This book is a must for enthusiasts of outstanding high-performance automobiles. It examines in detail all the great Chrysler 300 models from 1955 to the latest versions including the 425 horsepower 2005 300C SRT-8 model and the 300's running-mate, the 2005 Dodge Magnum. With hundreds of color and black and white photos, a carefully researched text, production and sales data, and a year-by-year study of each Chrysler 300, this is a high-quality book celebrating the origin and return to glory of one of America's most respected high-performance automobiles. Three eras of the Chrysler 300 are covered: the first spans of the years 1955-1965; the second 1998-2004, when Chrysler revived the 300 name as the front wheel drive 300M; the third age began in 2004 when four all-new rear wheel drive Chrysler 300 models were introduced for the 2005 model year.
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Classic American (UK), Winter 2006
“This is a must-have title for the classic Chrysler fanatic.”
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Robert Ackerson lives in Schenevus, NY. Formerly a public school teacher, he now writes full-time on a wide variety of automotive topics. He is the author of Veloce's two-volume history of the Ford F100 and F150 pickup. His interest in the history of the Chrysler 300 began when the C-300 debuted in 1955. Two years later he had his first driving experience with a 300C Convertible.
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300- King of the MOPARS.,
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Having always admired the mighty HEMI motor and now awaiting delivery of a new 300C SRT-8 it was a terrific book to read in depth from the origins of the 300 series to the current model 300C with plenty of specifications, performance details and options available at the time. I did not realise how few were actually built and to continue as long as they did simply would not happen today.Plenty of photoes both period and current made a very enjoyable book for any car enthusiast and not just the Hemi Heads of this world!! Roll on Chrysler!!
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CHRYSLER 300 SERIES, PEDIGREE, POWER & PERFORMANCE,
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GREAT BOOK -I FOUND PHOTOS OF THE OLD 1955 & 1956 300 RACE CARS THAT I NOT SEEN BEFORE.
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Virtually without exception, American automotive enthusiasts who grew up in the mid-fifties can easily recall that moment when they first encountered a 1955 Chrysler 300. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ram induction system, valve open duration, rear fender fins, split folding rear seat, intake valve lift, exhaust valve lift, touring tires, contemporary road tests, exhaust duration, letter cars, rear window defogger, intake duration, cast aluminum wheels, center armrest, destination charge, axle ratio, braking performance, test car, interior mirror, accompanying chart, concept car, exterior colors, manual transmission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gil Cunningham, New Yorker, Motor Trend, Car Life, Chrysler Corporation Historical Collection, Wayne Graefen, Motor Life, Chrysler Group, John Lazenby, Carl Kiekhaefer, Bob Rodger, Dodge Magnum, Don Warnaar, Kiekhaefer Corporation, George Riehl, Guy Morice, Media Lab, The Motor, Golden Tone, Ken Langdon, Virgil Exner, Daytona Beach, Golden Touch Tuner, Grand National, Road America New!
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Virtually without exception, American automotive enthusiasts who grew up in the mid-fifties can easily recall that moment when they first encountered a 1955 Chrysler 300. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ram induction system, valve open duration, rear fender fins, split folding rear seat, intake valve lift, exhaust valve lift, touring tires, contemporary road tests, exhaust duration, letter cars, rear window defogger, intake duration, cast aluminum wheels, center armrest, destination charge, axle ratio, braking performance, test car, interior mirror, accompanying chart, concept car, exterior colors, manual transmission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gil Cunningham, New Yorker, Motor Trend, Car Life, Chrysler Corporation Historical Collection, Wayne Graefen, Motor Life, Chrysler Group, John Lazenby, Carl Kiekhaefer, Bob Rodger, Dodge Magnum, Don Warnaar, Kiekhaefer Corporation, George Riehl, Guy Morice, Media Lab, The Motor, Golden Tone, Ken Langdon, Virgil Exner, Daytona Beach, Golden Touch Tuner, Grand National, Road America New!
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- Midnight Blue (Arabesque) by Monica Jackson on page 191
- New Hampshire (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 41
- Life of an American Workman (American Biography Series) by Walter Percy Chrysler in Front Matter
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