78Brougham
"Chump"
I know its not a C Body but I've wanted one of these since 1979 when I went to buy my first new car. On the show room floor was a beautiful 79 Chrysler 300 Limited Edition. I know, I know... not a real 300 letter car, but it was still gorgeous and great tribute to old times.
Spinnaker White with Red leather interior, console shifter, 360 police interceptor engine, dual exhaust, firm feel steering box, heavy duty sway bars, torsion bars, extra leafs on the rear springs, aluminum road wheels, RWL tires.... the whole gamut of high performance,(as well as could have been expected for those days). Unfortunately the price matched the lofty ideals of the car... $9100 bucks! TONS of money to a 21 year old kid about to start his own repair shop... that's another story. Anyway I wound up purchasing a 79 Duster, Spinnaker White and Chianti Red. Great little car and $5300 bucks! But I never forgot the feeling of sitting in that 300! Fast forward to two weeks ago....
I spotted a 79 300 in Vegas that I was really interested in. But it was in Vegas and I'm here in PA. Then I remembered a 300 that I spotted in one of my customers shops 2 years ago. It was in for inspection. I asked the shop owner who's car it was and if it might be available. He dug through his files and came up with a name and phone number. I really shouldn't have but I called him and he said he had it and would sell it! To make a long story short, it's in my shop right now till spring. Hope you like it as much as I do. Thank God I have a GREAT wife!!!
Spinnaker White with Red leather interior, console shifter, 360 police interceptor engine, dual exhaust, firm feel steering box, heavy duty sway bars, torsion bars, extra leafs on the rear springs, aluminum road wheels, RWL tires.... the whole gamut of high performance,(as well as could have been expected for those days). Unfortunately the price matched the lofty ideals of the car... $9100 bucks! TONS of money to a 21 year old kid about to start his own repair shop... that's another story. Anyway I wound up purchasing a 79 Duster, Spinnaker White and Chianti Red. Great little car and $5300 bucks! But I never forgot the feeling of sitting in that 300! Fast forward to two weeks ago....
I spotted a 79 300 in Vegas that I was really interested in. But it was in Vegas and I'm here in PA. Then I remembered a 300 that I spotted in one of my customers shops 2 years ago. It was in for inspection. I asked the shop owner who's car it was and if it might be available. He dug through his files and came up with a name and phone number. I really shouldn't have but I called him and he said he had it and would sell it! To make a long story short, it's in my shop right now till spring. Hope you like it as much as I do. Thank God I have a GREAT wife!!!
