RE: {Chrysler 300} 300 G at Mecum

I saw the car at the auction and posted my observations, not sure you saw that. The car seems put together for the general public and not letter car aficionados and collectors. The work appears straight and well done but with the details missed in many areas as you observed; especially the interior.

My rule of thumb is that obvious errors or shortcomings that are relatively easy to avoid portend of far more egregious liberties taken where they cannot be seen.

I don't mean to disparage this lovely G, its generic leather seating surfaces and carpets, improper ride height and glazed ham paint over and underneath notwithstanding.

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From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2022 1:49pm
To: mguarneri@xxxxxxx
Cc: "'300 Club'" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} 300 G at Mecum

Just found the video and reviewed it. Hood latch should be body color, no basketweave in the seats, Inside of top should be tan not black. If anyone has the tag info that states differently, speak up.

Bob J

From: mguarneri via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2022 7:37 AM
To: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} 300 G at Mecum

Mecum took a video of the G prior to auction. You can view it on this link. Just go to the second picture to view the video.

Also, can someone comment on the placement of the air filters? The 'dent' on both are facing each other. Is this the correct placement?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0122-496159/1961-chrysler-300g-convertible/

John

300 G convertible

In a message dated 1/16/2022 10:08:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Mecum doesn’t own the car. Same collector owns around 40 highly significant and rare cars. He has never been realistic on price for them. This G could have been bought over the past 4 years privately for around 225. He wanted 4m for his 400F french 4 speed convertible and 2m for the Desoto Adv FI convertible he has. Sometimes the sellers aren’t realistic, but why should that deter mecum from running it? You never know who is in the crowd. It’s on the seller to create hype and PR for the car if they want to max their value.

Those weren’t New Yorker convertibles, they were Imperials and they went a little light. They were penalized likely due to being for sale multiple times before as a lot of 5, which is a dumb way to try and sell them.

Mike McCandless

On Jan 15, 2022, at 10:34 PM, John Lyons <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This was one of two things:

1. Mecum not knowing the merchandise, look it at a rediculous reserve they accepted. Entirely possible. I type from experience. They do not know these cars well.

2. Mecum owns the car. More likely given the 300k+ presale estimate.

They did sell a serious of NY'r convertibles (57-61) all of which sold for $110k ish. Seemed market correct to me.

John Lyons

860-883-3998

Excuse any typos.

On Jan 15, 2022, at 7:59 PM, Ray Melton <rfmelton@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Although Mecum is ALWAYS high-price (heavily hyped auction mania, like B-J), maybe this "no-sale" at $175K indicates the market for these old letter cars is not "softening" as much as recently suggested (last couple of years).

Ray Melton

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On 1/15/2022 4:50 PM, dplotkin wrote:

The Mecum G was a no sale at $175,000

Danny Plotkin

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