[Chrysler300] news of 1957 300C versus 2005 300C(2)

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The original 300C meets it's new aussie right hand drive namesake this 
Wednesday afternoon - this conditional on the truck delivering it arriving 
from interstate at noon midday - this for Australia's UNIQUE CARS, an aussie 
equivalent of Cars and Parts, or Hemmings, other major US Colloector Car 
Mags.

Originally the venue was to be Mallala race circuit, but due to time 
pressures (at Daimler Chrysler Australia's end), the venue is now Adelaide 
International Raceway. There is a dragstrip, as well as a (smaller) banked 
Nascar Oval there, plus the original race circuit/track.
We will only have about 3 and 1/2 hours for photos, swap drivers, laps etc, 
so this is a bit oof a bummer, but set in stone by them is I have to drive 
the new one and say what I think. I don't think Chrysler know what we 
are/may do, or whether they even care?

All I/we know about the new 300 is that it is one being bought over for a 
major 5 day tarmac Road Rally (about 200-300 cars, from latest big AMG 
Benzs, back to pre war blown Alfas, early Ferrari, etc), and the car is 
needed to finish prep after we finish - I do not know what V8 motor specs it 
is. (The rhd 300C is due for release here any day, will be priced around 
$60K in V8 form - you may know where our are being built/sourced - US, or 
where?).

Now I know they are serious, tomorrow I do a rush start of getting my most 
used 300C ready,
(I have still been buried restoing/creating the best daily driver 71 El 
Camno (a Bernuda Triangle of all car restorers woes and things gone/going 
wrong ) - I now know why I kept away from Chevvys for so long - and I 
suggest never buy a ute that has been driven by a builder since 1971 until 
2003, even if it came from dry accident free Long Beach CA !!)
and if possible I especially want to run the 1/4, and the banking - have a 
lower (higher ratio) limited slip diff centre, but do not know if I will fit 
this - car runs around 15s now, need I go/seek better to keep this new 
(brick shaped) thing half honest?!  And did I mention the Wednesday weather 
forecast is for showers/rain coming in after lunch - great !!!  My car runs 
235 by 75 by 15 narrow whitewall radials on original style wire wheels, but 
banking in the wet may test this/the car?

Magazine is owned by one of nation's top billionaire media tycoons (not 
Bush's aussie mate Mudrock), and have pushed them re what is in it for me - 
they saying they never usually do anything - (maybe that why he so rich 
eh??!!), but initially they have guaranteed plenty of shots/prints , so can 
forward some of those, plus a report of how the day goes if anyone 
interested.

Christopher in Australia
ps had some real honest/great ebay sellers recently, not only on Chrysler 
stuff, and/but after my earlier run of a few real/bad smartie 
listers/sellers - kinda restores your faith a bit.

It should be weekend over there, get those 300s out and burn some gas - your 
US OIL Companies recent record profits could still be higher - come on, help 
the poor struggling buggers out !!?




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