Re: {Chrysler 300} 1965 Chrysler 300 L Manual 4 Speed

The 300M was not a K car variant but an LH variant derived from the 1993 Cab Forward cars. Our President, John Begian worked at Chrysler at the time and can weigh in far better than I.

I suspect Mother Mopar such as she now is will return with a powerful gas car in 2024. That is what I hear and read.

The new inline 6 joins similar designs from Land Rover and Mercedes Benz. These 3 engines were developed principally because they can be built on the same tooling as the 4 cylinder engines, given the V8's are now history. They are likely the last new gas engine designs from any maker.

What's more a straight 6 is the best possible design for a gas car engine abandoned in the past only because of its length and packaging issues.

The straight 6 is naturally balanced and therefore smoother than even the best V configurations. It has one head rather than 2, two sets of valve gear rather than four, one intake manifold and one exhaust manifold. It's nearly perfect design was why Mercedes stuck with a straight 6 until 1996 and BMW never made any 6 but a straight one. Today most over-the-road trucks employ a straight 6.

I am hopeful that a forced induction 6 under the hood of a new sedan will be worth waiting for. We may be pleasantly surprised.

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From: "John Nowosacki" <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 8:47am
To: "Jean Debos" <jdebos@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Brian and Kathy Frank" <300gforce@xxxxxxxxx>, "Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} 1965 Chrysler 300 L Manual 4 Speed - For Sale

Still disappointing that there was no 426 Hemi powered 300M in 1966, instead a 4 door, front wheel drive K-car variant 6 cylinder with less than 300hp got the 'M' designation in 1999. It should have been a non-letter 300 Sport, at best. In spite of the success of the reborn 300 for this century, being a 4-door sedan with no 2-door or convertible variants offered was another disappointment. Imagine a 2005+ Chrysler 300'N' SRT-8 with only 2 doors and optional top that went down! I'd have a 19 year old one in my garage today if they had done it. Many fans of the original Dodge Charger have misgivings about the 'extra' doors that showed up on their revived Chargers as well. How about a Challenger convertible while I'm asking for the moon? Lucky for Stellantis, I'm not in charge, otherwise the push for an electric vehicle offering would be a version of the original Turbine Car with electrical underpinnings. How cool would that be? It would even make sense since a lot of electricity is created using turbine technology.

Oh well, guess we'll have to wait and see how the new 6 cylinder turns out. Maybe they'll bring back the Valiant/Duster/Volare names and build the new 6 so it looks like a slant 6 Hyper Pak? ;-)

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 6:54 AM 'Jean Debos' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Found a copy of the article: 1965 Chrysler 300L - Mopar Muscle Magazine

1965 Chrysler 300L - Mopar Muscle Magazine

A collector of Chrysler cars, Don Rook, bought the '65 Chrysler 300-L in 1981 and did a few high performance mod...

What a sweet car ! and a 4 speed! WOW...

JD

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 09:53:16 AM EST, Brian and Kathy Frank <300gforce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That looks like one of Don Rook's former cars.
Brian

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 11:49 PM Ryan Hill <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I’m not sure if any of you guys or gals in the Pacific Northwest have come across this one or not……..or if it’s known to the club (Tag is shown in ad. )
I found this in the Seattle area not far from me in Vancouver, Canada but I’m unfortunately not in the market for another ’65 300.
Looks okay in the pics…..

1965 Chrysler 300 · 300L

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Ryan Hill

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