{Chrysler 300} One of the holy grails of rare factory letter cars has been found!

["Carl Bilter" <cbilter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello and happy new year to everyone in 300 land!

What a way to start the new year - with a new letter car VIN!

But not just any letter car VIN...

Perhaps the subject title got your attention - 55 years after the founding of the Club, we have finally located, and validated, an extant example of perhaps the rarest factory production letter car built.

It is rarer than a 300F 4 speed GT Special of which possibly 9 were built (and 4 or 5 are known to exist?).  

We have found a factory built 3 speed stick 300J.

Bob has vaildated that it is a factory stick J, per the microfilm.   Claret in color. 

Only 7 were built and all were special dealer order.

To date, none have been known to still exist.  

The car is located at Franks Auto Salvage in Fort Dodge, IA and is evidently for sale.   

Details are on an obscure "members only" Facebook site called "Junkyard Finds."   See attached photos. 

It is ruff, ruff, ruff, but given the rarity, I hope someone in the club can get the car.  I can't take it on.  Ft. Dodge is only two hours away from where I live, and so if someone in the club goes after the car and would like my assistance in aseessing the car for factory correctness please let me know,  We have little to no snow in Iowa at this time, weather is dry but cold; so not a bad time to visit a boneyard - no bugs.  

The  3 speed stick J was equipped with a 3.91 rear, unlike the TorqueFlite J which had the typical 3.23 in most cases.  First gear was non-synchro.  The  3 speed stick was not known to be robust under heavy use.  But - if you could get down the dragstrip without blowing up the trans, with a good launch and shifts - I think a stick J would do low 14's in the quarter mile at 105+ mph.   Posssibly the fastest accelerating standard production letter car built.  

I think that s stick J would be considerably more valauble than a T-Flite J due to rarity, but you would be way under water on a restoration.  The J is not a high dollar car.  But we do it for the love of the marque.  

Carl Bilter

J consultant

------ Forwarded Message ------

From "Bob Merritt" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

To "Carl" <cbilter@xxxxxxxxx>

Date 1/1/2025 6:45:42 AM

Subject Fwd: 300 J on Facebook

Hey Carl;

Rcvd this, VIN 8433174966

Mfilm says transmission code 1.

Bob

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Subject:	300 J on Facebook
Date:	Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:12:53 -0700
From:	Jeff Eastwood <jeff.e.eastwood@xxxxxxxxx>
To:	bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy New Year Bob

I don’t know if you remember or even on Facebook of junkyard fines but this 300 4 speed showed up on there today and you’re mentioned in the comments. Just figured I’d send it your way if you hadn’t seen it it’s extremely rough.

All the Best Jeff

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Jeff Eastwood 
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