Re: [Chrysler300] 300's vs ??

["Michael Reed" <mrreed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, Pete. A '65 300L hardtop weighs 282# more than a '65 Bonneville hardtop, and '65 300L convert weighs 247# more than a '65 Bonneville convert. That weight difference (6.6% and 5.7% respectively) wouldn't make a tremendous difference in acceleration performance. Several times in the 60's we drag raced full size cars side-by-side with and without one auto carrying an adult passenger, The difference was all but indiscernible. The extra weight would have more impact on top speed than it would acceleration.

Although it weighed in some 900# less than a Bonneville, my '64 GTO (4-spd and 3.89) coupe would out-accelerate and out-handle just about any American production car on the road then, including my previously-owned fuel-injected '63 Stingray coupe -- no contest on either criteria!

Mike Reed in Lake Odessa, Michigan (pining away for a '64 GTO to be a garage-mate for my "F")
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: moparpjf@xxxxxxx 
  To: rstewart@xxxxxxxxxx ; oldtimah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 06:59
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300's vs ??



  In a message dated 01/18/2006 6:24:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
  rstewart@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

  someone  is joking,why would a lite WEIGHT PONTIAC be in the same class? FOR 
  THE  RECORD CHECK OUT HOT ROD MAG 1962 300 AT PONAMA WINTRNATIONALS NUFF  
  SAID.c300 ron



  It depends on whether you are talking straight line poerformance or all  
  around comparison.  I had a 1965 Pontiac Bonneville convert with the 376 HP  421 
  engine (tripower, cam, etc) and, frankly, that car could stand up to most of  
  the letter cars from a variety of points of view.  Of course, it came later  
  than most, so engineering, especially in handling, had improved but for all  
  around go power and driveability, it was one heck of an automobile.  The  one 
  unique feature of the car was that it had a 3 speed manual transmission on  the 
  column (3 on the tree) and a 3.08 rear, which allowed one to pull over 70  mph 
  in first, and close to 110 in second (while those guys in the 4 speed sticks  
  were waiting for your shift).

  Pete Fitch 


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