1962 Chrysler 300 2 dr - $3000 Anthem,AZ (Not Mine)

[Laughing Coyote]

Needs some work, but it's a 300.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/new-river-1962-chrysler-door/7208589615.html

62 Chrysler 300 2 door, has the original 413 motor and 727 push button transmission. Engine needs rebuild. It is missing the intake manifold and carburetor. Includes a new set of american racing aluminum rims. Clean AZ title. Cash only no trades

[auburnseeker]

I've seen some pretty nice ones in the mid to upper teens.  While a good start,  you could easily spend that between the mechanical overhaul and interior before you get to a paint job. 

[neil morse]

15 hours ago, Laughing Coyote said:

Needs some work, but it's a 300.

 

Not to be confused with the 300 "Letter Series" cars.  Starting in '62, the "300" designation replaced the "Windsor" nameplate.  They made thousands of these as opposed to the very limited production "Letter Series" cars.

[Laughing Coyote]

 

2 hours ago, neil morse said:

Not to be confused with the 300 "Letter Series" cars

 So is the 61 one a Letter Series car? This 61 is $55,000

 

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/prescott-1961-chrysler-300/7204477260.html

 

[The 55er]

Yes the 1961 and prior years were all 300 "letter series" cars with very limited production numbers.

[neil morse]

9 hours ago, Laughing Coyote said:

So is the 61 one a Letter Series car? This 61 is $55,000

 

Yes.  It's a little confusing since the Letter Series cars continued to be made until 1965.  So for '62 through '65, there were both "non-letter series" 300's and "letter series" 300's.   As stated above, the letter series cars had much lower production numbers.

[bryankazmer]

I'd say the non-letter 300's were positioned a notch above the Windsor.  They competed in the sportier big car niche with cars like the Buick Wildcat and the Olds Starfire.

[John Donlan]

On 10/12/2020 at 10:42 AM, bryankazmer said:

They competed in the sportier big car niche with cars like the Buick Wildcat and the Olds Starfire.

I remember once parking my 1962 Chrysler 300 4-door hardtop next to a Ford LTD Station Wagon...and it was longer than the wagon by a good 8"!

[ghostymosty]

The non letter 300 replaced the Saratogo model in 1962, the Windsor was still around until that name was replaced by the Newport which had originally designated a hardtop (no post) style in Windsor, Saratoga, New Yorker, and Imperial models.