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[saforwardlook]

I noted this video today that was posted on the Chrysler 300 Club Website. A very well-done car.

 

[300L]

Awesome car and it shows me once again how "ordinary" five years later the the Chrysler 300L was

 

[CBODY67]

To me, the 300L was more "ordinary" than the earlier models of Letter Cars were, BUT it's still what it is, no matter what. Still had the HD suspension calibrations, just no really special engine as the 413 Long Rams were. The expansion of the Interstate Highway system kind of made the added mid-range torque of the "ram induction" not really needed anymore as relaxed cruising tended to replace "two-lane blacktop passes", as I recall. The larger 440 in '66 resulted in more torque, so the 1966 300 2-dr hardtop with the 440TNT motor and HD suspension (which was tested by CAR LIFE magazine) was dubbed "300M" by them, although not a real letter car from Chrysler.

By 1966, the performance-bearers had become the intermediate-sized cars with 440s and 426HEMIs in them. They did well. They were more about 1/4 mile acceleration or NASCAR as the Letter Cars were about high-speed driving for long distances. In comfort with style, class, and acknowledged race-heritage power (which CAN include every B/RB Chrysler V-8).

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

 

[saforwardlook]

To me, the 300L was more "ordinary" than the earlier models of Letter Cars were, BUT it's still what it is, no matter what. Still had the HD suspension calibrations, just no really special engine as the 413 Long Rams were. The expansion of the Interstate Highway system kind of made the added mid-range torque of the "ram induction" not really needed anymore as relaxed cruising tended to replace "two-lane blacktop passes", as I recall. The larger 440 in '66 resulted in more torque, so the 1966 300 2-dr hardtop with the 440TNT motor and HD suspension (which was tested by CAR LIFE magazine) was dubbed "300M" by them, although not a real letter car from Chrysler.

By 1966, the performance-bearers had become the intermediate-sized cars with 440s and 426HEMIs in them. They did well. They were more about 1/4 mile acceleration or NASCAR as the Letter Cars were about high-speed driving for long distances. In comfort with style, class, and acknowledged race-heritage power (which CAN include every B/RB Chrysler V-8).

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

Personally I like the 300Ls just about as much as my 300F and 300C overall.

 

[saforwardlook]

Awesome car and it shows me once again how "ordinary" five years later the the Chrysler 300L was

Yes, they were more ordinary, but that wasn't all bad. They looked really good to me too in a less flamboyant way but were just as desirable with the glass covered headlights and handsome grilles and cantilever rooflines and delivered the goods too in terms of the overall performance where it really counted out on the open highways.............

 

[300L]

Not that I'm misunderstood here; I absolutely love my 300L and every mile driven is great fun. It's a fantastic car that can easily keep up with today's traffic (also here on German Autobahns).

Right Steve, he has a lot of beautiful spots especially the roof line!
But it can be seen very clearly that Chrysler changed the status of lettercars towards the end.
Check out the materials used and the abundance of beautiful details in the 300F. But that is certainly the consequence of new designs and that the penny counters gotten the upper hand...