1955 Chrysler C-300 expensive

[Turboomni]

True Survivor! 1955 Chrysler C-300

 

[BigblueC]

Sure is pretty.

 

[moparnutcase]

Nice car for sure but I have to question the fact that it is being called a "survivor" at this point.

 

[1978 NYB]

Mopar's first hot rod!

Love that grille!

 

[live4theking]

I'm afraid I would have to question it being a survivor too.

 

[cm23uoc]

I guess in my book it would still be considered a survivor if the Roof has been the only repaint, probably not by some official judging rules. 62 years is a Long time to try to Keep a car pretty much untouched except for battery, fluids, filters and brake shoes. Reupholstering of the internals is necessary to not destroy the covers for example unless you want to just park it in your living room and look at it.
I happen to have a 29 year old car that's barely used since day one as it was an inheritance that never interested me much, with 18k miles and clean dry storage the seat fabrics all show wrinkles due to shrinking internals, even the ones in the back that are parctically unused, now double that and see what will be left of it then, thanks also to cheapskate Mr. Lopez.

 

[4spd300J]

I knew/know the previous two owners of the car. A gentleman named Monty bought the car in Albuquerque in 1974 or 1975 with around 11k on the odometer. He wasn't the first owner. He took meticulous care of the car, but he did USE it. He had added well over 100k by the late eighties. It was no trailer queen, he wasn't afraid to use his cars. I last saw the car sometime after Monty passed away in 2013. The paint looks better than I remembered. I'm not sure how to define "survivor" to this car, but it was a "real" car for a lot of years and miles.

 

[FK3 Sport Fury]

Going by how nicely the engine and underhood area have been painted and detailed,I'd consider the car a partial restoration as opposed to a survivor.That doesn't mean I wouldn't want to own it though.It's a thing of beauty.