Re: [Chrysler300] 300B and 300C by Derham

[cotejohnr@xxxxxxx]

 Hi all,

There was NO tent called "no sale/resale" at B-J in '06 as it was all at no reserve.? Having owned a "B", naturally I looked closely at the car and thought it to be in overall pretty decent condition, but showing its original age and saw no rot anywhere. I spoke at length with the owner in the staging area, a very nice man, who was very nervous about going through with selling at no reserve. He had a terrible time slot, going through at very near the end of that night.? (I took two pictures that came out dark as it was dark!) He was reluctantly selling it to establish a trust fund to care , I believe, for his daughter who had a chronic debilitating illness. I was truly saddened to see it cross the block and be hammered disgustingly low as many bidders had left the building and the owner was surely very disappointed in the outcome. 

Although the custom work was not to my taste on a "B", I also don't feel B-J promoted the car well and the inexperienced (with auctions) owner probably should have paid for a better time slot.

John R. Cote
Former "B" Keeper





 -----Original Message-----From: cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx

To: Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx>; 'Wayne Graefen' <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>; 'Intl 300' <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 6:10 pm
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300B and 300C by Derham


















  



    

            
Rich -



That was the '56 that went throught B-J in January '06 - It was pretty rough - alligatored paint and some cancer.  I didn't know what it was at the time - wasn't familiar with the Derham custom work - so unfortunately didn't take any pictures of it.  It was parked just outside the "no sale/resale" tent in which a really nice "L" convertible was parked.  The bid price was $26,000, plus the 8% buyer's premium, providing for the listed $28,080 gross sale price.



It was good seeing you at the WPC Meet in Lincolnshire a couple weeks ago.



Noel Hastalis

Burr Ridge, IL

(Cousin's F Coupe)



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From: "Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx> 

Wayne:



I'm attaching a picture of a "Derham B" that I titled 56 DerhamB B-J 06. It

must have been the one sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2006 for $28,080,

according to:

http://www.moparsunlimited.net/barrett_jackson_auction_results_2005.htm



I'd send a copy of the picture to any member that wants one, but it is not

too detailed. A side view of a black B coupe with a white hardtop. Side

trim removed.



You might do further research of the B-J archives for additional pictures.



Member Don Rook has done some research on these and may be willing to shed

some light.



C-300'ly,

Rich Barber



-----Original Message-----

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On

Behalf Of Wayne Graefen

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:25 PM

To: Intl 300

Subject: [Chrysler300] 300B and 300C by Derham



Does anyone have digital pics of the 300B and 300C hardtops that were

altered by Derham coachworks? 

I used to have some print photos scanned into my old computer but when that

died they all went with it. I had every unique detail of the 300C car from

the gold ball hood ornament to the custom instrument cluster, nylon padded

top grain, side trim dechrome. Do I recall the C had a handful of hood

louvers something along the line of the production 300F??

Reply to me direct with pics, please: wgraefen@xxxxxxx



Wayne



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