Re: [Chrysler300] Famous letter Cars

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Hi Al and All:
The 300 used in Imitation of Life was a 300D Tahitian Coral Convertible.  
(Sorry, Al!)  There are a couple of clear views of the inside rear view  mirror 
and the seats.  The only other movies I know of using ORIGINAL NEW  300 letter 
cars are The World the Flesh and the Devil where Harry Belefonte  drives a 
300D, and Bachelor in Paradise.  The former is in black and white,  but the D 
seems to be neither of these colors.  Not a bad movie, and quite  a few shots of 
the D early on.  Brian, GOOD EYE to spot that 300F on the  freeway in 
Bachelor!!  It took me several replays to be sure.  It has  been mentioned on the 
listserver sometime back that there is a 300E in another  Natalie Wood movie, Fine 
Young Cannibals.  I have yet to find this  one.
 
The 300C used in Crime Story is owned by Club member Andrew Jugle.   For the 
series they painted it black and changed the color of the interior,  among 
other "violations" that I believe Andy has commented on previously.   The car 
used in Quiz Show was a white 300D convertible owned at that time by  member Tom 
Turner (And formerly owned by Richard Carpenter).  The Turners  were invited 
to and did watch some of the shooting.
 
300ly, Gil Cunningham
Tallahassee, FL
Y'all are welcome to sip a few on our porch too!!
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/29/2006 1:09:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
jfreddie@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

C.T.C.I.  [small T-Birds]  maintains a list of movies where  small T-Birds 
have appeared, from 1955 to the present, and the list seems  endless.  Also, 
Birds that were owned by famous people;  Frank  Sinatra, Jane Wyman, Conway 
Twitty, Don Sutton, etc.  Is there any such  history on Letter Chryslers?  I met 
Robert Horton at the 1975 meet in  Anaheim, and he still had the copper C 
convertible that he purchased  new.  Where are he, and/or the car today?  We all 
probably remember  the black C convertible in the TV series "Crime Story".  Who 
owns  it?  What about the white C convertible in the movie "Quiz Show"?   That 
was a real beauty. 

I have been told that my car was used in the  movie "Imitation Of Life", but 
have never been able to verify   that.  I purchased it from the 2nd owner in 
Culver City, just a few  blocks from the old MGM studio lot.  He told me that 
the original owner  purchased it in Beverly Hills, and was prominent in the 
movie industry,  [Producer, Director ???]  and owned it from 1957-1962.  I 
remember  seeing a C convertible in an old black and white Perry Mason re-run a few  
years ago, and wondered if perhaps it was mine.

Anyone have anything to  add?

Al Peirish
[ exactly 1,000 miles from Hollywood]






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