Talk:Chrysler 300 letter series

The Chrysler 300 "letter series" were high-performance luxury cars built in very limited numbers by the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1955 and 1965. Each year's model used a new letter of the alphabet as a suffix (skipping I), reaching 300L by 1965 after which the model was dropped.

The 300 "letter series" cars were the vehicles that really rekindled interest in performance among major US manufacturers postwar and thus can be considered the muscle car's ancestors, though much more expensive and exclusive.

Chrysler has recently started using these designations again for sporting near-luxury sedans, using 300M from 1999, and continuing the 300 series with a new V8 300C, the top model of a relaunched Chrysler 300 line, a completely new rear wheel drive car launched in 2004 for the 2005 model year. This is disliked by some fans of old Chryslers who do not approve of the reuse of a 300 letter series designation. Unlike the first series, the second does not have 300-horsepower engines, except for today's top-of-the-line 300C V8.

This article was very enlighting, but for old school to make a statement such as...

This is disliked by some fans of old Chryslers who do not approve of the reuse of a 300 letter series designation. Unlike the first series, the second does not have 300-horsepower engines,

In my opinon, this is the most stupidest statement in this article, ie, a BMW 745iL does not posess 745 hp, and yet no BMW owner complains. A ford falcon never could fly or even glide as such. So just because old school used numbered emblems to show off hp, does not mean it's the law of the universe to only use these numbers to depict hp. Get over it old school, you can't rule forever, die and move on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.119.200.168 (talk • contribs)

The BMW 3, 5, 7 series numbers are base on liters of displacement, not horsepower. If the "old school" dies, uninformed individuals like the writer above will never be enlightened.

Although the 1955 "300" was the first, other 1956 Chrysler products (Plymouth Fury, Dodge D500 & Desoto Adventurer) were also "muscle cars". They were all 2 door hardtops (no B pillar) had bigger engines, chassis modifications, special trim (inside & out) and new names to separate them from standard fare.Furyman 22:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect picture

The picture in the 1964 300K section does not show a 300K. It shows a 1964 Chrysler Saratoga, a Canadian model that was more-or-less identical to the non-letter-series 300. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.134.214 (talk) 20:07, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

300 Hurst

Chrysler Hurst 300 was part of 300 Sport Series I am confused as to why it is on this page when the letter series stopped in 66? 185.115.7.49 (talk) 06:09, 8 May 2022 (UTC)