Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

My archives inform me that Ram induction was not offered on Chrysler's Enforcer package, but it was available on Dodge police packages for 60 and 61.

Chrysler was likely concerned about fuel economy in marketing a Chrysler for police use.

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Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

Until I see actual period pictures or other documentation of these alleged cross ram police cars, I will still consider them and urban legend. No book on police cars lists anything other than the Chrysler Enforcer. There may have been one off conversions done, but due to the reputation of ram cars being hard to tune and temperamental, I doubt it very much. It reminds me of the old movie "The California Kid" where the sheriff has a hopped up 57 Plymouth.

Don

For 1961 Chrysler offered a police package on the newly reintroduced Newport called the "Enforcer." It used the Dodge 325 HP 383 and all the police stuff including higher spring rates, anti-sway bars and the like. A wagon version was offered and the whole package lasted through 1964. 61 versions did not wear any "Newport" badging.

Massachusetts State Police used Chrysler wagons for at least one year.

Danny Plotkin

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Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Urban Legends

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 12:13 AM 'Keith Langendorfer' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Question for the group:

> In 1972, I was hunting for some parts for a white 300K convertible we had at what was then a Mecca salvage yards in those days in Deer Park, Long Island ,NY. I spoke to the owner of one the yards and he spoke almost reverentially of some of the Chryslers that the New Jersey turnpike state police supposedly had as pursuit vehicles at that time in the early’60’s.

Does that ring a bell with anyone or is that just an “urban legend”?

Keith

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In a related story, I was told on multiple occassions that the MA State Police used ram-equipped cars as pursuit vehicles around 1964? Not sure they were ram-K's, or just Chryslers equipped with the ram engine option. They could be seen almost exclusively on the relatively new MA Turnpike?

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