marvin Friedmans 
300G.  Unfortunately the car was somewhat misrepresented on Ebay and 
my knowledge of the cars is so limited that I fell for it.  I am not 
even going to mention the fact that the beautiful white one from 
Florida was on at the same time and for a competitive 
price......ugh!  My restorer has spent the last several weeks 
returning the car to the Ebay ad-represented condition.  For those of 
you watching closely, the good Dr has another 300 on Ebay (a '63 300) 
that he is asking the measly sum of $38K for.  I guess he feels that 
the Barrett Jackson nonsense will carry over to his non-letter '63.  
A couple of notes for those who may care about his selling tactics: 
1)  He takes pictures that conveniently miss slight parts of the 
car.  On mine he skillfully avoided the dash pad.  The dash was in 
bad shape.  He also touched up a couple of nicks in the paint with 
his photo editor...although the paint is generally quite good on my 
car.  2) He claims to have a history with the car that is not real or 
frankly, relevant.  3)  He claims parts are restored and working that 
he has no clue about that.  I got lucky on mine as the AC does work 
but the fan was shot. 4) He lists private auctions.  5) He has so 
many where-is as-is disclaimers on the ads it almost takes up 50% of 
the ad space!!!   As for the mileage, my restoration guy tells me he 
thinks it is accurate.  The car was not properly stored in the past, 
and had a bad '80's cosmetic restoration done to it with all of the 
very stylish (for the time) chrome hoses and whatnot, but he thinks 
it is original...as for me, I don't know.  The title and paperwork 
that came with the car stated the mileage as original.  Ultimate 
message...buyer beware....!  After owning that car for four weeks, I 
purchased three more.......well, I actually was looking for a stick 
to begin with and the gentleman selling the stick was selling two 
automatics as well (package deal only).  So four weeks after 
purchasing the red auto, I decided to sell it.  I have always 
preferred stick automobiles and the chance to have a stick G was too 
much to resist.  To pay for the restoration of the stick, the red one 
must go.  The restoration will definably be documented on my show web 
site and I am close to a deal with a major auto magazine to run a 
four part restoration story commencing with their May issue and 
concluding with their August issue (On newsstands July 1) just in 
time for the show.  I will put the word out when (and if) we get the 
deal done!  Thanks for the kind greetings and welcomes I have 
received from many of you.  I am looking forward to meeting you and 
seeing your great cars!!!





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