[Chrysler300] DC sells out of Chrysler?

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was not able to bring up the 300C story that was listed with the link to 
CNN, but found the ones of earlier this week where it seems Mercedes 
(Daimler) is about to accept a private equity sale of 80% of it's ownership 
of Chrysler?

Mention is made all US product will be kept as one, not split, and seemingly 
new ownership will have access to Mercedes technical expertise - whatever - 
??

Anyone shed any more light on this?  Over here in Australia current (DC) 
300Cs still selling, but still very rare to ever see one on the road, and 
the 300C wagon , Touring, is actually your Dodge with a 300C grille and 
other 300 features/trim.   And speaking with a rep at new Car Show, he said 
they could sell more Tourings but supply is restricted -'limited'.  If this 
is true, that may be because 300C wagon/Touring, sells for way less than 
Mercedes product station wagons - and there maybe lies a root of how the DC 
merger has not been the best for Chrysler - namely Mercedes may be too 
protective of sales of it's own brand versus any new Chrysler??

non 300 news wise - looks like our 5-7 year drought may really be breaking. 
Our annual Bonneville Salt Flat equivalent has been totally cancelled this 
year due to big rains near where held earlier this year, and whereas the 
miles long lakes dried, too much mud/silt, was carried there, and then 
finally moisture underneath weakened the crust. Two US teams came here for 
nothing.

And now in the last 3-5 weeks, averages of near 3-5 inches of rain over most 
of traditional grain and grazing areas of southern part of Australia are 
being called best start for near a decade.  And near every night 10-30pts 
more rain - very bad 300C/D weather re potential future rust !!! However 
with gas prices now at $6.00 a US gallon, and tipped to go to near $6.50, 
driving is becoming more expensive!!

Seems like just a few days ago, when I pulled up at shops in 300C (1957 
version of course), an (old?) guy of I guess about 85, got his (I guess) son 
of about 60something to ask what sort of a car was it. When I told the son 
it was a '57 Chrysler 300C, and there is a new one now with same name, the 
son instantly fired back an admiring "and I bet the new one is not a patch 
on this one", only to have his father say "what such a big car for only two 
doors!!!".  They were in an 90s 2 door 4 cylinder import.

With gas prices going the way they are - what/how will our original 300s be 
viewed give it another 5-10 years !!?

Hope you have better 300 driving weather over there now - your weather must 
be getting real nice by now?

Christopher in Australia

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