It is destined for Europe. It already looks 3/4 of the way to how many of them prefer them - performance aftermarket wheels, black wall tires and no a/c. Because many of the European buyers do not have a historical connection to these cars, they end up trying to come off as large performance cars after they get them in their possession. The folks in Europe hardly ever need a/c, and it is just a nuisance to them and adds unnecessary weight to their big performance ride. I believe you could sell it over there at a decent price based on it being a low miles, rust free nice example of the 300 with the bucket seats/console and without a/c.
I do have a historical connection to these cars and was working for Chrysler for 2 years already in central engineering in Highland Park at the time when this model came out of the Jefferson assembly plant. These cars were designed to be sporty luxury cars not luxury sports cars. They performed well for their time and expectations, but the emphasis was on a quiet interior and a smooth ride. While they did handle a little better than their competition at the time, they are considered ungainly and slow at best compared to real performance cars at the time or especially today when 4 cylinder turbos will clean their clock. They were almost always produced with white walls, and if you wanted an upgrade, you also bought the road wheels.
Yes, there were Hursts, and Sport Fury GTs, but they never sold all that well as the public then saw them for what they really were, and especially the Hurst was just an appearance package compared to a regular 300. And even the road tests with the Sport Fury GT with the 6 bbl engine got less than enthusiastic reviews because they really didn't perform all that much better than the 440HP 4 bbl cars. The Sport Fury looked great though, and at least had raised white letter tires, as did the more gaudy Hurst which also came standard with the road wheels.
Since I do have a historical connection with the cars, I prefer the white walls, road wheels and enjoy the smooth and quite ride and elegant look of the originals. Much of the appeal of these cars to me is their link with the past when times were better than today IMO, when people treated one another much better and had a lot more integrity.
