Del.... Thanks for the additional photos. It seems very definite that Chrysler has had this design on the table for many years. George -----Original Message----- From: Del Kerney [mailto:a61300g@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:11 PM To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; George McKovich Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 2005 versus 1956 George, Check this website for the beginnings of the 1953 Chrysler-Ghia succeeded by the Dual-Ghia ( 1956-1963 ) using Dodge components. http://www.imperialclub.com/Articles/53GhiaSpecial/ The 1953 Chrysler version was undoubtedly the inspiration for the 2005 300C - I must be getting CRS disease not to have recognized the similarities between them until now. Almost a carbon copy. I'm sure the designers at Chrysler are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the similarities haven't been pointed out in any press releases or reviews of the 05' version. They ( borrowed ? ) heavily from Virgil Exner's design and are reaping all the praise and rewards for making a few modernized changes - no wonder it's a winner and so popular. I have 2 of the Maisto 1/18 scale HEMI C's in black - just waiting for a low mileage (real ) one to show up on the used market. Check out the website above and see what you think......... Del Kerney ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/