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1961 CHRYSLER 300-G CONVERTIBLE
Chassis No. 8413188651
Black with natural tan leather interior
Engine: V8 pushrod overhead valve, 375bhp at 5,000rpm, maximum torque 495 lb at 2,800rpm; Gearbox: torqueflite automatic; Suspension: independent front by unequal wishbones and torsion bars, live rear axle with half-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: vacuum power-assisted four-wheel drum. Left hand drive.
Speed and luxury are superbly combined in the Chrysler 300-G, seventh in a series of magnificent road cars. Offering one of the hottest standard engines in production, the 300-G is geared and sprung for rapid highway travel and features a richly tailored interior for comfort over long distances, Motor Trend June 1961.
This year's model, the 300-G, continues the combination of luxury, brute power and amazing ride and handling characterisics (for a car of its 219.8 in. size) that have made these babies conversation pieces ever since the introduction of the A in 1955, said a Cars feature writer in 1961.
When it first appeared in 1955, powered by a high compression version of that famous hemi V8, Chrysler's 300 was the highest-powered production car. The company emphasized that it was powered and geared for unexcelled performance in traffic with enormous middle speed-range performance, claiming 0-60mph in a mere 10.5 seconds. By the time the 300-G came along, the objectives were still much the same, but the means had changed. There was now a wedge head engine with famous ram manifolds and, despite the extravagances of Virgil Exner's wonderfully tailfinned body, it had all the options needed to ensure the thing performed as assuredly as it looked. There were four good big bucket seats, covered with perforated leather, the front pair swivelling. Handling was looked after by front suspension, 40 stiffer at the front, 50 at rear. Braking too was improved and larger diameter wheels were added, allowing in more cooling air. It was the kind of season on season improvement program that Chrysler's engineers knew how to manage. Setting it all off was that two-door convertible body, the donut rear deck gone and unmourned.
This 300-G joined the collection some 15-20 years ago, 'as seen'. It currently has an odometer reading of 67,352. It is understood that it ran well but now needs attention to the carburetor, chokes and exhaust system.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Chassis No. 8413188651
Black with natural tan leather interior
Engine: V8 pushrod overhead valve, 375bhp at 5,000rpm, maximum torque 495 lb at 2,800rpm; Gearbox: torqueflite automatic; Suspension: independent front by unequal wishbones and torsion bars, live rear axle with half-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: vacuum power-assisted four-wheel drum. Left hand drive.
Speed and luxury are superbly combined in the Chrysler 300-G, seventh in a series of magnificent road cars. Offering one of the hottest standard engines in production, the 300-G is geared and sprung for rapid highway travel and features a richly tailored interior for comfort over long distances, Motor Trend June 1961.
This year's model, the 300-G, continues the combination of luxury, brute power and amazing ride and handling characterisics (for a car of its 219.8 in. size) that have made these babies conversation pieces ever since the introduction of the A in 1955, said a Cars feature writer in 1961.
When it first appeared in 1955, powered by a high compression version of that famous hemi V8, Chrysler's 300 was the highest-powered production car. The company emphasized that it was powered and geared for unexcelled performance in traffic with enormous middle speed-range performance, claiming 0-60mph in a mere 10.5 seconds. By the time the 300-G came along, the objectives were still much the same, but the means had changed. There was now a wedge head engine with famous ram manifolds and, despite the extravagances of Virgil Exner's wonderfully tailfinned body, it had all the options needed to ensure the thing performed as assuredly as it looked. There were four good big bucket seats, covered with perforated leather, the front pair swivelling. Handling was looked after by front suspension, 40 stiffer at the front, 50 at rear. Braking too was improved and larger diameter wheels were added, allowing in more cooling air. It was the kind of season on season improvement program that Chrysler's engineers knew how to manage. Setting it all off was that two-door convertible body, the donut rear deck gone and unmourned.
This 300-G joined the collection some 15-20 years ago, 'as seen'. It currently has an odometer reading of 67,352. It is understood that it ran well but now needs attention to the carburetor, chokes and exhaust system.
WITHOUT RESERVE