Re: [Chrysler300] f going in museum

[lettercars@xxxxxxx]

Carlton and All:
I have no knowledge of whether the 300 was profitable or not.  Never  
remember hearing anyone talk about that.  I was in engineering, starting at  the 
proving grounds in 1963 in Truck Experimental and moved on to the Warren  
Truck Assy plant in '66.  In neither place was it likely I  would contact 
anyone with knowledge on such a subject.  By  the time I got to a car plant 
(1969) the "expensive to produce" 300s were barely  a memory.  Perhaps another 
member can shed more light on the subject.
300ly, Gil C.
 
 
In a message dated 4/30/2009 11:15:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
schroe99@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Maybe  Gil or other knowledgeable former Chrysler employees could comment 
on if the  300's themselves were ever a profitable car for Chrysler.  I was 
under  the impression that their cost was more than their selling price but 
that they  brought a lot of interest to Chrysler and were good advertising 
for the entire  company.  If that is true it would be interesting to know what 
their  approximate selling price would have otherwise been. 

Carlton  Schroeder
(in soggy Eagle River, WI)


----- Original  Message ----- 
From: Larry Nirenberg 
To: John ;  Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:47  AM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] f going in  museum





Unfortunately, I don't think $38,000+  means what it used to especially
in car terms. The inflation  calculator doesn't do justice to what this
car cost new in relative  terms. Searching the web I found the average
price of a new car in  1960 was about $3000. At $5411 the 300F base
price was over 80% more  than the average new car price of the era.
Today, the average car  price is $28,000+ times 1.8 is over $50k (and
likely more as I  assume the average price is MSRP as equipped not
average base  price). All do respect to the new 300, I think this price
range is  more reflective of the company an original letter car kept in
modern  terms. Not exactly earth shattering but interesting to think
about.

________________________________

From:  Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On  Behalf Of John
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:14 PM
To:  Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] f going in  museum

Hi all - 
I found am "inflation calculator"  online - they explain how they
calculate as well.
http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm
<http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm> 
That  would make the base price of a 300-F to be $38692.33 in 2009
dollars- darn close to a 300-C SRT-8
Regards,
John  spiers

--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Ray Jones  <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:hurst300%40hughes.net> >  wrote:

From: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx  <mailto:hurst300%40hughes.net> >
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300]  f going in museum
To: "Larry Nirenberg"  <lnirenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:lnirenberg%40firstmerchantsgroup.com> >
Cc: "Ray  Jones" <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:hurst300%40hughes.net>  >,
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> 
Date: Wednesday, April  29, 2009, 11:48 AM

Hi Larry;
Congrats!
I  would suggest that after the "from $5,411", you find a conversion on  
the internet to show what the car would cost in today's money. that  
can always be interesting as most who will be looking at your Brute  
will have no idea how much the money has changed.
Ray

On Apr 28, 2009, at 8:38 PM, Larry Nirenberg  wrote:

I have put
together a little blurb (dare I say  plagiarized) from various sources
and would like comment on any  other factoids that might help explain the
historical importance of  the Chrysler letter car

"It's the fellowship that makes it a  special event."
Nifty neat stuff gonna be ahappening at the Spring  Meet...Y'all gotta 
come and play with us! Ray

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