Re: [Chrysler300] 390hp 300C Road test car?

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxx>]

I can tell you that the Park Police in Potomic State Park in MD, had at
least the "C" engines in several patrol cars. In 1957, my best bud bought a
'57 fury, and established quite a rep in the area. We finally came across
the Park Police and they had quietly been racing with the boys. If they won,
you got a ticket, If you won, you kept going. Usually done at night, and
there wasn't many straight roads in the park, so it was quite exciting.
Long story short, we won, and they wanted to compare cars. I saw the dual
quads, and I think 3" exhaust. I don't think it was a "C", but it could have
been. I'm sure it was a 2 door hardtop. Close, but we beat them, probably
due to the Fury being lighter.

There was also a '57 Ford coupe with a factory supercharger that ran all the
cops ragged..........but that's another story for the meet.

Hope to see all y'all in PA in May!
-- 
Ray Jones, Jones Ridge, in the Ouachita Mtns near Mena, Western Arkansas

> From: Rich Barber <barber@xxxx>
> Organization: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California
> Reply-To: barber@xxxx
> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:31:02 -0800
> To: Owen & Jo Grigg <ram300@xxxx>
> Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 390hp 300C Road test car?
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> Hi, 300 Aficionados:
> 
> I can't help with this question, but would ask of the historians whether
> anyone remembers or has a copy of an old Tom McCahill article on early
> 300's that stated the 300's had been used as pursuit cars on the
> Pennsylvania turnpike in the mid-50's. As a teen, I was impressed by
> the cars and the story and seem to recall a detail that nothing ever out
> ran their 300's--except a big Mercedes Benz, driven by a German
> national. My memory (perhaps faulty) of that story continues to fuel my
> current interest in acquiring a C300 or a 300B. I'd be grateful for any
> leads on the story or the cars.
> 
> In the mean time,
> MoPa'r to ya.
> 
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> 
> Owen & Jo Grigg wrote:
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>> Hi all
>> 
>> Been on holiday recently and had a little time to do some reading. One
>> article was a road test by Tom McCahill on the 300C. He mentions his test car
>> to be a white h/top equipped with the 390hp motor, automatic, manual windows
>> & steering. 
>> I thought there were only two 390hp auto cars produced for Carl Kiekhaefer.
>> Is this a slip up my Uncle Tom or does this car really exist/existed?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Owen
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