Re: {Chrysler 300} Scroll down to the 300E

I agree with you, Brian. Regardless of whether anyone thinks the result is great or otherwise, it didn't have to start with a real E.

Probably some Corvette enthusiasts would object as well if a 63 Split Window or a real 67 427/435 horse car was the basis of such a creation instead of a more pedestrian base model.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 11:18 AM Brian and Kathy Frank <300gforce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm not a "hot rod" or a "restomod" guy but even among those types of cars, I find this to be very unattractive. And that's not because he butchered a 1959 300E. The description says the roof pillars and doors are modified. Realistically, he could have started with a 4-door sedan Windsor and made this.

I recognize there is a lot of work, skill and craftmanship in this but it sure illustrates beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I also understand the guy who owns the car and pays the bills gets to make the decision. I just don't get why someone would use a real, salvageable letter car when the final product is so far from where it started anyway. Virtually any 1959 Chrysler (including a complete parts car) could have been used.

Maybe I'm too narrow minded and in the minority because the judges in Detroit obviously liked it.

Brian

On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 10:59 AM highoctane300h via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Evidently it wasn’t such a waste.

2024 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award Great 8 Finalists - Hagerty Media

Joe Gross

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