Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 headlight laws

[lettercars@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 7/26/2005 9:34:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
eqrode@xxxxxxx writes:

I have  been told that as all the states had not enacted new rules to   
authorize (compel?) double headlights in 1956/1957 and as some dealers in  
the  states 
that had not yet enacted the new standard were demanding  300C's (not to  be 
left behind by cross border dealers AND customer  demand), Chrysler made a  
couple handfuls with single  headlights.  Does anyone have any idea how many  
were  
manufactured?  How many are left?  Either coupe or  ragtop?

Is there any web address at Chrysler to inquire about these  historical  
facts?  I have run into walls unless you are in the  market for a new  car.

Ed Rode




Hi Ed and All:
I have checked our Club records and can only find 5 known cars with the  
single headlight configuration.  This certainly does not mean there are not  more, 
since a member may not have included this characteristic on their initial  
Club application.  There is a code on the microfilm for dual headlights,  but it 
is not used even on those cars so equipped.  Therefore, the best  guess as to 
total production will be to assume the single headlight 300Cs have  the same 
survival/known scrapped rate as dual lighted jobs and  interpolate.  Using 
Eleanor's "300Cs found" rate of 23.6%, I come up with  about 21 cars.  This is 
probably conservative, and is an estimate  only.  If any additional genuine 
single headlight 300Cs show in the future,  then the total production estimate 
would increase, of course.  Hope this  helps a bit.
300ly, Gil Cunningham


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