posted by Simon White
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Three Hundred
– Posted on February 1, 2023
posted by Simon White
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I prefer the 300s that had a letter after it. Especially the “F”.
Looks like a gladiator ready for battle.
The slab-sided burly flanks of the fuselage Chryslers provided a large and clean surface plane for the widely-kerned ‘Three Hundred’ lettering. One of the better subtle luxury car badging exercises from that era.
Best appreciated from this rear three-quarter view.
The fuselage styling reminds me of the “Brutalist” architecture prevalent around that time. It seemed to work well for things like police cars and performance cars like this, and utilitarian items like station wagons. It just never did seem to work well for luxury cars.
The non letter 300 wasn’t a performance car. It was the middle trim level, above the Newport that competed with the Pontiac Catalina and the Mercury Monterey. The 300 competed with the Pontiac Bonneville and Mercury Marquis.
Thanks. I was responding to what the car looks like here. Here, with the raised-letter tires, the lack of hubcaps, and the faded black paint, it looks like a performance car, or at least a former police car. Kinda like what the latter-day Mercury Marauder was trying to do!
What a great evocative photo! It makes host of stories about this car come in to my mind. A tip of the lens cap to the photographer.
Thanks, glad you like the picture.
It would probably be prudent to treat the driver of this car with the utmost respect. This is a mean machine. Cars, not unlike dogs often resemble their owners.
Ferraris and their paunchy middle aged owners being an exception?
I don’t remember the source, but I remember a story where Lynn Townshend had a fit about all those separate letters on the 1969 Three Hundred.
“Into the valley of death rode the three hundred” I know The Charge Of The Light Brigade said six hundred, but maybe there were two of these Chryslers.
SWEET ! .
I didn’t like the fuselage bodies when new but this is a terrific photograph .
-Nate
Never was a C body guy but I do have a soft spot for fuselage 70-72 Chryslers, they look like gargantuan 1970 Chargers.
Is that bodyside stripe original? My gut tells me no but its not so over the top I’d expect it owner applied, f it is though, kudos because it’s fitting.
Wide steelies best bogan black paint, I like it
Thanks to all of you who liked the picture. It was taken at Hilltop Services an american car specialist near Honiton in the southwest corner of England. He has some really interesting stuff, I’ll post some more pics at the cohort or maybe write a little article on the place.
Yes. Good point. Sometimes a car can also be like a trophy wife.
Whoever got that one-year-only model lettering through the budget committee belongs in the hall of fame.