Re: [Chrysler300] Glamorous Grilles

["Brian & Kathy Frank" <emerald18@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony and All,

I too was baffled by the logic behind "inverted grille leading to falling sales theory" in light of the fact that the 61 G sold more cars than the 60 F or the 59 E that came right before it. They all look good to me.

Brian Frank

(300 G coupe and convert.)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony Rinaldi 
  To: Chrysler 300 Club 
  Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 2:40 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Glamorous Grilles


  Hi to all,

  Want to call your attention to an article in Nov. 2008 Hemmings on page 20.
  The logic is consistent with some of the illogical political rhetoric
  currently exiting the mouths of all of the current candidates for pres & VP.

  The premise of the article is that when Chrysler designers inverted the 1957
  thru 1960 trapezoidal front grille, in 1961 and on, it lead to the demise of
  the Letter car series.

  It is backed up by 8th grade geometry, basic architecture and the Egyptian
  pyramids with their tops cut off.

  The authors claim that the original design gave the 1957 thru 1960 Letter
  cars style consistent with stability and agility and had a design
  particularly attractive, if not outright mandatory, in a car that's built to
  handle curves.

  They use the fact that flipping the trapezoid grille coincided with a sales
  fall that led to the letter series ultimate design.

  Don't kill the messenger. I didn't write the article nor do I believe it is
  true.

  Tony Rinaldi



   

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