Re: [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

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Cuzzin Rich and All:
Finally getting around to commenting on the 300C production figure  
discussion.
First of all, as has been stated, the first 300C was VIN 3N57 1001.  
(Happily, it still exists!)  The last is 3N57 3251 for a total of 2,251  cars.  
Now a comment on those higher 300C production numbers.  There has, for  many 
years, been published from time to time a figure around 2400 for 300C  
production.  In fact, I have a Chrysler letter series production sheet from  the 
Historical Collection with penciled in revisions to the previous 3/9/73  numbers 
raising the 300C total production to 2402.  This revision was dated  May 
10,'74.  What precipitated this---I was around there at the time---was  that a 
document of PROJECTED production schedules was found and interpreted  for a time as 
300Cs actually produced.  John Bunnell, Archivist at that  time, made 
corrections later.  Obviously, some of the erroneous production  figures were 
published, and continue to be so to this day.  How do we KNOW  these additional cars 
were not built?  Two Chrysler documents indicate they  were not.  
    1. A log of Chrysler Monthly Starting Serial  Numbers states the last 
300C as 3251.  The 
        starting VIN in September  of 1957 was 3247, so only 5 cars were 
built that final month
        before 300D production  started.
    2. The 300C microfilm record ends with 3N57  3251
Finally, in the 32 or so years since the production figures were finalized  
at 2251, NO 300C with a number higher has ever presented itself.
 
Hope this helps clear things up a little.
 
300ly, Gil Cunningham
 
In a message dated 11/29/2006 12:03:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
c300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

My 1955  Service Manual indicates the 1955 VIN’s start with 3N551001 and I
was  assuming the same convention might apply to the 1957’s that are
similarly  numbered.  Cuzzin’ Gil:  Help!  We either have one too many or  are
missing a 300-C.

C-300’ly,
Rich  Barber
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From: rob kern  [mailto:robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:44  PM
To: 'George R. Cann'; 'chrysler club'; Rich Barber
Subject: Re:  [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

Hello 300'ly to  all!
The last VIN of the C was 3N573251, since only 2251  were built with the
VIN # starting at 1000. The 3NE57#### is for the  engine, and I have been
lead to believe that there were at least 16 extra  engines produced of the
'57 392 Hemi that did not go into vehicles. ROB  KERN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rich Barber 
To: 'George R.  Cann' ; 'chrysler club' 
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:33  PM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300C engine on e-bay

I'm no expert,  but my data shows a total of 2,252 1957 Chrysler 300-C's were
produced.  Unless they skipped some numbers, the VIN of the last one would
have been  3N573252. The referenced VIN is most likely the engine number
stamped on  the block--as evidenced by the "E" in the string. VIN's and
S/N's of these  early cars did not match and it is likely some additional
replacement  engines were built along the way.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
1955  C-300 VIN 3N551198, engine S/N 3NE551098




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