RE: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? The real performance years were pre-Lettercar

["Owen Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In my opinion I think this is where there is some misunderstanding of what
happened in '51-54. There were complete performance packages available and
they were available to the general public, they were not simply experimental
cars. The'53 NYer Special,"Adam" is proof of that. It sat in the dealer
showroom for a number of months before a member of the public bought it, at
a discounted price that is! Granted that performance was not easy to access
but it was available if you really wanted it. Chrysler had done its testing
and was happy to sell these cars, the more the better, to get entry into
production classes in road racing.

The 300 was Chrysler's way of saying here's a performance car wrapped up in
a pretty package and you don't need to think about what HP options you need
or don't need, just ask for a 300. 

My 2c worth.

Owen       

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Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? The real performance years
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All those 'experimental' performance upgrades done between '51 and '54 could
not be found on the showroom floor until they were brought together in '55
on the newly restyled C-300 and ensuing years.

 

 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:28 AM
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Subject: FW: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? The real performance years
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-----Original Message-----
From: Owen Grigg [mailto:ram300@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ram300%40ihug.co.nz> ] 
Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 12:54 p.m.
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Subject: FW: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? The real performance years
were pre-Lettercar 

-----Original Message-----
From: Owen Grigg [mailto:ram300@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ram300%40ihug.co.nz> ] 
Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 12:52 p.m.
To: 'Rich Barber'; 'John Mc Adams'; 'Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:%27Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> '; 'Wayne
Graefen'
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? The real performance years
were pre-Lettercar 

I'm not sure too many Letter car guys, including myself would want to hear
this. But when I look at the facts nearly ALL Chrysler performance testing
and factory fitment of dual quad intakes, the hemi engine, solid roller
camshafts, high flow air filters and exhausts, disc brakes, HD Imperial
suspension, vented wheels, HD Powerflight trans were ALL about WELL before
the 300 came into production.

The only major things I can think of that the Lettercar brought to the
performance table were an improvement in body style/aerodynamics/cosmetics,
torsion bars in'57,the TF trans in late '56 and later on ram-induction.
Other than that it was all done pre- '55.

When you look at it like this, a heck of a lot was achieved from'51 thru
'54 and in '55 thru '61....well not a lot of NEW performance ideas came
about really. I suppose the main thing they achieved with the Lettercar was
to make that performance more accessible to the public. 

Sorry to burst the bubble on the Lettercar being 1st in performance.

Fires screen up, let me have it.

Owen 

Thanks for pointing it out. The racing success of early hemis certainly
gave birth to the idea creation of the 1955 C-300 and subsequent letter
cars. And the C-300 begat the 300B, and the 300B begat the 300C, etc.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA

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On
Behalf Of John Mc Adams
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:38 PM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> ;
'Wayne Graefen'
Subject: [Chrysler300] Could this be Adam II? Or Son of Adam?

Wayne Graefon:

I just ran across this '54 Chrysler Newport with photos of its participation
in the 2001 Carrera Pan America race.

I wanted to make sure you saw it. It might be of interest to others as
well.

Big John Mc Adams

(In SoCal)

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