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Member Posts: 40  Location: Indiana | LC4-1521 is one of the most well travelled 300Ds, and certainly the most well travelled of the Fuelies.  HISTORY of this car Obviously built in USA, she spent her early life in California. She, and the other 20 cars, were recalled in 1958/9 for conversion to dual 4-barrel Carter AFB carburettors because the Bendix Electrojector, the industry's first EFI system, had proved unreliable. I have never seen one, but there are apparently one or two cars remaining that still have the Bendix system in place. She was exported to Germany sometime in the late 1990s and mechanically restored. The engine block is the original unit but the crankshaft is from a 1957 300C, which means it's hardened. She also benefitted from a new Gary Goers interior at this time. I believe that she had two owners in Germany, the second being well known collector Carsten Woitinek. Woitinek sold her to Stuart/Stewart Keen of UK around 2000. Keen, a trained painter, repainted the car in original Raven Black. This car was never anything but black. Keen sold the car to me in 2001 after I saw her at the Rally of the Giants of that year. I had wanted a 300D, ideally in black, and ideally a FUEL INJECTION, since I was a teenager. I can still recall not quite believing my eyes when I first saw her on the show field on that sunny July day. I re-imported her to USA in 2007. With around 380 bhp of Hemi power on tap she is still astonishingly fast for a full size monster. People just don't expect her to be a sprinter but she certainly is. CONDITION I am very fussy, and rate this car as a decent #3. According to the books, #1 and #2 are really reserved for perfect show cars. She's in show car condition, including the fully painted and beautifed engine bay, but I can't claim perfection. Is a car ever perfect? MAGAZINES She has featured in both CLASSIC AMERICAN and CLASSIC AND SPORTSCAR magazines in multi-page colour articles. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS If you don't agree, I don't worry because this is my post! Number of 300Ds built : 809 Hardtops : 618 Convertibles : 191 Total built with EFI : 21 (some people claim 35, but I believe this includes Dodges of the same year) Total 300D survivors : 222 Total 300D Fuelie survivors : 9 (whether or not EFI in place) Within that bracket of 21 cars, Chrysler apparently built 5 prototypes, all of which were sold, not broken up. There were then 16 semi-production cars built. This car is the second of the 16 semi-production units, and the oldest survivor of this sub-group given that the first is known to have been junked. She is not, however, the oldest of the full 21 because at least one of the early 5 also survives. This information is from my days in the 300 clubs. The bottom line is that she is one of 21 built, and one of 9 survivors. LITERATURE I also have the super rare 300D factory brochure. With only 809 cars built, I don't believe that many of these brochures were printed. LOCATION She is currently in north-east Indiana, about 15 miles from Auburn. REPAIRS The petrol/gasoline tank was damaged during transport to USA, but this has now been restored by Gas Tank Renu. REASONS for Selling The main reason is business intentions, but a secondary reason is that my automotive interest has substantially moved from the 50s to the 70s. In no way am I disappointed with my 300D. She has been a great car, although I freely admit seldomly driven. I have owned her for 6 years, and I feel it is time for her to move on to a new owner who will trasure her as I did. WHEN FOR SALE I am currently NOT in USA as I write this post, but will return in October 2007. I need to re-install the gas tank and want to take the opportunity to improve a few other things at the same time, such as strip and galvanise the tank straps. I have written this post because I want to make other collectors aware that the car will be for sale toward the end of this year. I have not decided what form the sale will be, but I'm trying to give myself plenty of options and allow for possible visits from interested parties. Contact me if she's of interest to you. Price is negotiable, but it won't be cheap. Thank you for reading. RS Edited by collector 2007-07-05 6:06 AM | ||
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