[Chrysler300] OK, it took some searching but I did find the story of my 300F alluded i...

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Li
An accurate and well written story that helps promote our particular part of
the hobby.  Many of our cars have similar stories and the car magazines and
columns are generally interested in publishing them.  

I hear a lot of Larry's personality and voice in this story and that makes
it all the more interesting.  I thought 300 engines were pretty bulletproof
and was surprised to hear Larry had smoked his.

Chrysler 300 owners are encouraged to help keep our cars in front of the
public by assisting writers with their stories.  Squeezing in reference and
links to the Chrysler 300 clubs is also encouraged.  If you get a story
published, let us al know about it.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber

Link: http://tinyurl.com 

Text only:

Chrysler 300F still 'letter'-perfect
By Vern Parker MOTOR MATTERS | Friday, April 10, 2009 

What's not to like about a Chrysler 'Letter Series' car? In a word -
nothing. 

For almost a dozen years from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, Chrysler
squeezed massive engines into sleek "personal cars," which were easily
identified by the gaping grille cavity that appeared eager to inhale lesser
cars. 

One of the more notable "Letter Series" Chryslers was the 1960 300F. Of the
1,212 vehicles built, 248 were convertibles and the remaining 964 were
two-door hardtop models. 

Larry Jett was on a high-speed run through Nevada in his 4-year-old 300F
hardtop when, he says, "I froze the engine solid and had to have it towed to
the San Francisco Bay Area." With too many irons in the fire to contend with
the disabled Chrysler, he sold his ailing car. 

The 300F may have been gone, but it was not forgotten. "I knew I needed
another one," Mr. Jett says. "It was just a matter of how long it would
take." 

A couple of decades passed, and then in 1986, Mr. Jett was looking through a
Chrysler 300 Club newsletter when he saw an ad selling a 300F. The car was
located just west of Cleveland in Elyria, Ohio - a long distance from Mr.
Jett's home in Newark, Calif. Besides, Mr. Jett says, the asking price was
on the high side. 

Another year had passed when Mr. Jett learned that the car was still for
sale. Negotiations ensued. Mr. Jett learned that the 300F had undergone a
complete restoration. The asking price was still high, but Mr. Jett
purchased the Chrysler sight unseen and arranged to have it trucked to
California. 

"When it arrived," he remembers, "I was the happiest fella." 

The Alaskan white car with tan seats appeared to be in like-new condition,
but Mr. Jett detected some bent valves in the 413-cubic-inch engine,
necessitating a valve job. With that task completed, the car has proved to
be trouble-free for the past 23 years. 

Records indicate that, when new, the 4,270-pound Chrysler 300F had a base
price of $5,411. The well-appointed luxury car is equipped with power
brakes, power steering, power antenna, air conditioner, power windows,
high-beam changer, rear-window defroster, push-button AM radio and power
swivel bucket seats. 

The two left and two right bucket seats on black carpeting are separated by
a full-length console. A tachometer is mounted at the forward end of the
console under the dashboard. A 150-mph speedometer is ready to record the
achievement of the powerful car. 

Beneath the expansive hood is a pair of four-barrel carburetors on 30-inch
"ram" induction manifolds offset on either side of the engine because of the
low-profile engine hood. The big V-8 engine features wedge-shaped combustion
chambers that produce prodigious amounts of horsepower and torque. That
power, however, comes at a price because while drinking fuel from the
23-gallon gasoline tank, the consumption rate is 10.5 mpg. 

The 18-foot, 3.6-inch-long Chrysler has a turning diameter of about 46 feet,
7 inches. The 9.00x14-inch tires support the unibody car on a 126-inch
wheelbase. 

Under the sloping trunk lid, decorated by a faux spare wheel, is a wide, but
shallow cargo area, which contains the real spare tire, mounted horizontally
on the left side. 

Because of the unibody construction, Mr. Jett reports, his 49-year-old car
is still free of rattles or squeaks regardless of the road surface. In the
past 23 years, Mr. Jett has driven his Chrysler only about 20,000 miles. He
has total confidence in the reliability of his car. 

"I have never had a concern," he says. 

>From the driver's bucket seat, Mr. Jett can see the two fender-mounted
mirrors reflect the images of the soaring fins on the rear fenders, a sight
he never tires of viewing. 

c For your car to become the subject of the Out of the Past column, send a
photo (frontal 3/4 view), plus brief details and phone number to Vern
Parker, 2221 Abbotsford Drive, Vienna, VA 22181. Only photos of good quality
will be considered. No customs or hot rods accepted. 


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-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Don Warnaar
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:09 AM
To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; John
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Fwd: OK, it took some searching but I did find
the story of my 300F alluded i...

Congratulations, Larry.  Nice article and picture.

Don Warnaar
New Jersey


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John<mailto:spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:50 AM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Fwd: OK, it took some searching but I did find
the story of my 300F alluded i...





  Larry and all - 

  There were a couple spaces in the link - try this or the "tiny url" that
follows.

  Nice article!

 
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/10/3960-chrysler-300f-still-39l
etter39-perfect/<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/10/3960-chrysl
er-300f-still-39letter39-perfect/> 

  http://tinyurl.com/LJ300F<http://tinyurl.com/LJ300F>

  Regards,
  John Spiers

  --- On Wed, 4/15/09, JettLarry@xxxxxxx<mailto:JettLarry@xxxxxxx>
<JettLarry@xxxxxxx<mailto:JettLarry%40aol.com>> wrote:

  From: JettLarry@xxxxxxx<mailto:JettLarry%40aol.com>
<JettLarry@xxxxxxx<mailto:JettLarry%40aol.com>>
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Fwd: OK, it took some searching but I did find the
story of my 300F alluded i...
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
  Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 9:33 PM

  ____________ _________ _________ ______

  From: JettLarry

  To: Leftythe300guy

  Sent: 4/15/2009 6:28:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time

  Subj: OK, it took some searching but I did find the story of my 300F 

  alluded in AZ

  I've never seen the story and picture in print but the following path 

  takes anybody there that cares.

  WWW.washingtontimes .com/news/ 2009/apr/ 10/3960-chrysler -300f-still-
39letter39

  -perfect/

  



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