Re: [Chrysler300] chrysler 300 people:our shrinking demographic

["Roger Schaaf" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At the Pleasanton Good Guys meet a couple of weeks ago, my B won "Slickest 
MOPAR" award.  Sunday(it was a 2 day show with winners posted on Saturday) 
as we sat in the Winner's Circle with all other class winners, the car 
generated as much interest as most any car in the Circle.  Several of the 
interested spectators indicated that they had the new 300 C and one in 
particular was fascinated by the B as he had never seen one of the 
"original" 300 hemi's.  I think if I had placed a for sale on the car that 
day, it would have sold several times.  A number of questions were regarding 
what it might cost to restore one and what it was now worth.  I told all 
that it was cheaper to buy one already done then to buy a basic car and 
restore it, that restoring was a money melting proposition but there was 
some joy in birthing if you could stand the pain.

Again if you ever have a chance to take your 300 to a Good Guys meet(they 
are huge with upwards of 3000 beautiful cars), you will have as good a time 
as you can have at a car show.  People will be fascinated by your car.  At a 
MOPAR show you are just one of many.

http://www.good-guys.com/

Roger Schaaf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <xramkroozer@xxxxxx>
To: <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] chrysler 300 people:our shrinking demographic


> WE'RE ALL "CAR GUYS" & CARS ARE THE COMMON DENOMINATOR. OUR TASTES RUN 
> FROM
> MILD TO WILD. I APPRECIATE ALL CARS FROM PRIMITIVES TO RODS TO ORIGINALS. 
> I
> LOVE MY 300S & TAKE THEM EVERYWHERE. I WAS AT THE GOODGUYS SPRING 
> NATIONALS IN
> JACKSONVILLE, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH MY "G", THE ONLY ONE THERE, AND 
> WAS
> NOMINATED FOR THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF "SLICK SLED". IT IS RADICALLY 
> STYLED WITH
> IT'S CANTED HEADLIGHTS, FINS, & CROSSRAMS. I WAS PLEASED FOR THE 
> RECOGNITION,
> OUT OF 1400 CARS. THERE WAS A STUNNING AIRFLOW SUNDAY, & A '55 NYER ST 
> REGIS
> IN THE CAR CORRAL, A HEMI BELVEDERE, & SEVERAL LATE 60S TO 70 MOPAR 
> MUSCLE.
> THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE THAT MADE A POINT TO ASK ME ABOUT PARTS, SINCE THEY 
> WERE
> RESTORING 300S. I DIRECTED THEM TO THE CLUB, WEBSITE, & LISTSERVER, AS AN
> INVALUABLE TOOL IN RESTORING THESE CARS.  THE MORE THESE CARS ARE SEEN, 
> THE MORE
> INTEREST IS PIQUED. THAT'S WHY I PROUDLY TAKE THEM EVERYWHERE.
>                                                            IRONICALLY, I 
> WAS
> PARKED IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE SUNDAY, NEXT TO A SLAMMED '68 CAD VERT WITH 
> A
> WHITE TUCK N' ROLL INTERIOR. THE CAR WAS CALLED "SANTA'S SLED". HE HAD THE
> RESTORED AWARD. WE QUESTIONED 2 OFFICIALS & THEY AGREED THERE WAS A MIXUP, 
> BUT IT
> WAS TOO LATE TO RECTIFY. WE WILL EXCHANGE AWARDS WHEN RECEIVED. THAT'S MY 
> 2
> CENTS. STEVE ESTOK, IN SUNNY,90, & HUMID, PUNTA GORDA, FL
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