Re: [Chrysler300] 300H engines

["Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx>]

Since the street Hemi didn't come out until 66, it would be pretty hard for them to market one in 62. The race hemi came out in 64, and dominated Nascar, so they banned it in 65. That's probably the biggest reason the street Hemi was made in the first place. You may be confusing the 426 wedge with the 426 Hemi.
300ly,
Don

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rich Barber 
  To: 'gary_r_23' ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 12:16 AM
  Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300H engines





  I'm not very knowledgeable about the powertrain options, but I am curious
  and think I've seen several references that indicated Chrysler published
  literature indicating the 426 hemi was available in '62-'65 Chryslers, but
  never built one for sale to the public. No demand, or just unwilling???
  Perhaps due to transferring the MoPar racing image from grampaw to the kids
  (Dodge and Plymouth). Unfortunate for grampaw, but probably a good
  marketing decision as they sold a heck of a lot more Dodges and Plymouths
  based on racing prowess than they ever could with hot rod Chryslers.
  Obviously, Chrysler did continue to offer the ram 413 engine through 1964.
  How the cars might have performed with the 426 hemi makes for interesting
  speculation and I'll bet someone, sometime put together such a package.

  I'm sure someone out there has the inside story of the
  advertising/unavailability of the 2nd generation hemi's in Chryslers.

  Interested minds want to know.

  C-300'ly,
  Rich Barber
  Brentwood, CA
  1955 Chrysler C-300 (331 hemi-77.7% of the displacement of the 426 hemi)

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of gary_r_23
  Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:56 AM
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [Chrysler300] 300H engines

  Hello Club,
  Can someone tell me which powertrain options were available on the 300H? I
  am reading a book titled simply "Chrysler" by Dennis Adler published in
  2000. It is supposed to be an overview of the history of Chrysler Corp.
  cars, but not an encyclopedia of every car or its options. However when it
  comes to the description of the 300's, it has the following to say about the
  300H:

  "The 300H came equipped with a 380 horsepower, 413-cubic inched V-8, or an
  optional 426 that could be ordered in 373-, 385-, 413-, or 421-horsepower
  versions!"

  Can someone more knowledgeable enlighten me as to all these combinations of
  426 engines?

  Thanks,
  Gary Runkel
  Canton, MI

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