Forwarding this message: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Heinitz" <ccheinitz@xxxx> To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:16 AM Subject: past and future meets > > I am 70 years old, and joined this club back in the 70's. I happened to see an F on the road at that time and stopped the guy to talk because I had purchased a 300C convert back in 57 when I came out of the Navy.Had no idea at the time it would be a collectable. In fact I have had a lot of collectable Mopars over the years. Started with a 47 plymouth convert,50 Chrysler convert,53 Chrysler Saratoga 180 HP Hemi ,55 DeSoto firedome hemi, 66 Charger,68 Plymouth Fury convert,various New Yorkers, 57 De Soto Gold Adventurer, 2 59 300E's,57 300HT self restored, 79 300, 68 300 plain jane, 65 300L,65 300 plain jane, 99 Sebering convert, and now a 300M. Lots of others not worth mentioning. OK I'am a Mopar freak, I'll admit it. > > Entered my 57 C HT at the National Meet in Tahoe in 1977. Got a trophy for driven daily.The last contest I was in was Olympia Wa. They were so anal about rules I got a minus score. I thought I should have at least got 1 point for showing up.That was the last time they judged my car. I have never owned a trailer queen, never will. If I can't drive it, don't want it. > > We even started our own 300 chapter, called South Puget Sound. We had a lot of fun, but now we are getting older and have dissolved the chapter some time ago.For each meeting we had a trophy we would pass on to the hard luck driver. It was an old rusty piston. We called it "The Pissed on Piston award." > > Point is enjoy them all while you can, life is short. I know I did. That's my 2 cents worth, or not. > > Respectfully, Chuck C. Heinitz > > > PS Sorry but I never kept any of them. > > > Chuck & Peg > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Find great local high-speed Internet access value at the MSN High-Speed Marketplace.