Hedging his bets with a statement "Of course you know we
can't divulge any future plans"...John Herlitz, Exec VP
Design of the Chrysler group at D/M told his questioners
referring to a production date for the new rear drive
Chrysler 300 hemi.
John accepted the award presented to Chrysler last evening
to rounds of loud applause at the annual AutoWeek Design
Forum awards presentation held at Cobo Hall in conjunction
with the 2000 North American International Automobile Show
in Detroit.
The new hemi 300 convertible was stunning in a metallic
graige color (I'm borrowing the name "graige" from Raymond
Loewy's description of a warm neutral silver gray) on an
angled rotating turntable. Many design cues remain on the
car from the current 300s, but other than the hemi there
isn't much from the 57 300C.
No fins, but the smooth surface development from the low
front end of the body terminating in its high tail gives the
car a strong wedge silhouette. The shorter overall length
also places it in sports car territory which compares well
against the new Jaguar XK8 and others in this market.
Brian
57 Dodge D500s
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