Re: [Chrysler300] C300 report

[Kenneth Wilson <jblken@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich;  Your car was there at Mopar Alley -looking as fine as ever - but
where were you?

Ken Wilson, San Jose, Calif

Rich Barber wrote:

>Bill:
>
>Thanks for the report.
>
>1955 Chrysler 300 cognoscenti
>:	
>Does that price seem about "right"?  Any other recent purchases or sales to
>report?
>
>Here is what NADA says today at:  http://www.nadaguides.com
>
>Click on Classic cars, etc. to get to the Chrysler pages.
>
>1955 Chrysler 300 2 Door Hardtop 
>May 31, 2008
>PRICING
>Original MSRP: $4,110 
>
>Low Retail		$29,500 
>Average Retail Value $44,000 
>High Retail  		$93,400
>
>At 93,400, a cherry 1955 Chrysler 300 will have appreciated to 22.7 times
>its original price.  At $4.159/gallon, gasoline has appreciated to 13.5
>times its 1955 price of $0.309/gallon.
>
>
>I'm looking forward to seeing some of you at MoPar Alley's 18th Annual MOPAR
>Rally tomorrow at Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA tomorrow,
>or perhaps at Sparks Wednesday, for the Chrysler 300 Club, Inc. meet at the
>Nugget on Saturday.  One can go into MoPar sensory overload at the Fremont
>show and ditto for 300-philes at Sparks.  
>
>My vintage tranny guy replaced the rear seal and shifter seals on my
>PowerFlite, and both ended up leaking worse than before.  Any secrets to
>getting a better job next time?
>
>I'm finding that adding an electric fuel pump and using it to prime the
>carbs after the car has set for some time really eliminates the hard
>starting problem. I set the pump up with a push button and I can hear it run
>until it fills the float chambers and changes tone.  Then crank and go.
>
>C-300'ly,
>Rich Barber
>Brentwood, CA
>1955 Chrysler C-300 (Trailing Type-A and may be under-insured)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of Bill
>Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:29 PM
>To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Chrysler300] C300 report
>
>Greetings All,
>Went to the auction of the Lorn Gates estate today at Beloit, KS.
>The C300 didn't look quite as good in person as in the pictures but it 
>seems to be a very restorable car.  It did not have the correct air 
>cleaner, the hubcaps had been stolen, and the interior was ratty, the 
>drivers side window was cracked.  It showed 86,542 miles, and ran 
>roughly.  They said it needed brakes.
>It had California black plates with a 1969 decal,  Lic. number was 
>GDZ889.
>Gloria, the serial number was 3N552574  
>Final bid was $21,000.
>No, I did not buy it.
>Bill Miller
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