No, there was no such thing as a 300 in 1953. 1955 was the first year. However, the Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels were available in 1953. Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx To: Mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: IML: 53 300? Hi Everyone, Just a quick note to ask the membership about a message on the list of 12/17? It was about Kelsey Hayes wire wheels for a 55 Imperial. In this message -- a reference was made to a 1953 300. I realize that this is a bit off topic -- but was there ever a 1953 production 300? It is my understanding that Bob Rogers (the father of the 300 letter series) first proposed the idea of a Chrysler super car in 1954. The first production 300 - referred to a C - 300 - debuted as a 1955 model. Was this member suffering from late nite "fat fingers" - or what? Any ideas? Allan From Billings, Montana