1970 Chrysler Hurst $11,500

[B Jake Moran]

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Seller's Description

1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst Edition, One of only about 500 built. Has not ran in years, motor is stuck, and it is NUMBERS MATCHING! Very complete car but obviously needs work as well. Factory AC, very hard car to find! 11,500/best offer

 

 

 

[TexRiv_63]

Always wanted one of these - but not this one.

[B Jake Moran]

I like the unusual.  So it caught my eye.  

[alsancle]

Always like these.

[Ed Luddy]

I still want one. 

[TAKerry]

Friend of a friend of my brothers had one of these. His dad owned the local Chrysler dealership. When ever they came around they would gush about how cool the car was. To me it was just a big grandma boat!

Edited January 11, 2023 by TAKerry (see edit history)

[31nash880]

A Hurst car without a Hurst shifter? Or any floor shifter.

[B Jake Moran]

2 hours ago, TAKerry said:

Friend of a friend of my brothers had one of these. His dad owned the local Chrysler dealership. When ever they came around they would gush about how cool the car was. To me it was just a big grandma boat!

Styling.  Chrysler went away from it's 1960's angular styling with the fuselage look of 1969.  I love this car for it's smoothness combined with a well executed grille with hidden headlamps and a rear treatment that was minimal but almost exotic. 

 

And Chrysler was not alone in the smoothed out styling - Most Fords went this route as well, GM did not.   I posted a 1978 Mercury Marquis a couple days back that uses what Chrysler called Fuselage styling.   Cadillac "kind of" went to the smoothed out side styling but kept rear fenders upright, as did Buick and to a lesser degree - Oldsmobile.  

 

I would say this car and the Chrysler 300 were among my favorite 1970 cars.  

 

I do agree this car has issues.  Disappointed the motor is locked up, or at least disappointed in the lack of detail in the ad.  Why is it "locked up"?  That means different things to different people.  

[TexRiv_63]

I do agree about the styling - I much prefer the earlier "Slab Sided" C bodies for both exterior and interior.

[Fossil]

Beautiful wagon. 

 

 

[B Jake Moran]

6 hours ago, TexRiv_63 said:

I do agree about the styling - I much prefer the earlier "Slab Sided" C bodies for both exterior and interior.

Agreed too!  I actually have a couple “slab sided” Chrysler 300s saved.  But where GMs styling under Mitchell was almost always evolutionary, Chrysler zagged almost 150 degrees.  I just don’t have enough time to collect and restore everything.   

[TAKerry]

This is one of those cars I would have for what it is, but I stand by my grandma statement,LOL. My best friends father worked at the local Chrysler plant (along with just about everyone else in my area) and his mom always had a big 2 door sedan, Fury II or whatever they were. To me they were and still are just big old boats. I dont particularly care for the mopars of the late 60's either, just a box on wheels imo.  GM styling was 100% better looking. To each their own. 

[B Jake Moran]

 

I read a bit more about these 1970 Chrysler Hurst 300's.    This one is pretty "base".  They made them with and without center consoles.  This one lacks that sporty touch.  Does have power seats, power windows and such but they should never have been released with a column shift!  

[Jim Skelly]

I've never seen a breakdown as to how many had the console.  I think it's a cool car, but this one needs a lot of rust repair.