Re: [FWDLK] Chr 300M

["Mark Allen \(Marshfield\)" <MarkA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!!!!!
Mark
MoPar Man from the Oregon Coast
(and disappointed about the "letter" car too)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett C. Snyder [SMTP:fwdlook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 2:27 PM
> To:   L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      Re: [FWDLK] Chr 300M
>
> >Also interesting that now Chrysler will have 3 near lookalikes- the
> 300M,
> >the LHS,
> >and the Concorde-  Hmmm  Concord (ex AMC) reborn??????????
> (sorry.....)
> >Anyway AW makes the commentary of the old 300 and the 300 letter
> cars, that
> >there are 2 TWO versions of the 300 but both are lettered, the one
> with Euro
> >suspension has no top speed governor (17" high speed rated tires) and
> wondered
> >if Chrysler should have called one the 300, the other 300M.
>
> Quite frankly I'm a bit disappointed with Chrysler's resurrection of
> the
> letter car. Most obviously, it's a four-door... and has the same
> drive-train as the LHS. (OK, there's an optional transmission you can
> get)
>
> I wish they would have waited for a 300hp powerplant and put it in a
> awesome 2-door bodystyle. (Something to go after Lexus SC buyers)
> That's
> what I think a 300 letter car for the millenium should be.
>
> Chrysler crapped on the 300 namesake when they introduced the
> 300-Sport
> series in '62. I'm afraid their latest effort falls into the same
> marketing
> strategy despite the retro 1955 Bob Roger commercials.
>
> A sedan letter-car?... without any extra horses?... What were they
> thinking??????