Re: [FWDLK] Chr 300M

["Robert Whitman" <rwhitman@xxxxxxxx>]

I also agree 100%!   And why didn't they stick with the beautiful red,
white & blue letter series badging.  That badge has to be one of the
most beautiful designs in automotive history.  When I saw those perfect,
simple badges affixed to Larry & Matt Menges'  beautiful 300G, I was
stunned.  It was a crime for Chrysler to give this new car the "M"
designation, but it was more of a crime for them to not use the
traditional badging.
Just my thoughts, now back to '55-'61:

Dave, that sounds like a good recommendation on the dash pad redo.  I
never thought of using a denser foam rubber.  A previous dash pad redo
on my '60 used a light, fluffy foam pad that is now rather lumpy.  It
looks and feels terrible.  I wasn't planning to redo it soon, I didn't
know how I was going to attack it, so I put it off for other needs.  I
may now do it soon.  Will the foam rubber give a similar feel to the
original.  I don't go around feeling other people's pads (if you know
what I mean), to see how firm they are.

I also sent away for a title history from Missouri today.  Let's see
what $4 gets me.

-Robert
-'60 Adventurer

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Mark Allen (Marshfield) [SMTP:MarkA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent:  Wednesday, May 06, 1998 2:06 PM
>To:    L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject:       Re: [FWDLK] Chr 300M
>
>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??????